New-York tribune., 1899-07-01
GENERAL LUDLOW ANGRY.
HE COMPLAINS OF FALSE STATEMENTS
ABOUT YELLOW FEVER ~ HAVANA.

Havana. June 3O-General Ludlow. Military
Governor OF Havana. in the course OF an ohic'ai
communication to Governor-Generai BROOKE
complains Of statements occasionally printed IN
American newspapers regarding The existence
Of yellow fever here which intimate that the
authorities have reasons OF their own for con-
cealing the actual facts of the case. one such
statement was that. Notwithstanding the ue
mails of American authorities In Havana. there
were fifteen cases of yellow fever here on June -
These statements. General Ludlow says are
entirely without foundation Extreme care Is
taken to procure reports regarding all cases
known or suspected Every case Is watcheu
with the utmost care by from three 10 nNe
physicians, and there s absolutely no grouhDS
for believing he declares, that he Is not III pos
session of every individual fact relating 10 coh-
tagious or infectious diseases in the city or
Havana.
There is not an atom of truth in these state
ments" continued the letter. "and conceainlen'
would be as stupid as it might be criminal
Every case that can possibly be considereo
suspect is so treated, and 1t often happens Una
case is under treatment for seVerai Gays III
conseouence Of the divided opinion of the doc
tors. Neither on June . nor to-day Is there
single case of yellow fever in Havana
COMMENTS ON A WASHINGTON RuMoF'
La Lucha' publishes dispatch from " ASH
ington to-day which says:
II Ia practically assured that General BROOKE
will be sent to the Philippines command, WIN M
an Increased army, and that he VIII DE SUI SUI
ceeded here by a Civil Governor Oh Nuoa' wa"
will probably be Robert +. Porter
Headouarters has received no intimation or
anv such arrangement, If il be contempia'eu'
but the dispatch has caused considerapie com
ment The English edition OF the paper VIA
say editorially tomorrow:
While General Brooke has done as Wen as,
and probably bette than. most mlhtat! t.ua nVh
would have done in the same position anu ~ "ie
he has at all times evinced ceslre " se. a
iustice and has succeeded in winning the conh-
dence of our people on all sides II Is neverthe -
less a fact that army life does not III man , w
assume a civil role especially in suCh uyIhs
circumstances as exist here. \ ciVillan GOV
ernor of Cuba is needed. Mr. RoDert +. foItei.
however. is believed to be preJuaiceu as ~
the Cubans. They have no commence IN nm.
and will protest against such an appointment
as is indicated in our Washington dlspat.h' "a
the news should be confirmed Cupa wants aS
Governor an American civilian Of known apiity'
a statesman Of undoubted integrity and Impair
TALLY.
The father Of Sehor Santa Maria. the Spanish
nlanter who was killed by a stray bullet AZ
Cienfueeos during the recent affray between the
Cubans and the Americans. has arrived mere
and is seeking the services of an American law
yer with a view Of securing indemnity from the
United States Government. He asserts that
his son was struck by Krag-Jorgensen ouhet.
and that the American pickets were the only
armed men there at the time carrying krag-
JOrgensers.
MAKING 1T WARM FOR BANDITS
The capture by the rural guard Of Major Jose
Acosta at Guanajay. followed by HIS confession
Of his own guilt and his implication of others
seems to promise the discovery Of the leaders
of the numerous recent raids In the GuanaJay
district 1t now turns out that the proceeds OF
the safe robbery at Marie were some Siooo
gold and 1890 In Spanish bank bills. Enrique
Hernandez one of the leaders, gave Sl,9ou to
Acosta. who changed 1t at Havana at per
cent Acosta is thoroughly frightened. and now
keeps the guards busy hunting the persons
whom he exposes. Three were caught to-day.
He now says that the party participating IN
the recent robberes numbered forty-three men.