The sun., 1888-05-21
THE RULE OF SPAIN.
TIE FOUL AND UNBEATABLE WICKED
MISS OF THE GoVERNMENT OF CUBA.

rtanter-Extraordinary Consequences Of
Marking the Biiis Paid for His HANSON
An Example OF n Typical spanish Judge.
HAVANA, May 12.-Prominent among the
many innocent persons who have been sent to
the cdbdHa stands Don Colicarpio Luzan. for
the last seventeen years tho trusted friend and
bookkeeper Of the wealthy planter, Senior An
tonic Galindez y Aldama, undor the charge OF
being implicated in tho lattors abduction. 1t
will be remembered that a short timo ago
Senior Galindez was kidnapped while on his
way, as was his custom every afternoon, to
yisil the outhouses OF his plantation. In COM
pany with his bookkeeper, and q servant armed
with rifle to protect them from the bandits.
As they turned sharp bond In the route Senior
Galindez and party found themselves face to
face with group Of five men, all mounted and
armed to tho teoth. Resistance was useless;
the servant let fall his gun ut the word OF COM
mand and oil resigned themselves to their
fate The bandits ordered the party to move
forward without turning their heads or uttering
q cry, on pain OF slow and horrible death.
Eeilor Galindez. his bookkeeper. and servant
began tho dismal march.
What a shocking state OF things whom scenes
like this were daily repeated How many men
were thus, without warning or redress, torn
from their homes. their families, and their busi-
ness? How many husbands and fathers. who
but q moment before had kissed their wives
and children. were ruthlessly separated from
those nearest and dearest to them, without
cause, without preparation, without n last fond
word? That afternoon, from to g. they
marched In silence. without intermission for
rest or food: the prisoners wearily trudging
along. tho bandits bringing up the rear. At
they reached the heart Of q dense forest. and
after short consultation tho bandits decided to
release tho servant and the bookkeeper, Sehor.
Luzan. who were instructed to impress on Senior
Gnlindez's family that unless q ransom Of
1000 was quickly paid the old mans head
would not be worth its weight in sand. AS
everybody knows the money was quickly paid
and the old gentleman was set free. Senior Gal
indez returned to town. and in few days the
whole thing was forgotten. Everyday occur
rences cannot be expected to attract much
attention.
But soon excitement set in: for 1t began to
be runored that Seior Galindez's cousin had
marked the bank bills with which he had paid
his unclo's ransom. and that 1t was only n
question Of timo when the kidnappers or their
abettors would be discovered by means Of those
notes. Selor Luzan. whose only object during
tho last twenty years OF his life has been to
faithfully serve Sehor Gnlindez. determined to
ferret out his masters abductors and bring
them to justice. and hit upon the ingen-
ious and feasible plan OF marking the bank
notes with which the bandits were to be paid
Whom this became known fear possessed the
Government employees. The danger was OBJ
vious. 1t being a known fact that those in
authority are in league and collusion with the
bandits the Judges and police officers Of that
district would soon find themselves exposed.
They had been caught at their game. But a
Spaniard, do what he may. never comes to
SSef in Cuba This case has been no excep-
tfSe. The Captain General has come to the
: &cue Of the ganRrened Judges and heads Of
the Police Department, and by imprisoning
sefior Luzan has effectually closed his mouth.
Fear will silence the family, and the Cubans
will be convinced once and for all that no mat
tor how outrageously we may be treated. to
complain is only to call upon our heads the
wrath OF the Spanish Government, and the hate
OF those in power: and that to expose the ras-
calitles and rottenness ofthe Government en-
ployees is simply to march to our ruin. This
Sei1or Luzan has found out to his cost.
Senor Luzan was foolish enough to think his
daring exposure Of completely between the ju-
dicial authorities and the bandits would gain
for him the thanks Of the Grown and the good
will Of tho Captain General, whose avowed pur-
pose has been for some time past the extermi-
nation of bandolerism In this island. How
guileless, how naif is SefIor Luzan He has yet
to learn that Marin Is determined to prosecute
imprison. and kill only those bandits who do
not share their profits with him.
The frail and respectable figure of SefIor Lu-
zan. tightly pinioned. on his way to the cabaha.
was o touching spectacle. Sefor Galindez.
who is thoroughly convinced OF his bookkeep-
er's innocence. will send a ringing protest to
the Captain General. denouncing the arrest OF
his friend and employee as an unjustifable
outrage. As Sehor Galindez has heretofore
ranked as a stanch supporter OF the Govern
ment- defending 1t through thick and thin. this
change is all the more striking and impressive
As wanton and inexcusable has been the ar
rest Of eighteen laborers employed in Don
Andres Terry's plantation. Central" They
have not even been accused Of anything and
tho only explanation may be that 1t is con-
venient to reduce the number OF hands in
plantation before the brigands think 1t safe to
attack 1t, and the first part OF the Job Is kindly
undertaken by the officers Of the law, who
thus clear the way for the robbers. These un-
fortunate fellows are also confined In tho cdbaaa
The Conservative party has divided into two
sections-the Inte0ristas. headed by the Count
More. and the Retormistas. under the leader
ship OF Galarza. Tho Inte9ristas have decided
to establish II newspaper in opposition to III
Didrio de la Marina. which is the official organ
OF the Reformers. This new journal will put
an end to the dirty and venomous sheet, La Voz
de Cuba. notorious since its inception as the
implacable enemy Of truth and decency.
As In all places where Spain has long held
SWAY. corruption in Cuba Is to be met with
severywhere. 1t permeates all classes 1t thrives
In every quarter. 1t is omnipresent: and. like
yellow fever 1t has become endemic. Nowhere
tsits presence so frequently met with as where
II should be least known: to wit at tho bar of
inRticA. When the admi n c trntin NJ bal ln,ua
In Cuba was considered exceptionally pure.
there was only ono way to secure Il favorable
decision from the Court; and that was not to
rely on the justice OF the plea. but to send tho
Judge large. round cheese, which in time
camo to be known as the Judges cheese
Rather simple and curious way of winning q
suit is 1t not? But have not yet told all The
substance Of the cheese was to be carefully
scraped out; and the outer hard covering alone
remaining. the cavity was filed with gold
ounces. Thus prepared. 1t was presented to