The times., 1899-07-22
AFFAIRS AT HAVANA.
Senior Mora Moves for Reorganixn-
tion of the Police Court.

Havana, July 21.-Senor Mora, fiscal OF
| the Supreme Court. presented to Governor
General Brooke today protest from that
court against the maintenance Of the police
court in its present form with Captain
Pitcher as judge. The petition requested
that the court be reorganized with three
| magistrates. General Brooke said that the
court had been organized by Gensta al Lut-
| low. Military Governor of Havana and he
referred the protest TO him for decision.
The members of the bar who took part
in the war against Spain have formed an
association known as The Lawyers OF the
Revolution" They held a meeting last
night and resolved to ask General Brooke
TO appoint only members OF the association
to important law offices, such as magis-
trates and tiscals, leaving the minor oiiees
to be filled by men who did not bear arms.
Their purpose is to capture the audiencia
appointments, which. it is thought, will
shortly be made The Supreme Court ap-
pointments will be made on the ba-is OF
the ability of the appointees as jurists, and
not as insurrectionists, and this is caus-
ing dissatisfaction among the lawyers who
fought in the war.
In consequence OF the refusal to register
Canary Islanders as Spaniards none of the
islanders applied today for registration.
Among the applicants today was a nat
uIalized American who was born in Spain.
He said he desired to register as an Amer
lean as he did not want to be
either Spaniard or Cuban. He
had lost his naturalization papers
and was told to get a copy OF them.
Count villaneuva, Cuban. also applied
for registration as a Spaniard, but his ap
piication was refused He complained that
he would lose his title if he remained
Cuban. whereupon he was advised to go
and live in Spain.
The importers here have been protesting
against Colonel Bliss, collector OF customs,
for allowing all merchants to act as i'm
porters. Their complaint is based On the
ground that they have paid a special i'm
porter's tax, which the merchants do not
pay. The matter was referred to General
Brooke, who decided to let the authorities
at Washington settle the matter. Colonel
Bliss, it is understood, will recommend
that all merchants be allowed to import
without having TO take out a special Ii
cense.
Mayor Hyatt the American mayor Of
Guanabacoa is in trouble again. The rabid
Cubans want to supplant him. and Fran
cisco Socarras, the leader of the extremists
called a demonstration in the Plaza de
Armas for Sunday. This has been forbid
den by the authorities, but the Cubans de-
clare that it will be held despite the pro-
hibition. Should they attempt TO carry
out their intention it is possible there will
be trouble.
committee of Puerto Principe farmers
will arrive here tomorrow to urge General
Brooke to give them agricultural imple-
ments. II the committee is not successful
1t will go to Washington.
AS a pecaution against an outbreak of
yellow fever the Eighth Infantry will go
to Qucmados, where they will live in bar
racks. The Second Artillery will also be
withdrawn with the exception OF few
companies, who are doing duty in the
forts. Should fever break out, these. too.
will be sent from the city. The situa-
tion here is wonderfully good, there being
mo casas of vaIIOvy fever