New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
DEPT DECREE MoDIF1ED-How TO HELP
THE CUBANS-A CAFE RAID.

Havana luna 0-The debtor and Creditor
ORDER which issued some time ago mas
been modified somewhat. 1t will appear to-mor-
row In its modified form. BY It's provisions col
Iections prior TO December 81 1893 on rents ac-
cruing from city property and on the products
of rural property can be levied upon at the end
OF the wear and the creditor is left at liberty TO
institute actions to recover the principal ana
interest with costs, due and unpaid at that
date. without restriction or limitation. THESE
provisions do not. however. extend to properly
that has been abandoned by the rural owner
nor to property uncultivated during the present
year.
NOT APPROVED OF BY THE GENERALS
The proposition to give oxen and houses to all
Cubans DESTROYS of following agricultural life,
which came before the conference held yester-
day between the Governor-General and the Gov
errors OF the Departments. was not received
with alacrity. especially by the Governors Of the
Departments of Puerto Principe and Santiago
General Carpenter says that his province Is
almost entirely cattle and pasture, and he thinks
any surplus money should be divided among the
provinces, TO be used in the best way possible.
according to the judgment Of the provincial au-
thorties, who would render an account to Gov
ernor-General Brooke. General Leonard Wood
best way to help the Cubans would be to give
them as much public work as possible They
could then save money and buy cattle and land
II they so desire Thus. their families would
be helped, the public and the island would be
benefited, and the snlf-respect OF Ahe individual
would not be lost
Alfonso Lopez Chief Of the Detective Bureau
believing that he had located the men who re-
Gently entered the apartment Of MajOr-General
Wilson and carried off his watch, some money
and other valuables asked Major General Lud-
low for authority to raid the Washington CAFE
gambling rooms. Permission was given, the
raid was made and Lopez arrested thirty-hve'
including Mr.. Behan, formerly deputy or as
sisant warden in the Tombs prison, New York
City, and clerk in the Quartermaster
office, and one other American civilian Ban
was refused under the law prohibiting the ball
ing of arrested parties until preliminary near
ing has been had. Mr. Behan attempted 10
thrash policeman, but was finally confined
in Vlvac, the Tombs of Havana, subject to the
action Of the district magistrate.
Chief of Police Mario Menocal was so much IN
censed at Lopez for ignoring him in the matter
and applying to General Ludlow for permission
to make the raid that he has since discharged
the Detective Chief, whose successor has not yet
THE CASE OF DIR. JOLLIFFE-
Dr. c. C. Jonffe, the former Army contract
surgeon, who was arrested last March in con-
nection with the death, in suspicious circum-
stances, Of MI Balk. and who has been IN
prison ever since, without trial. has now been
transferred to the hospital exceedingly weak
and partially deranged. Barton the man orls-
inally charged with being his accomplce' was
released last month, without trial
La Lucha" publishes dispatch from Puerto
Padre, saying that outlaws last night MADE an
| attack upon the Plantation San Manuel. The
| Waterman fired at the marauders, but the lat
ter escaped with ten yoke Of oxen search
! this morning revealed one Of the brigands dead
! in the main road. The body was recognized as
| that of Auerta a. well known negro desperate
| Heavy rains are falling.
There is much comment here over the fact
| that Cuban officers have been demanding 80 as
| CONDENSATION for identifying Cuoans VINO nave
been applicants for the SI5 allowed by the
United States authorities to former soldiers Oh
the Cuban army who surrender their arms
Great interest is manifested among all classes
| IN to-rnorrow's races which bid fair to be sue
cessful. Soldiers and sailors in UNIFORM VIII DE
admitted free. ,,. o-,,,,- ,or