New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-22
PENDING CUBAN CLAIMS
Mana Still Unsettled Health Rec
ord of american Troops.

Havana July 10 (speciaD.-Although the span
sh Treaty Claims Commission Is 10 De u'sSoi\eN 80
Senternber by decree OF President ftoose'e''' d"
,r,her of the commission. which has been hearing
claims here says that there is still enough Work 10
t., tho members busy for three years more.
There are among these unheard claims SEVERN
large ones which will have come before tho Court
~ claims at Washington when tho coInInlsso'''
whose time has already been extended six months
ceases to exist
r,,e amount OF damages in Cuba growing out OF
the war whose payment was assumed by the
United States under tho Treaty OF Paris aggre-
gated about $50 10000 1t was expected tilat mo
local commission would complete Its Work IN tIreo
wears but the claims piled up In such numbers tht
a, the end OF that time the work was not hdlt
coronle+ed and additional commissioners and at
+orneys were sent 70 Cuba by the Department OF
Iustlce at Washington one case. involving nearly
& G0OlO occupied the attention or commissioner
swan and Mr.. Spooner, one OF the attorneys, lot
nearly half year. Tho work has been unaVoio-
ably slow. -,,
or course after the commissioners at Washing
ron had gone over the claims submitted they were
IN every case cut down 10 a much smaller figure
than was asked. while many fictitious claims were
tt-n,,-, on, one OF the largest claims thus far
edfudicated was that OF Perfecto I-acoste eH-
Nsyor OF Havana. which amounted 70 $4,000" al
though he asked nearly four times that sum.
Tho board Of directors OF the Chamber or Com
rnarca Industry and Navigation has addressed a
communication to Governor Magoon asking tor
readjustment OF the customs regulations which.
II says. have been a source OF great hhanc'ai ooS
TO importers The chief complaint Is against WHAT
is known as Decree No. A." issued to provide
against an estimated shortage OF customs receIp's
under the reciprocity treaty.
The Havana Post" publishes n report OF tho
base hospital at Camp Columbia, which sows that
the sanitary conditions. Notwithstanding that this
&c the rainy season, better than they have
been for some time There only seven patients
in the fever ward. and their condition is not seri-
GUS The hospital authorities were prepared Tor a
large number OF malaria cases with the coming OF
The rains Only two deaths have occurred among
the American forces since they came 10 the island
nine months ago. Major Wilcox has succeeded
even beyond his hopes in preserving the health
Of the troops Most OF the officers In Cuba have
seen service the tropics before ana are ac-
auainted with the problems Of sanitation. Many or
the men too have served in the philippines
There is n rumor that General Pine Guerra. who
led tie revolution against the Palma government
last wear Is to succeed General Alexandra Rodri-
guez as commander in chief of the Cuban forces
He has been seen frequently Of late in the com
many Of Major Slocum. who is reorganiZng the
cuban army. and July was entertained at
luncheon by General Barry.
Frank Steinhart, who recently resigned the Of
fee of American Consul General to become the
Havana representative OF Speyer & Co. has been
made general manager OF the Havana Electric
Railway Company, an American corporation. He
was also elected director OF the company at
recent meeting held in Jersey City.