The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
.POuCE FOR SANTIAGO.
Gen. Wood Will Reorganize and
Enlarge the Force in the
Province.
THE SCHOOL BOARD SEES GEN. WOOD.
They Wanted Their Authority Defined
Land offered 10 the General to Enable
Him to Garry Ont His Plan of Furni-h-
ing Work for Any one Who Dsairss It
An A. II. Z Cherch for santiago.

Santiago, Cuba oct. 26.-The police
force of the province of Santiago is to
be reorganized and enlarged. Gen.
Wood will plan the work with the
help of a council Of eight which he
has chosen from the Cuban committee
OF so appoin ted TO recommend men for
office and to make suggestions on the
government The council of eight will
consult with Gen. Wood three times a
week. The other ~ members of the
committee may 90 to different
points to consider local applica-
tions for office The members of
the council viii receive salaries,
though the amount has not yet been
decided upon. Gen. Woods plan is to
make the police force a semi-military
organization, in command of an in
spector general, With the rank of lieu
tenant colonel, having headquarters
at Santiago. The whole service will
be thoroughly drilled. The mounted
police will be armed with carbines and
rcvoIvers and the foot consta bulary
with machetes and revolvers- There
will be a reduction in the number of
police at santiago, but Gen. Wood
contemplates adding l2 American pa
trolmen for districts specially fre-
quented by soldiers, teamsters and
Americans generally. Apparently no
men of the present force dare to arrest
an American, even when the police
outnumber the offenders seven to one.
Tn. School Board see. Gen. Wood.
Santiago, Cuba, Oct 26.-A commit
tee of members of the school board
called on Gen. Wood yesterday with a
request to have the limits of their au-
thority defined. Gen. Wood informed
them that they were virtually vested
with full power, subject in all matters
/ to himself, but he assured them that
he would carry out all reasonable
plans proposed, adding an expression of
hope that nothing would occur to
shake the ontidencc he nov had in
them. Another committee, com posed
of Influential Cubaus, called to express
thanks for Gen. Woods efforts on be-
haf of the city. The spokesman of
this committee assured him that the
Cubans who made complaints were for
the most part those living in the
United States, with whom, throughout
the entire war, the majority of Cubans
in The island had little sympa thy.
Free Lands for Cubans.
Santiago, Cuba, Oct. &c Several
wealthy Cubans have offered Gen. Wood
a quantity of land to enable him to
carry out his plans of furnishing work
for anyone who desires it Any such
applicant will be given. for one year,
the use of piece of land, implements,
seed and rations until his crops grow,
to enable him To supply the Santiago
market with vegeta bles, fruits, fowls
or pork Gen. Wood believes that no
fewer than 500 men will accept this.
He has accepted the offer OF a coff ee
planta ton, without capital, TO find
work for so men il the United States
authorities will supply rations for two
months. Rations will be given week
ly in proportion TO the number of men
found actually 81 work. Lieut. Rooney
has gone with $50 pack mules to Bay
amo, distributing rations along the
roads He carr9s 81 900 rations.
An NJ. f. blrch for Santiago.
Santiago, Oct ~. Rev. Mr.. Someil-
Ian, a minsterlo of the NJ +. church
here, is about y build a church and
establish a scho1 after which he will
visit the other ~ ban cities for SINH
lar purpose. Hid lis of Cuban birth, but
has been living in the United States
since he was a b3y. He had been away
from Cuba 30 ye3s-