The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25
Gen. Wood to
Form One.
TO BE ADVISORY.
Reorganization Of Police
Force 70 Be Considered.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct 24.-Gen
Wood, military governor of the depart
ment of Santiago. though satisfied with
the workings of the Cuban committee
of so now recommending appointments
and offering suggestions for his assist
ance in. the work of civil administra-
ton, has decided to simplify this feat
ure by appointing eight of the most
prominent members of the committee
as a permanent council to the gov
ernor.
This council will meet Gen. Wood
thrice a week to consult as to improve
ments in the province; and one or more
members may go to different points to
consider local applications for office.
The members of the council will receive
salaries, though the amount has not
yet beer decided upon. Probably the
position will be more one of honor than
of profit.
One of the first matters to be consid-
cred by Gen. Wood and the advisory
council will probably be the reorganiz-
alton of the police force of the prov
ince, Gen. Wood intending to enlarge
it. His idea is to make the entire po-
lice force one semi-military organiza-
ton under command of an inspector
general, with the rank of colonel, hav-
ing headquarters at Santiago. There
Will be four inspectors with the rank
Of major with headquarters at San
tiago, Guantanamo, Manzanillo and
Holguin, and sub-inspectors with the
rank of captain at important places,
smaller places having lieutenants. The
whole service Will be thoroughly
drilled
The mounted police will be armed
with c2rbines and reVolvers, and the
foot constabulary with machetes and
revolvers. Gen. Wood believes that in
less than six months he will have a
complete and we'll drilled body of men.
There will be reduction in the num-
Der of police in Santiago but Gen
Wood ccntemplates adding IL American
patrolmen for districts specially fire.
quented by soldiers, transfers and
Americans generally. Apparently no
member of the present force dares TO
arrest an American, even when the po-
lice outnumber the offenders seven to
one.
Several wealthy Cubans have offered
Gen. Wood a quantity of land to en-
able him to carry out his plans of fur
nishing work for any who desire it,
Any such applicant will be given for
one year the use of piece of land with
implements, seeds and rations until his
crops grow to enable him to supply the
Santiago market with vegetables. fruit.
fowls or pork
Gen. Wood believes that no fewer
than 502 men win accept this oppor-
tunity His proposal is very crafty
ing to self-respecting Cubans. who
frankly say they are put to shame by
the sight of their people receiving free
rations all the time and making no eff
fort to get work.
Lieut. Rooney has gone with $50 pack
mules to Bayamo distributing rations
along the. route. He carries 81 900 RAJ
tons. Today two committees called
upon Gen. Wood, the first consisting of
members of the school board with a re-
quest TO have the limits of their au-
thority defined. Gen. Wood informed
them that they were virtually vested
with full power, subject in all matters
to himself; but he assured them that
he would carry out all reasonable plans
proposed.
The other committee. composed of in
fiuential Cubans. called tic express
thanks for Gen. Woods efforts on be-
half of the city The spokesman of
this committee assured him that the
Cubans who now made complaints
Were for the most part those living in
the United States with whom through
out the entire war the majority of Gu
bans in the island had had little or no
sympathy.
Six companies of Col Hoods I'd inn
mune regiment left by the Reina de
Los Angeles for Gibava. where they
will stay until Nov. 10. the date fixed
upon for the evacuation Of Holguin.
DR.. Donaldson, collector Of the port is
a view to perfecting custom house ar
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