The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-10
FRICTION in CUBA.
Officers Do Not Know Where Their
Authority Begins or Ends.
RESERVATIONS MAY RESULT.
General Ludlow Endeavorine to Attend
to All the Details.
LEE NOT MIXED UP in THE QuARRELS.
Former Governor Evans Of South Carolina
Said to Have Ambition.
RUSSELL HARRISON ALWAYS IN TROUBLE.
Ludlow Continually Hnrnssins Him.
EE NOT MIXED UP in THE QUARRELS.
Former Governor Evans Of South Carolina
Said to Have Ambition.
RUSSELL HARRISON ALWAYS in TROUBLE,
Ludlow Continually Hnrnssina Him
General Humphrey Will Explain
Some Matters.

| Especial Cable Dispatch TO The New York Her
/ AID and Tho Houston Post. copyrighted
i 1899 by James Gordon Bennatt)
/ Havana, January THAT friction which
was predicted In cable dispatches to the
Herald on December % has already result
cd from divided authority, and unless an
understanding is soon reached one or more
designations will be forwarded 10 Wash
! ington. AS was pointed out in the cable
alluded to above, responsibility has been
so divided that but few officers knew
| where their individual responsibility be-
gins or ends.
| General Brooke has removed his head
quarters to the 1rocha, where he will be
able to hold court without being subjected
to the calls of every person who is inter-
csted in Cuba's government. This change
of headquarters will be convenient for
General Ludlow who will now be supreme
III Havana.
Ludlow has mellowed much since those
! stormy days in Washington when. as di-
rect commander, he let no sun go down on
uncompleted quariels. He has grown Dip
lcmatic, but is restless, ambitious and as
hard working as ever. The result is he
has taken upon himself duties which others
feel should deyolve VI on them. Ludlow
has ideas of his own regei ding the formal
tion of the Havana police force: SO has
Former Governor Evans of South Caro-
lima. on Ludlow's staff, and so has Colonel
Morlton. The latter was appointed CHER
of the unorganized police and he has DEM
onstrated his full ability to handle the
work assigned to him; in which he has had
the able assistance of Chief Mccullough.
Moulton has made no complaint, but the
work of forming competent police force
has been delayed, while Ludlow considered
details which might have been disposed OF
by officials whose time was much less val
liable.
General Lee was not entirely satisfied,
but of late General Lee has been busy
keeping away from disputes and has no
time for other peoples trouble.
Major Russell Harrison, provost marshal
with the best intentions in the world has
been in constant trouble, beginning with
the premature hosting of the flag over
Atares. He is hard working, competent,
and should be outside Of Ludlow's jurisdic-
ton, but the latter has found more than
one occasion of taking offense at Harri-
sons doings.
Former Governor Evans, as said aboyc,
dsplieo W dutHOlily, anu II CudHSeb ar
brought about he will be the gamer. Tais
fact has caused some dissatisfaction
among other officers who are in full ac-
cord with Evans ambitions.
General Humphrey, while In Washing
ton, may have his own authority more
sharply defined. Humphrey has done ex
cellent work here, and the results of which
he may be proud OF. yet he may have
trouble in pacifying some politicians WAC
object to the position he has taken re-
gar ding contracts here.
The pier which is to be built near Re- |
gala and the road which is being built |
from that pier to Guanabacoa will cost
up into the hundreds OF thousands. Just
how much good the United States govern |
ment is to derive from them II is difficult |
to see and Humphrey has often been
heard to make inquiries which have set in
huences to work which may result in sev-
eral changes of plans
Rural Cuban police have been organized
in Guanabacoa and Jesus del Monte. In
the former Andres Hernandez IL In com
mand and in the latter place Pablo Memo |
al brother of the general of the same
name. has been placed in charge. Both
are popular with the Gu
bans.