Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-31
CUBAN OFFICE ACITATORS.


A,anxanifio. oct. 3o-The visit /.
Gen. Leonard wood. governor oi the
military department ut Santiago, has
been Instrumental In bringing an the
.iencnta amonr she Cubans go the
front. No fewer than 1000 Insurgents.
Of whom 500 are officers. want offices.
and their ciamor amounts nlmYstNo q
demand.
There are two ioading factions. ono
headed BY Gen. Jesus Rabi, and the
other by den. Rios. At present most
OF the offices are held by rcpressu,n-
dives OF the Rabi faction. including the
mayoraity and the customs house In-
-ryrte. alp. Ger Wood ln order 70
paclfy the Rios faction, has given them
six portions In the rural police force
and turned over 90 one of -hcr people
,hc tgbthoueo at capt Cruz, toEetner
v.lth s.ysr,t other minor appointments
But neither party i satahed' 'asH
th'rEIng shat 70 ought go nav. IVY ~
orirrr. Gen. Rios does MOI JAR *
,.,.., i,ts ,lpinton publicly on Gen. RAM,
hut d. f.eia thtt this u hls district, ns
d.. ~. frtl thr nominal charge OF Do Tor
tbr@g ve4ra. and that 10 ought 90 be-
long 90 him 80 FAR na appointment ~
Cubsns 10 Office are concerned ahl nv
the more a1 because he rePea'n'A ''h'
N1 NJ. mSj5rity " the Insurgents here
have ma money aud go about llNInH
from hand 30 mouth and won. tlns
yb,t Mn hapicn ncxt Armed men are
NOT allowed ratons. ~ enc Nupa.H
ain NOT diHhand and VIII n5i Nolh,
nothing remains but Tor MON !, 9',u '
/ v,ivers Some OF them are nearly
naked. others appear IN lonE-leiiEei
| v4tont.isathrr boots with silver nputa'
/ r,rrvtne aupcrhly- Wrought Toledo
| marhoios 4 fow wear immacllate
/ white suits and panama hats. Ihey
are FOR the most part the New n,rk
contingent. each man now N'IitA"''
| nonbaates Furinso.
/ t,af HAT which brought him hrc'
/ Oen. Wood IL hcac'red by these Seek
era for once. Among enc lnt'r.,. Tvs
| h. has had WIS one with Gen, ~ ~
/ Who wanted she mayor ~ M1nzanllp.
/ o,e ~ mo uahiea faction. dismissed ana
| hia own man appointed 90 the mayor
den wood asked on v'ha, grounds
the dismissal could be sustained, in
said. 'fs not the mayor a competent
oficsr7 Has he not an excellent repu,
D
cgertiyeiy throughout the war;
To ali ~ this Cen Rios replied 10 my
affirmative. hut he Insisted that ha nNn
/ r.Irnirec was entitled 90 she position
because he was n Rios man, The "
/ forests - the city were afparehuy
minor considerations IN the mind ~
/ the cuban commander, But TINS H'-
poars 20 be tn case cvoryWhero wii'hs
the Cuban Insurgents $500, a..
] Cien. Wood and Col Petit rrEard the
outlook a. rather dlhcourirlng' Htll
they hanr that some uneanl may son
bo found q break up the cuban army
The members % ne rank and Me are
anxious 20 90 " work. p9i thc is. y. ~ :
refuse 10 allow them 90 Do 20 ana thu
mon % not dare 10 do ~. ~ they
would certainly be shot u oapsircd
Gen. Wood h hoping that the other
town. h. will visit on his trip around
the province will not present the same
yoxitoua conditions ~ isrval here.
where the cuban problem u prcscntei
Ia a most diiiicult FORM. the most ann
cult he has yet encountered.
II was necessary g. send dethcn-
ment u the Fourth Immune regiment
under a sergeant 60 the lugucy plan.
tntlon ~ order 10 compel the armed
Cuinns 10 allow men to Work therc
The undertaking. however proved sue
csssfui and 200 men are nov regularly
employed.
Tho latest advlccs from santa Cruz
del sur, the meeting place " the Gu.
ban assembly, % not rtplrt thr arrival
there 81 Den. Maxine uomcz, but there
are persistent rumors that the friends
of G0meE who arr delegates q me
assembly viii crieavor 20 emb!Trnha
Ger. Callxlo Garcia and his snig,ort-
en-.
Lieut.. Young and the officers of the
Hist have been almost Enthusiastically
welcomed here by the Cuhaua, who are
grateful for thcir help many times ok
tended 20 then. The gallant little
boat during the war was la much an
object % love to the Cuhaua aloug thu
coast as fear 90 the fpanlarda. Lieut..
Young has formally claimed, on behalf
Of the United states navy, the wrecks
Of the spanish gutnuan that went
ashore or wcfc sunk by the unltcd
States gilub1ata IN the memorable enc
gagcmont on Manzamllo on July iat
After a final conference with COL
pettlt regarding fhe management u
the district, Gen, Wood left Tor Snnti-
ago AZ noon today on board the Hist
Wednesday next he viii proceed 20
Guantanamo. from which point, after
rrluming 10 Santiago. he will leave nlf
the north coast u the province % be
gone probably week or ten days.