New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
G4YETY IN HAVANA.
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION IN THE
CAPITAL OF CUBA.

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CAPITAL OF CUBA
Havana. Ian. 6-seven cases have been re-
terred TO Governor General Wood by Judge Ad-
vocate Dudley anC Major Runcie, who nave
been at work for some time investigating the
circumstances surrounding the detention In
nrtson Of persons charged with various onencesi
70 MANY Of whom no trial has been granted. IN
most of the cases referred to the Governor Gen
eraI the prisoners had been held several years
before being placed trial. on comparatively
light charges and had then received long sen
fences The cases of most OF these men had
been passed upon ten months ago by General
Ludlow but he was forbidden TO act, Governor
c.AnaraI Brooke deeming it advisable to allow
the Cubans TO work the matter themselves.
But as the law machinery was cumbersome
practically nothing has been done General
Wood has issued pardons for all Of the men
,,bose cases have been referred TO him, and the
Investigation commission will report other cases
every two days and these will be Immediately
acted upon.
The hall given bv the Wanderers Club last
night was the most magnificent held IN havana
within the memory Of the Oldest leaders IN So
cietv Twelve hurIred people were present
and as many as five hundred couples were dane
ing al one time. The function vas held IN Wnat
was formerly the Aquarium, and which was
,.+a- ,sea for barracks but at the present time
6, not occunied in any way. The floor was In
snlandid condition. and the hall was beautifully
decorated The best Havana society bo'n u
ban and American. was present Inc JeNei'
and dresses Of the women. the full oress UNI
forms Of the military officials ana those Vi I11e
oe7cars of the German training ship Nike Win
their gIttertng epaulettes; the innumerapie
flags. the ferns, palms and other plants i1Nu'
the scene one long to be remembered
The Viking. the first OF the two revenue cut
+ars for service on the Cuban coast arrived 10
a, hat,e mt in readiness for duty
Coi,ao+or T3Iiss saws he does not know 10 WHICH
coast n send her for the north coast neeos
boet Ora wing not more than eight feet OF water
IN order to enable her TO enter the snah mar o0'
and double the keys. The cutters are needeo u
n,,+ g s+op to smuggling. which is always going
on and also to stop poaching on the turtle anu
sponge grounds by boats from other isiands'
Two colored officers in the FORMER CuOaL al ,-4'
have written a circular. which is being dlstrlD-
u,ad throughout Havana, in which they say.
Owing 10 the injustice done in the last year
~ those protesting to favor independence as a
cioak for their deeds, 1t is time that the olach
race declared itself by putting stop 20 Llese
intustices. The Republic OF CoToahty -
+iCDa5 nv Martf runs a great risk OF IaHuIe
when foreigners are preferred TO biach peopie
on account of the former being Wnlts Suoa -
not for social oligarchy. ana tne mn 800
+etred the revolution. while others were hasteh-
ing 10 present themselves as rehegaues' u &C.
what is theirs by right
The circular further says that the death at
C-,anruegos Of the colored Brigadier General
D,onisio Gil. who was killed while resisting ar
-as+ will he carefully investigated and the re-
suit OF the inquiry will be made public.
A paper under the title Of La Verdad' will
be started shortly in the interests OF the colored
race who. according 70 the circular, are still
disposed 70 die before consenting to be partahs
In their own country. Senior Gualberto Gomez
saws the circular was uncalled for. but that the
cause Of the trouble was the refusal by the
Mayor OF Cienfuezos TO allow General Gil 10 be
buried with military honcrs.
In the District Of Vueltas Province OF Santa
Clara $50 tobacco plantations now being
worked az against 40 last year. and this in
crease has been accomplished without official
aid.
Mrs Wood and the other members OF the
Governor Generals family have arrived here.
Director of Posts Rathbone is gradually ap-
pointing Cubans as postmasters all over the
island At the present time there are only eight
Americans in charge Of postofiCes in Cuba.