The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
SAN TACO IS
NOW SATISFIED
Will Retain the Customs
Receipts.
WORK WILL BE CONTINUED
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRE-
SANITATION NOT DESIRABLE.
Complaint Made That Havana Has
Fattened at the Expense Of the
Whole Island of
Cuba.
WORK WILL BE CONTINUED
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRE-
SANITATION NOT DESIRABLE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Jan, 5.-The ex-
PLANTATION of the War Department at
Washington of it's intentions regarding
the transfer of customs receipts from
the different ports in Cuba to Havana
is met here by statements from the Gu
bans that the plan is similar to the one
adopted by the Spaniards, when requi-
sitions on Havana obtained less than s
per cent of what the requisition called
for. The merchants, business men and
influential people here say Havana has
grown rich and prosperous at the ex-
pense of the rest of the island, and the
Cubans and governmental officials at
Santiago say the Cubans of Havana are
responsible for Major General Brooke's
order on this subject. The people here
add that the Havana Cubans are still
anxious to maintain the same system of
Capitalization of funds that was in
force before the American occupation.
A dispatch was received from Ha-
vana to-day saying that the customs
receipts may remain in Santiago The
effects of this information are good and
particularly so, so far as the laborerS
are concerned.
sured the laborers that all work now i'll
progress will go on, and therefore
there is not likely to be any immediate
trouble But educated Cubans, the
members of the San Carlos Club, the
Judges Of the Supreme Court. the local
newspapers, and Cuban and foreign
merchants here agree that the situation
is substantially unchanged and that
any such projects as was originally out
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representation. Their argument is that
General Brooke, residing at Havana,
will always be antagonistic to the in
terests Of the province of Santiago and
likely to object to necessary expendi-
ture in this section. Prominent Cubans
emphatically assert that If Cuban
Government should assume to issue
such an order-concentrating the GUS
toms receipts at Havana-civil war
would break out Immediately. 1t is
hoped that a civil government may be
established in every province, distinct
from the rule of the governor general,
who should be merely the military chief
of the island.
DR.. Castillo and Mayor Bacardi have
proved true in this crisis and have
urged the citizens to remain peaceful
while waiting the results Of the visit of
General Wood and DR.. CASTILLO to
Washington.
General Wood, accompanied by his
aid de camp, Lieutenant Hanna, and
DR.. CASTILLO, representing the mer-
chants and business men of this city,
left here for New York to-day on board
the United States transport Mississippi.
They were accorded an enthusiastic
send-off from the palace and during
their passage down Marian street to
the wharf. The municipal band pre-
ceded General Wood, who was accom-
panied by the Mayor and his staff and
large numbers of officers and Cubans,
who walked the entire distance amid
continuous applause and cheers for
General Wood.
The latter was deeply moved There
were between 5000 and 5000 persons in
the procession, and the women wept
and wished the general bon voyage.
Cuban gratitude was never more clear
ly expressed. Men, who a few weeks
ago were antagonstic to the American
commander, were to-day among his
most enthusiastic supporters.
The members of the Supreme Court
and the band of the Fifth Regular In
fantry were on board the auxiliary
gunboat Hist, which saluted the Mis-
sissippi and bade her farewell in the
usual manner. The Mississippi, which
was brilliantly decorated, was also sa-
luted by the Punta Gorda batteries.