Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-14
NOMINATIONS
IN HAVANA
All Seem to Suit the Public
Very Well.
INSURGENTS ARE HONORED
And This Will Do Away With Friction
With the Cuban Junta--
The Customs Houses
INSURGENTS ARE HONORED

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says: The most
important nominations recently an
nounced here are those Of Mario Menocal
as chief of police. Perfecto La Coste as
alcalde, or mayor, and FREDERICK Mora as
civil governor. The latter is not so well
known as the two former, but he is salts
factory to the conservative Cubans and
Spaniards. He was a member of the
revolutionary junta in Havana during
the insurrection.
Menocal was commander of the insur-
gent troops in Havana and Matanzas
provinces. His cooperation with the
American authorizes has already been
noted. His place will in reality be more
than that Of chief Of police in the city.
He will advise with Gen. Brooke and Gen.
Lee in the formation Of the rural police
and in other matters of policy and ad-
m~inistration. Perfecto La Coste, who is
named as alcalde, was the president of the
Havana revolutionary junta and now
holds a similar place in the junta pa
t%riotica, which succeeds it.
The 'teniente alcaldes' have functions
analogous to those of assistant mayor
and aldermen. One of them, Juan Bar
rlrc, is a professor in the university. 9th
crs We're dcported by Weyler to the penal
settlement in Africa. Several of the al
delmen We're also political eXiles and some
served in the insurgent army. The reor-
ganization Of this city council, vas one
Of the most serious problems here. The
body was in disfavor. Several of it's MEM
bers were willing to stay and are disap-
pointed that their designations were ac-
ceptcd. Under a rule made in Washing
ton, it will have nothing to do with the
granting of franchises; its functions will
be limited to municipal administration
and the military authorities are hopeful
that their own labors will be lightened.
Gen Menocal and others of the insur-
gent troops first secured the consent of
the assembly which represents the inSur-
gent 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 fought in the insurrcction or
who were identified with it. The Spanish
classes take them philosophically and say
most of the men named are worthy. The
radical insurgents, who are disappointed,
have now to find fault with Menocal and
their leaders instead of with the Ameri-
cans.
In the Cuban custom house the plan
of recognizing the insurgents has gone sc
I'd mat biIti NuDbllS 'bI1lI'lolti llid lIlt
applications are plgeon-holed without
reading. Yesterday 30 officers of various
grades Of the insurgent army were glver
places under Collector Bliss. Most OF
them expected places corresponding tc
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 anc
appraisers, this could not be done. TIL
insurgent officers complained and two OF
three of them failed to report for duty
The others though grumbling, were a
their posts.
isolated instances of vandalism by
American soldiers are causing complaint!
from keepers of cafes. They try to OBJ
serve General LudlOw's orders agains
selling alcoholic beverages to soldiers anC
are victims of resentment. All cases o
this kind are vigorously punished, but tn
effect of a single case is "a
While the American officials are gettins
along well with the Cubans they c%ontinu
to have differences among themselves
The latest trouble is over the sanitation
of the custom house. Cal. Bliss wanted t
go ahead and cleanse it, but after Worl
was started it was stopped because tn
method was not in accordance with Ger
. LudloW'S general plan.