Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
DEATH on MAJOR BEEDE
Our Military Commissioner in Cuba
Expires Suddenly.
COL. RoWEN INTERVIEWS GOMEZ.

The Tnsurgent Leader Favors Dis
banding the Cuban Army as Soon as
the Spaniards Leave Colonel Ray
Gusts Spanish Officials at ManzanilIo
Havana Oct. Major Beebe, of
the United States military commission,
died yesterday General Wade has
cabled to Washington asking If the
health authorities would permit Major
Beebe's body to be taken to New York,
enclosed in a metallic casket, by the
first steamer available. The death
of Major Beebe has been a great
shock to all the members of the Uni
ted States military commission as his
condition Tuesday evening offered no
reason to believe his death was APP
preaching. All the other members of
the commission are in excellent health.
Colonel Rowan and his aide-de-camp
arrived here Tuesday night, thus COM
pleteing their trip from Santiago. They
travelled most of the distance ON horse
back, and on the way visited number
of Cuban camps. where, Colonel Rowan
says. want and restitution abound.
The colonel had an interview with
General Gomez, and found the insur-
gent commander eager to cooperate
with the United States. Gomez was in
favor of the Cubans being disbanded
as soon as the Spaniards evacuate the
island and a permanent form of gov
eminent is established. 1t is, probable
that Gomez will be elected president.
He is in favor of general election, in
which Cubans and Spaniards will alike
take part, and in which all taxpayers
will have vote and voice.
The official report of the mortality
in the city of Sancti Spiritus, province
of Santa Clara, which has popula
ton of $4,000 souls shows that there
were 533 deaths there during the month
of September
RAY BUSTED THE sPANIARDs.
They Imagined They Would stin Com
duet Manzanillo's Civil Affairs.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct 13.-A dis
patch from Manzanillo says that, now
that the American flag is flying over
that city, the Cuban element has come
to the surface. The people are SEEM
ingly enthusiastic. The mayor and COL
lector had both received instructions
Americans, except under protest and in
the presence of the consul and a no
tary. In the office of the collector was
found cable message from Senior
Montero, the chief of customs at Ha-
vana, notifying him that the military
occupation of the Americans was not to
affect the civil administration, which
is still under autonomous government.
and to remit regularly all funds to Ha-
vana by a trusted messenger. The
mayor, or alcalde, had similar instruc-
tons from the minister of justice. But
Colonel Ray, the American commander
at Manzanillo, is not the man to stand
nonsence. He Immediately suspended
the protesting officials and temporarily
appointed others. Not a cent, however,
was found in the treasury.
Colonel Ray yesterday received a
message from Senior Maso president
of the insurgent government, asking
If he (Maso) could make an unofficial
visit to Manzanillo. The colonel re-
piled that he would be glad to receive
Senior Maso, and he will probably ar
rive today. The arrival here of the in
surgent president will probably simp-
lily the important question of the dis
armament of the insurgent forces in the
Manzanillo jurisdiction.
Thirty cannon captured at the forts
and in the trenches are now ready for
shipment to the United States. The
proposed plan is to give to Is of the
principal cities of the country two guns
each as trophies, to be placed in po-
sitions of honor in the public parks.