Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-22
BUYING CUBA's DEBT.
BONDS HELD BY SPANISH BANKERS
TAKEN BY FRENcHMEN.

rhey Seek Direct Intervention In the Is
lands Treasury Department 80 Reports
From Havana Say the Insurgents At
tack the Forts Near at Hand.
HAVANA, via Jacksonville, Fla, May
y0.-A ooordlng 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 OF eight weeks. Bought up by
French capitalists, upward OF s27. 600, 600
In Cuban bonds have thus changed hands.
Among the sellers are mentioned Pre-
mier Canovas, Romero Robledo and Senor
Elduayen. SAlall holders OF Cuban bonds
In London have also unloaded, and Bel
gian, Dutch and German financiers, who
until recently had a S1OO, O00 600 or more
of the paper mentioned, have also sold
heavily in Paris, where more than so per
cent Of the original emission Of 1894, 00O,-
600 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 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 gem
erals youngest son, was recently elected
a deputy to the cortes.
Brigadler General Suarez Inolan, who
has lett Havana for Bahia Honda, has
also been elected TO the Spanish parlia-
ment
1t Ia 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-
fldenoe 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 fealty 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 oanefields or to-
bacoo houses within these provinces.
The Cuban rebel who, repentlng OF his
disloyalty to the crown, comes to head
quarters is royalty welcomed, receives q
receipt for his rifle OF machete, is asked
to sign his name to the oath of allegiance
and is not infrequently invited to the ia
BILE of the local oommandant An hour
Rfterward, Notwithstanding that he has
been forgiven his act of rebellion, the
same man is arrested on the charge of in
oendarlsm, tried by 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 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 repulsed. The troops lost
30 killed and wounded. The losses of the
insurgents are said by the Spanish au-
thorities to have been heavy. On their re-
treat the insurgents burned 80 houses.