The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-26
Civil Employees OF the Late Cuban Re-
Money to BE Paid the Soldiers.
COLOR LINE NOT TO BE DRAWN
ALL PERSONS EQUAL BEFORE THE
LAW, REGARDLESS OF RACE.
Spaniards In Favor Of Annexation
General Brooke Likely to LeSalize
Marriages by PrOtestants.

HAVANA, April 25.-Carlos Manuel De
Cespedes. of the staff OF General Gomez,
and who was recently sent to Santiago to
make an estimate of the Cuban soldiers in
the province called on the Governor Gen
eral to-day and reported that there were
twenty thousand there-half the whole num-
Der In the island.
General Gomez. this afternoon, received at
Quinta de Los Moinas five generals of the
consulting committee appointed to consider
with him the army's future, and the details
Of arrangements with the United States
military authorities Cespedes was present
The conference agreed as TO the precise
terms of the NANTES 10 be issued by
Gomez to the Cuban people and army to-
morrow, already outlined in the dispatches
to the Associated Press.
Gen. Pedro Betancourt the new civil
Governor of Matanzas who is a vigorous
anti-anneXationist, has written TO General
Gomez, placing the command of his corps
and his own services at the disposition of
Gomez. In concluding his letter, he says:
I'VE are now commencing the most difficult
epoch in the long struggle to secure our
ideal. The reconstruction of the country i'm
poses duties upon us which we must fulfill
with the same faithfulness as the obliga-
| tions OF war"
General Gomez has received request
| from a body of so-called civil employees Of
the Cuban republic that they may be In
| cluded in the distribution of the $S,O0O,0oO
| To-day General Brooke and the advisory
Cabinet spent two hours in considering the
names OF representative Cuban lawyers,
who have been suggested as members of the
al
who have been offered positions in the tri-
| bunal, Senor Smith, of Matanzas, and Senor
Pichardo, of Puerto Principe. have de-
| clined.
General Brooke is considering the issuance
| of a decree making marriages by Protestant
| clergymen in Cuba lawful and legalizing the
marriages of Cuban soldiers in the field by
military chiefs, provided these are recorded
| as the civil law requires.
Mrs Brooke has accepted the honorary
presidency Of the board Of directors Of the
| Casa Benificencia Orphanage.
NO COLOR LINE.
Gen. Miguel Gomez, civil Governor of
| Santa Clara, has issued decree declaring
| that all persons are equal before the law,
regardless of race or color.
Nicolas Rivera, director of the Diaro de la
! Marina, has given his opinion as TO the
wishes of the Spanish element in Cuba con-
| corning the government of the island. 1.-The
| Spanish people in Cuba.' said Mr.. Rivera,
number about 100000. or one-third the total
| population of Cuba, which is to-day not
| more than million Their wealth amounts
to more than two-thrds of the total wealth
of the island. for almost all the commerce
| is in their hands as well large part of
the manufactures and much of the agricul-
| ture. Furthermore the farms held by
| Cubans are almost every one mortgaged to
| Span!ardS or other foreigners.
| LAS for the ultimate establishment of a
| Cuban Independent government the Span
| iards wish this were possible, but mat
| ter of fact they fear 1t more than they desire
| IT, The SpaniardS in Cuba care more for
the Cubans. who are their brothers, than
they do for the Americans, who until yes
| terday were their enemies and who have
| just vanquished them in the Antilles and in
the Philippines. But the Cubans detest the
| Spaniards while you Americans respect
| them. Consequently as between Cuban in
| dependence and the annexation of these
islands to the United States, you would find
every Spaniard In Cuba unheSitatingly vot-
ing for annexation. 1 assure you that the
majority Of Spaniards in Cuba to-day would
| withdraw from the island the
United States announced its intention of
| leaving Cuba free and independent. With
| the Americans gone the Spaniards would
have no protection and they would of neces-
| sity have to leave"
Forty-five former American soldiers are
now enrolled in the Havana police force.
Senior Antonio Durate has instituted legal
proceedings against the Banco Espanol TO
compel the redemption of bank notes to the
face value of $365,000 The matter will come
before the Supreme Court.
The United States hospital ship Missouri
is about 10 sail for Nuevitas, province of
Puerto Principe to embark United States
troops suffering from typhoid fever, or re-
covering from it. together with the conval-
escents in that province.
Ten ladies of Cienfuegos have tele-
graphed General Gomez an eloquent express
sion OF thanks for his appointment of a
woman's corps of the guard of honor
AT p. m. the temperature in Havana was
79 degrees.
There is much good feeling in Puerto
Principe over the retention of General Car
penter as commander of the department.
La Verdad, published at the city of Puerto
Principe, says: For our part We should
sincerely regret General Carpenters depart
ure. Though we have occasionally attacked
him. we must admit that he Is a governor.
He is discreet and always has the interests
of the province at heart, has surmounted
great difficulties. and has won the applause
OF those who formerly were unwilling 10
lend him the moral support which he de-
served. Our province is quiet. compared
with other parts OF the island; there are no
bandits and the farmers are resuming
work.
= General Fitzhugh Lee is making tour OF