The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03
CUBAN CHAT.
Rumors and Surmiscs of What is
Going on There.

Rumors and Surmiscs of What is
Going on There.
New York, July "A dispatch to
tie Herald from Havana says: 1t is
understood that the Spanish Infant
Don Antonio is seeking a cavalry COM
mand in Cuba. In a petition filed in
the war department he solicits a post
on the western trocha, where he will
possibly have an opportunity to fight
Maceos black insurgent legions.
A rebel band, commanded by Manuel
Martel. burned the hamlet of Cuca-
racha, besides five farm houses near
the town of San Antonio Del Rio
Blanco, in Havana province. A party
of 100 rebels arrived at Matanzas GEM
etery and threatened the keeper. They
next went to the house of the hearse
driver, threatening to hang him if he
continued carrying bodies to the grave
yard.
Matanzas advices report that three
officers died yesterday of yellow fever
in Colon. The civil hospital and Red
Cross society quarters have been taken
to accommodate the sick soldiers. The
mail steamer Alfonso XII carried to
Spain yesterday as :deportados" Sill
vero and Cantero and Julian Figure
Ferrar.
In response to Consul-General Lees
formal inquiries as to the status of
Julio Sanguilly's case, Captain Gen
eral Weyler officially stated that the
affair was now beyond his jurisdiction
and wholly in the hands of the civil
courts.
When Sanguilly was tried in Deem
Der last certain exceptions to the pro-
ceedings were noted by his counsel.
Then Consul-General Williams object
ed to the fact that his sentence was
based on the original testimony taken
at the court-martial. These exceptions
and objections have gone to the SUI
preme court at Madrid for considera-
ton, where the eminent Spanish
statesman and iurist Seloneron is act
ing counsel for the prisoner.
Sanguilly himself remains in Caban-
as castle here pending the final ver-
dict. He occupies the most luxurious
quarters in the castle, and the Span
ish officials treat him with great con-
sideration. His wife and most init
mate Cuban friends are allowed to
visit him whenever they desire, and he
receives his meals from a noted Ha-
vana restaurant. He has, in fact. ev-
cry comfort possible under the circum-
stances.
The new Cuban budget has been pre-
scented to the cortes at Madrid. II
gives probable expenditures of the ifs
cal year as i2S5S3, 132 pesos, not in
Guiding extraordinary war and navy
items, which are expected to exceed
"A, 000,0 600 pesos. The internal revenue
of the island is increased more than
Il, 244, 500 pesos, so as to offset the
shrinka ge Of custom house receipts.
The land taxes are raised to IS per
cent License taxes will be increased
Is per cent The income tax is pro-
portionately increased. and the stamp
taxes are increased 80 per cent. Manu-
featured tobacco for home consump-
ton is to pay 2 per cent. ad valorem
as special tax.
The budget is subject to modifica-
tons in the event that the reform bill
of 1895 should be declared in effect.
Where plantations have been burned
the captain general is especially au-
thorized to reduce or remit the tax
thereon.
The transatlantic steamer Alfonso
XII. recently armed for war at the
Caracoa arsenal, left Spain yesterday
for Havana to reinforce the feet in
Cuban waters.