The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-14
BROOKE TO GOVERN IN CUBA.
THE GOVERNOR OF EACH PROVINCE
WILL REPORT TO HIM.

Gen. Ludlow VIII BE AnSwerabIe to
Gen. Lee, Governor of Havana
Province, who VIII Report 10 Gen.
BrOOI<e-A Thorough Police System
VIII BE Needed to QueII Disturb
anceS-GoVernment VIII Not Get
the Splendid Floating Dry Dock
Unless 1t Buys II.
Washington, Dec. 13.-It was formally
announced to-day that the President had
designated Maj Gen. Brooke to be the
military governor of the Island of Cuba.
The new post carries with it all the
control over the military and civl
branches Of the island formerly exercised
by the captain general under the Spanish
regime. Gen. Brooke arrived in this city
to-day from Fort Monroe.
Each of the six provinces of Cuba will
have its military governor, just as Gen.
Wood is now military governor of the
province of Santiago but all of these will
receive their instructions directly from
Maj. Gen. Brooke, who is in supreme au-
thority of the island. Thus, in Havana,
but answerable 10 Gen Lee, the governor
of the province of Havana, who, in turn,
will be answerable to Maj. Gen. Brooke,
the governor of the island
In answer 20 a question as to when he
intended to assume his new duties, Gen.
Brooke replied that he would proceed to
Havana and take charge just as soon as
he could organize his staff and forces.
Such disturbances as occurred in Ha-
vana night before last, it is believed. may
be expected to reoccur there, and to hap
pen in some of the other Cuban cities and
towns. And as the United States is
pledged to restore the reign of law and
order in Cuba, Gen. Brooke will be un-
der the necessity of providing an elaborate
system of administrative machinery in
order to hold the disorderly element in
check, and secure a proper application Of
the laws.
Gen. Ludlow, the governor of Havana.
is already giving his attention to the or
ganization of a semi-military force to take
the place of the Orden Pubiico and Carde
Civile, the Spanish police forces, which
maintained order in the towns and coun-
try. The repa triation of these forces re-
Gently has left this part of the country.
particularly the city of Havana, exposed
TO an epidemic of crime.
The navy department has taken steps to-
wards possessing itself of the navy yard
at Havana, and orders just issued assign
Commodore 3. J. Cromwell, now a men,
Der of the examining board to duty as
commandant of the new naval station
there, and Chief Engineer c. p Howell
Lieut. j. II. Glennon, Pay Director j. A.
Smith, and Surgeon J. D. GatewoOd to
duty at the same station.
The navy department has Just learned
that the Spanish government is about to
sell the splendid floating dry-dock. which
was brought to Havana from England just
before the war at a cost Of $3.50, 900.
Admiral Sampson, the naval representa-
tive on the evacuation commission, made a
determined struggle 10 have the dock pass
ed to the United States with other proper
" of a permanent character, but he was
overruied by his colleagues on the commits
sion. Gems Wade and Butler, who accent
cd the Spanish contention that the dock
should be regarded as a ship and not as
stable property. The dock is to be sold
therefore, by the Spanish officials Friday.
There are signs that private parties are
preparing to bid for it. The navy depart
ment contemplates with the greatest vexa-
ton the respective loss of this splendid
structure as a dry dock of large propor-
tons win be an almost necessity in Havana
so long as the American navy is TO be
maintained in those waters. 1t is possible
that the attention of Congress having been
attracted to the subject, an attempt may
be made to purchase the dock on the part
of the United States or rather on account
of the government of Cuba that SHAH
eventually be established.