Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
General Wood Will Make
Strong Selections.
LONG TIME CONTRACTS
Can Not be Awarded Until After the
Elections Have Been Held-1n-
crease in Custom Duties at Havana
Is Most Remarkable.

Havana, Dec. 30.-The to-
day add the names of Fiuise Rivera and
Alejandre Rodriguez to the list of those
already mentioned rs likely to receive
the cabinet positions. Each journal has
one or more reporters continually in the
palace precincts to interview prominent
men after leaving General Wood. 1t is
safe to say that no mai win be included
in the cabinet who is not prominent in
Cuban national politics. and the public
is confident that General Woods selec-
tions will be exceptionally strong.
La Lucha already congratulates him
upon his suppressed decision in the mat
ter, especially as it affects Enrique Va
roma and Luis Esteves, declaring that
good faith and excellent Judgment have
been shown.
Senior Lanuza, secretary of justice in
General Brooke's cabinet. is reported to
v recently told a Cuban lawyer who
had complained regarding the acceptance
by a Cuban judge of 81, 1000 as a bride,
that it was unpatriotic for a Cuban to
complain of a small thing like that,
while the country was in the hands of
the foreigner.
These little things he is reported to
nave said, Ca be attended to after the
work of reconstruction is finished"
With reference to the proposal of the
municipality of Cardenas to award GER
tain contracts-a proposal vetoed by
taken as Il general principle that, with
tn" elections SO near, it would not be wise
to ratify a contract extending over so
years. 1t is quite in order. he considers,
to appoint necessary officials. to employ
and pay men for sanitary work II to
carry on similar undertakings of a press
ing nature, but it is quite another mat
ter to make q longtime contract.
General Wood feels that everything of
this kind should be left to those chosen
by the people. His ruling does not affect
the Dady contract, as asserted by some
of the local papers. General Wood says
he knows very little of that matter, and
has much more important business re-
curing attention.
The custom house receipts yesterday
were exceptionally large, amounting to
more than 500, GOO.
In view of the fact that DO more ships
than usual have arrived during the last
few days, this notable increase is Sig
niiirant as showing the good effect OF
the recent arrest of custom house APP
praisers. The total receipts for the year,
including yesterday, exceed 81, 900, 900.
whereas the highest estimate made by
the war department for the years re-
turns was 50, 600, coo.
Elaborate preparations are being made
to receive General Bartoiome MassO, who
will arrive here Sunday to attend the
council of prominent Cubans called by
General Wood.
Twelve hundred invitations have been
ISSUED by the managing COMMITTEES of the
Wanderers ball, which, owing to Gen
elal Lawton's death, has been postponed
until January 3.
The local papers vote considerable
space to Mondays races. A new grand
stand has been erected and the track en-
laTsed.
The future of Cuba was the principal
topic of conversation at the dinner given
by General Ludlow in honor of General
Wood. Civil Governor Emilio Nunez
and General Rivera, with many proni-
nent Cubans, We're present.