The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-01

Washington, Dec. 1-Mnjor General
John n. Brooke, retired, formerly gov
ernor general OF Cuba yesterday gave tes-
timony before the senate committee on
military Affairs which charged insubor-
dination against General Leonard Wood.
General Brooke ives before the commit
tee more than two hours and occupied the
entire time In telling of General Wood $
conduct at Santiago. Tho witness offered
in support of his statements many docu-
mens taken from records at the war
department and several papers from his
personal collection.
AT tho cioss OF his testimony MEM
bcr OF the committee said that II is prob
able General Wood will have TO return
from the philippines and testify.
when the committee resumed it's hear
ing Major Estes q. Rathbone was the
first witness He was called for the pur-
pose Of submitting list OF witnesses he
desires to have summoned for the pur-
pose of supporting certain OF his charges
filed against General Wood.
When the hearing opened Horatio g
Rubens Of New York. formerly men,
Der OF the Cuban junta, was waiting to
be heard. Mr.. Rubens was before the
committee two hours. His testimony
tended to corroborate the statements
made to the committee by Major J. II.
Runce, In reference 10 the knowledge
General Wood Is said TO have had OF
the Runcie magazine article criticising
unfavorably the administration OF MAJ.
GENERAL Brooke. as governor general OF
Cuba H
SHOWED PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
One Of the most important statements
NIB hat nFal
wood visited him after the publication
Of the Runcie article. and that the con-
verpstion showed that General Wood had
previous knowledge OF Il. Mr.. Rubens
said General Wood admitted that he had
told Runcie that the article put him
(vood) In an awkward position.
Mr. Rubens also told the committee
that when the break occurred between
Runcie and Gen. Wood he brought them
together and tried to patch up their
differences In q manner that would exon
crate Runcie Of the onus attached 10 his
name by the report made to the war de-
psrtment by Gen. Wood, The witness
also said that when Runcie wrote TO Gen.
Wood begging him TO send him (Runcie)
right before the country. Runcie showed
him the letter. He told the contents OF
the letter TO the committee. and II sup
piled the missing links In the correspond
ence that has previously been fled with
the committee with the Rathbone
charges.
In answer to questions from the COM
mittee Mr.. Rubens explained the manner
In which he chanced TO go To Cuba In
connection with the military government,
what his services had been and of diff
ference with Gen. Wood through which
he severed his connection with the gov
ernment lie said he then became coun-
sci In the poetoffice cases. He was asked
concerning Gen. Woods intimacy with
Capt. Beairs and other newspaper men
and also n II was true that Gen. Wood
had made show Of Jealousy Of his SUI
perior officers.
TO EXPLOIT DEEDS.
The witness detailed the relationship
netween Gen. Wood and newspaper men. |
saying " was underst pod that he at
tempted TO use the newspaper men TO
exploit his own deeds. REGARDING Gems
LUDLOW and Wilson Mr.. Rubens said Gen.
Wood was quoted as saying that ne had
70 get rid OF them. This hearsay evi- |
Ience was admitted aa The vf,nas. ,ot.