The times., 1898-10-05
GARCIA dA -dtuR PAY ROLL.
Accepts n Position to Aid in Dis
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Accepts a Position to Aid in Dis
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good authority that Gen. calixto Garcia
has accepted a position with the Ameri-
can administration here.
Gen. Garcia as 70 receive $500 month
and all expenses. Tie will act as a COM
missioner to go through the country and
conduct negotiations with the Cuban
army with a view TO it's disbanding. He
will start in a few days, and will be gone
on his trip three or four weeks.
He will be accompanied by his son, Col
Carlos Garcia, and by few of his Off
GERS On his return he will go to the
United States with Gen. Wood to confer
with the authorities in Washington.
Gen. Garcias appointment has not yet
been hade public here, but when it is 1t
will give another cause for attack to the
the appointment of Gen Castillo In the
light of the United States buying up
patriots with offices.
This seems a farcical position to take af-
ter the first cry mo Cubans appointed
in place of Spaniards.'
In consequence of serious disorders due
to the insurgents in the vicinity of Man
er the steamer Reina de los Angeles with
one battalion of four companies from the
Third Immunes, under Col. Ray. Gen.
Wood had planned to sail with Gen. Cas-
tiHo today on mission of organization TO
coast towns, but now he will probably go
with Col. 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 delicate situation at Man
zanillo.
The Cubans have plundered the sugar
estates and have committed such depre-
dations that it became necessary for the
planters to appeal to Gen. Lawton for
protection.
Col. Rays instructions are to deal with
offenders with the utmost severity, put
| ting down lawlessness with a rirm hand.
| He has full powers to act in a summary
| manner and to order that the death pen
atty be meted out for theft or attempted
| violence.
Col Ray, who has just returned from
| Guantanamo, where he was in command
| reports similar troubles there with the
| Cuban soldiers Gen. Perequita Perez en-
| deavors TO restrain his command, but
| Notwithstanding several executions, yio-
! lence has been offered 10 the owners ol
many plantations.
Their cattle and stores have been stol-
en-, and their cattlemen, while endeavor-
| ing to protect their employers property,
| have been shot by the Cubans.
Owners of the Confiuenta, San Antonio,
| Los Canos, San Miguel, EsperanZa and
| Romalia sugar estates applied TO Col.
Ray for protection The Romalia estate
| is owned and worked by James Mckinley,
| a cousin of the President.
Col Ray detailed "a picket, with Lieut.
| Col. Brooks, of the-cuban army, in COM
| mand, and sent them out with the sig
| nificant order not to burden themselves
| with two many prisoners. The result has
| been to check the' outrages there to a
! great extent. "a
A fracas occurred in Santiago on Sat
| urday night Several Cuban soldiers from
| Cabre came into the city TO draw rations
and at the wharf attacked a member of
the Guardia Civil, a Spaniard remaining
from the oldiiforce.
Yelling, We're now free; we win have
no more Spaniards, they endeayored to
cut him down with their machetes. He
was almost oYerpowered when Capt.
| Mendoza, of Gen. Lawton's stan, came TO
| his rescue and succeeded in beating off
the Cubans, several of whom were ar
rested later.