The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23

IN iSul tke ANY WIN Be Psld, but the
nspsy Is Mt Forthcoming.
Relatives into the American
Service.

Z ments are to be made In the near future
Tor The formation OF . rural police from
the insurgent troops, General Brooke has
mot completed his plans for the whole
island, but the need OF some organization
for Havana province is becoming press
& ing. General Lee has been receiving hun
dreds OF petitions favoring the appointment
Of General Nodarse OF the insurgent army,
a. chief of the rural police OF the province.
No appointment will be made for the pres
ent. The insurgent officers and troops are
groting restless over the uncertainty of
receiving their pay. Their commission in
washington has been sending encouraging
reports about an arrangement for payment,
hut nothing definite follows these reports,
and there Is much dissatisfaction with
Menocal and other insurgent commanders
who have accepted Office under the Amer
lean military authorities without first se-
curing the payment OF their troops. Mem
ocal Is also criticised for appointing his
relatives to lucrative Offices. The exocu-
tive committee OF the Santa Cruz assembly.
which represented tho entire insurgent arr
my. has decided to reconvene the assembly
and to insist on the presence of Gomez
The talk about there being $4,000 men on
the insurgent rolls and Si0o00,000 being
needed to pay them is ridiculous. At tho
10000, and most of them would be satisfied
with the plan originally proposed by Calix
10 Garcia. This was for a cash payment OF
800 man as condition of disarmament
and a subsequent arrangement OF the re-
mainder. s
General Brooke has been asked to dis
solve the provincial Populations. as he did
N Puerto Rico Each province has a; dele
CATION or council which has the super
vision Of municipalities and OF educational
affairs 1t is nth wheel. aud has no
place In system of local self-governmcnt.
The Havana provincial deputation sold all
its furniture before Spanish rule ended.
The protests against the Spanish bank
az tax collector are to be presented to Gem
eral Brooke tomorrow. request will also
be made for an official statement that the
back tax Will not be collected.
The various bodies which have prepared
petitions want to offer them publicly. They
may be persuaded against making dem-
onstraton. The CITY council hns accepted
hint from the authorities and deferred
ofhcial action in the matter. The excite
ment does not abate. The officials of the
Spanish bank reiterate their purpose of
beginning collections, but they can not do
so without General Brooke promulgating
the contract entered into by the bank, and
he shows no intention OF doing this until,
further instructions are received from
washington.
All the expenses OF the island for Janu-
airy. provincial and municipal, will BIO met
outs OF the customs receipts There viii
be no attempt to collect other taxes to
meet the first months payroll. unil tho
TAX system has been revised, the civil
salary list will DO met out of the Gus
toms. which will be ample for the purpose,
Z as no new public works Will be begun
until the revision is completed
The military administration now has
cash IN hand to the amount of 5000 1000
at Havana $525,000, ut Santiago $e5oo0o.
ut Ctenfuegos $25,000 at Matanxas $4,000
and at eleven other minor ports 100000.
These amounts Will BIO increased % per
cent by the end OF the month,
1 The provincial governors have been di-
rected by Governor General Brooke TO
prepare estimates for January. Havana
police, sanitation, street cleaning and
other items will proably require 100000 at
the lowest estimate; but as the annual
customs receipts OF the island can safely
be computed at s12000,00O tho Cuban cx-
rhcqueris not likely to run short. At all
events. there Will be enough for ordinary
expenditures. The large sums necessary
for sewerage in Havana could not prop
erly DO made a charge upon the islands
revenues.
Major General Ludlow. governor of the
military department of Havana, is pre-
pairing to suggest a Washington munich
pal bond plan to raise $i0.000,000. Ha-
vaha has now nm indebtedness. bond and
floating, OF $4,000, 900 and can bear much
more. eH WI,
II President Mckinley decides not to
utilize the services of the Bank Of Spain as
government financial agent on the island,
there will be established In each province a
financial government Office, replacing tho
banks branch Offices.
This arrangement could be carried out
IN two weeks, Tho military authorities
are awaiting reply from Washington to
their taxation recommendations Of last
week before taking any steps
1t Is In the plans OF General Brooke to
abolish many OF the existing taxes. as.
after a close examination of them, he has
come to the conclusion that they are iindc-
sfrable and burdensome. In cases where.
a. IN the provinces Of Santa Clara and
Puerto Principe, the taxes have been paid.
they will not be refunded, but the military
authorities do not desire to collect any
taxes which might later BIO abolished.