The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-08

Havana, Aug. 7.-Conslderable CONNIE,
was caused among division Officers ar-r
BY the issuance Of a pT0Claualiau D.
Gen. Wilson. military Governor To-. ..a
Department Of Matanzas-SJuta Cara
The feeling is that II any such gsg.l-s.
ton was 10 have been issued. o. should
have gone from Gov. Gen Brooke Flasher
than department commander.
Addressing Officers. soldiers. and civil
ians of the United States Gen Wilson
reminds them that the military govern
ment was established TO protect he a.I
property; that they are the friends and
rot the enemies Of the population OK TIE
island; that they must b. courteous ana
pOl.te in their dealings with The .laat.-
tants. endeayoring TO avoid any cause 81.
disturbance. and must take special Gag.
not 10 resist the police. always going
upon the assumption, in the absence u.
evidence 10 the contrary, that the latter
are fulfilling their duty. and helping tarm
lawfully whichever IL may be UeCess ary.
The proclamation warns all who dis
obey that they VIII b. punished il s1-
dIers and dismissed from office II civilians
holding the same. Civil Governors a-I
police chiefs are directed 10 instruct ta-.s
suoord.nates TO take particular care Zee
garding the use Of firearms, and only 10
have recourse to these IN cases VI aasu-
Lutte necessity The troops are nos Be-
used in making arrests without The order
of the General in command, and under
no conditions IS the military 10 superseIe
the civil authorities.
Gen. ROsas In Disgrace.
The Cuban General ROsas. who had
command under Gen. Maxine Come.
presented a letter from the latter ,n
Gov. Gen. Brooke, urging that. If possil..
he be given $40 from the insular funds,
on the ground that he had rendered va
liable services during the revolution Cen.
Brooke decided that there were no funds
that could be properly applied in this way.
and sent word accordingly 10 Gen. Come
Ross thereupon appropriated SIS. AMI was
soon afterward lodged in Nivac, the IOmas
of Havana. When his friends secured his
release by paying the money. ne got in.p
a street disturbance ana Was again lock
ed up.
Finally he declared that he was tired
OF living in this ungratetul country. arl
would leave 1t If he had the money 10
get away. Col. Bacallai. Police Insp.Cta-.
ordered him taken on board a sraamr.
and placed under guard. with q prepaid
vessel left for Colon. Colombia. of wh.cl
place he is native. R0sas served .u
both revolutions. and has also q reputa-
ton as a soldier Of fortune in several
South American republics.
Private Beatty Has the Fever
The only case OF yellow fever in Havana
is OF a very mild type. The victim is Pr-
vate Beatty, of the Eighth United States
n n frzH An, y.Arr- f..g..
that Ii would be more dangerous 10 ra-
move the troops from the island at pre-
ent than 10 allow them 10 remain. In
their Judgment the best plan is to l,L
them stay here during the heated term. il
the most hedlthful localities In III.
suburbs.
Gen. Brooke had a conference with Gen.
Gomez to-day regarding the date for the
payment OF Cuban soldiers who we're not
PAID on the previous pay days. owing 10
the TACT that their names did not appear
upon the lists.
Senorita Ciemencia Gomez, daughter OF
the General, writes to a local UaU.F fD
say that her parents have instructed her
10 give thanks 10 the Captain and crew
OF the steamer Maria Here. FOR The kind
ness shown the members Of tb- family
while on the voyage from Santo Domingo
Ihefe Is no truth in the report c.rgu-
lated IN the nited States that Capt Hus-
ton' superintendent Of the Havana water
works, and formerly Of Cincinnati Ohio.
has been killed. He IS alive and enjoying
his usual health.
senior CeTVantes, one Of the editors of
the ReconcentTado, recently suspended g.
order Of Gov. Ludlow, Is a passen.al 84
board the Ward Line steamer Mexico.
which left here Saturday for New Yyr..
he intends to go 10 Washington 10 COIN
pam OF the action taken against his
paper.
Tired of the Present RsgIme.
meeting Of Santa Clara provincial
veterans rscrntly decided 10 Uerlriou
Washington TO grant a settled form OK
government TO the islard. giving a vote
to eTery man above the age q twenty.
one, aiiotting 4 representative 10 each $500
o. the population. and to empower the
assembly constituted Of suCn representa-
uyes 10 organize a legal constitution.
Col Ferrara, who addressed the meet
Ing. pictured the su6erinRs Of the Cubans.
and said they had been rewarded with ths
disaain OF the intervening power. lie
urged the meeting 10 petition Gen. Brooke
10 revoke the decree with regard 10 Civ
inS up horses acquired during the Ma.
He scoraed the Idea that horses. which
rad been pad for BY the blood Of their
riders. should become the property Of
stCre-keepers. while the true patriot VS.
branded as a thief ana turned over Tor
trial.
The members OF the newly appolu,eI
aUclencia Of Havana were sworn iu 90
day before Judge Mendoza, President Of
the Supreme Court.
a newspaper 70 be called the Mona
guile. which will be anti-cieriCal ia Us
tendencies, viii appear here IA about l.
week.
Gov. Gen. Brooke wishes 10 deny that
Mrs. Brooke has written any such letter
a. the one reported 10 nave been address
Cd 10 resident OF Chattanooga, stating
that both she and her husband had 1s-
Gene tired Of living IN Cuba
Deaths Reported by Gen. brooke.