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Political and Government matters 



LIliEKALS DIVIDEU. 



The split widens between the liberals aii'l 

 neither Jose Miguel's, Gomez's, nur Al- 

 fredo Zaya's partizans appear disposed lo 

 relinquish their purpose to advance the in- 

 terest of their presidential candidates. 



Dr. Zayas referring to the rupture within 

 the party says that he has lost all hope ot 

 a reconciliation. Later eight Zayis.as head- 

 ed by Juan Gualberto Gomez refused to 

 attend a meeting convened to break the 

 deadlock. The Telegra/i)h comments on 

 the situation as follows : 



Not so very long since, both Sr. Zayas 

 and Gen. Jose Miguel said solemnly that 

 they will submit unhesitatingly to the dic- 

 tum of the national convention of their 

 party, as good partymen ought, no matter 

 whom that convention shall see tit to nnmi- 

 nate for the presidency. We dn not know 

 if bo.h rivals still profess the same beauti- 

 ful sentiments, but each seems determined 

 that the convention's dictum shall not 

 strain his party loyalty. Each apparently 

 recognizes that it will be much easier for 

 him to I)ovv to the convention's will if ihc 

 convention's will coincides with his own, 

 and each, therefore, is doing his best to 

 see that the convention shall be made up 

 of partizans of his own. It is, alas, how- 

 ever a game that two can play at, and if, 

 wdienever one cap ures a provincial as- 

 sembly and elects delegates all of his own 

 faction, Mic other holds another conven- 

 tion in the same province and elects a like 

 number of delegates of his own faction, 

 it's hard to see where eithsr is the gainer. 



NO REORGANIZATION OF THE RURAL GUARD. 



Governor Magcon has informed inquiring 

 politicians that he will do no.hin'< toward 

 a reorganization of the armed forces of 

 Cuba. He has two plans before him ; one 

 formulated by the war department in Wash- 

 ington, and the other by the Liberals. 



Neither of the plans are altogether satis- 

 factory, so the governor has decided lo 

 leave the rural guard and other military 

 forces in their present C( n:!ition. The gen- 

 eral stafif plan provided for an army of 

 12,000 men, at the discretirn of the chief 

 executive, which was objectionable to the 

 politicians. 



The Liberals declared for an army of 

 three or four thousand rural guards, and a 

 regular establishment, consisting of in- 

 fantry and artillery, of two or three thou- 

 sand men, thus making the total six or 

 seven thousand. 



GOV. MAGOON DECIDES TO NATIONALIZE THE 

 SANITARY SERVICE UNDER MAJOR KEAN. 



On June 6, Gov. Magoon decided, in 

 order to facilitate the stamping out of yel- 

 low fever and generally to improve the 



sanitary condition of the island, lo nation- 

 alize the sanitary service. 



The control of municipalities in sanita- 

 tion will be abolished, and all power will 

 be vested in the Department of Sanitation, 

 with headquarters at Havana. Major J. 

 R. Kean of the Medical Corps is to be su- 

 pervisor of the department. 



CUSTOM HOUSE .\T ANTILLA. 



Very many business firms have peti- 

 tioned Governor Magoon for the establish- 

 ment of a custcjm house at .\ntilla, Nine 

 Bay. 



The signers say "there are more than _'4 

 firms utilizing Antilla as a port of entry 

 and departure for goods, against only one 

 at Preston," where the custom house now 

 is. They say further that there is not ade- 

 quate communication between the two 

 points and this causes delays and expense. 

 Antilla has a railroad that communicates 

 with all other points of the island, and a 

 line of steamers connecting with the North; 

 besides ample wharves for the discharge of 

 vessels, and warehouses for the deposit "f 

 merchandise or for custom house pur- 

 poses. 



CUSTOMS REVENl'ES CALENDAR YEAR 1905-). 



The total revenue for igo6 was $25,090,- 

 084.05, and for 1905, $25,258,005.44, a de- 

 crease in 1906 of $67,931.39. 



PUBLIC MEX OF CUBA. 

 Julio de Cardenas y Rodriguez, Mayor of Havana. 



