Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-20
GENERAL II. w. LAYTON,

ness prospects are booming. The peo-
pie have accepted the United States
| government with the utmost conf
dence."
When asked as to the feeling in gen.
eral about annexation, the general
, looked quizz!cally at his questioner and
said he was not prepared to talk about
that matter just now. Continuing to
talk generally, the general said: THE
great trouble is that the Cubans have
an army. However, the great majority
Of the Cuban troops are anxious to dis
| band. l was fortunate in having por-
tons of the Cuban army under me and
was on intimate and most friendly
terms with General Calixto Garcia. This
friendship brought about a very much
better state of feeling between the
American troops and those in Garcia s
command than had existed before.
Better Than Porto Rico.
mo serious breach of the peace and
no robberies have been reported as
having occurred in eastern Cuba. 1t
is unlike Porto Rico, as the inhabt ants
acknowledge civil jurisdiction. The
percentage of fever among the inhab-
itants is lower than in Porto Rico, and
with improved sewerage and more per-
feet sanitary arrangements the danger
of fever must be considerably lessened.
AS | said before, a good many of the
Cuban soldiers are gradually leaving
the army and going to their planta tons
or returning to their civil occupation"
Among those who accompanied the
general on the trgnsport Michigan be-
sides his aids WAS Captain Raymond
Mendoza uh"n, " no was a volun-
teer aid on IaWt1n's staff and who ac-
companied the general to the different
parts of Cuba Which he visited Cap.
tain Mendoza said that the feeling
among Cuban tYou IS is to accept Unit
ed States government.
When asked rs to the feeling about
annexation, Captain Mendoza said:
1.-THE sentiment in favor of annexation.
to my mind, is not as strong in San
tiago as in other parts of the island"
One of the passengers on the Michi-
gan was Mr.. L. A. Faner OF Philadel-
pha, who refused to give the name of
the business firm with which he is con-
nected. He said that he had visited
Cuba in the interest of American capi-
talists and had travelled from Havana
Manzanillo to Santiago
while in Havana" said he II found
1t was unsafe to go around unarmed,
Among the business men whom met I
found that General Lawton was held in
the highest esteem. Several merchants
are now making arrangements for del
egations of representatives,, irrespective |
of nationality, from the different cities |
and towns in eastern Cuba, which will |
go to Washington late in October for |
the purpose of presenting petition ia |
VorinS the appointment of General |
LaWton to the command of eastern |
cuba. cannot speak too highly of the |
general, and in Il nutshell his standing
can be appreciated when say that he
the confidence of everybody.
both military and civic. Wherever one
goes in Cuba, say in public offices and
railroad and steamship lines, exorbi-
[ant prices are demanded where Span.
ards are in control. Railroad tickets
steamboat tickets and even postage
stamps are sold at advanced prices.
state of things which should not exist
md could not exist under the American
government"
The 81. EouiH Warmly Greeted.
Southampton, oct. 20.--The American
Inc steamer St Louis, Captain Randie.
which left New York on oct. 70, arrived
lere and received u most hearty greet