New-York tribune., 1901-07-31

Wood and DR.. Laine, with the nurses. were
taken from the vessel on the Governor Flower
and carried to what General Wood referred to
as my dispatch boat" the Kanawha. On the
latter he will spend three weeks sailing along
the Long Island and New-England coasts. He
does not expect to go further north than Cape
Cod. 1t is thought that the cool air of the sea
will restore his strength.
Speaking of affairs in Cuba, General Wood
said:
learn that the law governing elections in Cuba
can ard arrange for the elections 1 think that all
and estabiishing Cuban government can be ac-
eomplished in about eight months from now
are particularly slow just now because the mer-
ehants are waiting for the @ or eo the
in business, these Spanards This is proved by the
the war am highly graJihed by the kindness
that has been shown to me & by the cuban people;
have not had any fever in ten days, and have
as can and return TO Havana to wind our
affairs there a---
DR.. Laine said his patient was improving rap
idly and that his recuperative faculty was re-
markable
1.-THE people in Cuba love General Wood" he
said further. 1--WE had him brought on board
the Morro Castle at $50 in the morning. al
though the vessel did not sail until 1 o'clock in
necessary to carry him in a stretcher. To
man in his condition a demonstration no mat
ter how well meant would be injurious. and we
knew that if the hour of his embarkation were
known the people would appear in large num-
bers to bid him farewell. Some were AFRAID
that we intended to take him to the United
States and not bring him back
Before the vessel sailed many army officers,
Cuban army officers and delegation from the
Chamber of Commerce, with number OF prl-
vate citizens, came the pier and saw the
vessel start. The Cuban people believe General
Wood holds the reins of government IN MS
hands, and they are satisfied with what he has
done"
Carlos Garcia Y Velez. son of the Cuban
leader General Garcia. and Gonzales de
Ouesada A member of the Cuban Constitutional
Convention. formerly representative of the
Cuban Iunta in Washington, and after the war
with Spain Commissioner from CUBA TO the
United States. were also on the Morro Castle
Senor Garcia is Inspector-Gene of Cuban
Penal Institutions. He comes partly on private
business and partly to study the State prisons
and other places of confinement within easy
reach of this city Speaking of commercial ar-
fairs in Cuba, General Garcia said:
The sugar crop this year will reach 10000 tons
known Since the United States capital has
built mills and the sugar conoltlol IS oettel
before But something must be zone to reduce the
sugar and tobacco taxes. A given bulk of Cuban
tobacco weighs four times as much as tne same 10
bulk of Sumatra tobacco me duty' noweveL' S s 20
the same This is discrimination In favor OF
Snmatra The duties are burdensome and threaten
the prosperity of the island because the planters
cannot dispose of their wares 10 advantage
General Garcia has had much TO do with poll
tics OF the island and in his judgment the re-
cent utterances of T Estrada Palma advocating
opnaxation of the island have hurt his chances
Presidency Cuban
In tbis Senior Quesada does not agree. The lat
ter win nav a visit to 7. Estrada Palma at Cen
tral Valley N Y. before returning TO Cuba, and
talk over affairs with the leader He said yes
terdav that the Presidency would be forced upon
Sefor Palma.
."rhe general condition of Cuba said Senor
OuAsada lis satisfactory The recent visit Of
General Gomez has cleared away any misappre-
hension felt the Platt amendment. Our
people understand that the United States
will do it's utmost for the island. Educational
United States and carried out by the Cubans
themselves have done wonders.
There is a general sentiment in Cuba that she
must become republic. and that the United
States is pledged TO assist Cuba in bringing this
about"
Sehor Quesada said that the Brooklyn con-
tractor Michael ]. Dady. who has the contract
for dredging the harbor at Cardenas. is likely to
get the Havana Harbor sewage contract, which
will amount to about S13 100000
Among the passengers on the MORO Castle
who were sent TO Quarantine was Mr.. Chamber
lain, the contractor, who has the contract for
raising the battleship Maine from the bottom of
Havana Harbor.