The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-07

Havana. March s-For the month of
March the various provinces. excepting
the province of Santiago, have made
te4ulS'tion for two million Tations. Thus
instead OF diminishing. the TeQuisition has
doubled since that OF January l. This Is
due partly 10 the fact that the Cubans
use every possible opportunity OF get
ing TationS under false preteuses. and
partly to the fact that the American dis
trloutors are unable TO discriminate prop
erly between impostors and the really
needy.
Indeed. the Americans are almost in q
position OF having 10 give to anybody
VINO looks poor. The reQuisition for the
province OF Havana tor March is G0eO
rations. Maj. Gen. Ludlow mas given the
strictest orders Jhat the distributors I'm
Havana she'll, so far as possible, give only
TO persons really ill, utterly unable To
work, or of advs need age, and that appl-
cants who are proven guilty Of misrepre-
sentating their condition shall be severely
punished.
The supply ship Comal, with 100000 ra-
lions, will proceed TO Matanzas and Nue.
vitas 20 unload them.
The Cuban Military Assembly held
thlrd secret session this afternoon. a
guard being placed aropnd the house
where the meeting was held. and the
PUBIC being vigorously excluded from: the
precincts. The assumption Is that the
mysterious H2000,000 proposal fathesed ty
Senor Fares is still under discussion.
Gen. Maxine Gomez ignores the Assem-
bly,.
Eager for Greater Notoriety.
With the disarming of the army the
Assembly's functions will disappear. II
is rumored to-day that the members are
considering an early dissolution. but are
trying to gain nOtOriety before the As
sembly ceases to exist. In some of the
political clubs talk still continues in favor
OF forming a political party under the
leadership OF Gen. Gomez. with the spe-
cific object Of leading Cuba to the indie
pendence not yet attained.
An unconfirmed report is In circulation
of riotous disturbances by Cubans at
Puerto Principe.
La Discussion publishes an alleged inter-
view with Mai. Gen. Wilson. Military
Governor of Mat3nzas. which represents
him as saying to the Cuban General. Pc
drO Betarcourt. that he expects 10 leave
Cuba soon. and that. therefore. the work
the province must be FASTENED.
Jose Maria Gomez has been appointed
Civil Governor Of Santa Clara
Maj. Gen. Lee will have a review Of the
Seventh Army Corps on Wednesday in
honor of Admiral Sampson and other ma
val officers.
Typhoid in Seventh Corps.
There are now sixty-eight cases Ct ty-
phoid fever in the corps. an increase Of
seven since the last official report
During a general fight on Saturday
night among the men of Company T.
First North Carolina Regiment. Frank
James. of StatesbOro, n. g., was badly
cut with a knife and stabbed In the bach
with a bayOnet. Private DuckwOrth mas
been confined In the regimental guard
house charged with the staDbing James
will recover
Col. Tasker Fl. Bliss. the Secretary here
Of the Treasury Department, has issued
a statement that the United States con-
sulaT agents are unable 10 obtain TeCOg-
milton or protection In foreign ports for
the blue and white flag recently designed
for Cuban shipping. and warns cuban
shipHasterS not 10 proceed 10 foreign
ports flying this flag.