The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-16
SITUATION IN CUBA.
The Work of the Almoners of the
Industrial Relief Fund.
OPPOSITION TO BISHOP SBARRETTI.
A Committee Appointed to Inform the
Bishop OF the Wishes OF the Cuban
People-LooRing out for
the Plague.

Havana, March 12.-Herbert Allen
and Horace Barnes, almoners of the
Cuban Industrial Relief fund, which
for about year has been operating
relief farms near Cieba and Mocha.
furnishing work for many of the vic
Tins of reconcentration have lust
returned to Matanzas after distribu-
ting 81 work oxen among small farm
ers. They were received by Gen.
Wilson, military governor of the de-
partment, who conferred with them
regarding their undertakings and ex-
pressed cordial approval of this meth
od of recOnstructing Cuba. Gen.
Wilson. who urged them strongly TO
continue, has always been an advocate
of government aid i'm supplying cattle
to deserving farmers, failing which in
his judgment the banksrs or chart
table institutions should take the mat
ter in hand.
FL Diario de la Marina, discussing
agricultural developments. SAYS: "a
possible solution of the question of
mortgagcd property would he to al
low the holders of mortgages to adj
minister the properties until they had
paid themselves off. and then to have
the properties returned to the mort
gagees. Failing this. the law should
take its course. so that the land may
come into the hands of those having
sufficient money TO work il. As Cuba
is supported almost entirely bv Gus
toms dues. and as the potcntiality of
Cuba to pay these dues rests upon
what the soil produccs-Cuba being
entirely agricultural-it is of vital
necessity TO stimulate agricultural
reconstruction"
Comparatively few people attended
yesterdays meeting to protest against
the appointment of Monsignor Sbar-
rctti TO the bishopric of Havana. 4
committee of four. including Gen.
Maxine Gomez, was appointed to
visit the bishop and to inform him
respectfully of the wishes of the Gu
ban people. II was urged that il
would be better to take this course
on the chance that MonSignor Sbar-
rctti would express u willingness to
resign, and thus save the work Of or
ganizing some 10 subcommittee of
protest from the various parts of
the diocese, as was originally pro-
posed.
y resolution was offered advocating
that protest be sent direct to the
pope and that nothing further be
done until his answer had been re-
ceived, but this was ncgatived by
large majority. il being argued that
the movement might grow cold were
the agitation to he dropped for six
weeks, the time il was estimated
would be required to get a reply from
Rome.
representative Of the popular
committee of protest. who was pres
ent, said that general manifestations
in opposition TO the appointment were
about TO be made in the provinces
of Matanzas and Santa Clara on the
day after the landing of Monsignor
Sbarretti, but that the letter which
Gen. Gomez published in the Havana
papers was telegraphed to many
towns and had the effect of deterring
the intending demonstrations.
The marine hospital service is keep
ing special lookout for cases of bu-
homie plague which might reach Ha-
vana on incoming steamers. An YES
sells from, Mexico are rigidly inspect
ed. As yet there is no confirmation
of the report Of case of the plague
on the steamer Nucatan, from Vera
Cruz.
Secretary of War Root was busy all |
the morning receiving the heads of |
the various departments of govern
mcnt and comforting with them. Col !
lector Bliss. Mai. Ladd. Mrs. Roos-
evelt, Mrs. Chaffee and some mem
bcrs Of Secretary Roots party visited
MORO castle and Cabanas fortress.