The times., 1898-10-05
GEN. GARCIA's MISSION.
He VIII Strive to Stop the Ciamol
Against Americans

N'SNSAesoO VIC Sobc, vi. f.-1Cii NdiiASc
Garcia, his son. Carlos Garcia, and three
or four other prominent Cubans. leave
for the interior today to endeavor to al
lay The restlessness among the Cuban
armed forces, which is daily becoming
| more menacing to the peace of the prov
ince. ~
The party has received rations from the
American commissary. and it is said by
persons whose sources of information are
| good that Gen. Garcia goes as an Ameri-
can commissioner. The party has rations
| for three weeks trip, and will keep in
communication with Gen. Lawton and
| Gen. Wood.
Gen.. Garcia believes that through his
| great personal influence he can allay the
popular clamor against the. Americans
His plan Is to visit Guantanamo Jiguani
Gibara, Baracoa. Ell Cobre. and other
places where large bodies of Cuban SOL
diers are congregated and tell these men
of a plan he has decided upon of going to
the United States later in the Autumn
to endeavor TO induce the Washington
| Government to secure Cuban loan suffi-
ciently large to pay them some of the
money due them for their three years
service in the field.
Gems. Lawton and Wood have assur-
ances from good sources that the pay
ment of Sl,500,O09 to the Cuban troops
throughout the island will satisfy the
many recalcitrants and cause them 10 re-
turn to their homes and go to work.
Complaints of disorder from remote
places are daily. becoming more numer-
GUS Col. Ray. of the Third Immunes.
battalion of which regiment is quartered
at Guantanamo, reported yesterday that
members of the force under the Cuban
general Pedro Perez, had been taking
machetes and knives away from pacificos
who wanted to begin work ON the planta-
tions about Guantanamo. Col. Ray ar
rested and put in Jail Cuban lieutenant
and two men who disarmed one work
man. and the Cuban colonel commanding
the regiment to which the offenders be-
longed approved Col. Rays action.
This expression of approval is not be-
lieved to be genuine. however, because so
many instances of the same high-handed
business are reported.
A paeifico on d plantation in the Guam
tanamo district was killed and several
horses were stolen a week ago. de-
tachment of the Third Immunes, with
Col Brooks. an Englishman, formerly an
officer in the Cuban army, was sent after
the perpetrators. Gen. Pedro Perez re-
Gently put to death three men of his COM
mand for robbing plantations.
The situation at MaRzanillo is such
that Gen. Wood will accompany battal-
ion of the Third Immunes 10 that place
on board the lighter Los Angeles tocsy
to get at the truth of the trouble. Gen.
Wood. in pursuance Of orders from
Washington. will reorganize the spanish
civil government in the ManZanilfo dis
trict and instruct Col Ray TO support
the civil administration by force OF arms
If necessary. The planters about Man
zaniIIo have complained 10 Gen. Lswton
that the Cubans won't work, neither will
they allow the Spaniards and pacidcos 10
gather the crops.
Ten Cuban soldiers who had come from
the Cobre district TO obtain free rations
made an attack upon the municipal
guard at the depot here on Saturday
night. They told the guard that they had
won their freedom and would not tolerate
the retention of Spaniards in office any
longer. The guard. who was a member
Of the old Spanish force, was rescued
and the Cubans were dispersed by Capt
Mendoza. of Gen Lawton's staff.
In the districts that are occupied by
American troops the plantations are
working. but it is impossible to get
& y.
Very few of the Cubans on this part of
tke island have disbanded in pursuance
of the orders TO that effect recently is
sued by the provisional government at
Camaguey. The latest reports from Bara-
Goa are 10 the effect that the Cubans
have placed a Gordon or pickets about
the town to stop and turn back every
man who says he is going into the coun-
| try to work.
The two companies of American troops
| al Baracoa are not sufficient TO protect
! the workmen on the plantations Reports
! from the interior say that many men
+ have lately deserted the Cuban camps
I with the arms and rations they had Sc
: cured from the Americans and organized
! guerilla bands
/ Word was received from Guantanamo
/ today TO the effect that the Cuban colonel.
/ Pedro Perez. had concluded an arrange
ment with the Americans to march such
( of his forces as have not turned guerrillas
/ and made common cause with the Span-
/ ish guerrillas in the hills into Guantana-
mo. with the Cuban flag at their head
on October s. when they will surrender
1 their arms to the Americans and go quiet
/ ~ to their homes and begin work Many
! @i Col. Perezs men have left his camp
| since learning that he was treating with
| the Americans.
Gen. Garcia's agent viii sail for Bata-
bano on the first coast boat.
| Prominent Cubans have protested to
Gen. Wood against allowing more Jamai-
ca colored folk and laborers from tho
| United States TO come to the island. They
complain that there are enough Cubans
out of employment TO fill all vacant
| places.
Gen. Wood told the petitioners that he
knew that many Cubans were uneTn-
ployed, but the trouble was that they
would not work in the mines. Six hun
dred laherers are needed in the mines,
but they cannot be had.
Major Bueno and Col Geolday. Cuban
officers. were today appointed by Gen.
Wood members of the commission to
place valuations on property in Santiago
for the purpose of taxation.