Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Text of Order Issued BY
Gen. Wood.
A CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Will Supplant the Military AZ Soon as
Possible-Duties of All Officers
Are Defined at Length by the Gov
ernOr.

order relating to the duties of civil and
military authorities was issued to-day.
This most important provisions in addi-
ton to those already cabled are that, Feb.
1, all communications between civil and
military officials will be transmitted
Through civil channels, secretaries and
members of the cabinet having charge
will present the matters they have under
advisement. 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 mill
tary governor alone. department COM
manders are charged with the mainte-
nance Of public order IN the general sense
Of the term.
Military officers are not to interfere
with the civil authorities, except under
extreme conditions. where. in their opin-
ion. pubic order, life and property are in
serious danger. In this case they are
authorized to suspend the offender tenn
porarily, reporting Immediately by wire
and letter to the governor Of the island.
The military authorities. are also charg-
ed with the inspection of prisoners,
throughout their districts at least once 8
month. reporting on the same independ-
emily Of the civil reports. Military off,
GERS must not interfere with the public
press unless such action shall be abso-
lutely necessary to prevent the continued
publication of matter tending to provoke
a serious disturbance Of the public peace
or unless necessary to prevent obscene
publications menacing public morals. The
order declares that the civil laws will be
ample to right private wrongs
The military are charged with the cap
ture of bandits who are to be turned over
to the civil authorities, the military sup
plying 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 April
l, the public works in The various province
es will be under the direction of the pro-
NlIicldl CIilGlS O1 pubic WOFkS, d military
engineer officer continuing on duty in
each province solely for the purpose of in
spection.
The bakers have gone out on strike.
demanding $40 in gold -er month, without
food instead of $25 in silver with food.
Civil Governor Nunez say he hoes not
think the strike important and expects
that the difficulty will soon be arranged.
An American cattle importer at Man.
tanzas, finding himself unable to sell his
cattle. started In the butcher business,
lowering the price of meat from 25 to 10
cents a pound. This gratifed the people
of Mantanzas. 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 he
may kill in Havana. If he could sue
coed in lowering the price or beef here 1t
would be very welcome, as the present
prices are considered exorbitant.
This morning one hundred and fifty
persons who had been imprisoned on ex-
cessive sentences or had been held for
an unreasonable time awaiting trial were
released. On emerging from prison they
were greeted by many friends and an af-
fecting scene ensued.
General Wood has issued an order ap-
pointing the commission to look after and
to control the archives of the island. The
commission will consist Of four members.