The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-29
RECEPTION TO ALGER.
Many Army officers Meet the Secretary
at BrOoiSe's Residence.

HAVANA, March 2S-The reception in
honor OF the secretary of war, Gen. Russell
A. Alger, held al Governor General Brooke's
residence at Nedado last night, was bril-
liant affair. Among those present were Gen.
Gomez and his staff, the officers of the
Seventh Army Corps, of Havana city, Gen.
FitZhugh Lee, commander of the Seventh
Army Corps: Maj. Gen. William Ludlow,
Governor of the department of Havana;
Gen. j. G. Bates, commander of the depart
ment of Santa Clara; Maj. Gen. J. ii. Will
son, military governor of the department or
Matanzas; Brig. Gen. Henry G. Hasbrouck;
Gen. Fernando Freyre de Andrade. presi-
dent of the Cuban Assembly; Perfecto A.
Lacoste, mayor OF Havana, and also many
Cuban and American civilians.
The Cuban army rolls will very soon be
in possession of the American authori-
ties. This determination was reached this
afternoon at conference between the Sec
retary OF war, Governor General Brooke
and General Maxine Gomez on board the
United States transport ingalls,. Secretary
Alger spent the morning on the transport
receiving numerous visitors. General
Gomez, with his son, accompanied Collector
Tasker II. Bliss this afternoon to pay his
respects and they were followed shortly
afterward by General Brooke, who was ac-
companied by Major Kennon, of his staff.
Various matters were discussed somewhat
in detail, among them the question of
changing military department commanders,
but such decisions as We're reached have not
been made public. AT 3 o'clock the secre-
tary of war came ashore and drove to the
Hotel lnglaterra, where he met Colonel
Hecker. Both then drove to Colon Gene
battle ship Maine The secretary of war has
decided not to so TO Pinar del Rio. He
will leave by train for Matanzas tomorrow
morning going on from that point to Glen
fuegOs.
Director General of Posts Rathbone will
establish several postal substatons in Ha-
vana, where letters may be mailed and reg
istered and money orders may be procured
He will also license about twenty venders
of postage stamps. The special delivery sys-
tenn of the city of Havana will soon be in
working order. This will be mose welcome
innovation, as it is now impossible to send
letters for city delivery with regularity ex-
cept by messengers.
For many years it has been a custom in
Havana not to allow cabs or wagons TO cir
culate in the streets on Holy Thursday and
Good Friday. Senor Federico Mora, the
civil Governor, desires to discontinue all the
customs that are now in order, and there
fore cabs will be allowed this year to cir
cuate on both the days mentioned, as on
others. Some religiously inclined women
have started a movement to call on all to
decline TO use cabs on either of the days.
Advices received here to-day from Pinar
del Rio, capital of the province of that
name, say Civil Governor Dose has Informal
tion from four confidential agents who have
made thorough investigation of the recent
outbreak OF brigandage in that part of the
country, showing that ten or twelve men left
Guanajay for the rural districts about that
city and killed three four head of cattle
Then knowing they would be pursued they
dispersed.
Generals Bates, Wilson and Hasbrouck re-
turned TO their respective commands to-day
At o'clock this afternoon the tempera-
ture in Havana was 81 degrees