The Van Buren press., 1899-02-18
LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Army Beef All Right-Made baa nreaA
.-Oyations to Gomez-Tents Blown
Down, Etc, Etc.

-OYatlons TO ouihcA- ASH'' -
Down, Etc, Etc.
Havana, Feb. 15.-Brig, ,-Gen. George
r. Ernst, of Maj.-Gen. 3rookes stan,
has completed the examination OF be-
tween 100000 and 100000 rations OF
beef in army store houses. He found
that there was less than two per cent.
of bad beef, which was received Ill
the same shipment as the beef con-
demned last week. One box in every
ten was opened and examined, and
also every box that was smelling bad.
The beef was from the Armours, and
was in two and four pound cans and
12 and "a pound cans were in each box.
EIGHT ounces of beef constitute one ra-
ton.
Think They Have Got a Snap.
The fact having come to the notice
of Gen. Brooke's headquarters that
negro servants and other employees i'll
Havana were declining to work any
longer, affirming that it was unneces-
sary, because the United States would
supply them with all the food they
wanted, Brighten. Chaffee has direct
ed a communication to the department
commander, calling his attention to
the fact, and requesting that the reg
uar Havana police, who were engaged
under the American administration
and promised $50 per month salary in
American money, be paid the amount
of salary due fer the month of Janu-
ary in Spanish gold, the centene to oe
figured as worth $3.50.
Much Complaint About Policemen's Sal
aries.
There is much complaint to the eff
feet that the Policemenare losing, eight
per cent. of the money for the pay
ment of the force, which has been de-
posted by ai.-Gen. Ludlow with the
North American Trust Co. to the cred
1t of the police department in Spanish
gold instead of American money as
expected.
The Withdrawal of Cnbans From the
Garcia Funeral Procession.
In the matter of the Withdrawal of
Cubans from the Garcia funeral pro-
cession on Saturday, the better Gle
ment of Cubans are now realizing
that mistake was made in the child
ish attitude and behavior of their gen
erals on that day. Public opinion is
fixing the blame upon the representa-
tives of the Cuban assembly and upon
Fernando Freyre, one of the yice-pres
idents of the assembly, and Gen. An
drade, who, it is alleged, is response
BILE for the order to withdraw. Con-
demnation of Saturdays action is
growing, and expressions of regret
and apologies will be probably ten-
dered to Gen. Brooke.
The Drexel Family.
George Drexel and members of his
family arrived here Monday night.
overland from Cienfuegos, at which
port they left their yacht.
! Ovations in Honor of Gen. Gomez.
Gen. Gomez has left Sagua and pro-
ceeded to Santa Clara. Ovations IN
his honor continue with unabated en-
| thusiasm.
Roman Catholic services in the Eng.
lish language have been inaugurafed
at the Belen church, in Havana, Rev.
Fr. Power, officiating.
! Indcfinitely Postponed.
The review of the Seventh corps has
been indefinitely postponed because Of
the weather. Mgr. Santanded, bishop
of Havana, has declined to allow Fa-
| ther Thomas Sherman, who recently
arrived here from Porto Rico, to hold
| prayer at the cemetery to-day. when
the ladies of this city decorate the
graves of those who lost their lives on
the battleship Maine. The city coun-
ell has decided to be represented at
| the ceremonies by three of its MEM
| bers.
Stabbed While Walking with "A Spanish
| Woman.
Private Mcdonald, of Company B.,
Tenth United States infantry, was
stabbed in the back Monday night,
while walking with a Spanish woman.
Mcdonald died. and his body was bur-
led yesterday morning. Detectives are
seeking for his murderer.
Three Hundred Tents Blown Down
| During a severe wind storm Mon
day night 300 tents in the camp of
Maj.-Gen. Lee were blown down,
among them being that of Lieut.. Col.
Maus, chief surgeon of the Seventh
corps. The consequence was that 500
soldiers were temporarily deprived Of
shelter.
Lieutenants Sartoris and Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., and two or three other young
officers clung to the ropes of the tent
in which Mai.-Gen. Lee was" sleeping
through the fiercest of the storm, and
kept it from being blown down.
SIMPLE ACT OF JUSTICE.