The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-19
THE SITUATION IN CUBA
lmpOrtatlon Of a Large Number oil Revolv
ers Held Up.
REPORTS OF BRlCANDAGF EXAGGERATED
ryerything Quiet In the Provinces
no,,,e All Contrary Rumors.
brooke 10 Tour the isl"h".

Havana. May Is The importation oil
500 reyolvers was stopped by the customs
house authorities today, the weapons oe'ns
taken into military custody Ine dea'er
N whom they we're consigned has been
informed by Major General Ludlow mil
tary governor OF Havana, that he may sen
them to such individuals only as shail
give the authorities satisfactory reason
for the purchase General Ludlows IN
structIons to the dealer were written ana
they allude to the awless element 70
whom it would be dangerous to allow the
possession OF arms
Enrieue Garav. the wholesale hardware
merchant Ia whose possession 15O0 Maus-
els bought Ut the Spaniards, were louhn
a low DAYS ago has neen required to SUR
lender them. and on the orders OIL uenerai
Ludlow they have been stored IN tne ar
senal, subject to shipment out OF the Is
land.
every day or so there comes fresh
stcfy OF brlgandaEe, but at the salon
rtocha, the headquarters of General
Brooke. 1t Is asserted that investigation
invariably shows that such reports nave
only siisht foundation,
Several troops OF United states cavalry
have been traversing parts OF the PROV
ince OF Puerto Principe with rations for
from ten davs to two weeks, This causet
reports of bandits to be published, but
Brigider General Carpenter. military gov
ernor OF The province, telegraphs that
there are no bandits in the province and
that the cavalry commanders are merely
exercising their horses and famtlari1tnS
their men with obscure parts of the PROV
uce, SO that they may be able to follow
outlaws anywhere. should occasion arise.
From Cardenas recently came reports
of an affair which was represented as Il
violent collision between the United States
troops and the Cubans A military IN
curry was instituted and it turned out
that the dispute was merely one between
four American soldiers. eliminating in
fist fight, No Cubans were involved, and
no politics,
Major General Wood, military governor
Of the department OF Santiago, telegraphed
Today to the governor general the results
OF his recent trip into the interior. He
saws he found no outlaws and that the
people were working In tranquility.
The Cienfuegos riotlng last Monday Is
regarded as quite insignificant and GER
tainlv had no connection with politics.
General Brooke has caused inquiries to
DO made In every district whore disorder
Is reported. Little or none has been
lNuAh dlh sum uS lutTt mas Deen sSDult
no! be attributed to anti-Amercan senti-
ment.
a telegram from Camaguey says tnat
nifty armed brlCands have attacked a
plantation near Guayabita and killed six
men, but tho report MAY prove to be much
exaggerated.
After the distribution Of the So 900 900
TO the Cuban troops, General Brooke in
tends TO travel over the island and to get
personal knowledge Of existing conditions.
as wei as to meet influential Cubans.
General Gomez and Carlos Cespedes
called on General Brooke today ana ais
cnssed tho situation. The manifesto of
Gomez Is expected to appear this even
ing. The order of General brooke respect-
ing the new conditions of payment al
ready outlined in dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press, will be published in dav
o. two. N''
me temperature In Havana at 3 o'clock
this afternoon was 70 degrees Tahrenhe,i