Arizona republican., 1899-02-21
WILL ABOLISH THEM
General Brooke to do AWdV
 With Useless Offices.
Soldier Of inc Tenth Infantry Murd- cred by a Jealous Spaniard. GarCia'S SOE Receives Several Challenges 10 Fight DueIS.

Havana, Feb. 20-The Gaceta Of1ciaI
 will tomorrow publish decrees abolish
 ing the offices of inspector of mines, of chiefs of the central provincial sec
 tiOns of Havana, Pinar del Rio. Ma tanzas and Santa Clara, and of general inspector of public order in Havana. General Brooke has called the atten- tiCn of Senor Desvcrnine, secretary of finances, to the great number Of use less offices here, and steps will be taken to abolish many of them
 Private Mcdonald of Company B, Tenth infantry, has been murdered by a jealous Spaniard Mcdonald was walking with woman, who was a friend of the Spania-d, when the latter sprang upon him and stabbed him. The woman has disappeared Super intendent iMcCullagh has offered a re- ward of $1O0 for information that will lead to the arrest of the murderer.
 General Chaffee, General Brooke's chief of staff, has written to General Ludlow, military governor of Havana, informing him that General Brooke has received many complaints that servants in Havana will not work since raticns are supplied to them by the government. General Ludlow was re- quested to see that only the worthy ploor are supplied with ratiOns. Mean while the committees for the relief of the poor that were formed at Sagua and Santa Clara are disbanding, owing to the fact that they have no food for the recOncentrados, who are returning to the cities as paupers instead of working in the country as they were doing while the committee furnished them with food.
 Some members of the Cuban assem- bly, are displeased with the letter writ ten by Col Carlos Garcia concerning; their withdrawal from the funeral Of his father, General Calixto Garcia, and have challenged him to fight duels The feeling oe the Cubans regarding the dispute over General Garcia's funeral has undergone a complete change, and they now recognize that General Brooke was right in carrying out the instructions of his government. The assembly, which ordered the with drawal of the Cuban troops from the funeral procession, now finds few supporters. Even among the members of the assembly there is none who will accePtt the responsibility for giving the order for the withdrawal of the troops.
 Charges of corruption have been made to General Brooke against Judge Don Carlos Ortiz, who wished to dis miss the charge against the persons indicted ill connection with the trans fer. of the Havana tramway before their trial occurred
 The heavy storm of last week did mere damage than first reported. A part of the suburb of La Vedado, the headquarters of Gcverncr-General Brooke, was flooded. In some places the water was four feet deep. The American troops and the fremen as sisted in getting the people in the in undated portion of the town to places of safety. Several of the tiremen were injured while thus employed. 4 num- Der of small houses were destroyed by the flood.
 At Buena Vista and MarlanaO 300 Of the soldiers tents were blown down, 1 and their occupants were compelled to | take refuge in the other tents, which ! were uncomfortably crowded. At Coli | mar the sea destroyed several houses. and a vessel belonging to Don Juan Meneses, a wealthy Cuban, was cap sized and it's crew drowned.