The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
.B~RIGANDAGE in CUBA
PEASANTS ALARMED AND SENDING
THEIR FAMILIES INTO TOWN.
Arrest of Supposed Bandits-Marines
in an Unhealthy P-lace-Deaths
from Fever at Santiago.

HAVANA. June Glowing to the MUIR
ders. robberies and depredations in the VI
cinity of Guanajay the peasants are send
ing their families into the town. The mayor
having decided it would be impossible to
reach the culprits through the ordinary pro-
cesses OF Law, issued an order for the ar
rest on suspicion of all disreputable charac-
tiers. The first man taken into custody was
Macuto. who is believed to have been one
of the gang who recently raided Garcia
store at Mariel. Major Dougherty and the
chief Of police rode to Mariel and assured
Garcia Of full protection IL he would identi-
~ Macuto. He was badly frightened,
trenbled, co~ntradicted himself several times
Ind finally he said he would not be able to
recognize any member of the gang. A
Cuban major named SAM, suspected of COM
plici,y, was the next man arrested. He hast
lily left town the day after the robbery. Then
followed the arrest of a Cuban lieutenant
who was in charge of the guard ON the
Canas plantation. He is believed to have
been In league with the thieves and was
taken to Guanajay in Major SANS car
riage.
Last night the police captured three sup
posed bandits. Pedro Nunez, said TO be
the ringleader, was taken. but escaped,
threatening to shoot an unarmed inspector
of police if he were followed. Nunez is
said to be In Havana, and the inspector,
who is suspected Of connivins at MS escape.
Many dangerous men are leaving The town,
and the citizens feel better satlsdea now
that the authorities are taking active meas
ures. Orders have been issued tIr the ar
rest of ten Cuban officers and two FORMER
Spanish guerrillas. all of whom are believed
to be guilty Of serious offenses.
NnrnNn liz - H.
ment of Havana, has recommended tie re-
moval of the marines from. their Present
quarters at the wharf. believing the locality
their removal to the .ravy yard wud!G i'm
prove matters. lie considers the worst part
of the city is that adjoining t.ie old Spanish
being kept afioat. The general wodld lave
the navy yard turned over TO The city for
the use of the destitute Cub1rl5, who. be-
ing immune, would not suffer ike AIneIi-
cans.
1t is persistenly rumored here this even
ing that there has been serious trouble at
Nuevitas in connection with the payment
Cubans. after receiving payment. charged
the guard and recovered the arms they had
surrendered; In American official circles
the report Is discredited. The authorities
have full confidence in Col. Moale. who Is
in charge of the paymen there, and are
satisfied that it is proceeding without col
lision.
La Discussion. commenting editorially or
the ARRAY Saturday night in Cienfuegos be-
tween the American troops and the locals.
seriously. neither should the details be ex-
aggerated. We must admit, however, that
its recurrence would %endanger the amicable
relations between the Cuoans ana the
Americans. The matter would not have
been SO grave II only private soldiers had
been involved. but this savage act of army
officers deserves the severest punishment marTt
wounded, a policeman was badly injured
and the law was disregarded. 1t all tends
to excite the people and provoke more SER
ious trouble"
General Brooke says that the reports of
the affair in the Havana papers grossly ex-
aggerate the facts. The trouble was caused
the police, jumped into a carriage belonsing
to Capt. Fenton.. He says they Will be
properly dealt with. !
their expressions of delight at the act OF
General Brooke in restoring to office Senior
Sanchez, the alcalde who wac deposed
by Senior DOLE. the civil governor. Ihey say
strates his intention to secure fair treat
ment for all. General Gomez called upon
General Brooke to-day to discuss the lists
left practically unchanged. In any event,
the total number will not be in excess OF
the figures of the first lists. Gomez is using
every precaution. he asserts, to secure re-
liable particulars respecting each applicant.
La Lucia, in an editorial to-day dealing
with the political future of the island, says:
mo political programme is possible of ex-
ecution. The Americans talk about Cuban
slowness in organizing, but they place every
obstacle in our way. Cuba is to-day an i'm
mense military camp. which it will continue
to be just so long as the Americans find
that convenient or have a pretext for main
tanning the present conditions. The Ameri-
cans are everything. We are not even a
part of the whole. 1t is a sad reality. bue
for the time being We must reconcile our
selves to the inevitable. Consequently the
Cubans should wait until an opportunity is
to form an organization embrace
ing all sections. They should not heed the
claim to embody the spirit of the Cuban
people. but really represent nothing save
their personal ambitions and interests
was So degrees Fahrenheit.