Arizona republican., 1899-03-11
WOULD FIGHT DUELS|
Havana Editor Tries to Pro-
 yoke a Challenge.
Probability Thai La Liberfad and Some Others Thai Have Been Attacking Officials Will Be Pros- eCufed-ACCouRfing Demanded.

Havana, March 10.-Mayor Lacoste
 has complained to secretary of state Mendez Capote against an article pub lished in the newspaper La Libertad,
 asserting that Lacoste was a business
 man of i'll repute and making other
 grave charges against him. Secretary Capote sent the mayors letter of com
 plaint to secretary of justice Lanuza,
 who determined to take action at the
 next cabinet council against La Lib
 ertad and several other papers which
 have been indulging in similar Ian- guage. The editor of the La Libertad a Cuban officer named Cervantes, has declared his readiness to fight a duel
 with Mayor Lacoste or any of his friends who may wish to take up his cause. Cervantes has fought several duels already.
 On the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Inglatera last night Alderman Medc- rOs had a quarrel with Cervantes, but refused to fight . duel with him. To- day La Libertad made another attack upon the mayor and also denounced MederCs. Several well known young Cubans are employed as editors on Cervante's paper, and according to Cuban ideas in such cases duels must be fought. Developments are awaited with great interest.
 General Brooke has asked General Bates, in command in Cienfuegos, to send him a detailed account of the dis position of the sum Of $21, 900 sent him to meet the expense of organizing a force of rural police. General Late5 gave the money to several Cuban lead CTS to pay the policemen, but no ac- count has been rendered him as yet, nor has any service been we'll organ ized. If it shall be proved that the money has been used by the Cuban leaders for other purposes, General Brooke will act promptly and ener- getically in the matter.
 General Brooke conferred with Col onel Bliss, collector of customs, today in regard to the seizure of a number Of tickets oI the Madrid lottery men, toned in yesterdays issue of La Lu- cha. Colonel Bliss explained that the customs rules forbade the importation Of lottery tickets under the penalty of seizure, and that dealers in the tickets had resOrted to the mails for the pur- pose Of getting them into the island
 Havana society has been greatly concerned over the report that Mrs Chaffee, wife of General Brooke's chief of staff, who has become Q favorite hpra wac i'll rVbic ozro,,;,,cr ;+ ,,-o- c4o+ ed that her condition is not so grave as to excite alarm.
 Quinta de les Molinos, the summer residence of the captain general CT Cuba, is to be presented to General Gomez. The matter of it's presenta- tion to the Cuban leader will be dis cussed at the next cabinet council The palace is valued at over 5000
 The mayor of the town of Jovellanos has reported to General Wilson, con- mander of the department of Matan- gas, that bandits around the town nave wounded two Cuban soldiers, Trino Fernandez and Catalina Mena. A force of Cubans belonging to the command of General Betancourt have started to capture the bandits
 A commission representing the sl1ga., estate planters has called upon Secre- taly CdpOte, asking him to assist in a scheme to enable the planters to pay their obligations within ten years. | Secretary Capote replied that the mat ter would be discussed at the next of the cabinet