The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-24
BROOKE WILL NOT
. SEIZE CUBAN ARMS
Matter VIII Be Entirely With
the Soldiers.
WILL NOT RECEIVE THE $25
Unless the 8 IS Are Surrender
ed t.Sg United States.
SOME UNDOUBTEDLY BE KEPT
&c
Mrs, shborne is Organizing Deco.
ration Day Exercises.
Mrs, shborne is Organizing Deco
ration Day Exercises.
THE NEWSPAPERS PEssIM1sTIo
Foresee Near Approach of War Be
tween Cuba and the United States
Others Denounce Sentiment
Expressed as Malicious

Havana, May 23.-Some of the late in
surgents aver that they will not give up
their arms, but Governor-Ge Brooke
has no present intention Of making house
to house search in order to seize arms. If
the Cuban soldiers are not willing to bring
in their arms and thereby get the $25 all
lotted to each man as his share of the 49,
100000 the matter will be passed over.
Mrs. Estes G. Rathborne is organizing
decoration day exercises. The graves Of
the forty-nine American soldiers buried at
Quclnadoes during the winter VIII be
decorated with flowers, and General Fitz-
hugh Lee will issue an order on the SUBJ
ject of the usual military display.
A special train has been arranged for in
order to take people from this city to witt
ness the decoration day celebration.
Senior Mora, of the supreme court of fis-
cal affairs, in an interview is quoted as
saying that he agrees that Senior Lanuza,
head of the department OF justice and pub
lie instruction, was wrong to abolish the
ineommuncado system before reforming
the entire procedure. According to the
present methods it is pointed out a prison.
er cannot arrange to have his friends tes-
tify favoraby or subsidze a lawyer.
No Not Respect an Oath
The Spanish code Furnishes perjury
severely, but the people here have not the
respect for an oath which people have in
the United States. This is owing to the
corruption of the Spanish officials, who had
the idea of profting from everything done.
Therefore, Senior Mora added, the matter
requires careful study, and in the mean
while i will allow of no change until pre-
pared to complete the reform process"
The collector of customs, Major I. III.
Bliss, explained at a meeting OF Spanish
merchants today the advantages of the
bonded warehouse and dock plans that he
had originated. 1t appears that s2,00OOOO
are not to be spent on the antiquated
lighter system and 1t is the collectors de-
sign to build two docks slightly longer than
the New York piers used by the trans
Atlantic steamship companies, with double
stories, electric cranes and electric rail-
ways. 1t is estimated that they will save
their cost in twenty-seven months
La Union Espanola says edltorially to-
day:
war between Cuba and the United
States"
La Discussion which denounces their
sentiment as absurd and malicious"
says:
Against the statements of such enemies
of Cuba are Cuban patriotism and the de-
eTmination not to delay or to endanger the
republic by single imprudence."
Major-General Wilson, military governor
of the Matanzas-Santa Clara department
will make an allowance of $25, 900 month
for the purchase of oxen and implements
to enable the poor to cultivate the land and
rebuild homes in the interior of the pro-
vince of Matanzas.