The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-15
OFFICES FOR CUBANS
Policy of General Brooke In Gov
erning the Island.
INSURGENTS ARE CHOSEN
ALCALDE LATE PRESIDENT OF
THE CUBAN JUNTA.
Those Who Fought Are Given the
Preference-Important Offices at
Havana Filled By Cubans = In
surgent Officers Expect Civil Off
ces Corresponding to Their Rank.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says: The most
| important nominations recently an
nounced here are those of Mario Me-
mccall at chief of police, Perfecto La
Costa as alcalde, or mayor, and Fed
erico Mora as civil governor. The lat
ter is not so well known as the two
former, but he is satisfactory to the
conservative Cubans and Spaniards. He
was a member Of the revolutionary
junta in Havana during the insurrec-
ton.
MenocaI was commander Of the in
surgent troo9S in Havana and Matan-
ZaS provinces. His cooperation WITH
the American military authorities has
already been noted. His place Will, In
reality, be more than that of chief of
police in the city. He will advise with
General Brooke and General Lee in the
formation of the rural police, and in
other matters of policy and administra-
ton.
Perfecto Lacoste. who is named as
alcalde, was the president of the Ha-
vana revolutionary junta, and now
holds a similar place in the Junta Pa
triotica, which succeeds it.
The "teniente alcaldes' have func-
tions analogous to those of assistant
mayor and aldermen. One of them,
Juan Barreire, is a professor in the
university. Others were deDorted by
Weyler to the penal settlement in
Africa. Several of the aldermen We're
also political eXileS, and some served
in the inSurgent army.
The reorganization of this city coun-
ell was one of the most serious prob
lens here. The body was in disfavor.
Several of its members were willing to
stay, and are disappointed that their
designations were accepted. Under a
rule made in Washington, it will have
nothing to do with the granting of
franchises. It's functions will be linn
tied to municipal administration. and
the military authorities are hopeful
that their own labors viii be lightened.
General Menocal and others Of the in
Surgent troops first secured the con-
sent of the assembly which represents
the insurgent army, so that no friction
can arise from this source
The appointments show the sincerity
of the purpose to recognize the Cubans,
and to give preference to those who
have fought in the insurrection, or
who were identified with it. The Span
ish classes take them DhilosoDhically,
and say most Of the men named are
worthy. The radical insurgents who
are disappointed have now to find fault
with the Americans
In the custom house the plan of rec
ognizing the insurgents has gone SO
far that other Cubans complain that
their applications are Digeonholed
without reading. Yesterday twenty-five
officers of various grades in the insur-
gent army We're given places under Col
lector Bliss. Most of them expected
places corresponding to their rank AS
the policy adopted in the custom house
is to begin at the bottom of the ladder
and acquire experience before giving
appointments as inspectors and ap-
praisers this could not be dSne. The
insurgent officers complained, and two
or three of them failed to report for
duty. The others, though grumbling,
We're at their posts.
Isolated instances of vandalism by
American soldiers. are causing COM
plants from keepers of cafes They try
to observe General Ludlow's orders
against selling alcoholic beverages to
soldiers, and are victims of resentment.
All cases of this kind are vigorously
punished, but the effect of a single case
is bad. The Tenth and Eighth infan-
try, which are encamped in this city,
are behaving admirably.
While the American officials are get
ting along we'll with the Cubans. they
continue to have differences among
themselves. The latest trouble is over
the sanitation of the custom house
Colonel Bliss wants to go ahead and
cleanse it, but after work was started
it was stopped because the method was
not in accordance with General Lud-
lows general Dl9n