Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-18
TAKES HOLD VIGOROUSLY.
once seeker. Complain that the
American. Have created . poiiu-
cal tfoss In Gen. uenocsi.

New York, Jan. is.-A dispatch TO the
Tribune from Havana says.
General Brookc'r new cuban cabinet
shows a disposition to take hold yigor-
ously. br. LaNuEa. the secretary II
public instruction. II In Washington.
The other three mcmbcrn-Capotc. Dcn-
vernino and YancS-havinR consulted
with the various Cuban elements. de-
cidcd that the situation warranted
them In assuming H. responsibilities.
a complaint was made that It was not
a representative body Of all classes but
It's members seem determined In dis
prove that charge. a. they have already
iniimatcd that they expect TO be- SOME
thing more than an advisory body ANA
TO exercise real functions ~ govern
inent throughout the whole island.
The nrrt Inquiry was whether the
cApinrt ma auythins "a do wi,u IN,
government Of the city OF Havgna OF
whether Gen. Iudiow's supreme au-
thority Is superior TO the cabinet. This
question has not been answered.
'apotc IN the best known ~ den.
iirooke'a advisers. ~ he was vice prra,-
held the rank ~ brigndicr general Ia
the inaurEcnt army. Public attention.
however, " focused upon DeHycrninc,
who was comparatively unknown until
hc WIS made secretary 81 the treasury.
lie N asked a. USE his official influence
To oyefturn the arrangements by which
the spanish Bank OF the island 81 Gu
ba II 20 continue the collection of tho
taxes, Agitation ON that subject IN be-
coming stormy, more especially as NO
authorized statement IN made and the
HugrrHtlon that the bank n a. fulnll
this function for a few months only, or
until better arrangements can be- made,
does not pacify the public feeling.
n N alleged that the bank has had
blanks prepared for the collection Of
taxes Incurred under spanish soyer-
clEnty ana expects it, i've per cent and
additional penalty for arfraragcH,
ana though this statement has not been
authorized. II increases the agitation.
Tho former civil employees under Span
ish dominion have had their hopes
raised that back collections would be-
made aud applied to their unpaid rnlnr-
les Many Of them are In distressing
state 81 poverty, The cubana way that
nt Santiago no attempt was made 10
collect taxes incurred prior Go American
control ana that "a different plan can-
not be- enforced In other parts NJ the
island. Many ot the leading officials In
Havana are Understood to have advised
against the bank plan nud TO have rec
commended a direct levy ana collection
uf taxes By the military authorities.
The problem a. un Intricate one.
Gen, brooke IA arranging 10 establish
the law courts on a firm footing and 20
end the present confusion ANA the APP
pointmont Of supreme court. COM
posed of twelve members, ia one pros
iect Such "A court would have nnal
luriHdictlon ana would determine APP
poals from the present nudencih. which
cases which would have been appealed
10 Madrid were LEFT hanging when tho
Spanish authorities departed.
An epidemic ot open letter writing TO
Gen, brooke has broken out among
both spnnlardH ana cuhRnr, Every
subject h treated IT In these letters ana
they Indicate q reasonable degree ~
satisfaction with American control
without faar that the United States will
make a mistake n II does not heed the
advice that In given on particular
points.
The new Ayuntamicnto or city coun-
Ell o. constituting q scheme 10 Rename
some ~ tho leading streets. replacing
splnlfh cogn m NJ with those ~ Amer
leans and Cuhnnr. Amoug the changes
proposed are the names Mckinley, Lee
Macco ana Gomcg, Tho council IN also
arranging To- remove the statues nt
various spanish WORTHLESS from the pub
lie parks, including that Of Isabella,
that present Of the present generation
la tho Central Park. and Ferdinand
VIM. IN the front of the palace The
American military authorities offered
60 have these statues boxed Tor tho
Spanish ofhclala, hut as the latter did
not ask FOR them. they win be- placed In
the public museum. The statue OF
Carlos III. which IL said 90 be the work
Of canoya, VIII be allowed To remain
because ~ It's artistic value,
Gen Brooke has revoked his order d.
rcctlng tho discnntinuanco ~ the PROS
ocution order lay Ciyil Governor Dccaa-
tro against the officials of the Havana
street railway FOR selling stock IN al
legged violation NJ the law, iiy this ne
ton the civll prosecution will continue.
Collector BLISS has reported 10 the
Merchants League, which made COM
plants against q part ~ the new turin
schedules, that their request for modl-
ncationa will be forwarded to Washing
ton. The treasury department has re-
affirmed the wine schedule,
Cuban office seekers are complaining
that the American authorities have cre-
nted a political boss In the person OF
Gen, Menocnl, because no cuban can
secure place In any department with
out Menoeais Endorsement.