The age-herald., 1898-10-29
GENERAL WOOD
 AT MANZANILLO Inspected Barracks, Hospitals, Custom
 House and POStOifiCe. LIEUT.. YOUNG'S RECEPTION People of the City Think He Should Be
 Made Admiral. GARCIA MAY BE COURTMARTIAL The Cespedes Faction Charges Him With Every Crime from Petit Lar ceny to Murder and Relies
 on Gomez's Friendship.
iARCIA MAY BE COURTMARTIALED

Manzauillo, October 2S.-The United States gunboat Hist arrived here tonight with General Leonard Wood commander of the military department of Santiago, &C., companied by Lieutenant Matthew Hanna. On landing he was received by Colonel Petit and his adjutant, and subsequently by Colonel Pettit's entire regiment. Gen. earl Wood visited the barracks, hospitals, palaces, custom house and postoffice
 Colonel Petit reports that the Cuban prevent the disbanding of his troops. The Cuban commander wishes all the sugar estates in the neighborhood to tellE; him how many men they can employ ans he will guarantee to supply all required dn condition that only soldiers are employed. The planters unanimously refuse tosfah in with such an arrang cement, considering that it would be a trades union of at the worst kind and would also tend to keep,up the Cuban military organization, which, in the interests of the island, the planters are anxious to break up. In their opinion it would be better to have no commerce than to attempt it on such conditions.
 There is practically no sickness in Colo nel Pettit's regiment and yellow fever has been unknown here for several years. Manzanillo is in good sanitary condi- tion.
 Youngs Reception
 Lieutenant Lucien Young, the com mander of the Hist, created more excite ment on landing than even General Wood himself Crowds gathered at the wharf to see the young commander, who, with Lieu tenants Holmes and Jungen, of the Hornet and Wampatuck, defeated a whole fiotilla of Spanish gunboats at Manzanillo on July last. The people of Manzanillo consider Lieutenant Young a hero and a terror, and think he ought to be admiral, for, all though the Spanish shore batteries in that memorable engagement continued to bonn bard the American gunboats, it is gen. orally admitted here that it was the shoot ing of the Hist that caused people to flee to the mountains In many parts of the city are still visible the marks of the Hist's shells.
 Lieutenant Victor Blue, who has been inspecting the wrecks of the Spanish gum boats, considers it impracticable to raise them, but he believes the Spanish steamer Purissma Conception, which the Span iards ran ashore in the hope of saving her cargo, when pursued by an American war ship, can be raised, as she appears to be in good condition. A local merchant, how ever, claims 70 have purchased the hull and it's contents from the Spanish author ities.
 Lieutenant Rabi paid visit to Manza- nillo yesterday, and was enthusas stically received by the Cuban element. According to reports received from the | Cuban assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur | General Calixto Garcia has been chosen | permanent chairman of the organization. l General Gomez is expected to arrive there l top1oSrow, and it appears that the Ces- l 3edes faction believes it can count upon 1 the help of General Gomez to break the | authority of Garcia. The Cespedes faction ! expect General Gomez to appoint a court | martial to try General Garcia for cffenses covering practically everything from
 murder to petty larceny, but the proba! | bility is that Gomez's recognizing Garcia's
 ascendancy in the convention will not force the issue