The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
SEVERITY OF THE NEW REGIME
Decree Defining tho Powers Of Civll
and Military Authorities.
Stringent Regulations for tho Punishment 4
Solutions Persons and Thor Aecompllcss.
Te Deum I'm Honor Of the Span.
ish Victory (O at Oallao.
Influx Of 0paniards from the South
American Republics.

American Republics.
The steamship Columbia Captain Barton, from H.
vans, 10th inst. arrived ct this port yesterday. We
our dispatches
Our Havana Corrsspondence.
HAVANA, juno 10, 1854
That the Spanish government 10 alarmed for their po
sessions in these regions quite clear Whether mo-
aAr and they should be the best judges OF the propss
course 10 pursue. Tho policy adopted for thsse
islands the repressve and restrictive ono now being
applied under the direction Of set Of oioials and
this much being certain only remains for the curious
spectator TO observe how many turns Of the screw viii
be deemed necessary TO secure everything nice and
tight couple Of days ago decree appeared In all The
papers OF this city, BY which law made for and herse
fore existing only In Span declared to DO In foFes
in Cuba and Porto Rico This decree is dated at MadA
January 23 1885, and the law to which refers dsssl
April II 1921. The best way TO explain these docu
ments will be to give an extract from each The rst n
order IL follows-
The Ministry Of War has communicated to this Captain
Generally under date Of April Is last past tho following
Siosr ExosILssr sR-Ths Colonial Bureau has "a.
dressed to this the War Department the following com
munication Tho Minister for the Colonies addresses =
the Superior Civil Governors the following In O.
der to avoid doubts and difficulties which, I'm the
execution Of the law OF April ~, 1871 Ordered =
decree OF this dstel, might arise from tho cir.
that military and political powers are foe
thought proper to order that the following instructions
shall be observed:-First -Whenever there shall sp-
pear or there shall be TO fear suspect the ~.
pearance Of parties Of seditious evldsposed Persona
that public order shall be IN any way disturbed IN ~
Superior Cvii Governors shall publish the proclamation
provided for BY articles four 1--WE and SIX OF the law g
April H. 1921 ordering likewise its insertion IN me
Sxth.-when the usual court martial car
not be held In the provinces or districts IN which pup.
% q r. ss accused sHs Be turned
with the facts or the case the chief military officer Of
tho province or district for the purposes explained y
article Ave.
Tho article I'VE alluded TO only says that any armed
force OF the army constitutes % military force" and
that courts martial shall composed the chief ocse
re s's seven ~ sa1s Ssre Sc any further deucs d
forming courts martial tho Captain General shall deter
mine the question: keepns in Wow the spirit OF the law
The next document in order is the royal spoksa
Of above dated January 23 Of this year. extending the
Of the Spanish Article nrs simply says that me
law in question: hsretofore in force only the Pena.
prov s Article ' second defines what meant
'mary force" Article three declares that In the
court martial the case shall b. turned over to the Rsesn1
that s President Of the Supreme Court Article fQuf
refers courts and judges to royal decree OF January
1865 for Instructions In regard 70 questions Of power ana
Finally, We come 70 the law Of April IT, 1871, WHOA
four xve and six Seins alluded 70 above Us look =
them Article four simply orders the necessary proclap
says whom the Of hours prescribed in the prosla
nation for tho desperation OF tho soditious parry
have ssP's Is. s conas .. ss
persons:-Thoss who arc with tho scditious pcrson4
although unsrmsd ,nSss who have been in nE .
osslsd and o.! o. their houses win ann. Thos: whs
20 homo within the prescribed time are all right pro-
vded hey are mot leaders or have only been bad
pany for the nrst time. the persons Who may y
II sentenced 70 death The sentence shall be s1scaie1
within forty eight hours By the thrtyfourth artcse
law covers the whole ground leaving no loophos ~
escape. man happens 10 be In the nsighborhood q
:.
b Possessed OF weapon Of kind at the time OF hte
arrest there ninety nine chances in hundred ag.in
him; and every man In the country parts In this Island
goes armed habuslly either with knife pistol mus
ke sweeps up the whole sdui. population In the nsigA.
consigns them 10 the tender mercss Of officer whe
may be no better than Thousands Of hs kind In Ne
Spanish army.
mroRrAxr 10 cArrArH or vlsuA
In consequence OF certain repairs and mproysmens9
revolving light viii exhibited from the Ia ofJay
70 the 18th Of August Instead thereof white nxe4
light viii BE- substituted, visible IN TAR wcatner ~ -
mn SPANS vIcrosY q, At oALIAo
y. celebrated once NOR. this morning By ~ Dr.n =
the cathedral 81 which the Captain Gensr. and oil ~
naval, military and civic authorities assisted
nunncArG
The neighborhocd Of Banana was visited on the et4
instant hurricane Of great violence which destroyed
everything In s course tearing up immense trecs .ne
rain which fell In binding torrents was converted Int
hail. Fortunately the hurricane was confined within -
area OF about one square league
BY an order nom one Of our civil courts the grase
racor theatre to be lie! 70 the sshss bidder tor 'as
pxrRucTvn rRs
The town OF Rega opposite Havana lost tweniy.shrss
ianzss the only CITY in Cuba which has respectable
engine. az
Tue coffee trees In many parts Of the island ausrs
Ing from the Of insect the existence Of which
sa.nbutcd 70 the long through. from which the interior
coffee trees will entail any suffering the people,
little attention has been given OF late years 70 the cs!.
except In the eastern extremity Of the island
The South American rpublics losing I'll their Spaa
sh setiers About hundred and hfty reached So.
tago Dc Cuba the 10th inst and some four hundred
more awaiting transportation At Aspinwa, which VIII
Be Afforded BY the spanish government.
THE Cholera.
TWO ADDITIONAL CASES RnYoRrED m THE CITY.
Ann Crosby died 81 her residence, as Church srss&
about ten O'Clock Lest evening. Of the cholera
Omcer Peck, OF the Flint precinct, vS ~ nSns -
ported dangerously III with cholera 81 his residence. L.
Delaney street.
rHE LATEST PROM QUARANTINE.
Nothing OF any material importance occurred yeetsrl
day n feruine's Point In the absence Of Dr. Bi.s9
Dr. James Harcout reports three death. on board he
Hospital Ship and two dsmissais DIED, june ~ Ii
O. Peterson aged eight years: June 70, Adolpne VIVA
aged twenty nve yens Peter GeorEensen, aged veny'
nine Admitted june 10 q mother and child
The Captain General Of Jamaica has publisnea unoes
date of June notice requiring shat all vessss
,ns Ne Yovk for any pors In the Island Of Jamaica
.ssr a, ~ ~ ,sh tbem bills Of health countergns9
By her Majesty Consul Al New YORK"
no ms ppsron % run nnnAip :.
In your issue Of this morning .nss Ss.h :, M
M,s" 1880 vb,ch beg you will correct, 70 witt:
,hsa IA ben attending The dscessed and h., he had
-. c~~xvoxted saw him only once and then pro-
oc.n - ~ s,vsrs case Of cholera morbus, such
-. sxsrv s~asoa for the last sixteen ysArA Mp