The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-18
LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Army Beef All ~Right-Made a Bad Break
-Oyations to Gomez-Tents Blown
Down, Etc, Etc.

Havana, Feb. 15.-Brig.-Gen. George
II. Ernst. of Maj.-Gen. Brooke's staff,
has completed the examination of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 rations of
beef in army store houses. Tie found
that there was less than two per cent.
of bad beef. which was received in
the same shipment as the beef con-
demned last week. One box in every
ten was opened and examined, and
also every box that was smelling bad.
The beef was from the Armours, and
was in two and our pound cans and
II and "a pound cans were in each box.
Eight ounces of beef constitute ore ra-.
ton.
Think They Have Got n Snap.
The fact having come to the notice
of Gen.. Brooke's headquarters that
negro servants and other employees il
Havana We're declining to work any
longer. affirming that it was unneces-
sary, because the United States would
supply them with all the food they
wanted, Brighten. Chaffee has direct
ed Il communication to the department.
commander, calling his attention to
the fact, and requesting that the reg
ular Havana police, who were engaged
under the American administration
and promised $50 per month salary in
American money, be paid the amount
of salary due for the month of Janu-
airy in Spanish gold. the centenc to DC
figured as worth $500.
Much Complaint About Po!icemen's Sal.
aries.
Their is much complaint to the eff
feet that the rolicemenare losing eight
per cent. of the money for the pay
n.ent of the force, which has been le-
POSTED by Maj.-Gen. Ludlow with the
North American Trust Co. to the crei-
it of the police department in Spanish
gold instead of American money as
expected.
The Withdrawal of Cubans From the
Garcia Funeral Procession.
In the matter of the withdrawal of
Cubans from the Garcia funeral pro-
cession on Saturday, the better ele-
men of Cubans are now realizing
that Il mistake was made in the child
ISL attitude and behavior of their gem
erals on that day. Public opinion is
fixing the blame upon the representa-
tiyes of the Cuban assembly and upon
Fernando Freyre. one of the vice-pres-
idents of the assembly. and Gen. An
drade. who. it is alleged. is RESPONSE
bic for the order 10 withdraw. Con-
demnatiOn of Saturdays action is
growing. and expressions of regret
and apologies will he probably ten
dered to Gen Brooke.
The DrrxeI Family.
George DreNel and members of his
FIRMLY arrived here Monday night.
overland from ~Cienfuegos, at which
port they left their yacht.
Ovations In Honor of Gen. Gomez.
Gen Gomez has left Sagua and pro
ceeded to Santa Clara. Ovations IL .
his honor continue with undated en-
thusiasm.
Roman Catholic services in the Eng.
lish language have beer inauguratati
at the Belen church. in Havana. Rev.
Fl. Power, officiating.
indefinitely Postponed.
The review of the Seventh corps has
been indefinitely postponed because Of
the weather. Mgr. ~Santanded. bishop
of Havana. has declined to allow Fa-
ther Thomas Sherman. who recently
arrived here from Porto Rico. to hold
PRAYER at the cemetery to-day. when
the ladies of this city decorate the
graves of those who lost their lives on
the battleship Maine. The city coun-
Gil has decided to he represented at
the ceremonies by three of its mem
hers.
Stabbed While Walking with a Spanish.
Woman.
Private Mcdonald. of Company p.
Tenth United States infantry, was
stabbed in the back Monday night,
while walking with a Spanish woman.
Mcdonald died. and his body was bur
led Yesterday morning. Detectives are
seeking for his murderer.
Three Hundred Tents Blown Down.
During a severe wind storm Mon
day night 600 tents in the camp II
Maj.-Gcn. Lee were blown down.
among them being that of Lieut.-CoI.
Maus. chief surgeon of the Seventh
corpS. The consequence was that 1.S0C
soldiers were temporarily deprived of
shelter.
LieutcnantS Sartoris and FitZhugh
Lee. IT.. and two or three other young
officers chung to the ropes of the tent
in which Maj-Gien. Lee was sleeping
through the fiercest of the storm. and o.
kept it from being blown down.
GMpIE ACT OF UJCTICF