Wood Violated Orders

WOOD VIOLATED ORDERS.

Gen. Brooke Testifies as to Wood's Conduct In Cuba.

Washington, Dec. 1. - Major-General John R. Brooke, retired, former governor-general of Cuba, Monday gave testimony before the senate committee on military affairs which charged insubordination against General Leonard Wood. General Brooke was before the committee more than two hours and occupied the entire time in telling of General Wood's conduct at Santiago. The witness offered in support of his statement many documents taken from records at the war department and several papers from his personal collection.

At the close of his testimony a member of the committee said that it is probable General Wood will have to return from the Philippines and testify. One of the charges made by General Brooke is that General Wood violated the order which required him in making improvements in Santiago to submit estimates to the governor-general. As evidence of this violation General Brooke called attention to the building of barracks at Santiago, near the Morro, without General Wood first having given notice to the department at Havana. General Brooke said also that General Wood sent communications to the war department over the head of his commanding officer.