The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-07
CAPT. JONES BACK
Returns From Cuba on Thirty
Days Sick Leave,
HAS HAD ENOUGH OF CUBA
Says Cubans are Worse Than
the Spaniards.
las HAD ENOUGH OF CUBA

Captain S. W. Jones', Of the Twenty
third Kansas volunteers, stationed at San
Luis, Cuba, is home on a. sick furlough
extending thirty days. When interviewed
at his home last night by an Eagle re-
porter he expressed himself being de-
lighted to get back to Wichita, and said
ne had seen enough of Cuba and its en-
vironments 10 not want to return.
Captain Jones does not carry back with
him a very high opinion of the Cubans or
their leader, Maxine Gomez, who ne
thinks is a genuine fake, being in it for
Gomez only, and says that the Spanish in
his opinion, are far more loyal to the
United States at the present time than the
Cubans, whom he terms Q lazy, revengeful
horde, and has frequently heard such ex-
pressions as I'VE are Only waiting for you
Americans to 'vamoose. when we will put
fn end to Spanish merchants" and for
that reason the Spaniards are in hope that
the island viii be annexed istead Of being
granted home rule.
The captain says great changes have
taken place in both San Luis and Santiago
since their regiment arrived there. Under
General Woods supervision, the white
wings are turning chaos into order and
on every hand American enterprise and
rule are very evident. Sewers are being
laid all over both cities. whole cargo of
sewer pipe arriving at Santiago the morn
ing Captain Jones left there.
When asked how the regiment was get
ting along, and if they were very anxious
10 return to the states, Captain Jones said
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was in a healthy condition, but that the
men had seen enough of Cuba and were
clamoring 10 get back home, not that they
were dissatisfied with army life so much
as the climate, which has been exceed
ingly hot, the mercury registering % in the
shade a week ago last Thursday when the
captain was embarking.
The men expect to be relieved the 18th Of
this month and will Immediately board
transport for Newport News and from
thence viii proceed to Fort Leaveuworth
where it is expected they will arrive March
L and will be mustered out on or about
March L.
Captain Jones speaks highly Of his com
pany especially of Lieutenant Green, also
of this city, who he says has proved him
self a very capable officer and is now tenn
porarily in command of the company; and
also says that the Twenty-third Kansas |
has the reputation of being the best dis |
ciplined and best drilled volunteer COM !
pany in Cuba at the present time The |
regiment has lost five privates through |
death and one officer, Lieutenant Bassett |
of company c, OF Atchison, who died OF |
malarial fever
Despite his Illness, which was due a |
great deal TO climatic changes. Captain |
Jones looks well, and says he viii be glad !
40 get his discharge and settle down in /
Wichita once more. Although his fur
Tough does not expire until the 1st of /
March, he thinks he viii not have to re-
turn 20 Cuba but viii meet his REGIMENT
at Fort LeAvenworth- On his way from
New York he stopped off at Washington
Tor day and called on the adiutant gen
Hral about some armym alters, and was
Told that he could get a commission as
lieutenant in the Ninth immunes. colored
regiment, which via remain in Cuba. but
refused to consider it, as his six months
experience on Cuban soil was sufficient for
MIN. He has not decided as vet what
he viii do after his discharge but will
probably engage in the wholesale poultry
business if the outlook is good.
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