The evening times., 1898-08-27
AFFAIRS AT SANTIAGO
Civil Rule Is Superseding the
Military Government.
POLICE FORCE REORGANIZED
Many Cubans Will BE EmplOyed in
the Municipal OmceH-SOldlerS
With Unloaded Gums Are station
ed Only in the Public Buildings.
The saloons Have ReOpened.

Santiago de Cuba. Aug. 27.-Major Gen
eral Lawton has assumed control of his
command in the capitulated territory,
and there has been a marked reaction
from the severe military character that
hitherto has marked the administration
1t has been Informally announced that
within a few days certain changes Will be
made which will give greater facilities
for commercial transactions and lessen
certain hardships incident to strict mill
tary rule.
Gen. Skaters regulation prohibiting
the discharge of the cargo of merchant
vessels until the duties on the whole car
go had been paid will be recinded. and
merchants will have greater freedom in
the use Of wharves, sheds and lighters.
Until now the use of these has been en-
tirely at the option of the chief quarter
master. with probably only one wharf
and shed available.
As soon as military exigencies perrnit.
one shed or store will be placed at :he
disposal of the customs authorities az a
bonded warehouse. Port charges are 20
be materially reduced.
The military force which forms the
city's garrison. the Fifth Infantry will
be kept out of sight much as possible.
and the Government will assume more Of
civil character. Soldiers will lie sta
toned only in the public offices. where &
is necessary for them to remain on guard.
None Of the guards will carry loaje1
guns.
The municipal police force is to be re-
organized and increased to 100 men. thi-ty
of xxhp NIL ha vnp tad ha rg,-
pitai will be put on a better basis. with
| an efficient stan OF doctors and nurses.
The salaries of the clergy will. be revised.
not as the archbishop recommended. .ut
reduced from 81. 600 to $500. Saloons
may now sell liquors from I o'clock in
the morning until IL o'clock in the even
ing.
Gen. Wood has been asked to draw UP
a plan for the civil government of the
city.
The municipal administration, Cen
, Wood said, will endeavor as far as pos
sible to employ Cubans for the various
offices. giving the natives a fair opportu-
nifty when they chow capacity for car
rying on the government. As few Ameri-
cans as possible will be employed-per-
haps only few confidential clerks or
men in positions where technical knowi-
edge Is required.
operations on tne Teresa are gu
ing along favorably. and probably in a
weeks time the cruiser will be fioated
A few days ago she was pumped COM
pletely dry. using steam from her own
boilers. but a heavy swell during the
n ght shifted her a little, causing fresh
thrush.
Work on her is now being directed to
efforts to patch a huge hole in her bow
where she was beached. and to removing
heavy ammunition. There is a large pile
of unexploded shells on deck, which had
been removed from the forward maga-
zine.
The Merritt Company officials say they
Will succeed in floating her and taking
her to New York. but they do not seem
sauguine that much can be done with
her afterward. Work on her has been
delayed somewhat by sickness among
the crew and the necessity of employing
inexperienced Cubans.
Not much progress has been made on
the Colon, owing to the fact that pom
toons have not yet arrived The wreck
ing tug Chapman is aground In Santiago
harioor but will probably be fioated to-
| morrow.
Major Ger Lawton has received a
communication from Gen. Garcia to the
effect that the Cuban provisional govern
ment is on its way to Bayamo.
A courier who reached Gen. Castillo
from Gen. Garcia yesterday reported that
Garcia was at Jibara with about fifteen
hundred troops, and that the main force
| of the Cubans was at Auras.
Cable messages from Havana state that
Gen. Blanco, while permitting passen-
gers and food supplies to be landed at
Havana, still refuses to let reporters
land