The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
BRIG.-GEN. WOOD Is HERE.
HE SAYS SANTIAGO IS NOW As
HEALTHFUL As NEW YORK.

Progress Made There = Has Come Back
Mt the Request of the Secretary of War.
Brig Gen Leonard Wood. Military Governor
OF the province OF Santiago. arrived In New
York last evening and put up at the Cam
bridge Mrs Wood and two children are with
him. The Woods sailed from Santiago on
Wednesday by the steamer Admiral Dewey and
reached Boston yesterday morning. They got
here at u o'clock last evening. and will remain
in town until tomorrow. when they will 60 TO
Washington. From there they go to Cam
bridge to attend commencement at Harvard
OF which Gen. Wood is an alumnus Mrs
Wood and the children will then go TO resort
on Long Island for the summer and Gen.
Wood will return to Santiago. sailing from
Boston on June 20
Gen. Wood returned to the United States
under an order from the Secretary OF War.
which directed him to report in person to the
Secretary not later than June % 1t was sug-
gested to the General that bis recall might
have been ordered SO that the Governor
Generalship of Cuba might be offered to him.
and his attention was called to a report re-
Gently published that Gen. Brooke being anx-
ious to be relieved. was TO lie succeeded by
Gen. Wood.
I'm sure know nothing about any such
rumor." said the General. u heard some
such report long time ago but that's odno
The Secretary knows what he wants me for.
| don't"
How about yellow fever and other con-
tagious diseases in Santiago ?" the reporter
asked.
There 10 no yellow fever in the province
| and no other contagious disease" was the an
swer. Santiago Is all right. All We want is Q
chance to earn an honest living down there and
| an opportunity TO go to school and well get
along. There Is no illness 70 speak OF IN the
whole province. The death rate there 10
| ,ower on"'' -, III '"
Phlladelphia' 10 DC more uennlte. the
death rate is about a. in 10 i;ooV To,,1 IN
Ne" ~ , 90 80 ~ 49, Wv
| fever is virtually stamped out ana there are no
indications OF Its return. This Is the first sum-
mar in the history Of the province when there
me- ~ wv no 800, ,.o,,n,r to,.ar nI ~ ~.
| the temperature. it was cooler when left San
| tiaoo tbon II ia Tonight in New York. To
raso thaH rs III and Soen hsothY
| IN Santiago in summon. / have only to tell YOU
that Wife and children have o been there for
W'I eay SsV them here beeauss was afraid
there all summer. and don't like to be called
names"
healthy" asked the reporter. ,,...
oh. lust insisted that the ordinary sanitary
he S 9i''sd INF III Hf" tSS
vaults shall be drained and whitewnshed and
that houses and yards shall be kept cleaned;
the The drainage is carried away The Barber As.
phalt Company Is laying pavement in many OF
new water and sewer pipes are put down and
the houses along the block are connected with
the H RSin about tho politicsl conditions ?"
| They're all right. too The great bulk Of
the Cuban Army. was under nrm' In Santiago
der arms now. Ali the Cuban soldiers are 90;
ing to, take their money and go to work |
Santiago. All the Santiago Cubans want is
work and chance to, educate their children.
about 1 Spen now in charge ary
capable, teachers-Cubans VIII, speak English.
The Cpbans are now asking that the old mu-
several months ago issued an order that
no Cuban bearing arms should have work or
executed exec IT, It worked Admirably, have the
arms and the Cubans have employment, and
pend in public works. and the Cubans do the
work. other Cubans who have gone back into
i y%k s S9 ae s mp
Instruction in the province with the
aid Of tho best .9gitators in Cuba;
| Santiago city into the interior TO stir una re-
he the Ra Of it.
| and sent some men after him to see how he
succeeded. The natives Just wouldn't be in
| cited. they tOIu MN tney nnu nau enough
| lighting and enough Generals and Colonies
and such SO he gave it UP as a bad Job.
| about the nrigandage in the province. There
| is none OF that now The highway business
was started by a few Cuban officers who wanted
to be chiefs OF rural police and couldn't. so they
| turned hlghwaymen. We issued an order to
| the effect TINT these gentlemen be brought in
| dead or alive preferably dead. A few were
| brought in on stretchers and the rest in irons.
| All but three have now been liberated. and they
are the most Industrious citizens OF the
| province
| =" Ever since have been in Santiago | have
prescribed liberal doses u the United States
Constitution and the treatment has been re-
| mark ably rfllcacous Every accused person
has the right OF trial by iurv. he is confronted
BY his accuscrs and is allowed counsel II he
signed to defend him and everybody's rights
| are respected. The Cubans know when
they're well treated and appreciate it. As
an example OF their dislike to injure one i
remember me Supah lourhhllSt, lrullilo; the
thn nuiIjcation there Well n few DAYS ago