The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-05
CUBAN editor WARNED.
General Ludlow Deals With an o.
tending Journalist.
BANDITS RAID AND SACK A TOWN.

The Order ForblddIns the Importation
of Firearms Arouses Communication
Who Would Breed Dlscord Threatened
With Summary PuDishment-Proposed
Relief For Starving Cubans.
HAVANA, Cuba (By Ca~ble).-During the
last few days some OF the local papers thai
are printed in English have published sen.
sati n stories regarding the disputes be-
tween the soldiers and the Cuban police
evidently with the intention OF preventing
an understanding between them, and, II
possible, of stirring up more trouble. Major
General Ludlow, Military Governor OF the
Havana Department, summoned an offend
ing editor before him and warned him tbal
he must desist trying to embroil the sol
diers and the police.
compel you. One would DO TO put into
force the military regulations and send you
to the ~Ruardhouse; the other would be to
send you before tho local judges, for thu
application of the old Spanish law. Per
sonally, o may abuse me rs much as you
like, but for the future o must abstain
from your present methods In the Other
matter"
General Ludlow complains that one oil
the principal difficulties Havana Is now
suffering from is the presence OF many
worthless Americans"-men who come
here virtually to change their usual sphere
of idleness.
In the opinion of General Ludlow, 1t is
advisable to wait until autumn before en-
deavorlng to raise the $4,000, 900 or Sl2,.
600, 900 necessary for the contemplated sys.
Pom nf sauaruna on1 nfhar nphlin I'm pfnVn.
ments in Havana. He believes it quite
probable that the money can be obtained
here In Cuba.
Jose Maria Gomez, OWL Governor Of
santa Clara, has sent a dispatch to Cen
eral Maxine Gomez urging him to use his
influence with the Americans to secure the
construction of the projected Sancti Spir-
titus Railway, that would siyo work to the
starving population OF the district.
According to dispatches from Puerto
Principe Province, the village ofSan Andres
was recently raided by a band OF forty out
laws led by Antonio Barcelo, formerly a
citizen OF Holguin, Santiago Province.
The place was completely sacked, the ban
dts carrying of twenty horses, o large
quantity Of clothing and groceries, and
$1,000 in money. Five mounted armed men
attacked n store in the village OF Tiena
Azure, abducted the proprietor and his
wife, and carried away 5000 in money.
The people of the locality are frantically
begging for protection, and a force OF rural
guards Is greatly needed. Tho country
folk are moving into the larger towns for
safety, while the planters, many OF whom
have bought quantities of sugar cane In lso'
lated localities, fear that +he marau6eri
will destroy it before It car gathered.
The order of Colonel Bliss, Collector. oil
Customs, f~orbldding the importation Of
firearms has caused much comment. Many
Cubans express themselves as believing
that the step was taken to prevent
increasing the strength Of the Cuban forces
In case a collision should follow Il pro.
tracted stay OF tho Americans in the Island.
Some call 1t a regular Spanish measure
In that It savors OF force. There does not
appear, however, to be objection from any
one high In political or army circles. The
complaints against the order aro based
mainly on sentimental grounds, and not be-
cause there is any plan to import arms into
tho island for revolutionary purposes. On
the other hand, there arc many Cubans
who favor the measure.
General Ludlow is planning to change
the names OF the streets in the city and to
designate them hereafter by numbers. He
will also make better arrangements CON
corning the numbering OF the houses.