Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-12
Insurgent Leaders Feelings Hurt by
American Indifference.
EXPECTED INVITATION TO HAVANA
Santa Clara Has Almost Been De-
populated Since 1896.
RETURN OF GENERAL CLOUS

REMEDIES, Province of Santa Clara,
Cuba January u delayed in transmisson).
Gen. Maxine Gomez has been enthusiastic
cally feted in the towns he has visited in
this vicinity. Triumphal arches, inscribed
viva Liberating Army, and expressing
gratitude to the United States, were erected.
At breakfast at Caibarien, given hin,
by the Spanish residents, Gen. Gomez toast
ed President Mckinley.
Captain Lamias, collector of the port, and
Deputy Collector Anderson We're among
those present.
No dutiable merchandise has arrived at
Caibarien since January /, but some for
eign steamers are due there tomorrow.
Gen. Gomez will probably proceed to
Santa Clara. stopping at intermediate
towns. He has been invited to visit towns
in all parts of the island. and receives many
gifts. The general is understood to be hurt
at the fact that the United States govern
ment officials are not noticing him and are
not inviting him to Havana. Although he
garding his feelings. his intimate friends
are aware that he expected different trea t.
ment.
The poor of Caibarien are receiving United
States rations which were sent last No
Vember
Santa Clara DepOpulated.
HAVANA, January 12.-The official re-
port of the mayor of Santa Clara shows
that in 1886 there were LAG deaths, in 1897
69s7 deaths, and 4,s41 deaths in 1898, being
in three years a loss of 50 per cent of the
population.
Gen. Raphael Montaloo will be appointed
superintendent of the penitentiary.
Gen. Carpenter, at Puerto Principe is
forming a rural police force, under the
command of Col. Brauiapena.
Gen. CIous Returns.
NEW YORK, January 12.-Brigadier Gen
eral J. W. Clous, secretary of the Cuban
evacuation commission. arrived from Ha-
vana today on the Ward line steamship
City of Washington. He was accompanied
by his secretary. Lieut.. Reon Barnes, and
his aids, Capt. B. E. Calhoun and Capt.
James Hart.
Gen. Clous brought with him several
large boxes, containing the records of the
commission. war relics and a small can
non. The cannon came from Havana and
was captured from the British by the Span
iards in the seventeenth century. Speak
ing of the work of the commission, Gen.
Clous said:
I'VE We're treated rather coldly at the
first. but both the United States and Span
iSh commissioners were soon on rather
good terms. OF course. we had the Spanish
manana' TO overcome. We expected TO
get through our work much sooner than
We did but the cry was always "manana.'
1t was only by the most persistent work
that on January l of this year Il ,S16 Span
iards had left the island
There are now in Matanzas 17.000 Span
ish troops and in Cienfuegos $4,000. These
will probably all be out of the island by
the middle of February. The conditions III
Havana are good, though there is more
restitution there than at Santiago. But
then it must be remembered that thu
United States has not been In control there
as long as it has in Santiago. The chart
table OrganiZat tons in the city of Havana
are doing good work. There are at pres
ent 100 sick Spanish soldiers in the Ha
vana hospitals The health of our owl
troops continues good"
When asked his opinion regarding tbs
concentration of custom receipts at Ha
vana General Clous said: The isant
should be run as whole. If the receipt.
in Santiago are sent to Havana Santiago
will probably receive back its share"