The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-29
Called a Traitor to the Cause OF In
Consistent Leader by Others.
CUBAN ARMY ROLLS SCANNED
ABOUT $4,000 INSURGENTS ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE REMUNERATION.
Bandits at Work In Santiago Prov
ince-Havana Plumbers Busy-COn-
ditiOns in santa Clara.

Maxine Gomez toward the intervening
power as he calls the United States
causes lively controversy among poll
ticians here and even among his friends
La Discussion and FL Reconcentrado treat
him as an ally OF the United States and re-
fer to him as a traitor TO the cause OF
Cuban independence La Lucha and La
Patria view him as a consistent leader of
the Cuban people From time TO time copies
of his private correspondence, embodying
illusions to public business, are supplied 10
the press and afford material for specula-
ton and argument regarding his real posi-
ton and purposes. For instance, one of the
papers to-day publishes extracts from let
ter Gomez recently wrote to Redolfo Men
endez, of Merida, Yucatan, in the course of
which he said: My energy, my strength
and all my prestige / am giving here in my
devotion TO the cause of independence for
this heroic country, and / devote myself
especially to the labor IN concert with the
provisional government which attends and
serves the country
A member of his household has given the
following explanation of the position of
Gomez: "Of course, General Gomez con-
tinues to favor as he always has favored,
ultimate independence, but he considers
period of American control as a logical
preparation for that independence. There
fore, he wishes TO cooperate with the
Americans without reservation in disband-
ing the troops and in Quieting and recon-
structing the country. He cannot tell how
long this period should be, but he would
probably have issued d statement. declaring
his formal support of the American provi-
sional control, if the recent severe attacks
upon his views had not been made"
The report that General Gomez is draw
ing up proposal for the organization of
cuban militia is not verified by him.
General Brooke to-day issued a decree re-
ducing the taxes of mortgages, deeds be-
quests ana lnherltances o. per cent. and in
some instances TO one-third the original
amount
General Gomez and the consulting COM
mittee, OF junta OF Cuban generals, are
pushing their inquiries in the work of veri-
Tying the Cuban army rolls and IL is now
believed that the final list will not include
ably be ready before the arrival OF Maj.
Francis s: Dodge, OF the pay department,
who will distribute the $3,C00,0O0.
La Lucha publishes a telegram from
Sancu Spiritus describing the conditions
there as most deplorabe. The correspond
ent says the citizens can get neither food
daily for assistance TO the municipal au-
thorlties, La Lucha suggests cleaning and
paving the streets of Sancti Spiritus as one
way OF providing employment
La Lucia publishes a dispatch from Hol-
gum, province of Santiago de Cuba report
ing that bandits yesterday sacked the viii
lagos of Saro, Hut, Peregrina, Canelon and
Sauna, all in the northern part of the
province. and that another party of fifteen
northwest of Holguin. The outlaws robbed
the houses at each place. securing princi-
pally groceries and clothing. The dispatch
says the Cuban General Alazar with seven
men, pursued the bandits and overlook
them in the Vijalu mountains where hot
night ensued. The robbers were eventually
Arfx h1l1t It'd
leaving one dead-a negro-four horses and
several bundles of plumber. The dead man
was identified as Domingo Martinez a
Jamaican, who had long resided near Hol-
gum. According TO La Lucha's correspond
ent the alarmed inhabitants of the district
will send a petition TO General Brooke ask
ing authority to raise Cuban forces to de-
lend the various villages. A squad of
American cavalry has been sent into the
hills from Holguin to search for the maraud-
ing bands.
AS bearing on La Lucha's dispatch Mai
Gen: Leonard Wood. military governor Of
Santiago de Cuba, addressed the governor
general that the planters in the neighbor-
hood of Holguin have been conniving at the
operations of the bandits in order that
plantations. General Wood says that the
reports of outrages are exaggerated.
Under the new health rules citizens may
be obliged to install plumbing in their
houses. Already plumbers have six months
work ahead of them. General Ludlow saws
that the time is at hand when it will not be-
10 sewer system. II is probable that 500 90
will be spent on sewers by the end of May
and In few months more this energetic
work will result In producing a fair sanitary
situation in this city. Several miles of
streets are being repaved and the suburban
drives are being bettered. There are 1900
men at work in the engineering department
newspaper here prints an account of
tight between United States hospital corps
The trouble arose, it is said, through each
party being ignorant of the language of the
other The Cubans gathered in the hospital
and the hospital men tried to drive them off
with chairs, bottles and clubs. The hos
pital steward and three Cubans were Sc
squad of the Seventh Cavalry. The Marianao
townspeople are angered, the story goes on
TO say, at the supposed brutality of the
Advices from Santa Clara show that that
II ovnce is far behind either Santiago or
Puerto Principe in the matter Of admins
trative reform. Every old Spanish office is
still in existence. The Cuban civil Governor,
Jose Marie Gomez. is seemingly allowed in
dependent sway. irrespective OF the army.
He wears a gorgeous uniform and spends
his time in showing IL in public places.
Gomez has had quarrels with the mayors
of the cities over the matter of appoint
ments to the rural and civil guards, the
mayors insisting that they should be per-
mitted to make appointments to civil
guards Sancti Spiritus is probably the
worst managed city of Its size in the world
With a population of less than 1C.0o1 $500
of the inhabitants are receiving government
rationS.
The entire country surrounding Sancti
Spiritus is probably as fine for the purpose
OF raising fruits vegetables and everything
required for domestic consumption as Is 10
be found anywhere. The city is doing very
we'll as regards stores and cafes and vet
there is no local taxation, the revenues be-
ing entirely derived from the customs re-
ceipts of the island. This source of revenue
is insufficient for the maintenance of the
city government. and the mayor Indignantly
declares that II he does not receive larger
allowance Immediately he will dismiss the
police force, close the schools and suspend
the civil government.
The condition in the city of Santa Clara
Is somewhat better than at Sancti Spritus
but IL is still so bad that the mayor is 60
ing to resign. owing to the trouble with
pointments No rations are now distributed
at Santa Clara. Numerous truck farmers
in the neighborhood are raising an abun-
dance of vegetables There Is little local
taxation and nothing is being expended for
the Improvement of the roads.
Colonel Noyes. of the Second Cavalry
who Is in command of the military forces of
Santa Clara, intends making ample improve
ments as far bis powers will permit
In this. however, he will be hampered by
the restrictions of the government al Wash
ington, which desires 10 give the civil Gov
ernor every possible chance There are
splendid possibilities for Santa Clara prov
ince, with It's fine meadow lands and mag
energy 10 insure magnificent future.
Colonial Bank for Pc to Rico.