Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-13
BIG RAILROAD STRIKE IN CUBA.
Sixteen Hundred Men Quit Work.
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Havana, April 12-The strike on the
United railroads is assuming serious
character. The number of strikers has
been increased to 1000. A committee rep
resenting the strikers waited upon Gov
ernor General Brooke yesterday, explain
ing the attitude of the strikers. The gem
eral warned them not to disturb public.
order The strikers will move the mails
and American troops, but will not assist
in the transportation of passengers or
freight.
Commercial and personal interests are
suffering and it is believed the strikers
will prevent new men from working.
1t is not probable that the United rail-
roads will be able to find the requisite
number of engineers in Cuba to drive
their trains. and there are no signs of an
end of the strike.
Work on the new barracks for the
ince of Pinar del Rio, is interrupted by
the strike. The strikers it should be said,
are altogether orderly.
General Maxine Gomez was notified last
night by the Cuban army representatives
from Pinar del Rio. Havana and Matan-
zaS provinces that they have reinstated
him as commander-in-chief. The Cuban
generals of Santa Clara province adhered
by telegraph to the action of the western
de Cuba are to be heard from.
General Leonard Wood, in command of
Santiago de Cuba, declares that there are
no Cubans under arms in that part of the
island, and the Cubans say there are no
Cuban soldiers in the province of Puerto
Principe.
The military authorities have been in
formed that they will receive today the
Cuban army muster rolls now held by
the so-called executive committee APP
pointed by the late military assembly be-
fore it's dissolution. With General Gomez
as the army's representative to be dealt
with in the matter of payment and dis
banding, and with the rolls in their pos
session. the Americans will then be in a
position to push forward theoretically,
which they are fully prepared to do.
Doubtless there will be considerable crit
icism among the Cubans when it is an
nounced that the United States is fully re-
solved not to make any payments to for
mer soldiers now in civil employme' t. and
to eliminate also all who enlisted after
July II last
The Third Kentucky volunteers A Off
GERS and 942 men. sailed from Matanzas
Yesterday for Savannah on the Florida
regiment will leave Cienfuegos today as
we'll as a battalion of the Third engineers,
now stationed at headquarters. The en-
gineers will be the last volunteers to
leave. as the signal corps will probably be
mustered out here.
The foundations of the barracks to be
constructed at Camp Buena Vista for the
regulars are finished. and the Guanajay
barracks will be ready some time next
month. Yesterday an American soldier,
whose name is believed to be Condor,
grew disorderly in a barroom at Ell Cerro
and assaulted policeman with piece of
gaspipe. The policeman shot the soldier.
and he died yesterday morning. A duel
was fought yesterday morning between
Equine Santa Cruz and Emanuel Menen-
dez, arising out of a political discussion.
Menendez was wounded in the arm.
General Ludlow announced yesterday
the appointment of Aristeds Aguerro to
take charge of the distribution of rations
in the department of Havana at a salary
of 5000 a month. chargeable, like the RAJ
tons. to the Cuban customs. Aguerro was
one of the most violent members of the
Cuban military assembly, and vigorously
garded as an able man.