The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-19
The News Spread Rapidly and Was
Cheered to the Echo,
Cuban Papers Assert THAT It Tends 60
Anarchy General Brooke Says the
Criticism j. Unfoundcd-A Ter
ribIc state oi Affairs Re
ported at the AldcCO
Hospital.

HAVANA. Jan. 1S-E Diaro. El Ma
lina. Ia Iucha. El Paris and La Discus
sion as well as other papers less inhuen-
fiai indulge in editorial criticisms Of the
United States military administration
asserting chat ii tends 20 anarchy. They
declare that each Provincial Governor
and each Garrison commander is mii-
tary dictator. acting independently OF the
Goyeruor-Gcnoral and exercising admin
is.rauye. executive judicial and even
ecclesiastical functions As result OF
this system. as those papers regard d.
there is no uniformity Of action in details
and no general code OF administration lot
the various localities.
BROOKE DENIES Ut.
On the attention of Governor ''',. 90
Drooke being called to-day 10 an eu'''-
.i.l along these lines in la Lucha' ht re-
f.ied CHAT the criticism was uhi'uil"'"
a 30 was quite untrue that there was no
uniformity of action .....,s
.Fp..flv the reverse is the fact sil1
I,. Governor General Tho same general
raii.. i- observed by the military admin
i..rstion in aU parts of the island
Tbc camp surgeons disagree regarding
case of suspected yellow fever in the
First Texas Regiment. and expert "pln-
ION will be called in. The hNc cases OF
smallpox Boo the lflst Indiana Regiment
are now doing we'll
THE Seventh Army Corps men were not
1accinafod at Jacksonville but have un-
dcrcone the operation here. Out of aol
mon 200 th. hospital over 100 are down
with measles.
no MUSTER OUT
Private adyices from Washington were
received in camp last evening indicating
that the Fortv-ninth Iowa. Fourth llli-
nois Fourth Virginia and Third Nebras-
ka regiments would soon Doe mustered
out
The news spread rapidly through the
camp and the members of these regiments
cheered again and again
Th, newly appointed cabinet secreta-
r.cs viii have distinctly limited powers
They are merely heads of departments
under General Brooka's direction, report
ing to him regularly with the response
hiitv for decisions and acts vested eX-
clusiycly in the Governor General
Major General Ludlow has been in-
formed of the frighuul condition of the
municipal hospital az Aldeco. where there
is am assortment of patients including
criminals and insane persons. neglected
with little food and that very unsuitable
and am the conditions of great wretch
cdness. All the nurses have been at
tending three smallpox cases. and then
passing to other patients without
change of clothing or amy other precau-
zion against carrying the Infection.
Prompt measures win Doe taken t0 equip
au hospital i'm the immediate neich5or-
hood that viii allow a separation of the
patients.
a committee appointed ON Monday 10
inquire into the finances of the city has
discovered that some salaries have been
unpaid by Spain for every year since
Noi There is great confusion In the ac-
counts. with am infinite number OF claims
against the municipality.
Alfrada Lahorde. leader of the famous
Competitor nllhustering expedition of
April 1896. has been appointed "a lieu
tenant of police. and Thomas Callazo an
Inspector
Tho ncws that the Fourth Regiment
may hc mustered out is no surprise 10
those who have read private letters from
soldiers boo Cuba The men are not
pleased with their new surroundings
Governor TYLER is daily receiving letters
from enlisted men. begging him 20 Use
his influence to aid them I'm securing their
discharges. He is unable TO get them
ont of thc army.
The soldiers complain OF the warm cli-
mate. che hard work they have TO per
form. and of the privileges that are de-
MED them without apparent reason.
ln short. many Nrginians are sick and
tired of Cuba