The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
Captain Fenton and others Removed
by the Military Governor, and
to BE Court artialed.
MANY NEW CASES OF FEVER
"YELLOw JACK" SPREADING AT
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Death Rate, However, Is Decreasing
Only Seventeen Fatalities Out of
Ninety-Four Cases to Date.

HAVANA, July 3.-La Lucha's publication
to-day regarding the alleged project for es-
tabishing q royalst party in Cuba aroused
the indignation of the promoters. One of
them said the attempt might as well be
abandoned, as the premature disclosure
would render its success impossible. 1t ap-
pears that the anti-American Cuban officer,
the "King-elect," recently collected $500
from merchants at Santiago de las Tunas
On this becoming known he was questioned
on the subject regarding the royalist
scheme, but he evaded the former interroga-
tory and denied that he was the officer re-
ferred to by La Lucia. Local opinion seems
to be that he is quite harmless individ-
uaI and IL left to himself will soon wear
out any influence he had.
What once promised to be very embar-
RAISING questionable controversy growing
out of the recent collision between Ameri-
cans and Cubans at Cienfuegos-iS now in
a fair way to be settled satisfactorily to
the Cubans, owing t. the wise and timely
action of Brigadier General Wilson, mil
itary governor of The consolidated depart
ment of Matanzas-Santa Clara A dispatch
from Cfenfuegos says that Captain Fenton,
the commissary who was relieved of duty on
charge Of endeavoring TO assist the escape
of the three civilian employees of the quar-
termaster's department, and Lieutenant
Catlin, of the Tenth Infantry. who was re-
lieved of the command of the guard Of
Major Rafferty's pay train, on charge OF
leaving HE post without authority. will both
be court-martialed. Captain Fenton will
also be tried by the civil courts, together
with the policemen. rural guards and other
civilians who were implicated In the affair.
This action meets general approval in Cien-
fuegos and the public feeling is expressed
to-day In one of the local papers which
says: 1.-The attitude which General Wilson
has assumed merits the approval of the
most recalcitrant adversaries of the Amer
lean administration. We are not accus-
toned to seeing participants in conflicts be-
tween the military and civilians tried by
civil Judges having full liberty to investi-
gate and to administer Justice"
General Wilson. discussing the matter
with a friend, said: eff the people are sat-
isfied with what has already been done, the
only ones who will not be satisfied when my
part of the work is finished will be those
who are culpable."
The people of the District await the full
fllment of this promise which would remove
all doubt as to the spirit animating the
fuegos, as well as in Havana, is that, while
such incidents are lamentable and, perhaps.
unavoidable, severe punishment of the
guilty will serve as an effective warning to
others.
The facts regarding the death of the Span
ish planter, Senior Santa Maria, who was
killed by bullet at the time of the COLI
sion. It is difficult to establish. Some assert
he hv hrrlla Of N erf-
can rifle; others say it was a Cuban bullet.
But. so far as the public is concerned at
Cienfuegos. the prompt punishment of those
responsible for precipitating the trouble will
be all that is necessary.
1t is officially announced here to-day, fol-
lowing the receipt of the press dispatches on
the subject, that Col. Edward Moale, of the
Fifteenth Infantry, will not have an indie
pendent command in the province of Puerto
Principe, but that the province will be
Joined to Santiago province under General
Wood.
Although General Ludlow is not quite sat
istied as to the availability of such course,
the regulation as to insurance companies,
calling on foreign corporations to deposit
in the island treasury what the law requires
was issued to-day. strong fight will un-
doubtedly be made in all cases as to the
value of the peseta. The treasury will be Of
fered American money or securities at the
custom-house rate of exchange which is Il
cents, while the ordinary banking rate is II
cents. Where amounts are run into millions
this difference is important.
At the Fourth of July banquet in the Ia
con Theater, tomorrow, General Ludlow
will be POSTMASTER and the guests of honor
will be Gen. Maxine Gomez and Senior An
tonic Gonzales de Mendoza. president of the
Supreme Court of Cuba.