The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-05
7HE RULERS or CUBA
A Denial Of Charges Of E1travs-
gance Made Against Them.
GENERAL JIMINEz INTERVIEWED

The Claimant to the Presidency OF San
Domingo Says the People Are Ura-
ing Him to Come at Once, But For
Time He Prefers Delay.
Havana, Aug. 5.-Considerable COM
ment has been caused here by the pub
LEGATION of dispatch from the United
States embodying the charge made by
leading New York newspaper that
Governor General Brooke. Brigadier
General Ludlow, military governor Of
Havana, Collector Tasker Bliss and
Major Davis, sanitary officer at Ha-
vana. have been receiving extra allow
ances out of the Cuban revenues to
maintain themselves in luxury. The
feeling among Americans In Havana Is
that this charge is based upon a
serious misapprehension of the facts Of
the case. The suggestion Of luxurious
living perplexes the Cubans, who are
In position to contrast the democrat
ic way In which men holding the high
rank held by Generals Brooke and Lud-
low conduct the establishments with
the prodigal habits Of the old Spanish
regime.
As to the charge that General Brooke
has expended money in repairing the
palace the Americans reply that this
old and historic structure had either
to be repaired and renovated or to be
pulled down, and consequently about
100000 has been expended on 1t. But
1t Is pointed out, instead Of being, as
heretofore, the private residence Of the
governor general, the palace is now
veritable network Of public offices, in
Guiding one large wing devoted to the
mayor and municipal officials. Cen
eral Brooke's private quarters are I'm
equal to what would be allowed him
at any station in the United States,
Aside from the official reception room,
his apartments are only modestly fur
nished.
As to the governor generals car
riages and horses, the fact is that the
necessary expenditure in this direction
does not come out of the insular funds,
but is met by the United States. Cen
eral Brooke's coachman is paid In the
same way.
The same answer to the charge can
be made in the case of General Lud-
low, who has only few rooms and
is literally surrounded with offices. He
has very few servants. Not many men
of equal rank and means in the United
States would be content with what
satisfies General Ludlow.
Brigadier General Lee lives in a
house which he rents, and Generals
Wilson and Wood, the military gov
errors of the departments of Matanzas-
Santa Clara and Santiago, live most
democraticalIy.
As for Colonel Bliss and Major
Davis, army officers of their rank who
hold high administrative office, are
put to many expenses, especially in this
most expensive country, and the opin-
ion is generally expressed that 1t is
only fair to make them reasonable
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, when
his attention was called to a cable
summary of an alleged declaration
made by him here recently and pub
lished in the United States to the eff
feet that he was about to proceed to
the United States to organize an ex-
petition against the existing govern
ment of San Domingo, replied that he
had not made the statement attributed
to him. He went on to say that 1t was |
quite unnecessary for him to proclaim |
himself hostile to the present San Do
mingo government, as 1t could not pos
sibly last beyond the 18th of this
month.
81 did hear" he continued, that |
Heureaux was sending men to Cuba
to kill me, but knew nothing what
ever regarding the plot to kill him.
| had no connection and have no con-
nection with Ramon Caceres who did
the shooting.
81 do not believe that the United
States will interfere with my govern
ment in San Domingo, which will be
4 government peaceful and helpful to
all, for the United States did not in
Lerfere with the government of Heu-
'eaux. who robbed and murdered for IA
years."
General Jiminez admits that he has
often been to the United States in
,ognito, but says he has not had in
.erviews with official persons. He
considers that there is no need of
expeditions to land in San
Domingo, as there already are thou
sand men waiting for him, force
which he deems quite sufficient for his
purposes. The people of San Domingo.
le declared, are impetuous, and are
lrging him to come to them at once,
,ut for time he prefers delay, as
each day is worth battle won"