The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-14
MANY eEoRGIANs IN CUBA.
TO WORK OUT THE ISLANDS
DESTINY.

Ten SavanDahtans on the United
states Government Employees Ros-
ter-TNenty-three From Georgia.
Their Services VIII End May 20
With the Surrender of the Island
Government, and Most of Ther
Hope 10 BE Transferred to other
Positions.
The roster of the United States gov
eminent employees in the Island of
Cuba contains the names of twenty
three Georgians, among whom are ten
from Savannah. In few cases their
legal residence has been changed to
some other state, but in most they
still claim Georgia, and those from
this city. Savannah. as their home.
These men have helped in the es-
adjustment of a free and representa-
tive government on the island, to
bring order from chaos, health from
sickness and bad sanitation and
beauty from neglect. Georgians and
Savannahians have played prominent
part in this work, some of their NUM-
Der holding positions of trust and re-
sponsibility in the employ of the gov
whose names appear on the roster who
are drawn from forty states and terri
tories of the Union, Georgia, with
twenty-three representatives, has
many mora than her share.
George Allan, of Savannah, is chief
, clerk In the Office of the discussing
quartermaster at Matanzas; Stephen
N. Bernhard, of. Savannah, is auditor
of telegraph and cable accounts for
the island, with headquarters at Ha-
vana; s. G. Lowenthal of Savannah,
is chief clerk of the Cubans customs
service, at Havana; II. II. c. New
comb. of Savannah, is captain in the
revenue cutter service of the island:
Emil j. Hall, of Savannah, is chief
inspector of the sanitary department.,
at Havana.
Among the other Georgians in the
government service are Thomas NJ
Baker, Savannah, In the auditors Of
flee at Havana: Mrs. Sara L. Back
with, Savannah stenographer at De-
partment headquarters, Havana; J. r.
Bronson, Macon. clerk in the office OF
the quartermaster at Matanzas S. e.
Clinard, Climax, manager of the gov
eminent telegraph Office at Bayamo;
S. ID. Harriss, Savannah. in the office
of the captain of the port at Havana;
Henry s. Holly, formerly of Clinton,
bookkeeper for the engineering depart
u.
Blakely inspector of street improve
ments at Santiago: e. c. Hood Hudson,
Hamilton, chief record clerk in the
treasury department, Havana; w. H
Johnson, Columbus, in the central
telephone exchange at Columbia Bar
racks; j. Il. Loeb, Savannah, clerk in
the auditors office, Havana: f. A.
PouJaud, Atlanta, clerk in the Office OF
the quartermaster, at Matanzas: Addi-
son T. Ruan, Macon, disbursing agent
for the Signal Corps, Havana: Frank
M. Smith. Woodview, manager of the
government telegraph Office at Man
zanillo; Walter f. Smith, Macon, APP
praiser of tissues in the Havana Gus
tom House; CASTOR M Stephens, Hill
ton, manager of the government tele-
graph office at Santo Domingo: N. B.
Stewart, Butler, paymaster of the en-
gineer department at Havana; George
B. Washington, Savannah, bookkeeper
of the auditors office. at Havana:
John G. Washington, Savannah, clerk
In the office of the disbursing quar-
termaster, at Matanzas; A. S. Will
liams, Blairsville, clerk in the engi-
neering department, at Havana
The employees of the government on
the island have formed themselves into
an association, which does not, how
ever, embrace all of their number. The
employees of three of the administra-
1--WE DIVISIONS, NUMBER ABOUT 100 men,
declined to join in the movement, and
scattered about the island, in the view
of the publishers of the roster, there
are isolated individuals it has been inn
possible to reach and list.
The service of these employees will
terminate with the surrender of the ISL
and government to the officers of the
Republic of Cuba, which will take
place on May 20. Their association is
engaged in an effort to have its men,
bers transferred to other positions in
the governments employ.