The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
CUBANS WELL PLEASED
PERSONNEL OF GENERAL WOODS
CABINET Is SATISFACTORY.
The Secretaries Themselves Confident
They VIII BE Able 10 Success
fully Administer Affairs.

HAVANA. Dec. 31.-Now that General
Wood mas appointed his secretaries ne
hopes that officeseekers will. for the most
part. transfer their attentions to those Of
ficials, giving him time to attend to neces-
sary business. The entire press speaks Ia
vorably of the appointments, as announced
yesterday, and the secretaries themselves
are confident of successful administration
Senior Tamayo says: II am firmly con-
WINGED that, under General Wood. the
secretaries he has chosen will be able to
do a great deal toward laying the founda-
ton of the Cuban government. If they
had not had entire confidence in General
Woods ability and sincerity, they would
not nave accepted office. Politics is not
my own line, and / will sustain consid-
cradle loss in having to abandon the prac-
tice of my profession, but l am CUBAN
and ready to serve Cuba. When the seq
retaries have had a meeting and agreed
upon a general policy, after an exchange
of ideas, 1 may be able to discuss it in
diligently Ii seems to me that the secre-
taries have been well chosen, and l ex-
pect that all will pull well together
General Rivera said General Wood is
confidence by his candor, continuity of pur-
pose and perfect knowledge Of his own
mind. L believe that the basis of good
constitution can be laid by the new secre-
taries. General Wood is just the man for
, the position he holds, and the country is
disposed to trust him, although, of course,
1t is too soon to speak with absolute as
surance.''
Senior varona said: "1he secretaries have
been well chosen. They are representative
/ ~~,,,<l IT,
principle will be to reorganize the finance
system of the municipalities. / expect the
work will be more or less plain sailing,
as the customs are now well organized.
So also is the department of posts. Both
departments are running themselves. In
view Of the fact tnat Cuba for some time
to come will have to import many neces-
saries, shall endeavor to have the GUS
toms charges lowered. My idea is that the
public expenses of the island should not
be entirely betrayed, as at present, by a
customs"
A sensation was caused in custom-house
circles, and it soon spread over the entire
city, by the suspension from duty of Senior
Arturo Arostegui, deputy collector, ac-
count of the recent frauds by appraisers,
through which, judging from the increase
Of receipts during the last few days, with
out any apparent increase in the amount
Of shipping, the government must have
been robbed daily for some time of from
$4,000 to $4,000 1t is not believed, however,
| in official circles that Senior Arostegui has
been guilty of any irregularity, although
| sufficient evidence has been laid before
Collector Bliss to warrant his suspension,
| pending investigation.
Every effort continues to be made by the
| friends OF the accused appraisers to have
| the charges against them suppressed, and
| 1t is believed that the culprits endeavored
to have Senior Arostegui arrested, believing
| that his cousin. Senior Quesada, has influence
enough in Washington to secure a discon-
tinuance of the prosecution, and that he
| would exercise this influence more read
| lily If his relative were supposed to be in
| volved. The more the government repre-
| sentatives look into the frauds the worse
| they appear to be. Apparently large ma
| jority of the Havana merchants have been
| mixed up in wholesale conspiracy.
Dionisio Gil, a colOred brigadier general
| in the Cuban army. was shot and killed
| last night at Cienfuegos by the police while
| resisting arrest for wanton assault on a
sanitary inspector. Gil was one of the lead
| ers arrested at Baracoa recently on a
| charge of Attempting to take a filibustering
| expedition to San Domingo
| There was a large crowd at the depot
| this afternoon to meet Generals Maso and
| Woods council Of representative Cubans,
/ which will probably meet next "Wednesday
| to hear a personal expression of the Gov
| ernor's views and intentions and to offer
| suggestions. Both were received with con-
| siderable enthusiasm. All the civil COVER
| nors are now here, as well as many we'll
| known Cuban leaders from different parts
| of the island.