The Washington herald., 1906-10-17
TELL CUBA'S WANTS
Delegations Discuss Reforms
with Governor MagOOn.
JUDGES ASK MORE LATITUDE.
Courts Too Strongly Influenced by
Government, Which Never Lost a
Case - Newspaper Demands Re-
mOVaI OF Chief Clerks TO Cabinet
Omcers-New Fever Cases Reported.

Havana. Oct 16.-Gov. MagO0n was
busy this afternoon receiving The MEM
bers OF the diplomatic corps. committees
from the Ayuntamintos. members Of the
Academy Of Sciences, the judges of the
Supreme Court, and other judges.
The Spanish minister expressed salts
faction with the decision Of the govern
ment to appoint a committee to pass
on the claims for damages arising from
the revolution, as many small Spanish
shopkeepers. &c, in various parts OF the
country had suffered loss. The work of
the commission viii partake more Of the
nature of adjudication than the examina-
ton of testimony.
The judges asked that legislation be
adopted affording the courts greater indie
pendence of the central government It
has been claimed here that the govern
ment never lost a case in court, and that
political influence has played too prcmi-
nent a part in determining cases. It is
even alleged that much of the big law
practice of Havana was being corraIed by
prominent and influential A1Oderates.
The members of the Academy of Sci
ences asked that lepers be removed from
their present home in the city to a place
outside, where they would have liberty to
move about outside their homes. They
also favored the seweriug Of the city.
Wants Chief Clerks Turned Out.
La Lucha says to-day. editOrially. THE
former secretaries were nothing but fig
ureheads. Their executive officers were
the chief clerks and under secretaries of
the departments. These. really, did the
work Of abuse and outraged the elections,
therefore they remain in Office. They
were experts in the work Of corruption
and their continuance in Office Is a grave
menace 10 the provisional government.
With these men in office the country is
in the same position as il was before
August 19"
Thirteen cases of yellow fever have been
reported throughout the island. ten Of
them in Havana. TWO new cases were re
ported to-day in this city. There are two
cases at CIenfuegOs and one at Cruces.
The partisaus of intervention fear that
the action of the American officials here
VIII be handicapped by the transitory ma
ture Of their positions
Major Ladd, who is conducting an in
vestigation OF the financial affairs Of the
Cuban government, declares that it will
take at least a week for the investigation
and that il viii be fully that time
before he viii know whether allega-
tons made by the insurgents that mem
beTs of the government had embezzled
large amounts of the funds of the re-
public are well founded.
Liberals Are Disappointed,
Another disappointment f. be Liberals
who are 50 anxious 10 play their
patriotism by serving their country in
weli-paying offices, was contained IN an
announcement made to-day by Gov
Magoon to the effect that he will take
no action At present on a petition pre-
scented by leading liberals in Pinar del
Rio province demanding the removal Of
Gov. SObrada
In stating that he could not act on the
petition ~ Sobrada's removal Gov.
MegOOn took occasion 10 praise the atti-
tudc assumed ~ Liberal leaders when
they boldly announced thar they were not
seeking offices for themselves.
Gov. MdgOOn to-day denied that there
Is the least foundation for the rJl-
mors that he intends to appoint American
army officers 10 positions in his cabinet
instead Of selecting Cubans.
The reports received in the city from
every section OF the island, telling of
peaceful conditions are gradually restor-
ing confidence IN the business world, and
trade IN al lines is picking up.