Evening journal., 1896-05-20
BUYS CUBA'S BIG DEBT.
Bonds Held by Spanish Bankers
Unloaded In Paris.
siLDTo SYNDICATE FRENcHMBN

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. According TO private Madrid advices
received by q 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 tho
last six or eight weeks Bought up by
French capitalists, upward Of $4,000, 600
in Cuban bonds have thus changed hands
Among the sellers are mentioned Pre-
mier Canovas, Romero Robledo and Senior
Elduayen. Small holders of Cuban bonds
in London have also unloaded. and Bel.
CLAN, Dutch and German nnanciers, who
until recently had a SiO0, 600, 600 or more
OF the paper mentioned have also sold
heavily in Paris, where moro than go per
cent OF the original emission of 1894, 000,-
600 is now held
The object of French buyers in seeking
the control of the Cuban debt Is said to bo
to obtain from Spain direct Intervention
in the Cuban treasury department, plac.
ing a representative OF their syndicate in
every custom house on the island Go see
that these be honestly administered, and
thus insure prompt payment of the inter-
est on the debt
Major General Moreno Jimenez 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
tinez Campos, the deposed captain gen-
erals youngest son, was recently elected
a deputy TO the cortes
Brigadier General Suarez Inclan, who
has let Havana for Bahia Honda, has
also been elected to the Spanish parlia-
ment.
1t 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 here.
Cubans apparently have very little con-
fidence in Captain General Weyler's latest
decree Offering amnesty TO Havana and
Matanzas rebels who voluntarily presons
themselves at government posts and, sur
rending their arms, swear again loalty TO
Spain. The decree Is not held by General
Weyler and his officers to apply TO Cubans
who have been membors OF insurgent par
ties charged with having at any time since
the war began set fire to canefelds OF 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 rifle or machcte, Is asked
10 sign his name TO the oath of allegiance
and is not infrequently invited to the Ia
BILE Of tho local commandant An hour
afterwnrd. Notwithstanding that no has
/ been forgiven his act OF rebellion, the
| same man is arrested on the charge OF in
cendiarism, tried by a drum court martial
| and may be shot tho following morning
Here in Havana not a day passes that
as the sun rises an execution doesn't oc-
cur 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. The
fighting lasted for five hours, when the
insurgents were rcpulsed. The troops lost
/ 90 killed and wounded The losses OF the
insurgents are said by the Spanish au-
thorities to have been heavy. On their re-
L trent the Insurgents burned 80 houses