The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-17
Not One OF the Outlaws Yet Captured
Either by the Regular Soldiers or
the Insurgent Troops.
SUPREME COURT FOR CUBA
DECREE CONSTITUTING THE TRI-
BUNAL READY FOR PRONUNCIATION.
Ninth Illinois and Second Artillery
Reviewed by Gen. Lee-Pinar Del
Rio to Have Rural Police.

HAVANA, April 16.-Detachments Of the
Seventh Cavalry, led by Captain Brewer
Captain Sickle and Lieutenant Tompkins
were sent after the bandits last night by
Major General Lee into the districts they
have been terrorizing. The operations
against them are under the direction of
Major Dougherty, the American commander
| at Guanajay. The cavalrymen have Cubans
as guides. Four bands of Cubans from the
camps of General Mayia Rodriguez and
General Delgado are also out in pursuit of
| the brigands. The regular cavalry detach-
ments were sent towards Mariel, Punta
Bravo, Guayabal and the Toledo plantation,
where the bandits are reported to have ap-
peared. These points are within a district
| twenty-five miles square. The outlaws have
| probably separated, each going his own
way otherwise their capture is imminent
General Delgado's men pursued a band
which entered Toledo. but they were unsuc-
cessful owing to the fact that the American
| guard had strict orders not to let Cuban SOL
| diers pass in without special authority.
Delgado applied to General Lee for permit
and Captain Sickle was ordered to accom-
| pany him. the Cuban leader saying that mid
night was the best time TO take the outlaws
| by surprise. When midnight came Delgado
| reported to Captain Sickle that an attack
| was not practicable, the Cuban soldiers hav-
| ing gone home and there being no trace of
| bandits in Toledo
| The United States military authorities now
recognize the necessity of action and of
making prompt examples of offenders of this
nature. Their depredations have been car
| ried on in close proximity to the American
| troops and If the outlaws are not caught
| their immunity may encourage others. The
| Cuban army was full of hard characters.
| The Spanish former guerrillas also provided
plenty of material of which bandits were
made. Fortunately the problem of catching
these fellows is much easier than the Span
| ish attempt to capture Cubans under the old
| regime, because the country people who suf
| fer from brigandage are ready TO act as
| informers and guides. The Cuban soldiers
| themselves, who are much excited over the
| killing Of their people at Caimite, seem will
| ing TO exert themselves sincerely.
All the detachments Of the Seventh Caval-
| ry that were sent out after bandits last night
| returned this evening from the hunt, with
| the exception OF the detachment under
| Captain Varnum. They report that they
| found no raiders and no traces of any.
| Lieutenant Caldwell. with half a troop.
| searched the Toledo cane fields, into which
The Cuban general, Pedro Diaz, of the
| Sixth Army Corps, in the province of Pinar
del Rio. was offered $50 a month and the
command OF 200 rural police in his province.
He declined the proposition on the ground
| that the amount rendered too small.
Brig. Gen. Henry G.. Hasbrouck, COM
| mander of the military department of Pinar
| del Rio, raised the offer to 500 a month
| These figures General Diaz is considering
| and will probably accept. His force will be
| mounted, each private receiving $50 month
| and providing his own equipment.
| The decree constituting the Supreme
| Court has been prepared with elaborate
| care by Senor Lanuza, secretary of justice
| in General Brooke's advisory cabinet, and
| after thorough consideration by the cabinet
| is ready to be promulgated. 1t establishes
| tribunal of last appeal in civil and GRIM
| inal proceedings, vesting the new body with
full jurisdiction over such cases as former
| ly went for final decision to Madrid. The
| personnel of the court has not yet been an
! nounced, but the tribunal will consist of a
president, at a salary of 5000 (American),
and of six associate justices, at salaries of
| $500. The attorney general will receive
| salary of s., 100.
| The Ninth Illinois Volunteers and the
| SECOND Artluery were reviewed to-day by
! Governor General Brooke, General Lee and
| General Gomez. The parade took place at
| o'clock this afternoon. There were $40
| men in the ranks, the last OF the Seventh
| Corps, and they made admirable show
| ing. General Lee, III the farewell order
| which was read. said, among other things,
that it had been the purpose OF President
| Mckinley TO assign tc the Seventh Corps
| the duty and honor of leading the assault
| upon Havana had that been necessary
| After the parade General Gomez and his
| daughter paid a visit TO General Lee
| Senorita Gomez will return to Santo Do
! mingo this week, but her father will pos
sibly remain here indefinitely.
| The work of building the barracks for the
| regulars at Camp Columbia has not yet
| been begun. Nothing has been built thus
| far except the framework of the stables.
The morgue officials report that the body
of the soldier who was killed in the fight
| with the police at the docks has been iden-
tilted by Private Niles. Battery q. Second
| Artillery, as that of Private Frank Rush,
of the Massachusetts, Volunteers, who had
| been missing since Sunday last
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