The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19


RumOr Connected the Name of IL
Prominent Army officer With the
+ Affair - Florida Volunteer Under
Arrest, Charged With the Crime
Gen. Andrade Is Unpopular.
HAVANA, June 1S.-The work of dis
bursting the American gratuity to the
Cuban troops continues at Cardenas,
; Remedies, Pinar del Rio and Puerto
Rio Col. Moale is in charge at the last
named point The Cubans are foc!<inS
to the distributing centers. asserting that
it was only by accident that they neald
they We're to receive American money.
THE palpable evidence of fraud in making
no the lists is arousing popular indigna-
ton throughout the island and the evil
sdcnt desire of the Americans TO carry out
their pledges eXcites general admiration.
The Cubans say this is the first time in
their history when government promise
has been kept AMI that they have never
before experienced such conslderate
treatment from government representa-
tives.
The papers that represent the members
of the former military assembly. con-
tinue their disparaging illusions to Sc
nor Quesada, the special representative
Of Cuba in Washington character
ize the appointment as a direct slap
in the face" from President Mckinney.
The Gomez party, on the other hand, say
that the presidents choice in this mat
ter is another Illustration of his ex-
cellent Judgment They regard Senior
Quesada as man devoted to the best
interests of Cuba and consider this APP
pointment places in Washington "a man
who will tell the truth and save US the
expense of sending commissions there"
which was the usual device of the mill
tary assembly.
The possibility that Gen. Freyere And
rade. president of the late Cuban mill
tary assembly, may be named as one of
the judges of appeal, has caused consid-
cradle agitation among the Cubans, who
regard him as decidedly erratic. At the
time of the Garcia funeral his attitude
toward Gen. Brooke, whom he charged
with endeavoring by every possible
means to provoke the Cubans, aroused
considerable animosity. More than this
at all the meetings of the assembly he
bitterly denounced the Americans, and
at all the subsequents gatherings of Gu
bans. where he has put in an appearance.
he has followed the same course. His
selection for a judgeship will be dis
approved by many, not only for such
considerations as the foregoing, but be-
cause he rs not old enough or sufficiently
experienced to fill the position effec-
lively.
- MURDER MYSTERY.
The local papers today devote consider
able space to the murder of Minnie Ross.
who was killed with the blunt end of a
hatchet after being choked, and was
found dead early yesterday morning.
1t was first reported that we'll known
army officer was involved, but the uni
form found in the room of Fred Krause.
now in custody charged with the muir
der, is undoubtedly one formerly worn
by him. Krause was at one time a lieu
tenant of the Florida volunteers. He is
SAID to be member of wealthy Tampa
family.
Thus far there Is but little evidence
against him. Many believe from the ma
ture of the crime, that it was committed
by a woman. One theory Is that the
blow with the. Ratchet, was not imne-
dtately fatal and that the victim was
then choked to death. Robbery could
scarcely have been the motive, for the
police found $500 in the murdered WON.
ans room and a quantity of valuable
Jewelry on her dressing table
Another theory is that the authorities
having received definite information that
the woman had been paying money TO
some member of the police force for
protecting her house, which was one of
bad repute. had sent an agent to ascer-
tain the name of the guilty official. This
agent, 1t is thought, had threatened her
that unless she disclosed the mans
name her house would be closed. She.
as this theory goes, refused to give the
name. The government agent left the
house after midnight, according to this
explanation of the crime, and 1t is SIM
posed that she afterwards had an inter
view with the blackmailer with the re-
suit that he killed her. The friends
OF krause bitterly complain Of the in
communicate system. which is vigorously
enforced in his case. Thus far neither
his friends nor legal counsel have been
allowed to see him.
The libel action which Gov. Gen. Brooke
has ordered begun against Ell Recon-
centrado is exciting general interest. for
II Is regarded as test case under the
recent decree