The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-17
SAYS PEOPLE MAY DECIDE 1T
COZ. GLAZIER THINKS CUBA WILL
GET PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

COL. GLAZIER THINKS CUBA WILL
GET PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
Made observations From Which TO
Write book on Conditions in the
IsIand-He Attended Banquet to
Gomez and Saw Good Deal of the
PcOpIe-Vfsited the CristObaI Colon
Cemetery Where Bones Were Cast
From Graves When Rent Is I'm
pnid-EFOrts Being Made to En-
force Sanitary Regulations in
Havana.
Col. William Glazier, who recalls many
interesting "reminiscences of his stay in
Savannah in 1854 when held a captive by
the Confederates, passed through the city
yesterday en- route to his home in Phila-
delphia Col G,azier has just returned
from Havana. where he went for the pur-
pose of collecting information for a book he
will soon write on conditions in Cuba. He
is now the author of ten volumes, and judg
ing from the rich store of facts he has OBJ
tanned the eleventh will be one of scope,
depth and usefulness.
AS the representative of large publish
ing house. Col. Glazier made observa tons
from many standpoints He studied the
conditions of the people under the provis-
ional government. and felt the sentiment
of the different classes as to the form of
the government they desire. and whether
they favor annexation. All the Ameri-
cans, he says, and the better class of Gu
bans who have business interests in the
island, unquaifediy favor annexation
while the lower class of Cubans, and those
Spaniards who admit their nationality only
on certain occasions, favor a separate gov
eminent for the island.
Judging from the division of opinion
which exists" said Col Glazier, ''it would
not surprise me that the present provis-
ional government stands for three or four
years yet, when any change proposed
may be referred to popular vote. Mean
time the Americans will continue 10 i'm
prove conditions among the people there
increase the police force, clean the cities,
and prepare the people to execute laws in
case they start out for themselves. MY
prediction is that 100000 Americans will
go there i'm the next few years, and an
election will, of course, mean that the
American flag shall continue to float The
resources of the island l found to be won
derful and such as will soon begin to
attract the attention of wide-awake people
in the United States. Mostly Southern
people make up the Americans in Cuba
at present, but 1t is likely general immi-
grafton will soon move in that direction
Col Glazier was a guest at the banquet
given in Havana last month in honor of
Gen. Gomez and had the pleasure of a
brief talk with the honored warrior. who
devoted himself so faithfully to lifting the
Spanish yoke from Cuba. He says Gomez
is very reticent and while he was the
central figure at the Tacon Theater, where
the banquet was given. he did not respond
to toast, and had little to say personally.
The chief American officers who attended
the banquet were Gen Lee, Gen. Brooke
and Gen. Ludlow. The most glowing
tribute paid Gomez was by Gen. Lee who
said Gomez has been offered thousa nds as
bride from Spain. but scorned at it, and
issued orders that any of his soldiers who
were found negotiating TO this end would
be shot.
There are many things about Havana
that interested Col. Glazer, one of which
was the Crstobal Colon cemetery, which
was directed by the city of Havana. In
each grave six or eight bodies are placed
the space being decided on condition that
certain rental be paid for all time TO
come. If there was a default in payment
the CITY uedll IutnieSSly Win tne debtors
by disinterring the remains, and casting
them into huge bone pile The bone pile
is left uncovered and, according to Col
Glazier. is a gruesome spectacle IL was
growing worse and worse every year II
saw a grave in which several persons had
apparently been inferred" he said There
We're several people standing around 1
asked If there were any who could speak
English. but found only few. l asked
tn,
and was told there had been seven"
With the unbounded resources for de-
velopment in Cuba, Col Glazier thinks the
island has a future of wealth and import
ance. The harbor facilities at Havana
are not what they win be later on, when
the advance of commerce calls for i'm
proVements.
The police force is being organized in
an excellent way, Col Glazier says 1t CON
sists mostly of Cubans, but they were Sc
| lected from among the brawny fellows.
| ana when recently inspected by Capt
| McCullagh, former police chief of New
York city who has the drilling in charge.
they presented fine appearance. Strict
discipline is being applied, and the regula-
tons are such as to make a serviceable
patrolmep Of the otherwise lazy and indo-
| lent Cubans.
In connection with the improvements in
! Havana, he spoke of the work being done
| in cleaning streets and adopting measures
to force the people to observe the laws of
| health, and to keep themselves and their
premises in clean condition.
! Speaking of his experience while a cap
tive in Savannah, Col Glazier said ne was
| held IN camp at Habersham and TAYLOR
| streets where st. Josephs Infirmary now
stands. In an effort to escape he and his
comrades dug tunnel some distance. but
| before it was completed, a COW caved i'm
| the tunnel The captors made an exami-
nation with their baynots, and soon de-
| tected the captves plans
Death of Pioneer citizen.