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'erez. The other members of the tribunal


are Havana men.
Senior Mora the attorney general has
proved virtually the only civil governor who
has thoroughly adjusted himself to the policy
OF American administration. He was edu-
Gated at Fordham, ~. Y. His successor as
civil governor has not yet been named. bur
the incoming official will have control Of
the entire province of Havana. looking for
special instructions TO Major General Lud-
low in the urban district and to Major Gen
eral Lee in the rural
Senior Nora in the course of an interview
this evening. said he had not been officially
informed of his nomination as attorney gen.
eral and could not accept the post unless his
own conditions were agreed to- General
Brooke's decree constituting the court and
the prosecuting department provided that
the fiscal or attorney general should carry
on no other business AS Senior Mora has a
partnership interest in very large notarial
business he would probably be unwilling to
give it up. More than this, he served as
fiscal for twelve years. and much prefers
the duties of civil governor. He considers
that Senor Pedro Gonzales IIorento would
be the best available nomination for the
attorney generalship. AS to who would sue
ceed him as civil governor in the event OF
accepting, Senor Mora has DO knowledge
whatever II asked to make recommends
tion he says he would name the Cuban gen.
eral. Ruiz Rivera, a man energetic and pop
ular with the Cubans, a Porto Rican by
birth. educated in the United States, where
he learned to speak English fluently. and
studied three years as an engineer. Rivera's
military record is excellent. He was in the
eastern provinces with General Gomez.
fought with Gen. Antonio Maceo in the ten
years war. and led several filibustering ex-
peditions from the United States.
Senior Jose Antonio Gonzalez Lanuza, Sec
retary of justice in General Brookes cab
met of advisers, has submitted the first
draft of proposed decree regulating mar
riages. whose object it is to legalize those
performed by Protestant clergy and by civil
functionaries. The draft makes the civil
ceremony without exception essential, leay-
ing marriages performed solely according TO
religious rites illegal. 1t also extends the
divorce privilege. The decree, which orig
mated in the opposition to giving the Ro-
man Catholic clergy monopoly in per-
forming marriage ceremonies, apparently
goes to the opposite extreme, and General
Brooke has not yet given it his approval
Mgr. Manuel Santander Y Frutes, bishop
of Havana, is understood to complain of
disposition on the part of the Cuban civilian
government to attack the church IN the set
tlement of cemetery, marriage ana cognate
questions, and TO regard the advisory cab
met as inclined to act in these matters 10
the prejudice of the church.
The provisional authorities have been no.
titled by Senior Lanuza TO enforce the Span
ish code prohibiting dueling. With the gov
ernor generals approval, a decree to this
purport is being prepared by the secretary
Of justice. q
Under the old Spanish system of register
ing the conveyances of property transfers
cost sl02. Senior Lanuza is arranging also
to modify these charges considerably
Major General Ludlow, who desires to get
all the United States troops in the city un-
der roof before the rains begin. has had
several places thoroughly fumigated and
disnfected, but before moving the troops he
has begun series of consultations with
the surgeon general, who has explained, or
will do so, all the advantages and disad-
vantages OF the buildings selected. General
Ludlow considers the present health record
OF the troops. of whom only per cent.
are sick, very remarkable.
In reply to communication from Gen.
island. except the united railroads. under
take to give free transportation to the Gu
ban troops on returning to their homes
after being mustered out. The united rail-
roads will reduce the fare 80 per cent.
La Union. strongly pro-Spanish news
paper here. says in to-day's issue that it has
been asked by Spanish citizens for an ex-
preston of opinion as TO whether they
should sign circulars of the National
League. which Is attempting TO unite all
who are opposed to annexation. In reply
La Union says that Spaniards should not
participate in Cuban politics. directly or in
directly, now In the future. Carlos
Aguirre. who was a colonel In the Cuban
army. and more recently captain of the
Havana police, which latter position he re-
signed in March on account of trouble with
citizens. has been appointed chief sanitary
inspector Of Havana under Surgeon General
John Davis.