The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-03
HHYHNA QUIET YESTERDAY
AMERICAN RULE SEEMINGLY EN-
JOYED BY THE PEOPLE.
Work of the New Administrations
Two Indianians Made Police Inspec-
tOrs-COmpany ExOnerated.

HAVANA, Jan. 2-The continuance of the
Cubans in arms is the most puzzIing ques-
tion connected with the administration of
the island The negotiations for the pay
-Aent Of the soldiers are to be conducted
from Washington, so as to relieve Major
General Brooke of this difficulty For the
present the Cuban commanders are holding
their men closely together and under dis
cipline General Davis, military governor of
the department of Pinar del Rio, has gone
into the matter fully with General Mario
NIenocal and other Cuban commanders
They say that they expect the United States
TO pay them 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 payment, taking a mortgage on the
revenues of Cuba in the form of bonds
There are probably $4,000 men able to work.
but now "sponging'' on the country. If paid
off on condition that their arms were sur
rendered they would have no excuse for
not working. The United States military
authorities do not look with favor on the
notion of forcible disarmament.
General Brooke received to-day the follow
ing dispatch from General Simon Snyder,
military governor of the department of
Santa Clara: Certain Cuban forces in the
district of Casilda, the port of Trinidad.
have surrendered their arms"
There are twelve vessels in Havana harbor
to-day unloading, and the customs entries
for the first day figure out about 1900, the
receipts in cash being $15,221. This is at the
rate of S13O00O00 a year, the best Spanish
record having been 100000 To-day's re-
Ceipts are presumably heavier than they will
be later.
Major Kennen, of General Brooke's staff,
while in the department of agriculture to-
day, saw forty clerks doing nothing, and
told thirty-eight to so home until there was
something for them to do Generals Brooke
and Ludlow wish to use all the available
clerks in all the departments, but it will be
difficult to distinguish between the real
workers and those who are on the payroIls
by favor
THE PALACE is DIRTY.
A general house-cleaning in all the public
buildings is an immediate necessity. General
brooke and Mrs. Brooke looked through the
palace to-day. Eye and nose were offended
at what they encountered The living
apartments, as well as the offices, are in
sufterably dirty, and it would take two
weeks to clean them. General Brooke now
governs the island from one small room in a
crowded hotel.
Major General Ludlow's headquarters will
probably be the former residence of the
Spanish military governor, next to the pal
ace. His department, on the new divisional
lines includes Morro, Cabanas, Casablance,
Guanabacoa and Regla, originally included
i'm Major General Lees department of the
province of Havana.
General Ludlow spent eight hours in the
saddle to-day visiting those places. He found
MORO and Cabanas tenantless, except for
few caretakers. Sentries will be detailed
there daily and both the fortresses will be
thoroughly cleaned and otherwise repaired,
special attention being paid TO the plumbing.
ON the glacis between the two are encamped
three batteries of the Second Heavy Artil-
lery, under Major Dillenback. One hundred
and eighty men of Battery are encamped
ON the piazza fronting the palace and around
the statue of Ferdinand VII They will act
as palace guards. relieving the Tenth Infan-
trymen who are at Camp Quemados to-day,
resting.
The people of Havana were in joyful
mood to-day in spite of the disappointment
experienced over the fact that the projected
festivities were postponed. The resentment
quickly subsided and gave place to COM
posture. Captain Grebe. General Ludlow's
adiutant general. visited all the United
States posts during the night. The city was
found to be tranquil.
Major General Brooke's impressions of
Cuba are pleasing. He regards the people
as being emotional, mild and orderly.
Americans are now conducting the Gus
toms. postoffiee and telegraphs, in full
public business, with Spanish and Cuban
employees. Colonel Bliss, the American col
lector Of customs, has been instructed by
the authorities at Washington not to ap-
point Americans to subordinate places in
this or the other custom houses. Only Gu
bans are to be appointed
Generals Brooke and Ludlow see many of
the prominent Cubans. They are easily ac-
cessible. and wish to make a wide personal
and official acquaintance.
FIRST POLICE CASE.
AS the civil police is slowly formed. the
American troops will be sent into the coun-
try Colonel Moulton, who is in command
OF the Havana police. had as his first official
duty the investigating of a case of cattle
stealing
Two Spanlards were stopped in the act of
taking the picture of the king and crown
from the throne room Of the palace for the
Spanish Club They said former Captain
General Castellanos gave them to the club.
A party Of ladies was photographed in the
throne room, with Mrs. n. c. Butler sitting
in the royal chair or throne.
The body Of a Spanish private soldier was
found on Cabelleri wharf this morning The
physicians decided that he died from over
exertion and that his comrades left him
there, covered with straw.
The United staes transport Saratoga ar
rived here to-day from Charleston, S. c..
with the Third Nebraska Regiment on board
Two Cuban soldiers carving rifles uera