The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
HOME RULE N CUBA
Santiago Howls Over Orders
to Turn Over Revenue.
REASONS FOR THE ORDER
Are Put in Evidence by the
Administration.
REASONS FOR THE ORDER

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 3.-Major Cen
eral Wood, the military commander here.
has cabled for permission to go to Wash
ington for two days and has been granted
leave of absence He viii leave Santiago
on board the United States transport Mis-
sissippi tonight.
The reason of the generals departure is
unquestionably the order received from
Havana to transmit the entire customs re-
ceipts each week to Havana AS cabled
last night, compliance with these instruc-
tons would involve the abandonment of
many necessary public Improvements,
would throw 10000 Cubans out of employ
ment and send them to the hills TO be-
come bandits and would revive SPANS
practice of monetary Capitalization which
caused most of her troubles in Cuba
1t is believed General Wood is DESTROYS
of seeing the president on this subject.
There was mass meeting today of
business men of all kinds TO protest
against the order from Havana
The members of the San Carlos club are
in a fever of excitement. They say. as
previously pointed out, that the main
cause for complaint against Spanish rule
was the continual demand for money OBJ
tanned from the different provinces which,
they claim, should remain in the prov
inces and be spent there.
Colonel Valiente, the Cuban who was
appointed chief of the gend armie, was
quite outspoken on the subject. He said
the Cubans had fought thirty years
1xr
to fight thirty years more, If necessary.
Americans who are familiar with the
situation here agree in saying that the
Cubans have good cause for complaint in
this instance.
The mass meeting was held in the plaza
and was attended by 1900 persons. Ener-
getic speeches were made against the poll
cy of centralizing money at Havana.
Most Of the speakers declare that the
principle which it is now proposed to put
into effect again had been fought against
by them for thirty years. All were ex
ceedingly eulogistic in their reference to
General Wood, imploring him to use his
influence with the Washington govern
ment against a revival Of one of the
worst features Of the Spanish regime.
0cIicIdi NNOOu lS-oSSo lAlC CAAlplAdilAC
opinion that all customs receipts should
be expended in the respective provinces
in whichthey are taken, with the excep-
tion of a percenta geshrdlP daisdradonnn
ton of such a percentage for Havana as
may he necessary for governmental ex-
penditures, geological surveys and other
features of public business of that char
acter. The local papers again renew their
assertion that if such an order is enforced
it will mean, if not civil war, at least
anarchy and riot in the province of San
tiagao, calling for a large force of United
States troops. The Cubans are making
elaborate preparations for a demonstra-
ton on General Woods departure. A
band will escort him to the wharf tomor-
row and the members of the supreme
mourt viii accompany the Mississippi
down the bay on steamer at the ex-
pense of the Cubans.
WASHINGTON'S VIEW OF 1T.
Washington. Jan. 3.-The objection of
the citizens of Santiago 70 the execution
of the war departments program requir-
ing all customs collections OF that port
and at all other Cuban ports to be sent
to Havana has Drought the war depart
ment face to face with another of the
many problems connected with the admin
istration of affairs in Cuba that require
speedy settlement. The order Is felt to be
absolutely necessary, the interests of good
government requiring that there should
be but one responsible head to the Gus
toms service in Cuba II was pointed out
at the war department today that If San
tiago, at one end Of the island, and Ha-
vana, near the other, were allowed to
keep their customs receipts. such prov
inces as Puerto Principe and Pinar del
Rio would be without funds 10 make any
public Improvements. The officials are
disposed to allow each of the military
commanders Of the seven departments
into which Cuba is now divided to submit
reruisitions based upon estimates Of cost
of such public works as sanitation, har-
Dor improvements and bridge and road
building as II is deemed desirable TO IN
dertake. The cabinet which General
Brooke is about to call TO mis- assistance
in the administration Of the island wiz