The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
SANGUILLY TO MAKE A KICK.
HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT HE Is
THE WHOLE CUBAN ARMY.

Gen. Ludlow Refused to See Him and
He Started for Washington to
Make IA PrOtest-Maj. Harrison
Says the Soldiers Are Improperly
Treated in Havann-Mnyor LacOste
sworn in-GrebIe Finds Many Fam
iIies Starving.
Havana, Jan. H-Gen. Julio Sanguilly,
accompanied by four aides, to-day sailed
for Tampa, F.a, whence he purposes TO
proceed to Washington to protest against
the attitude assumed toward him by Maj.
Gen. Ludlow, military governor of the
department of Havana.
Yesterday Gen. Sanguilly called upon
Maj Gen Brooke, governor general Of
Cuba, and for the first time gave his yer
sion of the Ablsu Theater affair. He
showed Gen. Brooke, Gen. Ludlow's letter
ordering him (sanguil.y) to stay out of
the city, and not to wear his uniform.
Sanguilly, who had not seen Gen Lud-
low, got a note of introduction to him
from Gen. Brooke. and sent it to Gen
Ludlow by a Cuban aide. together with
an inquiry as to when il would be con-
venient for Gen. Ludlow to see him. To
this Gen. Ludlow replied that he could
not see Sanguily and the latter, before
leaving for Tampa. wrote to the governor
general fun statement of the case. Gen
Sangui.ly considers that the Cuban army
has been insulted in his person.
Mnj. HarrisOn's Protest.
Maj. Russell b. Harrison, provost mar
shall of the Seventh Army Corps. has writ
ten letter to Gen. Lee protesting against
the treatment of soldiers arrested in the
city without passes. The Havana patrol
arrest privates or nOn-comrnissioned of
itcers whom they found without a written
leave in their possession, and the prisoners
are taken into the guard house where they
are held unt!l the next morning, and sent
back to camp on the 10 o'clock train
MAJ. Harrison calls attention 10 the fact
that no arrangement is made to feed the
prisoners during their detention in the
guard house, and that consequently they
have nothing to eat until they reach camp.
In some instances the soldiers thus taxi
en- into custody have been without food for
twenty-four hours. AS most of the arrests
are made at night, the prisoners are obl!g-
ed TO go without their breakfast unless
they buy it for themselves or are volun-
tarily fed by other soldiers in the guard
house.
The authorities though heretofore not
officially cognizant Of this custom are said
to consider it proper punishment that
the culprits should be deprived Of a
square meal. Other persons, however,
say that it is injurious in this climate for
person to miss his meals, especially
breakfast.
Maj. Harrison's letter was forwarded
to Gen. Brooke and by him transmitted
to Gen. Ludlow.
LacOste sworn In.
Maj. Gen. Ludlow administered the oath
Of allegiance to Senor Perfecto I4acoste.
the newly appointed Mayor of Havana
and Senor Federico Mora. the new civil
governor at noon to-day at his headquar-
ters in the Inglaterrd Hotel. Senior La
costa later, in the municipal office, sw0re
in the assistant mayors and other officials
The new officials called in a body to pay
their respects to Gen. Ludlow.
Mayor Lacosta's salary has been fixed
at 5000, but those of the other officials
have not yet been decided upon, though it
Is probable that Gen. Mario Menocal will
receive 5000 as chief of police.
Capt Greble, Gen. Ludlow's adjutant,
to-day found thirty families in one tene-
ment, most of them absolutely without
food, the children naked and many of them
sick. The authorities will distribute ra-
tions and relieve The distress.