The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
,cS1o8ING ORDER TO CUBA.
,ttTENANT COLONEL WYL-
pBAl noING AT BARACOA.

" ri. Being Done by Ooi'
lsn' IN His District-order Re
N'n' .cbooIs Opened and Des-
i'f' 'o.s rhinned out-CoI. Wyl-
peru CHRISTMAS Barbecue to His
~ Fond Discusses COndi-
Hen crba-The Insurgents the
no' rhreatenins Element OF the
'noation Now.
s"D'' luz Rond. manager of the South
NJ An. Ser Company, has just re-
aseH savannah. after two months in
pln7' " 1,rs. part of his time being spent
GUS .,r Baracoa, where Lieut.. Col
81" willy is stationed with a bat
ln''A' s,bs Third Volunteers.
tal'I r..3 left savannah for New York
NJ ,rr,,st intending TO be absent only
a'' I'm As business was not very
'-' trsr then, he continued his jour
A''' bis old home in Canada, where ne
p@ ,rs time. Altogether. he put in
.u, months in Canada and the
states. Spain and the United
having arrived at some agreement
.be.r difficulties and the American
having Begun the work of occupy
r,so Mr. Bond decided that this was
rho most interesting portion of the
W.. ,s,t he could visit, both as a mat
rsrsonal curiosity, and with view
..,s-tsining the business opportunities
.s,riei by the island.
1r,ra his stay in Cuba Mr.. Bond visit
\ Oh me important cities of the island
,,i thoroughly familiarized himself with
-. ,njjtions there. He is full of inter
.,i7e "reminiscences of his experiences
/ ,sgs and is especially enthusiastic con-
4 ,srrpg the work of Lieut. Col. WHY at
/ p.r,,oa Mr. Bond thinks that Col. Wyl-
4 lr mn only has one of the best posts in
Cuba but that he is making a record
4 &c an executive officer that is most high
" re3itable to himself and the govern
nent he represents.
aB3racoa" said Mr.. Bond, lis one of the
most beautiful, as well as historic spots
in the Island of Cuba. 1t is on the ex-
/ irene eastern coast of the island, and has
magnificent harbor The place has about
700 inhabitants Along the coast on the
taa is a long coral reef, against which
tie breakers dash and roar, rising as high
Is The hOusetops. The surf bathing is
magnificent On the west is a range of
fountains which ron away as far as the
eye can reach On the south is a beauti-
tll valley, lying between the mountains
end the sea, abundantly filed with tropi-
cal fruits foliage and ferns. The eli
mate is delightful, ranging from 65 to IS
deTtes in temperature. For an ideal win
ter resort there is no place in the Southern
saIes nor in the West Indies that can be
0mp2red to il. There has never been a
single case of yellow fever known al Bara-
ca- and practically no sickness among our
soldiers or even the natives, except such
S resulted from exposure and starya-
ton
Inc place occupied by Col. WyIly and
Dis men Is al that they could desire. Mr..
bona SAYS An old Spanish fort directly
west Oh the city and about 400 feet above
Inc sea Is occupied as barracks The fort
was formerly known as CASTILLO del Alto
Vul mas recently been renamed Fort Wood.
10 honor Of Gen. Leonard Wood. COM
lldndgr OF the province. The barracks
nave oeen thoroughly overhauled and re-
~ uS'Iuete1 to fit them for the OCCUPANCY
>. 'le soldiers Cement floors have been
,ul III ana additional room constructed rs
9e1o"u story for use by Col. WylIv.
~, ~ u, ll'Iiary commander of the district
w. "3Ly Is in charge of civic as well
- i-''''diy affairs, and has already done
-. .e'i'a' Nj o-e work, Mr.. Bond says. in re-
,T,.lt order throughout the district.
49,, puoHc work has already been I'M
80, under his direction. A Mavor
NV. oodIu OF aldermen for Baracoa have
,seli 'PpoInjed. Who manage all municipal
H-', subject to the approval of Col
, ns.' ana IN accordance with general or
Nm -.'1 aaed by Gen. Wood. Col. Hipolito
,rnns a former surgeon in the Cuban
,sir.,' Is Mayor He is a man of high at
boa5 ana culture. His brother is the
I afl.} ~ lhe force of Cuban gendarnes es-
"a ga by Col Wylly for the purnose
I, "a. 'ia aiming order in the district ont
ale Of the city. ~ %
a., i"'9e cuban gendarmes do a remark
i1.' WORK said Mr. Bond. 1.-The district
Da, we whole country, is filled with des-
o@ -' Characters, many of them former
r5o ana members of the Cuban army
,oa5,. 'o.lfnll every outrage and who are
a. IoI any sort of deviltry. As soon
nsr,. '9yo'Aes known that a man is des-
~ o. character or that he has been puil-
,l.e., ""5 outrageous offense. his name is
m upon the blacklist. This isl ie
, sro over by Col, Wylly to Cant Cal
aon-. WHO proceeds to hunt the criminal
s1r,. Usually nachete and Dair of
~ @ie brought in by the gendarmes
h. .''2Nce that no further trouble NAV
bs. Np,ettd from the parties under tbe
p.l nile l was at Baracoa CoI yvvli,,
isa. 'o'lned by Col Ray al Guantansn9o
bs5 former major of the Cuhan arr,v
MN, VI 7aulzed a band, stolen horses and
-ria, 'ed other depredations in thar ais
ana was believed to be heading for
over IAe information was turned
tho, 10 capt, Gallano, who ascertained
h o. l"o members of the gang had heen
sevl a,'l'loa during the day, but had 1eft
,fI hours before.
se,5,. Immediately started in nurs,,it
-oa5 small squads of men o,1t on escb
,no5 himself heading one snuad ua mr.
bs VIE gang for twenty-five miles over
fnsr sA roads of that country ana
men caught the major and some If bis
-op75.5 mouse which the partv s,,r-
spur. of ,a brought in the machete and
he'd 5sCo 'i IRE, 'ale major. whom he stated
CAPE T5.n N'''eu While endeavoring to es-
h this sa.' are only about thirty men
a Honderc''e OF gensdarmes, but they do
anyebe-o o a..- YORK 1t is now safe to ride
the casa a., ai ouhd Baracoa, which was not
Col -%n'n l first arrived there"
Ter 10 es.aSt KY Ga not find it an easy mat
Mr. Bona ', ad order in his district" said