The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

Gen. Brooke Expects to Meet Them
Out of Customs Receipts.

HAVANA, Jan. 22.-AI the expenses of
the island for January. provincial and mu-
nicipal, will be met out of the customs
ceipts. There will be no attempt to collect
other taxes to meet the first months pay
roll. 1t is possible that the expenses for
February will be provided for in the same
way. Until the tax system has been re-
vised the civil salary list will be met out
of the customs, which will be ample for
this purpose. as no new public works will
be begun until the revision is completed.
The military administration now has cash
in hand to the amount of 5000, O00-at Ha-
vana, 1928, 600; at Santiago $2J0,CC0; at Glen
fuegos, So coo; at Matanzas, $4,000, and at
e,even minor ports, $50, 900. These amounts
will be increased % per cent. by the end of
the month.
The provincial governors have been di-
rected by Governor General Brooke to pre-
pare estimates for January. Havana police
sanitation, street cleaning and other items
will probably require $1,000 at the lowest es-
innate; but the annual customs receipts
of the island can safely be computed at
$12, 0C0 coo, the Cuban exchequer is not likely
to run short AT all events there will be
enough for ordinary expenditures. The
large sums necessary for sewerage in Ha-
NdId COulu not pFOpeIiy NC Hdue q CLdISG
On the island revenues.
Major General Ludlow, governor of the
military department of Havana, is prepar-
ing to suggest Washington municipal bond
plan to raise $10,090,09O or so. Havana now
has an indebtedness. bonded and floating, of
$1g5oO,CGe, end can bear much more. If
President Mckinley decides not to utilize
the services of the Bank of Spain as a
ficOo nc tho island there
will be established in each province fiscal
government office, replacing the banks
branch offices. This arrangement could be
carried out in two weeks.
The military authorities are awaiting a re-
ply from Washington to their taxation rec
onmendat tons of last week before taking any
steps. 1t is in the plans Of General Brooke
to abolish many of the existing taxes, as
after close examination of them he has
come to the conclusion that they are unde
sirable and burdensome. The remission will
begin from the date of a special order to
the effect, which will not be retroactive. In
cases where. as in the provinces of Santa
Clara and Puerto Principe, the taxes have
been paid, they will not be refunded, but
the military authorities do not desire to col
lect any taxes which later might be abo-
ished.
The special commission appointed last
week by the Municipal Council to call on the
governor general to-day with a formal pro-
test against the Bank of Spains appoint
ment as collector Of taxes postponed the
visit on the understanding that such a pro-
test is now unnecessary, as General Brooke
has forwarded recommendations in line with
the proposed protest to Washington.
Action toward the constitution of a SUI
preme court is not to be taken until the
arrival from Washington of Col Jose Con
zales Lanuza, secretary of the Department
of Justice.
II General Wood, governor of the mill
tary Department of Santiago, obtains per-
mission for the independent use of the Gus
toms receipts in that department it is be-
lieved here that all the other departments
will demand a similar concession, with the
result that general disorganization will fol-
low
Aguilera Silva, who had been accepted as
a candidate for the police force, though not
Yet sworn in, captured, single-handed four
thieves last night and locked them in a room
in private house To-day when he went
to look after his prisoners, they fell upon
him, beat him nearly to death and escaped.
There is not a single case of yellow fever
in Major General Lees camp. The two sus-
pected cases in the Second Texas Regiment
have been diagnosed as typhoid fever and
pneumonia, respectively.