The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Gomez Refuses to Have Anything
to Do with Distributing Money.
BROOKE'S ADMINISTRATION DlSLlKED
A Prediction That gen. wood, Governor of
santiago. May Succeed gen. Brooke
Troops Patrol Cienfuegos-
Want to Keep Arms.

Washington, May 10. The situation
in Cuba Is approaching crisis. Gen.
Gomez's refusal TO have anything to do
with the distribution of the 81. 600
promised the Cuban army may precipi-
tate physical clash. In addition to
this the severity of the military gov
eminent as administered by Gen.
Brooke is such that the Cubans are
rendered reckless of consequences It
was rumored at the war department
yesterday that Gen. Brooke would be
shortly recalled. The report could not
be positively confirmed as both Secre-
tary Alger and Adjt. Gen. Corbin de-
clined to discuss the subject.
Gen. Broole's administration of af-
fairs in Cuba, it is said, has not given
satisfaction to the department and
much of the trouble experienced by
the United States authorities with the
island is attributed to his alleged lack
of executive ability. Communications
are daily received at the war depart
ment protesting against what are said
to be arbitrary orders issued by the
military governor. Heis severely criti-
cised by the Cubans, and his determi-
nation 20 enforce Objectionable orders
peets with the most determined oppo-
Sition.
Several of the orders issued by the
military governor applying to the die
bandment of the army at Cuba are re-
garded at the war department, it /.
said, as entirely uncalled for Before
the Objectionable orders were issued
the army expressed its entire satisfac-
ton at the terms offered by America.
and peaceable submission was conf
IDENTIFY expected. 1t positively stated
that the state department is in conf
Dental correspondence with Gen. Il.
Wood. governor of the province of
Santiago, and it is predicted that he
will succeed Gen. Brooke.
TROOPS PATROL CIENFUEGos.
Cienfuegos, May l6.-About five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a gang of
Cuban dock laborers called upon Capt.
Barker, captain of the port, and made
a demand for back pay. As they were
violent, Capt. Barker drew his revolver.
The laborers returned soon after with
80 others and made similar demand,
using obscene and profane language,
insulting Capt. Barker and Offering
threats The Cuban police were or
dered to arrest the malcontents and
general street fight followed, in which
one laborer was killed and several per-
sons were wounded, including three
members of the police force. AS the
Cuban populace became very insulting
and threatened revenge, an outbreak
was expected, and the Second United
States infantry regiment was ordered
into the city. The troops patrolled the
town yesterday evening.
WANT TO KEEP THEIR ARMS.
Santiago de Cuba. May 16-Consid-
cradle dissatisfaction is expressed here
over the demand by the United States
government that the Cuban soldiers
relinquish their arms before receiving
their shares in the distribution of the
81, 000,O 00 La Independence and other
papers publish excited articles protest
ing against the acceptance of any such
proposal. La Independence suggests
that a stamp tax be instituted by means
of which loyal Cubans would be
enabled to save the soldiers from the
dishonor and humiliation of giving up
rae s.."S wnicn won tuc;r liberty"
Capt. Buchan Back Home.
san Francisco. May l6.-On board the
Valencia. which arrived yesterday, were
Capt. +. f. Buchan and 80 discharged
soldiers. Capt. Buchan, company Il,
Twentieth Kansas regiment, is of Kan
saS City. Kan. lie returned from Ma
Mia to bring home the body of his wife,
who died There "A month nUO