The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-04
NEWS FROM MANZANILLO.
Arrival Of Gen. Wood, Commander of the
Department Lieut.. Young the
Hero OF the Hour.

Manxanillo, Oct. 29-The United
night with cen Mood, commander Of
the military department of Santiago,
accompanied hy Lieut. Matthew Ham
ma. On landing Gen. Wood was clos-
ctcd with Col. Petit and his adiutaut
and he was subsequently received ~
Col. Pettit's entire regiment Gen.
Wood then visited the barracks, hos-
pitfalls, palaces, customhonsc and post
Office.
Making Every Effort 10 Prevent the Dis
banding OF His Troops.
Col. Petit reports that the Cuban
general Rios is apparently making
every effort to prevent the disbanding
OF his troops. The Cuban commander
wishes each sugar estate in the
nciehborhood to tell him how many
men he can employ. and he will guar
antcc to supply all required ON con
dition that only soldiers are employed.
The planters unanimously refuse 10
fall in with such an arran cement. con-
side.ng that il would be q trades
union of the worst possible kind. and
would also tend to keep up the Cuban
military organization. which, in the
interests of the island. the planters
are very anxious 10 break mp. In their
opinion. il would he better to have no
commerce than TO attempt il on such
conditions.
The Hero of the Hour.
Lieut.. Lucien Young. commander OF
! the Hist. created more excitement on
/ landing than even Gen. Wood himself
/ Crowds gathered at the wharf 20 see
the young commander who. with Lieu.
tenants Holm and Jungen. of the llor.
net and Wampatuck. defeated whole
fotilla of Spanish gunboats at Mama
Milo on July l last. The people Of
Manzanillo consider Lieut.. Young q
hero and n terror. and think he ought
to be an admiral. for. although the
Spanish shore battery in that memora
bic engagement continued 10 bonn bard
the American gunboats. II is GENERALLY
admitted here that il was the SHOOTING
Of the Hist that caused the people e
flee 10 the mountains.
The wrecks OF the spanish War SHIPS.
Lieut.. Victor Blue. who has been n
specting the wrecks OF the Spnnisl
eunboats. considers IL quite impf3eif
cable 10 raise them. hut he bclirNc- w
SPANISH steamer purisSimn ton~p
cion. 81 lich the ~paniards ran ASHORE Y
the hopes OF saving her cargo whe'
pursued IS an American war ship. ca'
be raised. as She appears 90 hc in -oo.
condition. 4 local merchant. hosNttcf
claims to have purchased the hull au'
its contents from the Spanish author
ties
The Cuban general. Jesus Rabi. paf
visit 10 Manzanillo Thursday and wa
enthusiastically received hy the va
ban element.
Jealous OF Gen. Garcas rrefermsnI
According TO reports from the ga
ban assembly al Santa Cruz del Su'
Gen. CaliNto Garcia has been chose
permanent chairman of the orga ll"'
ton. Gen. Maxine Gomez Is eNptcN
there today or tomorrow, ana " "
pears that the Ccspedes fart"h X
lieves that il can count upon the hv'
of Gen. Gomez to break the ant
of Garcia. The Ccspcdas faction E
poets Gen. Gomez TO appoint c"u'
martial to try Gen. Garcia for oii'hS'
covering practically everything iro'
, murder to petty larceny. but the Ply
4 ability is that Gen. Gomez. rcccgnll'u
: Garcias asccndancy in the assemo1
will not force the issue.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.