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And DIR. Jose Gonzales Lanuza, of the
Washington Commission, to BE
Members of the Cuban Cabinet.
GOMEZ STILL IN INTERIOR
SHOWS NO DISPOSITION TO GIVE Al
LEGIANCE TO AMERICANS.
Gen. LudIOw's Civil Appointments at
Havana satisfactory to Cubans-
Matanzas Evacuated.

HAVANA, Jan. 1.-TWO of the members
of the cabinet of civil advisers which Gov
ernor General Brooke will form will be
Senior Deming Mendez Capote, formerly
vice president Of the Cuban revolutionary
government and now president of the spe-
cial Cuban commission in Washington, and
DR.. Jose Gonzales Lanuza, member of the
commission. DR.. Lanuza wired from Wash
ington to-day that he would probably be
detained there for several days. Seven or
eight names are in the list of possibilities
for the other two positions in the cabinet,
among them Senior Pablo Desvernine and
Senior Adolfo Vanz. Thus far only Havana
men have been selected, but it seems desir-
able to make one selection from outside
the capital. Governor General Brooke would
prefer to select from eastern Cuba but no
one available is yet in sight, and the other
parts of the island, if unrepresented in the
cabinet, might feel sighted, or take UNI
bragg as Santiago does about the customs.
General LudloW's civil appointments, an
nounced last evening to go into effect at
noon tomorrow, please the Cubans, but the
Spanards feel that their element is made
quately represented. Cen Meximo Gomez,
who is still in the interior, continues to keep
his programme before the people 1t is this
free and independent; second, Cubans and
Spaniards should unite in making it so;
third, all the inhabitants of the island
should give the United States full credit
and cooperation cheerfully for the present.
General Gomez has written to the principal
Cuban commanders instructing them to
keep the Cubans, soldiers and civilians,
from committing any outrage upon Span
iards and to aid in the arrest and punish
ment of any Cubans guilty of such an Of
tense.
General Gomez is regarded by the United
States military administration as scarcely
suited to any high civil Office. He is con-
sidered a soldier of fortune; his manners
are of the camp and he is deficient in edu-
cation. But he will be received with all
possible courtesy if he comes to Havana,
though it does not yet appear how he could
become part of the civil administration, as
the form of oath prepared for civil officials
pledges allegiance to the military govern
ment of the United States in Cuba, obedi-
ence to all the orders of the military gov
ernor and conformity to the existing laws
of Cuba, and to such changes as may here
after be made in them.
General Brooke, replying to numerous APP
plcauons for the continuance of the pen
sions to the widows of Spanish soldiers and
gret at the unfortunate position in which
the applicants find themselves but points
out that their just claims seem to lie
against Spain instead of being obligations
OF the United States
Advices from Matanzas city say the last
Spanish troops there embarked on hoard
the transport San Francisco on Wednesday
night. Captain General Castellanos also
boarded the transport. The city bells We're
rung, the band OF the Twelfth New York
Regiment played at the palace. and there
was a fireworks display. The Cubans car.
rled Gen. Pedo Betancourt to the palace on
their shoulders and he addressed from the
balcony the crowds gathered in the plaza
below. Major General Wilson, military gov
ernor of the Department of Matanzas, and
General BetaEcourt exchanged cOngratula-
tons. The evacuation festivities included a
reception at the palace and ball. A COM
mittee representing the Spanish residents
called upon General Wilson and asked him
TO guarantee them protection against pos
sible Cuban violence. He replied that while
he was confident that there would be no diff
hculty, he would give them ample protection
as the United States forces We're sufficient to
prevent unlawful acts or to punish them If
committed. General Wilson has already re-
leased seventy Spanish prisoners.
Five thousand Havana clerks have signed
petition to General Brooke asking to have
the stores closed at Z o'clock IN the even
iEg, so they may be able To go to the night
school,
Nineteen men of the Ninth Illinois volun-
arrived here. The number is now forty
five. In the Third Nebraska Regiment two
men are suffering with scarlet fever.
Mr.. Hallett A Borrow has been offered
the general managership of the Ferro Carril
Urbano.
Surgeon General Sternberg left for the
United States to-day.
Tomorrow the court-martial will begin to
try Private Joseph Buckley, Company e,
Second Louisiana Volunteers for shooting
and killing Private John d. Hughes, of the
same company, last Saturday at Camp
Buena Vista Buckley has been confined at
Camp Quemados. Major General Lee says
sentence death imDOSf0 RUrt
ley will be hanged not shot. The verdict
of the court will, in any event. go to Presi-
dent Mckinley to be approved or modified
by him.
The customs receipts to-day were $37 1885,
making a total of 1925, 406 since the change
of flags.
Colonel Hecker. of the camp site and
transportation special commission, returned
to Havana to-day.