The herald., 1898-10-05
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL USE AT
SANTIAGO
GEN. WOOD WILL LEVY TAXES
For the First Time in Cuban History
the Funds Will Be Honestly
Expended
Press Special Wire.

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Associated Press Special Wire.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 4.-General
Wood proposes to inaugurate system OF
municipal taxation, making the taxes re-
troactive to September l. The funds OF
the Customs Houses cannot legally be
taken for municipal improvements here OF
in this vicinity. though the present surplus
| is 100000. Consequently another source of
revenue has to be obtained. There has
been law to tax and license everything
and everybody, but since the occupation of
Santiago by the American troops these
taxes have not been collected. Now, how
ever the minimum rates will be exacted
which will bring in a revenue of $150,000 per
month, which is badly needed for local i'm
provements. It is the policy of General
Wood to spend all he can legitimately upon
Santiago which is the exact opposite of
the system adopted by the Spaniards. Wa
ter in the dry season costs 25 cents per
barrel General Woods plan is to bore
artesian wells and obtain a plentiful sup
ply of water.
Santiago can stand the expenditure of
N~'
Wood proposes building boulevards around
the city, thus practically extending its
limits and making the outskirts the most
popular portion. But there is no idea of
unduly taxing the people. The General will
merely raise sufficient money to carry on
the municipal government in a satisfac-
tory manner A committee consisting of
two American officers and two Cubans
has been appointed to consider the best le-
gal mea to be adopted under the cir
cumstances. General Calixto Garcia
called on General Wood yesterday. He
proposes going to Washington to advocate
General Woods plan of disbanding the Gu
ban army.
General Wood leaves here today to be
present at the evacuation of Manzanillo.
He will continue the functions of the local
Spanish authorities and all other arrange
ments.
Colonel Ray claims that 70 per cent Of his
regiment has been sick from lack of fresh
beef.
Garcia Co-operates
NEW YORK. Oct. A dispatch to-
the Herald from Santiago de Cuba says:
1t is learned on good authority that
General Calixto Garcia has accepted a
position with the American Commission
here as was predicted.
General Garcia is to receive $500 n
month ard all expenses. He will act as
a commissioner to go through the coun-
try and conduct negotiations with the
Cuban army with a view to its disband-
ing. He will start in a few days and
will be gone on his trip three or four
:, ,oI 1>vvI =; ;e-
son, Colonel Carlos Garcia and by few
of his staff. On his return he will go to
the United States with General Wood
to confer with the authorities at Wash
ington.
General Garcia's appointment has not
yet been made public here. but when
it is, it will give another cause for at
tack to the extreme party of Cubans,
who looked on the appointment of Cen
eral Castillo in the light of the United
States buying up patriots with offices.
In consequence of serious disorders
due to the insurgents in the vicinity of
General Lawton is dispatch
ing thither the steamer Reina de Los
Angeles with one battalion of four COM
panies from the third immunes under
Colonel Ray.
General Wood planned to sail with
General Castillo on a mission of organ
ization to coast towns, but now he will
probably go with Colonel Ray and the
first battalion of immunes. postponing
his trip along the coast. He will make
an inquiry into the charges against the
Cubans and endeavor to relieve the deli
cate situation at Manzanilla.
The Cubans have plundered the sugar
estates and have committed such depre-
dations that 1t became necessary for the
planters to appeal to General Lawton
for protection.
Colonel Rays instructions are to deal
with offenders with the utmost sever
ity, putting down lawlessness with firm
hand. He has full power to act in
summary manner and to order that the
death penalty be meted out for theft
or attempted violence.
Affairs at Havana
HAVANA, Oct. g. delayed in transmits
sion).-Lieutenants Wade and Marsh have
paid a visit to the municipal authorities Of
Foros on whose report of the fearful con-
dition of affairs there the United States
Commissioners cabed to Mantanzas for
twenty tons of the Comal rations.
Mr.. Robert P. Porter, the United States
Custom Commissioner, left here yesterday
by the steamer Saratoga.
1t is expected that a joint session Of the
Military Commissioners will be held to-
morrow.
Captain General Blanco today issued a
decree granting the volunteers of Central
and South America their discharge to take
effect after the approaching monthly re-
view and granting them return passages
to their homes at the governments ex-
pense, provided they leave Cuba at once.
A decree has also been issued prohibiting
the confiscating of cattle by all branches
of The army and by all the irregular troops.
The auxiliary troops at Cardnas sur
rendered their arms to the Military Gov
ernor on September 80. 1t is reported that
the headquarters of the Cuban insur-
gent government will be moved within q
a fortnight to Voradro, q seaside resort
near Cardinals. 1t is added that the first
person to arrive there will be the former
Vice-President of the Cuban government
Senior Domingo Mendez Capote.
The official register of births and deaths
for the city of Havana shows that on Octo-
ber l. there were no births and ffty-threa
deaths. and that on October g there were
no births and 35 deaths. The mortality at
Guidos Is very great and at Guira de Me-
lena, whose population only numbers 3OOO.
there We're 232 deaths during the month Of
Work has been commenced on
several sugar estates in the Province of
Santa Clara.
The arrivals today were the steamers
Sierra and Ramon de Larrinaga from LIVER