Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04
Major Kennan Dismisses Thirty-Eight
Of the Forty Clerks In the Agri-
cultural Department.
THE PEOPLE ARE
IN A HAPPY MOOD,
In Spite Of Their disappointment In
the Posiponement Of Festivities,
They Give Nsy 10 Com.
posure.

Havana. Jan. g The continuance
of tine Cuban. in arms Is the most puz.
zinr question connected with tho ad-
ministnt0n ~ the island The nogotia.
r1ns i0r tle payment Of tine soldiers are
% Boz co1duc-ed from Washington, 80 a.
90 relieve Major General Brooke Of this
difficulty For the present the Cuban
commanders are holding their men close.
. ly together and under discipline. Gen.
Davis, military governor of the depart
ment of Pinar doi RIO, has gone into the
matter fully with General Mario Memo
I sal and other Cuban commanders. They
,ay that they expect the United States
70 uay them and that they will not dis
hand until they get an answer. The
majority % military observers here
seem % think that probably the easiest
way out = 10 make the payment, taking
mortgage on the revenues Of Cuba In
the form Of bonds
There are probably 5000 men able 10
work. but now sponginRon the country.
II paid OF on condition that their arms
were surrendered they would have no ex.
ouse for not working. The United States
military authorities do not look with
favor upon the notion Of forcible dis
armament
/ General Brooke has received dis-
uatch from q neral Simon Snyder. mil.
itary governor % the department o.
Santa Clara. saying that certain Cuban
force. in the district Of Ca-ilda, the port
of Trinidad, have surrendered their
arms
There were ~ vessels in Havana har.
Dor yesterday. and the customs entries
Tor the fir.t day figure out about $4,000,
the receipts IN casn being il5,g2l This
4 at the rate of $4,000. 900 a year, the
best Spanish record having been 5000.
600. Yesterdays receipts are presuma.
bly, heavier than they will be later
Major Kennan Of General Brooke,
I staif. while IN the department Of agri.
culture saw 90 clerks doing nothing, ana
told ~ TO go nome until there was some.
f, thing for them TO do Generals Brooke
, and Ludlow wish 90 use all the availa.
, bic clerks in all the departments, but it
f, will ho difficult TO distinguish between
tho real workers and those who ars on
I, the payrolls by favor 4 general house
F, cleaning in all the public buildings is a
: necessity
(, Major General Ludlow spent eight
hours In saddle the first day inspecting
1 his department lie foand Moro and
4 Cahanas tenantless except for a few
caretakers. sentrics vil be detailed
: there daily and both the fortrcssos will
b. thoroughly cleanssd and otherwise
repaired. special attention being paid 10
! the plumbing On The Glacis between
I the two are encimpet three batteries Of
the Second heavy artillery under Major
/, Dillenhack.
D Lieutenant Louis A. Maus, chief sur.
\ econ, SAYS that less than per cent OF
I the seventh army urps Is ON the sics
4 hst. and there isnd a single case Of yel
y low fever among the United State'
\ troops. He thinks IL would be- unwi.o
Z 20 send freshly recruited regulars herr
In the spring ~ would be better q
D leave the vouiteers, who will have
: learned 70 take nre ot themselves. Lieut.
Z Colonel Maus vii equip general hos
, pital IN the CITY for Americans only, -'
D that they mayhayo the bost care.
4 Judge Advocate Dudley has taker
Z charge over tie Judiciary department
During the holidays the court. are IN re
D cess.
General Bfooke Sas appointed Briga
z dier Gunera Ernst inspector general o
the division of Clha.
The cabinet ot secretaries in the au
tonimist government rendered its rosig
nation onDcc 10.
D The people ot Havana are IN ioyfu
B mood in spite Of the disappointment ex
< pcricncGi over the fact that the projo't
z ed festivities have been postponed Tn
sentiment quickly subsidized aud CAV
. D place {, composurs.
y Twospaniards were stoppei In O.