New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
THE PROPOSED NEW HIBERNIAN INSTITUTE
To be erected Fh-ave
To be erected at FIT

close its factories for six months If the strikers
would not return to work under the same con-
ditions that existed when the strike broke out
Much comment is caused here by the changes
which took place in the Cabinet of President
Palma yesterday, when he appointed the Sec
retary of Public Instruction. Eduardo zero,
Secretary of Government, and made Senior Leo
poldo Cancio, who was Secretary of Finance for
General Wood. Secretary of Public instruction
TO take the place vacated by Senor fero. The
appointments came surprise to all, As senior
Cancio had not been mentioned in connection
with Cabinet position since President Palma
took charge. That he not made Secretary
of Finance at the outset. II is said. was due
only 70 the fact that he belonged to the CaDi-
net of General Wood and that il was thought
impolitic for the President tn take up the work
with an adviser OF the Military Governor. 1t
is rumored that the present arrangement is a
temporary one, there will be still further
changes in the Cabinet of the President One
of the Secretaries will probably he appointed to
the Supreme Court, and when this takes place
Secretary zero viii return to his old place as
Secretary of Public Instruction
Sir William Van Horne has deposited with
the Cuban Government certified check for
SI6O 600 in payment for taxes assessed against
the Cuba Railroad. Sir William, when he filed
the check did so under protest and has ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court to return him the
money. This Is generally considered reason
able request here, because the Spanish Gov
ernment offered any company which would build
such road the OF $4,000 kilometre
while Mr. Van Hornes company has not asked
any bonus except what is thought to be due
II. The official opening OF the line VIII not
take place until the Cuban Railroad Comnlls-
sion decides whether or not the road Is safe Tor
public travel. Senior Jmeno, the agent OF the
Government,
in company with Sir William, returned here
to-day to make his report. 1t is believed that
the opening is about ten days away
DR.. Carlos Finlay has just issued his report
for the month of October. The total number of
deaths recorded during the month was Az,
equivalent to 1853 a thousand. This is the
best record for Havana In thirty-two years. eX-
cepting only 1886. Then the population OF the
city numbered two hundred thousand, while now
it is fifty thousand more. During the month
the deaths from typhoid and malarial feVerS
have been materially reduced
The private yacht Kanawha, which General
Wood used while in Cuba, and about which
many speeches have been made in the lower
house of the Cuban Congress, accusing the gem
eral of having taken the yacht to the United
States when it was bought with Cuban funds,
will no longer be subject for the radicals to
rant over because the President yesterday sent
to the House message showing that the yacnt
in question paid for out of the funds OF
the United States Government, and had never
been the property of Cuba.
William ]. Wollman, broker on the New
York Stock Exchange, spent few days here
last week. and succeeded in interesting the
Stock Exchange brokers of this city in the New
York Exchange Mr.. Woilman proposed that
ticket system be established here similar to the
one in New York, and that reports be sent daily
by cable from New-York- 1t is proposed that
stocks be bought and paid for through the
Cuban National Bank.
Much satisfaction is caused by the report of
the Secretary of Finance showing good bal
ance on the right side of the ledger. The report
shows a clear saving for the last month of
S1S1OOO The total receipts for the month were
81 1851.