The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
HAVANA Is NON PEACEFUL.
Tssss % lyOeo CsAans In Havana
- Take the Place u the Spanish

WASHINGTON. Dee 1.-THE prospects
for peaceful change OF administration
ia Havana have br5ghtened very m2ce. as
. result o. the energetic measures taken
~ the war department. &Ec tie army o.
Hcers In charge 81 Havana TO prevent
trossise. AAsices 10 tGss effect appear ri
caSseEgam received today BY Assistant
Secretary Aeik-e3oan from Gen EFoeAs.
military xoserrer OF Cuba in watch after
referring TO some routine matters Ga
says:
There viii he no breach OF order. OF
thai an assare& foa nay rest Assure are,
that THERE Eas been nothing EsyoE1 iAas
Esssk. Ia q city - tia size.
TIE war department II also informed ina.
Gen. L&faicss, in charge OF Havana csiy. is
processing with yixor TO organize The po-
lce force there. 10 replace the Dismissed
Sp&nisa force kaown As oraen pnpaico A.
ter examining = mum Der OF applicants Tor
appointment on the force be has ssseciea
and appointed l.uS Ea5anA
Tie war department - confident thas
there viii te an adequate force OF troops
In tas island 10 carry out Its Plans axsa 10
maintain order. AdiL esea- Coroin Gas pre-
pared q statement showing IEsAi tcIiioFtoN.
when the Spanish tag comes down. there
will ne an American army IL Cuba num-
bessn9 z, BIG nsen made Up OF =. - eas-sl-
ed men and Les ofisears
Tt simplify the administration or Xiii
sary Rna4rs and prevent possible conflict
OF authority. the wAT department TO-DAY
fasssea an os5sr creating four new military
RIO. AAtanxas. Santa Cara axad Puerto
Principe. bounded by the provincial bound
ariea Of the same name. Three depart
sasrts have heretofore been established.
Santiago, Havana and tie city OF ia
sana, 50 that the island DOW stands divided
into seven district military departments.
eaes under the command of an army Of
ficar. independent OF ctyh Authorities. but
responsible 10 Gen. Brooke. The governor
OF the entire fsiand-
Gen Lee already commands the depart
nent Of Havana province. Gen. W GOD, TIE
department OF Santiago, and Gen Ludlow.
the department OK the city OF Havana
Tocays order assigns officers TO COIN
masid tho remaining departments The
order In addressed TO Gen. Brooke at Ha-
sana and states THAI by direction OF the
president, the following geographical uiill-
tary departments are established.
Tho department OF Pinar del Rio. the
cepart OF Matanzas, the department
sf the province OF Havana whose limits viii!
include the isle Of Pines
Brig. Gen. George w. Davis Is assigned
TO the command OF the department OF
P!nar del Rio, Maj Gen. james H. VIII
son TO the department OF Santa Clara ard
Brig. Gen H. H. Carpenter the depart
menf az Puerto Principe
A proclamation by Maj. Gen. Brooke will
be issued tomorrow 10 the people Of the
island. IL II as follows
Coming among you the representa-
tive Of the president. In Hatherance and In
continuance Of the humane purpose with
to tire distressing conditions In this Island,
! deem IL proper 10 SAY that the object OF
the present governmerS Is TO give pfotec-
ton 20 tie peopse and security TO property.
10 restore confidence. 10 encourage tae peo-
PIE to resume the pursuits VI peace. 20
bald up waste plantations, to resume com
meresaI traffic and To atord f9i protection
In tfae exercise Q! all civil and religious
ngnts
ITO this end the protection ~ the Unite
States government will be directed and -
iss tn car
ry these ohyects through the channels az
elsii ADMINISTRATION although under null
tary control.
In the Interest am! for the benefit of
all The people or Cuba and those possessed
OF rights and property In the island the
civil and criminal codes which pfega5lesl
prior to the reliuquishneFs, OF Spanish SOW
ereignty will remain in force. with such
ussdiiieat tons and charges as may from
TINE 20 usne De found necessary in the Eii-
serest OF good government.
rue psepss OF Cuba. without regard 10
prrvsoas affiliations are invited and Urged
TO Cooperate tn these objects BY the exsr~
else OF moderation Cancellation and good
NH ore toward anoiher. and Il hearty ac-
cord in cur urnanitarian purposes VIII
insure kisd and heneilcent government
The military governor OF the Island Will
also BE- pleased 20 confer with thua. wno
may desire 10 consult him ola matters OF
public Interest "
The tax. cor the proclamation has been
caf.led TO Washington ard approved.
The city Is aatef. and the Cuban indigna-
ton at the American authorities forsstt-
itsfE demonstrations y substaknz There
has been 80 Incidents Of disorder, and Gen
brooke .s confident thai Sunday VII pass
peacefully.
A general order was issued iedav taking
over tbs Spanish telegraph and telephone
/ lines.
Tee Spanish auxiliary cruiser RAIssdc
and me Spanish torpedo boats Marques
Etzsenass paicsa. Marquis Mains and
Diego yslassnsz sailed today for spain.
| VIA tire island % Martinique Ths Ra-
ptsIn hsd OF beard Admiral Nanseroia tire
| Spanish naval commander. and tae Pasri-
ola. smother Stes ssSh auxiliary cruiser
takes the Spanish naval officials. Tho
| arsenal here Was occupied by Americsns
today and Moro castle and CabagAss aFre
occupied according TO programme last
ui.ht.