New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
PURSUING CUBAN BANDITS.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SENT AFTER THE
MARAUDERs BY MAJOR-GEN. LEE

NEED OF STERN MEASURES REcoGNizED-THE
NEW CUBAN SUPREME TRIBUNAL
Havana April 16.-Detachments of the 9TH
Cavalry. led by Captain Brewer, Captain Sickle
and Lieutenant Tompkins. were sent AFTER the
bandits last night by Major-Generai Lee into
the districts they have been terrorizing Inc
onerations against them are under the general
direction of Major Dougherty, the American
commandant at Guanajay. The caVaify"ie"
have Cubans as guides. Four bands OF Cuoahs
,ror, tho camns OF General Maya Rodriguez
and General Delgado are also out in pursuit OF
the brigands.
The Regular cavalry attachments were sent
toword Mariel Punta Bravo. Guayabal and the
Toledo nlantation. where the bandits are re-
ported to have appeared THESE points arc
within a district twenty-five miles square. Cen
eral Delgados men pursued band "h'oh g"
tered Toledo but they were unsuccessful owing
to the fact that the American guard had s'r'o'
orders not to let Cuban soldiers pass in without
special authority. Delgado appheo " "e"s'"
Too for q hermit. and Captain Sickle was or
dered to accompany him. the CUBAN ieauer say
ing that midnight was the best time to take the
outlaws by surprise. When midnight oa'i'e
gado reported to Captain Sickle tha' al "''a0N
was not practicable. the Cuban soldiers ""',ns
gone home, and there being no trace Oh oa'u'''
in Toledo. .,.., "a
All the attachments of the TN |aN"''
turned this evening from the hunt with-'
ception of the detachment under |ap'''
mum. They report that they fouhu "o ia'N 49,,
and no traces Of any Lieutenant Caldwell
',.. .oit . from searched the Toledo cane
eo,ds into which trail led, but NOBODY was
found.
STERN ACTION NECESSARY.
TIE United states military autnori''e9 nov y,
rocoynize the necessity of stern actio"' al" -
MAILING prompt examples OF oHehotr' Vi ',''s
nature Their depredatons have nee" all
- =, a,oso proximity TO many American TROOPS
~, T., N. outlaws are not caught their I'M
..,,., NAV encourage others. The CUBAN
1884,, ,as fall of hard characters. The spanish
! ouar,l,as also provided plenty Of the nia'ei'a'
~ which bandits are made. Fortuha'eN ''''
nroblom of catching these fellows Is much go
than the Spanish attempt 10 tapo oo,,,try neo-
under the old regime, because the couhtis Pc 20
nia Who suffer from brigandage, are teaus ~
act as nformers and guides Inc ouu' oyar
diers themselves, who are much eNch,eu Wa
the killing of their people RI Cali''''' ~
willing to exert themselves sincerely; T., tho
To the Cuban General Pedro DiaA, sr-n -
Province of Pinar del Rio. was olersu go ,,rai
mon
nolice in his province. He dechneu t'ie pIproa
lion ON the ground that the amount tenuei "a g.
was too small Brigadier-GenerIal TO- pa1art
Hasbrouck commander or the Mi''ass - rSooO
ment OF Pinar del Rio. raised the Olei ~ on1
a month These figures General DlaZ 10 80
sdering and Will probably accept. ms COO q
viii be mounted. each private receNhs T'V "
month and providing his own equ'p'
THE CUBAN SUPREME COURT.
The decree constituting the Supreme Court
has been prepared with elaborate care by senior
Lanuza. Secretary OF Justice in General BROOKE
Advisory Cabinet and, after thorough co"S'u
Grafton by the Cabinet. is ready to be proinul ,
gated 1t establishes tribunal Oh las. app ,,
in civil. and criminal proceedings. vesthg the
new body with full Jurisdiction over such cases
as formerly went for final decision 10 Maurlu
The personnel of the court has not yet beeh an
nounced but the tribunal will consist OF pIes'
dant of a salary of $4,000 (American), and or
six associate justices. at salaries OF Sooo Inc
Attorney General will receive salary OF fo'.v v
The 9th Illinois Volunteers ana the 20 AI.a,
,erv were reviewed to-day by Governor-Genera
Brooke General Lee and General Gomez Ihe
parade took place at O'Clock TINS atterhoo OF,
There were nine hundred and forty men III the
ranks the last of the Seventh Corps, anu they
made an admirable showing. General Lee. IN
the farewell order which he read, said. among
other things that 1t had been the purpose OF
President Mckinley to assign 10 the seventh
Corps the duty and honor Of leading the assault
upon Havana had that been necessary.
After the parade General Gomez and his
daughter paid visit TO General Lee Senorita
Gomez will return to Santo Domingo this week
but her father will probably remain here indeh-
nitely.
The work OF building the barracks for the
Regulars Mt Camp Columbia has not yet been
begun Nothing has been built thus far except
the framework of the stables
The morgue officials report that the body of
the soldier who was killed din In the fight with the
yate Niles of Battery G., I'd Artillery. as that
of Private Frank Rush. of the Massachusetts
Volunteers, who had been missing since Sunday
last