New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

Cubans are taxed every year to the extent Of about
900 of which sum only about NTO tSa isand
that Is for the construction and repair OF %
public buildings telegraph INES naene etc. As
a rule. II IL pointed out scarcely one I VI
amount is dsbursed; only In fact that tbs
various boards of commissions me t Pa.h,nJbe ia
a0eea to ofaer n the or pamphlet During the
last twenty-five years not one foot OF ROAD mas pen
constructed yard added to the teegInpn "a nes
lected that the enormous amount OF filth accHi,u
lated in Il Is perpetual menace to the neah on %, tho
coast OF the United States filth Is the main Gauss
OF the prevalence of yellow fever at havana 10
snd.
According to the pamphlet. the balance OK inc
revenue is disposed of follows; Nl5)00o 's 10
pay interest on the debt OF Spain; SOV"o Is 10
pay for the maintenance OF the Army and Navy Oh
SPAIN and 100000 for salaries to Spanish agents
In and out of the island Of Cuba. Not one penny OF
the 100000 is spent for public education ana not
% per cent of the children or the island are pro-
ylded with school Recommendations - 49,.
Under the head OF frauds the pamphIe' says ma
the figures above given DO not rep,essn- , me cmba
amount OF yearly contributed DIV Supa
They represent only the sum oeay csn az" ~
collected In some cases only 40 or % per cent oi
the amount actually paid goes INTO me ue aietnis'
The duty on Imports is the principal source o., OF
revenue Some years barely 40 per cent Oh lne
at the custom house TIE pamphlet continues:
In 1857 frauds committed IN such an ope i
and scandaous manner that the m s a.,
either 10 save appearances or because ne "os mo- no
treated to his satisfaction In the dNsiom III }Io
with his soldiers and arrested and removed al, re
employees Not one Of these was punished now,
ever In lSs there were over nd vaPv one escaped
without punishment. II condemned they mlsnt
have made MaGT 0ndmE he Mnsiers Of
Crown who participated in these frauds n'dtn ~,
the two items mentioncd--that s. revenue put INTO
the treasury and revenue stolen-we arrive at the
total sum Of sso,CoCo o,,.d - ,,v
., tbs sn is not .o a Ss Annually s of
which they could get elsewhere princlpay ~ the
customs tarin did not favor Spanish manufacturers
to the extent of 30 to Gao per cent Adding toee,ner
The total contribution Of the island Of Cuba to the
mother country is no less than ssOoOco per annum.
THE CUBAN ARMY.
An interesting chapter of the pamphlet Is that re-
Lting TO the Cuban army. The Spanish authorities
have said that the Cuban army Is but cohsio"-
crate OF bandits. assassns Ignorant negroes anu
foreign adventures. says the pamphlet 1t IL as
serted that. with the exception OF few Cubans
occupying official positions under the Spanish GOV
eminent. and allied therefore, 20 span rh snj
the poor. the high and the low the white ana tne
ain IN n. ctles but II is said that in a ma
jorty OF cases they are there for the purpose OF
Sn"aking OF the strength Of the Cuban army. 1t Is
sa that II divided into hvc corps me rirst con-
ssts 2r anro thu second Composed Of 5000 men
is under the direction OF Major GENERAL Jesus rap
T., The Third Corps there are 1900 men. under the
lead OF Major-Ci General Jose Maria koderiguez The
Fourth Corps nun bers 5000 men. and Ia comma ndcd
by Major General Serafm Sanchez The Fifth Corp:
IS called the invading army. Its force consists OF
"a on men and TIA commander IL Mator-tenera!
Marine Gomez who is the manfcr-in-chief OF
the cuban army. II is composed Of two DIVISIONS
Gomez and the second by MajorGencral Antonio
Maceo The territory OK the First Corps compriscs
the military districts OF Cambute. Baracoa. Guam
tanano and Santiago; that OF the Second Corps the
military districts OF Manzanillo, Bayamo Jiguani
AMI Tilnas: that OF the Third Corps the military
districts OF North and South Camaglcy and that OF
the Fourth Corps the military districts o, RcmS.os
s,ncii Sprl:us ClenfucgoS Trinidad Santa lara
and Las Villas The field Of operations OF the F1fth
Corps Includes the zone OF Maianzas ana tho prov
lncr 81 Plnar del Rio.
Tho pamphlet declares tina, number ~ Spaniards
nov hold commissions IN the Cuban army; that the
army 4. under good discipline and fairly well armed
"a, ,fs course Is humane. that its successes have
been many and that victory VIII eventually crown
IT'S banners.