New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-17
BROOKE PRAISES CUBANS.
PRIMES REALLY FEW ON THE ISLAND
PAYMENT OF THE EX-INSURGENTs.

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I Havana. June 16.-with reference 10 'he re-
Aorts of brigandage. Of thieving ana inuru.i
10 freely circulated. Governor-General DrooAe
kays that brigandage. In the American
900 NJ the term. does not exist In CUBA AS
O. o,,.r deeds Of violence. he thinks 1t ex-
raorainary--considering the war had devastated
-. ,s,o,d from, end to end. that hardly
L-,nan family has not suffered hardship OF
-o,ne,h,ne worse and that multitudes nave
aasn on the verge of starvation-that crimes Oh
,best and bloodshed have been so rev. Iheil
saurass taking into consideration the haturai
.xcita bility of people of Latin blood. SHOWS inc
.e,fnossession Of the population. Genera
Brooke believes that the percentage OK crime
among the Cubans to-day is probably less thah
among any other people in the world whose
conditions have been gravely DISTURBED
JUDICIAL. REFORMS ORDERED.
The Covernor-General has ordered NUMBER
NJ much needed changes In the administration
~ Justice Heretofore the principal court III
the various provinces, known as the Audencla'
has had Jurisdiction of criminal cases only Win
the exception Of the provinces OF Havana Ma
tanzas and Santiago, where the Audencia mas
had jurisdiction of civil matters. Llugah's III
the provinces of Pnar del RIO santa TIARA anu
Puerto Principe have been compelled 10 resoi'.
in civil litigation, to the Audencia OF one vi
ahose nrovinces always a cumbersome proceed
dng, and often one entang great expense. oii-
der the new arrangement the Audlencia VI ea0i'
snroyince will have Jurisdiction in both CIVIL ana
criminal matters with right of appeal TO par
ties to the Supreme Court. The reform VIII
greatly facilitate legal business
General Gomez visited General BROOKE this
afternoon and conferred with him for an hour
.kn fNtnha
,nander should have full power to make up ad-
ditional pay rolls, including Cuban soldiers VINO
were improperly omitted from the first rolls.
ME agreed to look after the soldiers now here
until they were paid. the Americans supplying
them with rations temporarily
PRIvATEs PROMOTED TO OFFICERS.
Great confusion exists in the lists OF Cuban
eoldiers at Canajuani. Many OF them cannot
collect their $75 as they appear on the rolls as
having been promoted to the ranks of officers'
of which fact they had no knowledge previously
The Remedies regiment contains apparently
pver two thousand men, while the lists only give
the names of seven hundred men. Soldiers VINO
have fought since 1895 are not shown on the
iists, while boys who served as camp followers
ETC. during the blockade are able TO secure pay
nnent.
According TO adViceS from GudiaJdS' fioN'iOe
of Pinar del Rio the insurgents, after receiving
their money, start for home, many Of them on
FOOT AS the roads of the province are lonely
xhe men are in great danger. II 1t is known
that they have money about them One man
was found murdered near Cain1to and another
rnear Chicharron. Three were found near
sQuibrohacha. All had been robbed after oens
shot or matcheted. AS they were unarmed, they
could offer no resistance.
Armed bodies Of Cubans continue to arrive
shere in large number. claiming that only with
in the last few days had they learned that
money was awaiting them. They seem very
friendly Most Of them entirely without
funds and have readily accepted the proposal
tof General Brooke that they should turn their
arms over TO the Civil Governor. taking his re-
ceipt for them. and receive ten days rations'
which will enable them TO live until Lieutenant
Colonel Randall returns to Havana and begins
tpayment here again.
The cab strike is ended The drivers have re-
turned to work under the original terms, which
means a defeat for them.