The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

HAVANA, Jan. S.-Ths full text OF
the order relating to the duties OF civil
and military authorities was Issued TO-
day. The most important provisions
in addition to those already cabled. are
that after February all communicauons
between civil and military officials wiz
be transmitted through civil channels.
Secretaries and members OF the cabinet
having charge will present the matters
they have under advisement which VIII
require immediate action to the governor
OF the island personally for final discus
sion; civil. officials are charged with the
conduct of civil AFFAIRS under the SUPER
vision OF the military governor alone:
department commanders are charged
with the maintenance Of public 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 ana
property are In serious danger. In this
case they are authorized to suspend the
offender temporarily, reporting imne-
diately by wire and letter to the gov
ernor of tho island.
The military authorities are also charg-
ed with the inspection of prisons through
out their districts at least once month.
reporting on the same independently OF
the civil reports. Military officers must
not interfere with the public press, unless
such action shall be absolutely necessary
to prevent the continued publication OF
matters tending to provoke serious DIS
turbance of the public peace or unless nec-
essary to prevent obscene publicauons
menacing public morals.
The order declares that the civil law
will DO found ample to right private
wrongs. The military are charged With
the capture Of bandits, who are to be turn
ed over to the civil authorities, the MILL
tary supplying the judges with all the evi-
dence 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
purposes Of instruction In the method en-
ployed by the engineering department OF
the United States in estimating upon con-
struction and contracts. After April the
public works in the various provinces viii
be under the direct control Of the provin-
cial chiefs of public works, a military en-
gineer officer continuing on duty in each
province solely for the purpose OF inspec-
ton.
The bakers have gone cut on strike. de.
handing $S In gold per month. without
food. instead of SIS in silver with food.
Civil Gov. Nunes says he does not
think the strike important, and expects
that 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. lower
ing the price Of meat from rs to 10 cents
a 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 he may kill in
Havana. II he could succeed in lowering
the price Of beef here 1t would be very
sidered exorbitant.
This morning 150 persons who had been
imprisoned on excessive sentences or been
held for an unreasonable time awaiting
trial, were released. On emerging from