Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
Fruitful Governments Set Up During Mil.
tary o6ouPasaoa Of Island.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CREATED
sixtssn Oustoms Houses and Over Three
Hundred PostOficsI Established.
REVENUES BOUNnfUL FOR NEEDS
Public Roads and Excellent sanitarI
Measures Provided, Guiding
CsuAtrx Throush Dark PER-
500 TO New Prosperity.


WASHINGTON, Aug. io.-The bureau Of
ansular affairs Of the War department has
prepared statement Of what the United
States accomplished during the military 90
enpation OF Cuba, from July IS. 1898, to
May is.1so2.
Al the close Of hostiiities In Cuba, Il
q stated, the country was IN 4 state Of de-
rsstatlon and ruin, both as to It's political
organization and its Industrial condition.
without precedent to guide and many Of
them without previous experience IN state
affairs, the officers Of the United States
army undertook to set up a form Of govern
ment which would provide suflclent rev
enues for the needs and which would be
developed into a stable and lasting sys-
tenn.
Sixteen custom houses were established
one 1t the chief port. Havana. and others
1t the principal SUPPORTS Of the island and
tariffs were put in force, gThe principal
changes in the tariff have been the gradual
reduction Of duties on imports from time
20 time until April I, 1901, when the du-
sios were entirely abolished.
Postofices were opened throughout the
island and native postmasters were sp-
pointed. More than 900 postoaices were
established
There ,fs,l established department OF
finance. oreIiGed Syer by a general treas
ureF a4d AZ provincial treaaurers. one for
each provlNce. subsequently, these prov
incos were redlstricted and formed into
eleven so-cnlled fiscal zones. These oflcers
conducted the assessment and collection Of
sonyovance. inheritance. commercial and In
dustrial taxes and administered internal af-
fhis-municipal schools. hospitals. public
1918 -a~esr.ne Industries ana stocking
farms ana plantations. Thousands Of brood
cattle ana horses we're purchased ana re-
sela 70 the natives on easy terms enaoiine
snsm 20 resume WORK when ~ouio not
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ssunae'pniaties se'a-sussnaHin"
feature Of the expense eccount IN
Cuba WAS occAsloneo py me eonatuon OF
the various municipalities: sii OK which
showed large oencits N their annual puqg-
sts. "a ne pscei yesr isss more snan
tl,o0oooo Was contributed 70 defray these
deneits' and thereafter the schools, police
ana municipal hospitals ana enariues Were
uAinteined entirely a. tns expense OF the
tn1uiar government THIS condition has
been iafser ovescome ana the majority
o. the municipalities arc no" sen sustain
inE
Tho following shows eolSe OF the expendi-
tpreH made from cnnan revenues: Justice
and public instruction. 81, los .sss; rural
suaru ana eemintatFatien, so,zss,ese astl-
culture, INDUSTRY ana commerce. S1'l1o '6ss;
oerreeks and quarters. tz,ozt .sa2; public
buildings. WORKS ports ana harnors. so.soe,-
$50; charities and hospitals tf.i1s.o5I;
sanitation. t9'1os,tPt.
1he buildings selected for barracks and
quarters tof the army were used only
temporarily ~ the troops ana when put
~ tnoroosn repair ana gooa sanitary con-
mtion we're turned over % me municipali-
ties - hospitaia Aany Of the most COM
piotely appointed hospitals 10 the island
have been htted out IA this way
MnsetlFenena of Sanitation.
That the sdministration Of the Depart
.uent Of sanitation Haa judiciops and thor
oaeh IN ita results is apparent in the iareh
aecrease ot the death rate n the island
since modefn sanitary measures have pre-