The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-27
Much Sa lsfactIOn Caused on the
Island by the Application
Of th. Law.
ciINEsE ARE EXCLUDED
shlftIess Negroes From Contiguous
Islands VIII Also Be Prevented
From Entering the Counisy.

NEW YORK. April B.-A dispatch 70
the Tribune from Havana says: The in.
atructlona received by Governor General
Brooke from Washington 10 declare ap-
plicable 10 Cuba the immigration laws
NJ tho United States. are certain 20 give
general satisfaction here. For one thing.
the new laws viii prevent the lnRress
Of any more Chinese laborers, VINO. al.
though useful In certain employments.
notably truck gardening are from their
habits constant menace 10 the public
health The sanitary bureau has been
forced 20 burn OUT fhe hlthy quarters
In which the various Chinese colonies
here have been living there being no
other way % purify those cenierf OF con
taRlon Another undesirable rfass OF
immigrants II likely 70 be prevented un-
der American law from oyerrunning the
eastern half ~ the island This class u
composed II shiflless negroes from ia
maicn Hayu and San Domingo who may
wish 10 better their fortunes AZ Santiago
and e.sowhere In the east.
General wood fofeaaw embarfassment
some time ago ana quietly put In force In
hls province an order returning the
wOuld-br immigrants who could not
show 81 each In ready money General
Brookrs decree will establish restrictions
N this sort AZ M Cuban ports on ar
rival Of those waio threaten to become
charges on the ISLAND. while the present
conditions Of agricultural prostratlon
last there viii be- lille or no room here
Tor additional labor of the unski.led
class.
The council u secretaries o. lnsular
cabinet submitted 10 General Brooke
today the draft Of decree providing
for the registration Of aliens under the
terms " article TX. OF the treaty of
Paris. Aflcr the registration bureau IL
opened Spaniards who desire 10 remain
la cuba will have q year TO decide
whether or not they will surrender their
na ,lona'i,y rhr posponement OF a
nnsl choke on the part Of so many Of
the actual residents Of Cuba may COM
plIcate to some extent the problem OF
representative government
for ihe island before native consti,u-
cnt assembly can be elected Some sat
isfactory definition of Cuban citizen
ship must be- evolved. No, a few OF
I he leaders here who are now struggling
Tor political powers are technically
aliers General Gomez is Sanio Do
mlnlcan general; Julio Sangullly IT, or
was. naturalized citizen Of the United
states. and dozens OF revolutionary lead
IN and agitatYrs took out similar pa
pers before engdging IN the revolt agalns,
Spain.
only day or TWO ago Cuban lawyer
presented himself a. q candidate for
place on the supreme bench. lie ad-
mitied that he was naturaliErd Amer
lean citizen and when asked whether
he would abandon HIS acquired citizen
ship to become a justice. protested yig-
orously against the necessity for any
such remuneration. He had an estate
In the Interior OF the island and could
not aflord 10 give up the rights involved
In surrcndcrng such a safeguard. Some
lnlculty has been experienced In films |
he places on the supreme bench. Two |
more destinations 10 serve have been re- |
'tlvcd. one from MatanzaS and one !
rom Puerto Principe Senior Eduardo
ramayo, of Santiago. a prominent law !
FER. telegraphcd today however. that /
he would take one OF the vacant posts. !
very sensible experiment is being !
red by the Havana police authorities. !
rhis consists of the enlistment OF
which is to be used In patrolling the |
parts of the city most frequented by !
americans. The new patro!men are cN- |
,ected TO introduce an element OF cool /
less into the service and to minimize |
he friction now existing between the
oldlers and police. They will be espec-
ally valuable in handling such Ameri-
ans soldiers. teamsters and others who
become dsorderly In the streets and
afes The police force continues to en-
,age In shooting Arrays Two detectives
n plain clothes shot saloon keeper
esterday. apparently without sufficient
Justification, and one roundsman was
imself mortally wounded last Satur-
ay by an antagonist who escaped.
The Cuban telegraph operators are the
ltest native body to complain Of Amer
'anlsm They say that they are being
lsplaced by operators from the United
tates and have written TO General Co
lez to ask his influence to restore them
, favor. American operators are, In
act, In good demand in Cuba owing to
heir greater experience and skin. S