Connecticut western news., 1896-05-21
BUYING CUBA'S DEBT.
BONDS HELD BY SPANISH BANKERS
 TAKEN BY FRENcHMEN.

They Seek Direct Intervention In the Is-
 lands Treasury Department - Reports
 From Havana Say the Insurgents At
 tack the Forts Near at Hand.
 HAVANA, via Jacksonville, Fla. May 20.-A ccording to private Madrid advices received by a we'll known Havana banker, the bulk of the Cuban debt held by Spain banking institutions and persons of wealth has been unloaded in Paris during the last six or eight weeks. Bought up by French capitalists, upward of ts7, 900, 900 in Cuban bonds have thus changed hands.
 Among the sellers are mentioned Pre- mier Canovas, Romero Robledo and Senor Elduayen. Small holders of Cuban bonds in London have also unloaded, and Bel gian, Dutch and German flnanciers, who until recently had a sloQ 900, 900 or more of the paper mentioned, have also sold heavily in Paris. where more than 60 per cent of the original emission of t294, 000,- poo is now held.
 The object of French buyers in seeking the control of the Cuban debt Is said to be to obtain from Spain direct intervention In the Cuban treasury department, plao- Ing a representative of their syndicate in every custom house on the island to see that these he honestly administered, and thus insure prompt payment of the inter- est on the debt
 Major General Moreno Jimsnez, who was chief of staff to Captain General Mar tinez Campos here last year. has been made military governor of the province of Tarragona, in Spain, while Jose Mar timex Campos, the deposed captain gen erals youngest son, was recently elected a deputy to the cortes.
 Brigadier General Suarez Inclan, who has left Havana for Bahia Honda, has also been elected to the Spanish parlia- ment.
 It is reported from Madrid that Lieu tenant General Marin, now governor of Puerto Rico, is soon to be recalled.
 santo Domingo Ports Closed.
 To stop excessive immigration of Cuban refugees into Santo Domingo President Hereaux has closed the ports of that re- public against vessels from Cuba, under the pretext that smallpox is raging hsrs Cubans apparently have very little oon- fdenoe In Captain General Weyler's latest decree offering amnesty to Havana and Matanzas rebels who voluntarily present themselves at government posts and, sur rending their arms, swear again fsalty to Spain. The decree Is not held by General weyler and his officers to apply to Cubans who have been members of insurgent par ties charged with having at any time since the war began set fire to canefelds or to- bacco houses within these provinces. The Cuban rebel who. repenting of his disloyalty to the crown, comes to head. quarters Is royalty welcomed, receives a receipt for his rife or maohete. Is asked to sign his name to the oath of allegiance and Is not infrequently invited to the ta- ble of the local commandant An hour afterward, notwithstanding that he has been forgiven his act of rebellion. the aame man is arrested on the charge of in- cendiarism, tried by a drum court martial and may be shot the following morning. Here In Havana not a day passes that as the sun rises an execution doesn't co | our in the Cabanas castle. The churches at this hour are usually crowded by Cuban mothers, wives, sisters and daughters, | kneeling. it is supposed. in silent prayer for these unfortunate persons
 The insurgents have made an attack up | on the forts at Gibaooa. near Havana Tn. | fighting lasted for five hours, when tn, insurgents were repulscd. The troops lost 20 killed and wounded. The losses of tn, insurgents are said by the Spanish au thorities to have been heavy. On their re treat the insurgents burned 80 houses.