Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-05
HAVANA TRANQUIL.
The Resentment at Not Being Al
lowed to Celebrate Has Subsided.
Gen. BROOKE'S IMPRESSION OF CUBA.
The tivil GOv~rn"r 0f the IaiAnd X. gard
the People IA K~iny EmotionMi but
Orderly The prnbiem Ut Dis.
srmine the CubanA

havana, Jan. D. - The people Of
Havana are in joyful mood to-day
in spite of the disappointment ex.
perienced over the fact that the pro.
jected festivities were postponed. The
resentment quickly subsidized and gave
place to composure. Maj Gen.
Brooke's impressions Of Cuba are
pleasing. He regards the people as
being emotional mild and orderly.
Americans are now conducting tele-
graphs. customs, post office, in fact all
public business with Spanish and Gu.
ban employees, the transfer of Spanish
sovereignty having passed off without
q hitch. Col Bliss, the American col.
lector Of customs, has been instructed
by the authorities at Washington not
to appoint Americans to subordinate
places. Only Cubans are to be appoint.
ed. The customs receipts here this
week will probably be heavy, as the
merchants stocks are low and several
cargoes are due to arrive.
Gen. Brooke will not occupy the pal
ace for week or two as the building
needs thorough cleaning. After the
general takes up his headquarters in
the palace Mrs. Brooke will arrange y
series Of social functions As the civic
police is slowly formed the American
troops will be sent into the country.
Col. Moulton, who is in command of
the Havana police, had as his first Of
fetal duty the investigation Of a case
of cattle stealing.
Gen. Ludlow visited Moro castle and
Cabanas fortress yesterday. The bat
teries Of the Second artillery have
been landed from the United States
transport Chester One battery was
sent to Moro castle, another Is garri-
soned at Cabanas fortress. third is
stationed near the palace and the
other three batteries are camped at
Vedado.
PROBLEM OF DlsARMING THE CUBANS
Havana, Jan 3.--The continuance of
the Cubans in arms is the most puz-
cling question connected with the ad-
ministration Of the island. The nego-
tiations for the payment Of the
soldiers are to be conducted from
Washington so as to relieve Maj. Gen.
Brooke Of the difficulty. For the pres
ent Cuban commanders are holding
their men closely together and under
discipline. Gen. Davis, military gov.
ernor Of the department Of Pinar del
Rio, has gone into the matter fully
with Gen. Mario Menocal and
other Cuban commanders. They
say that they expect the United
States to pay, and that they will
not disband until they get an answer.
The majority Of military observers
here seem to think that probably the
easiest way out is to make the pay
ment, taking mortgage on the reve-
nues of Cuba in the form of bonds.
There are probably $4,000 men able to
work but now sponging on their coun-
try. If paid off on condition that their
arms were Surrendered they would
have no excuse for not working. The
United States military authorities do
not look with favor upon the notion OF
Forcible disarmament
Gen. Brooke received yesterday the
following dispatch from Gen. Simon
snyder, military governor of the de-
oartment of Santa Clara: Certain |
Cuban forces in the district of Casilda,
,he port of Trinidad, have surrendered |
heir arms"
There were l2 vessels In Havana har-
Dor yesterday unloading and the Gus.
oms entries for the first day figure
tut about SAC, 900, the receipts in cash
,eing Sl5,29l. This is at the rate of
10000 600 year, the best Spanish
'ecord having been 50, 900.