The times., 1898-11-04
CUBANS CONSENT TOWORK
Gen. PerezSends His Men Home
on Extended EurlOughs.
THE SMALLPOX AT HOLGuIN
Immuncs Are Quarantfned in the
Hills Hack of Gibnra-Garcin Ex-
poets No Trouble mt SANTA Cruz
GaIiego Miners Among the Spanish
Troops Hired-The Sunken ships.

Santiago de Cuba. Nov. 5.-Lieutenant
Col. Wyley, of the Third Immunes. who Is
In command of the Baracoa district. ar
rived on the Los Angeles. He reports
that the Cuban commanders about Bara-
Goa and Sagua de Tanamo have received
orders from Cen Pedro Perez to give all
their men unlimited furIoughs. with certi-
ffcates specifying the amount of money
due them for service in the field. and to
send them home with instructions to go
TO work.
owns a large place in the Guantanamo dis
trict says that Gen. Perez has given
furloughs to many of his own men. and
that laborers are now plentiful around
Guantanamo. the men working for sixty
cents a day. Many plantations have re-
sumed work. Mr.. Brooks says 1t is a mis-
take TO continue the issuance OF free
rations any longer, as II puts premium
on idleness and hampers the planters. Col
wyley has made all the Cubans to whom
he has issued rations work in the sani-
tation of the town and cleaning the hos
pitals and barracks occupied by American
soldiers. Col Hood will pursue the same
course in the HoIguin district
Gen. Wood will Immediately ship 100000
rations to Baracoa and Holguin for the
Americans and INDECENT Cubans. He will
also send quantity of medical supplies
10 Capt. Woodson. the medical officer at
Gibara, 10 combat the smallpox epidemic
there
1t was decided today not to send the
remaining six companies of the Second
Immunes to Gibara until Col. Hood reports
that the epidemic has abated. Six COM
panies of that regiment are already en-
camped in the hills back of Gibara. where
they are rigidly quarantined. The other
six companies are at Songo.
Col. Hood cabled today that the Span
ish General Mario had consented to his
plan of sending one company into Hol-
guin before the evacuation was finished.
The troops will be sent Immediately. Gen.
Wood viii sail along the north coast in
the gunboat Hist in few days and will
make a personal inspection of Gibara.
Col. Carlos Garcia received word from
his father, Gen CaliXto Garcia. this aft
ernoon that the Cuban assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur would adjourn in a few days
perhaps on Monday. after naming the
committee to go to the United States and
represent the Cuban army. According to
Gen Garcia's program, the committee to
go to the United States will be composed
of himself as president; Gen. Portuondo
Senor Lanuza, and two Havana mer-
chants.
The military committee will consist OF
Gen. Manuel Sanguilly. who will be Its
president: Gen. Menocal and Mendez Ca.
pote. vice president in the so-called pro.
visiOnal government.
Gen. Garcia's majority in the conven
tion is safe and he anticipates no troubI,
in carrying his slate through Mendez Ca
pote is the only prominent representativ,
OF the extreme Cuban party on either
committee.
Gen. Wood was informed today that
the local mining companies had employed
4o0 Ga!lego miners from among the Span.
Ism troops garrisoning Cienfuegos Your
correspondent has received information
from the bes+ sources that the engage.
ment of the men was made with the
consent of Capt. Gen. Blanco. 1t is be.
neved here that the appearance of the
Spaniards will cause trouble with the Gu.
bans, in spite of the steady refusal of the
latter TO work in the mines. The Gale.
gos, who are natives of GaIicia, are the
best men the companies could secur.
to work in the mines. Work will begir
N7 SSciA DO liity arrive.
The cruiser Cincinnati Cant Chester.
arrived here today from Guantanamo
capt Chester examined the wreck of tn,
Reina Mercedes at the mouth of the har
Dor and said he believed the cruise,
could De raised at small expense he
ADDS that she would be useful TO the
United States in Southern waters.
The Cincinnati will remain here severa
days. Capt. Chester will recommend tha
an attempt be made to raise the Reini
Mercedes. He will tomorrow inspect tn
wrecks of the Cristobol Colon, Vizcaya
and Almirante Oquendo. He does not he
lieve they are worth trying to save. H
Will appraise the value of the deportabl
parts of the vessels. Later the Cincin
matt Will go to Manzanillo. where an ex
animation will be made of the wrecks o
the gunboats that were sunk by III
Spaniards. 1t is probable that the Gin
cinnau will go from Manzanillo to Por
Antonio, Jamaica, for a short stay.