Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-01-26

through civil channels. Sc Nd
members Of the cabinet having car viii
present the matters they have under adj
Sisement, which will require immediate
action, to the governor of the island per-
sonally for final discussion. Civil officials
are charged with the conduct Of civil af-
fairs under the supervision Of the military
governor alone. Department commanders
are charged with the maintenance of pub
lie order in the general sense of the term.
Military officers, the order directs, are
not to interfere with the civil authorities
except under extreme conditions, where,
in their opinion, public order, life and
property are in serious danger.
In this case they are authorized to sus-
pend the offender temporarily, reporting
Immediately by wire and letter to the
governor of the island.
Tho military authorities are also
charged with the inspection OF prisoners
throughout their district at least once a
month, reporting on them independently
OF the civil reports. Military officers must
not interfere with the public press, unless
such action shall be absolutely necessary
by the publication of matter intending to
provoke serious disturbance of the pub
lie peace, or unless necessary to prevent
obscene publications against public
morals.
The order declares that the civil law will
be found ample to right private wrongs.
The military authorities are charged
with the capture of bandits, who are to be
turned over to the civil authorities, the
military supplying the judges with all
the evidence possible.
Department commanders shall cause,
once each quarter, an inspection OF the
public schools in their respective depart
ments by army officers.
The chiefs of the public works in each
province and the military engineers in
each department will be associated for
the purpose of instruction in the methods
employed by the engineering department
of the United States in estimating upon
construction and contracts.
after September the public works in
the various provinces will be under the
direct control of the provincial chiefs Of
public works, military engineer officer
continuing on duty in each province sole
ly for the purpose of inspection.
The bakers have gone out on a strike,
demanding $45 in gold per month, with
out food, instead of $25 in silver with
food. Civil Governor Eunez says he does
not think the strike important, and ex-
poets the difficulty will soon be arranged.
An American cattle importer at Matan-
zas, finding himself unable to sell his cat
tie, started in the butcher business, low
ering the price of meat from rs to 10 cents
pound This gratified the people of Ma
tanzas, but the other butchers promptly
bought up his stock in order to get him
out of the way. He says the undertaking
| was profitable and that ke may kill in
Havana. If he could succeed in lowering
the price of beef here it would be very well
come, as the present prices are considered
exorbitant.
This morning $50 persons who had been
imprisoned on excessive sentences or had
been held for an unreasonable time await
| ing trial, were released. On emerging
from prison they were greeted by many
friends and an affecting scene ensued.
| General Wood has issued an order ap-
pointing a commission to look after and
to control the archives OF the island. The
commission will consist of four members.
/