Evening star., 1899-07-10
LATE NEWS FROM CUBA
Gen. Ludlow Gives sumptuous Enter
tainmeat,
Jealousy Between Eastern and West.
ern Cuban Troops still Exists
Business Awaiting Tranquility.


The reception and ball given Saturday
evening by Gen. Ludlow, the military COM
mander, outshonef every other social func-
ton IN Havana in recent years. Innumer-
able red, white and blue electric lights,
thousands of roses hundreds of flags and
no end of sabers, bayonets and rifles artist
cally grouped. made the scene within the
palace memorable. More than thousand
guests attended. Music was furnished by
two military bands. All the foreign con-
suls were in evidence. most of them wear
ing glittering orders. and many of the wo-
! men wore handsome Jewels. Gen. Ludlow
gave the function in honor Of Independence
day, and the representative Cubans and
Spaniards of Havana were present
American ottcials In Havana are sur
prised at the large number of Cubaus now
applying in the province of Santiago for
share in the American gratuity. The Cuban
officers had assured them that there were
not a hundred men in the province who
would accept money from the United States
baSlng the assurance on kilograms which
purported to come from Santiago Even
when it became known that these dis
patches We're inspired by Cuban malcon-
tents in Havana and concocted in the In
giaterfa cafe, II was still felt that these
opponents of a rational solution of the
Cuban army question might be able to pre-
vent large number from applying to the
<aHttlten pay masters. IhOSe VINO Knew
the facts of the case believed that the San
tiago insurgents We're much under esti-
mated on the pay rolls, especially as the
Cuban generals had always claimed that
more than % per cent of the army was in
Santiago province. 1t turns cut that the
jealousy that existed in war times between
the eastern and western troops still exists,
and that those in Santiago province are
more likely to reject than accept advice
from Havana.
At Sancti Spir.tus out of $50 men mus
tered out. payment has been made to 1T5.
Sixty weapons have been delivered to the
mayor OF the city. Two hundred and
eighty-four applications have been refused
The supplementary lists will be ready in
about ten days.
Outlaws Continue Active.
A dispatch from Puerto Principe says the
rural guards there were notified of the
presence of band of forty armed men near
the city, and pursued them to Carvajal
plantation, where the outlaws gave fight
from behind stone wall. After ten min
utes of hot firing the band made a dash for
the road and escaped losing one man, Luis
Cruz, Il former resident of Nuevitas, and
ways worthless character. The rural
guards had two men wounded. They cap
tured fifteen horses which the outlaws
had been leading. The band recently stole
eight rifles, number of revolvers, num-
Der of machetes and a quantity of cart
ridges, with which it was evidently intended
to arm additional men.
Secrecy Enjoined.
La Correspondence of Cienfuegos says
General Wilson has ordered police head
quarters not to give reports of department
affairs to the newspapers, and especial care
has been enjoined regarding the suburban
work of the rural guards.
FL Diario de la Marina yesterday asserted
that a farmer was Recently robbed by a
band claiming to belong to a new junta
organized to oust the Americans by war if
necessary. 1t does not give the name of
the farmer nor locate the farm, except TO
say that the robbery took pace near
a prominent Spaniard said last evening
that most of the letters received by local
business houses show a decided hesitation
to extend operations in Cuba until matters
are more tranquil.
General Ludlow y planning to extend the
drains running to the, sea near the leper
hospital further down the harbor.