Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
CUBAN JUDGES APPOINTED
Gen. Brooke Signs Commissions of Supreme
Court Justices
Proposed Changes IL, Laws Affecting
Marriage. Divorce, Land Trans
fers. DueIinG, Etc.

y dispatch from Havana last night says:
/ Governor General Brooke today signed the
commissions Of the president and associate
justices of the recently constituted supreme
court Of Cuba. The tribunal as now made
up. consists Of Senior Antonio Gonzales de
Mendoza. president. and Seniors Pedro
Gonzales Llorente, Jose Garcia Montos
Luis EsteveZ Romero. Eudaldo Tamayo.
Angel Retancourt and Rafael Cruz Perez.
associates.
Senior Federico Mora who has held the
post of civil governor OF Havana. is APP
pointed attorney general. with Seniors Oc-
tavio Giberga and Carlos Reyila as his as
sstants.
All the justices are wel-known jursts.
men of untarniahed reputatiUnS and pos
SeSscd OF wealth enough to place them be
You'd temptation TO abuse their trust. More
than this. the selections satisfy all ieglti-
mate political considerations. the four prin-
ClpaI provinces being represented in the
trIbuEal-Havana by Senior LIorentc, San
taSo by Seror Iamayo. who was formerly
an associate justice of the provincial su-
pr"IGe court 4 post he res gntd to become
Gen. Leonard Gods chief Cuban adviser
Puerto Principe by Senior Betancourt and
Natanzas by senior Perez. The other men,
herS Of tn" tribunal are Havana men.
Regulating jiarringc and Divorce
Senior Jose Antonio Gonzalez Lanuza, sec
rotary Of justice in General BrOoke's cabi-
net Of advisers. has submitted the first
draft of a proposed decree regulating mar
riagcs the object of which is to lagalize
those performed by Protestant clerssymen
and by civil functionaries. The draft makes
tne civil ceremony without exception essen
tdI, leaving marriages performed So,rIv
according To religious rites Illegal 1t also
Wldcls the divorce privilege. The decree
winch originated in the opposition to giving
= . no oil.
performing marriage ceremonies appar4nI-
~ goes to me opposite extreme. and Cen
eTai Brooke has not Yet given ii his ap-
prevail.
Mgr. Manuel Santan der Y Frftes. bjshon
OF havana. is understood To complain OF a
disposition on the part of the Cuban civilian
government 70 attack the church unduly in
tHr settlement OF the cemetery. marriage
ana coSnate questions and to REGARD the
advisory cabinet as inclined to acI IN these
matters to the prejudice Of the church
Anti-Du.I Law, to re Enforced.
The provisional authorities have been no
titled by Senior Lauuza 70 enforce The Span
ish code prohibiting dueling With the
governor generals approval d decree to his
purport is being prepared by the secretary
Of justice.
Under the old Spanish system Of register
ing tn conveyances Of property transfer
cost S1u2 Senior I-anuZa - arrarai0g also
70 HlodlIy these charges Cunsidera bly,.
The Cuban national party will send =
committee 10 Washington to ask tor a per-
cehtaSe OF the customs receipts with
winch TO buy Implements needed through
out the country. All members of The party
VINO employ labor or now have employment
nave agreed 10 pay ) Per cent Of their
weekly incomes fer the SAM purpose
Major Genera! Ludlow. who desires to get
All the United States troops in the CITY I'M
DER ROOF before the rains begin has had
several places thoroughly fumigated and
instructed. but before moving the troops
he has begun series of conslltariHn.s viii
the surgeon general. who has expIafned. or
VIII do so, all the advantages and disad-
Edntages OF the buildings selected General
4-ud!o' CONSIDERS the present health record
OF the troops. Of whom only :; Per cent are
sick. very remarka BILE