The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-14
RAY INTERVIEWS MASQ.
The Cuban President Agrees to the
American ColOnel's Plans.
TO DIsBAND THE CUBAN TROOPS.

the Americana In Getting the Sol
diers of Cuba Libre to Revive the
Islands Long Neglected Industries.
Santiago de Cuba, oct. 4.-Senor
Bartolome Maso, accompanied by two
members of his staff, arrived yesterday
at Mazanillo. Soon after arriving he
went to the palace formerly occupied
by Colonel Parron, the late Spanish
commander to visit Colonel Ray, in
command of the United States troops.
Senior Maso came from Santa Cruz del
Sur, a small town in the province of
Puerto Principe, about rs miles from
Manzanillo, where the Cubans now
have their headquarters and where, on
Oct. 20, the Cuban assembly will meet
to elect a new president and to decide
as to the plans for disbanding the
army If disbandment is considered ad-
visable, and as to other important mat
ters.
Colonel Ray received him courteously,
expressed pleasure at the opportunity
of an interview, and said he hoped
Senior Maso would arrange for disband-
ing the Cubans under General Rios in
the neigborhood of Manzanillo, so that
work in the fields could begin. He
| also earnestly advised the president of
| the Cuban provisional government to
| disband the Cuban troops at all points
now in possession of the United States
| forces, in order that the men might
| give the assistance so greatly needed to
place the country in a position to recov-
| er from the evils of the three years
| war.
Senior Maso readily agreed to carry
| cut Colonel Rays request and said that
| General Rios should receive orders i'm
| mediately to disband his men. He
said he much regretted the outrages
committed on the estates at Rigney
and elsewhere, but he thought it pos
sible that the deeds complained of were
not done by Cubans, but by Spaniards
Thoroughly in accord with Colonel
Rays proposal to get the Cuban sol
diery at work throughout the province
of Santiago, he promised to do all in his
| power to bring about this result, be.
| lieving, he said, that the sooner the
country was prosperous and happy the
| sooner Cubra libre would be an &C
cOmplished lACt and believing also,
| that the best policy of the Cubans now
was to cooperate with the Americans
in their plans for building up the
country. 'I believe" said Senior Maso,
in terminating the interview, that
Cuba in two years win be more pros
| porous than ever before"
The interview lasted over an hour
and apparently was satisfactory to
both. Senior Maso left today on his
return, going by the insurgent steamer
| Fernando.
A question has cropped up that is
causing General Wood, who, in the abb
sence of General Lawton, is in COM
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Santiago, not little perplexity. A
majority Of the officer7 of tho immune
regiments from the southern states OBJ
ject to eating at the same restaurants
with colored officers. most of whom are
from the northern states. Some of the
colored men, apparently desirous of
bringing the matter to an issue, for
mally reported that they could not get
served at the principal Spanish restau-
rant under existing Spanish law,
whereas the American law compelled a
proprietor of any house of public enter
tainment to serve all who pay. The
restaurant proprietor involved COM
, planned that If he served the colored Of
fcers he would lose almost his entire
patronage as a majority of his GUS
toners were southerners. General
Wood has appealed to the common
sense OF the colored officers, and ad-
vises that the restaurant be turned
into a club.
General Wood, who is determined to
get over the Jamaica emigration prob
, lem, will ship back all who desire to
return by the Reina de los Angeles next
week, when the steamer is sent to
Kingston for drydock repairs. She can
, carry 800 and will probably take her
{ full complement.
Quintin Bandero, the famous negro
7 general of the Cuban army, will soon
S be appointed assistant chief of police
of Santiago.
Colonel Hoods second immune regi-
ment (white) now at Alto Sengo, is
[ under orders to be ready at eight hours
: notice to proceed to Holguin, this prov
ince, which the Spaniards are about to
evacuate. The peculiar condition of the
surrounding country calls for the pres
ence of United States troops as soon
as the Spanish leave.