The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13
SENIOR MORA REMOVED
DISMISSED FROM OFFICE FOR GOOD
OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
Devoted More Time to Social Affairs
than to His Duties an Fiscal Of
Cuba's Supreme Court.

HAVANA, Jan. 12.-"Ferdrico Mora,
fiscal of the Supreme Court. is hereby
removed from office for the good of the
public service. This removal is the result
of an investigation into the conditions ex-
listing in the administration of justice
under his supervision"
The foregoing official order was handed
to Senior Mora this morning by Governor
General Wood. Senior Morals fall has been
predicted ever since the first case was
brought against the custom house Of
ficials, and the disgraceful condition of
the prisons. especially as affecting those
awaiting trial, has been generally charged
against him. For some time it has been
said that Mora has been devoting too much
attention to social affairs and too little
to his duties. General Woods investigation
has shown that the Office of the Supreme
Court fiscal is largely responsible for a
number of the untried cases and that not
only Mora, but others in the Department
of justice have been persistently trying to
block the charges against custom Of
ficials whom Collector Bliss is anxious to
prove guilty of wholesale bribery and cor
ruption.
to protect the incriminated men from re-
ceiving the punishment which is their due.
but the public has scarcely been willing
to believe that high officials of the rank
ter to the Supreme Court regarding the
custom house fraud cases under trial,
which has already been cabled, was only
the last straw His. dismissal had been de-
cided upon some days before.
Senior Estevez, secretary of justice, had
a long consultation with the governor gen.
eral before final action was taken. Both
agreed that the letter, published without
the authority of the members of the gov
eminent of which he was a part. was
published through a real desire TO thwart
justice, although there was superficial
attempt to make IL appear that the civil
authority was being overturned by the mil
itary.
The only paper which comments on the
removal is the Discussion, which evidently
received the news just before going tc
press this evening. Its only remark is a
protest. AS the order was not issued to
the press, the Discussion, which is Mora s
mouthpiece, must have received ii from the
dismissed fiscal.
Senior Andrade and Senior Pierra are
prominently mentioned as possible sue
cessors in the fiscalship. General Wood is
particularly desirious of securing the serv-
ices of an able and honest lawyer, an in
defatigable worker and a man whose 10y
atty to the Cuban cause Is unquestionable.
Senior Andrade has strong political back
ing, but by many he Is considered too Wig
orously anti-American. Senior Pierra was
formerly the editor of the Independence.
His loyalty to the Cuban cause is unques-
toned, and. as he lived many years in the
United States he is friendly to the Amer
leans. Either appointment would probably
be popular with the people.
The Cubano announces to-day that IL
has been fined $40 by General Ludlow for
mot having contradicted false statement
made in a former issue when ordered TO
do so.' 1t appeals to General Wood, say
ing that THE time has arrived when Gen.
Ludlow should stop usurping powers which
do not belong to him., and adding that
il is General Ludlow, and not the Cubano,
that is deserving of a fine.
At a largely attended meeting of veter-
ans in the province of Matanzas to-day
1t was decided to present a petition TO
General Wood in favor of universal suff-
rage.