The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05

department. He was accompanied by
his staff and a correspondent of the
Associated Press. The trip occupied
one week and was made on the United
States transport Wright.
The object of the inspection was more
to see the condition of the people and
obtain suggestions as to their needs
than to make a conventional inspection
of army posts, although the inspection
was thorough in every respect.
At Manzanillo, the first post visited,
the garrison consists of three troops of
q Tenth cavalry, Colonel whistles
own regiment, the gallant colored troop
erS whose bravery on the san Juan
battlefield, with that of the other color
ed regiment, the Ninth cavalry, perhaps
saved the impetuouS rough r1derS from
repulse and disaster This regiment
takes kindly TO Cuban service, officers
and men almost unanimously saying
they prefer Cuba to the hard frontier
posts where they have served so many
ear in the United States. Everywhere
the colored boys are popular among the
Cubans. They have fitted up their COM
Portable barracks in a homelike manner
and have an excellent gymnasium and
library in Manzanillo. The excellent
reglmental band is stationed there and
gives bi-weekly concerts on the plaza
that are greatly enjoyed by the people.
Near Manzanillo are located five
prosperous g plantations which
have produced this season over %, 1000
pounds of sugar This is a small frac-
ton Of the capacity OF the plantation,
all of which are preparing to plant
large areas Of cane this year. Cieba
Hueca plantation, the property of Mr.
John Riegna, Of New York, the largest
sugar plant in the province of Santiago
was visited. All the operating planta-
lions on the M~anzanillo are own
| ed by Americans and English.
From M~anzanillo Colonel Whitside
went by ambulance to Bayamo, the his
tOric old ruins founded in 1921, once a
city of 10000 people, now Inhabited by
probably 5000 persons and garrisoned
by one troop of the Tenth cavalry The
0 is an excellent one at this eason
Of the year, and has been greatly i'm
proved by the Americans. 1t passes
through the richest agricultural por-
ton of the province. as October this
district was inundated by floods and
government rationS were issued to 5000
persons for two or three months Col
Whitside at that time commanded the
district, and he that as soon
as II was possible for people to raise a
crop of sweet potatoes and vegetables,
which only requires a few weeks, no
further rations would be wen Now
the % is skirted by a continuous line
of little farms and filed with Cubans
| carrying fruits and vegetables to the
market The tobacco crop is immense,
considering the time since the floods.
It is estimated that 10000 pounds viii
be marketed this summer at Manzan-
lilo. No government aid whatever is
given or needed, except employment
on public works. which are being
pushed by the officers OF the Tenth reg
irnent-
Two large schoonerS were being load
ed with mahogany and cedar logs for
European ports. Immense quantities OF
these valuabl woods are shipped from
ManZanilio, having been hauled for
leagues by oxen to the port or hoated
down h Cauta river from the remote
interior
General Rabi lives near Bayamo- His
record IS a fighter is brilliant, and he
has steadfastly refused all offers of pc
sition and profit under the American
government. This is so unusual that he
is regarded as a really dangerous man
The position Of inspector of forests
with a high salary and no duties was