Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-24
ADVICES FROM CUBA.
DEPRECIATION Of Paper Money, a Re-
suit Of MOrsan's Resolution.
DEMANDS UPON SPAIN by CHINA,
yentzaela aud NJ, x'co Claim Tqual
Privileges with the United
States.

the heralu from havana, VIA hty
West, says: Every effort is mats by
the Spanish government to disoredit
the attempt to relieve American citi.
xsns aud to confuse the issue. The
Union Constitutional insists that the
$4,000 was voted by Congress at the
request Of New YORK business men, to
project American citizens there.
Late reports of the SENATE speeches
indicate that there 10 fear in the
United States that the American con.
suls here will be in danger when 1t is
known that their reports will have
thoroughly exposed Gsa eral Weyler's
methods anu the emptiness OF his
announcements OF pacific atiDn. The
couauls mere are not a Dit alarmed.
Consul General Lees stirring report
10 only confirmation OF earlier reports
which he sent to Mr.. Olney. His
ground has always been that the Span.
ish showed no indication OF being able
10 crush the insurrection. 1t 10 true
that Contul General Lee made no per.
sonsl attsck Oh Gen. Weyler, buI he
was outspoken with regard to the re-
suits which General Weyler has
achieved.
The money question grows more
pressing. The colonial treasurer has
res gued in uisgust, owing to toe
troubles arising over the depreciation
Of the paper money. Today the csntin
is,qulvalent to Sl2.47 paper. An at
temp! was made TO sell here drafts for
$4,000 silver In Spain. payment to be
made by the purchasers in paper
money. Bids were about $l.S0
premium on the hundred. The
acceptance Of these bids would have
made the retirement OF hall million
In paper money. The intendent at first
accepted tue bids, then refused ths m
az too low, aud resigned. And now
The dtspis d billeie faiiB ] wtr daily,
yet the reforms are here in paper al
least. The act RENAME that the paper
time sinos the rebellion began. The
iniendeBtg objected to . proposition to
quote the biiietes on the stock ex.
change and have them accepted at the
rate quoted daily.
La Marina says the billetes must be
quotou or reJeemed, Ne II 10 unfair
tnat some are forced to accept them at
par while others get the advantage OF
discount Such comment proves how
desperate the money situation Ia be-
coming. e,
There was great excitement In the
stock exchange when the news spread
that the Morgan resolution had passed
the Senate. PAPER money cropped
sharply and II Will 70 lower.
Passengers cunning into Havana
yesterday from the east passed the
bodies of five meu hanged to trees
near Campo Fioredo. They were
rnumbers OF the local guerilla force,
who were captured during q fight by
tue insurgents. The place 1, about
twenty miles from Havana.
Ttains passing through that section
have been fired on daily Tor week.
The report that a trein blown up by
dynamite al SeDgo, near Santiago de
Cnba, and captured by rebels, was
r.captureu by the Spanish Is true,
with some qualifications. It was AN
ammunition tram and the Spanish
feeaptured the empty ana deraiied
care alter the rebels had taben all the
cartridges they could osrry.
Gen. Weyier, having enforced his
order driving rec0ncentrad0s of the
ming 10 empty the smaller towns In
Santa Clara.
CHINESE IN CUBA MUST BE PEG.
TkCrED
NEW York, May "A dispatch to
the Journai from Havana sAyt:
China's Havana representative has
Ieteivei instructions nom nome that
In future the livse anu pi operIy o I Oni.
nese residente In Cuba nuel be respect.
60, otherwise Cnina may concede
Tell, erent rights 10 Bpsin's euemies
Ia tue Philippines.
complaints during the past six months
nave ieached the Chinese consul here
OF outiagss cDmmitteu upon ans c0un.
tfymsh Wy WEI ler's columns la vsri-
tns sections OF the Cuban interior. |
dstmlees anu unarmed Chinese
peasants working upon Inc big sugar
estates In the cealfal provinces nave
Dsen rnscheied and lett dead In the
heiu, simply because they did not take
up arms Voluntarily Tor Spain. There |
aie lnstaLcts where go0us have been
arbitrarily taken AMI no .psymsnt
offered. The news reached here from
Antonio Dubochst, u Iich Chinese |
merchant controlling . uUz.n or more |
trading posts Ia Matanzas provlace, |
mar hrs establishment al the town |
OF Nitls Bsrmaja mad been sacked by |
CApIain Uruquina, commanding tue
spanish Ruerrillas, anu that his clerk
IN change, VINO had uareu TO complain,
had been macheied by Uruquina III
person nLd lett Tor deaf, made Consul |
hls's celestial blood boil. He wired
iuIi "DETAILS home anu receiv,d orders
from the ChiG-se foreign ofiice to de.
apology.
Accompa MED by his secretary and
interpreted, ell In their Ofi1eial robes,
NE called upon Acting Capiaia Gsn-
eeal A1umaua at the psisce, expIesseJ
MS surprise that Spaip, while proies
ihg 10 Ds civilized, shouid permit her
army tnicefs 10 violate her ssctea.
treaties assuring respect. anu pfoIsc.
uoo 10 SUBJECTS Of u irisndly county
Wmporafiiy wnhin her gates, anu
hen ne proceeded TO ME Ms claims
sIJ emphasizes his demands. ss DO. "a
no was assured that Uruquius
would be curt martIalsu anu renewed
W MS commanda ma the claim OF
Douoehet, the Outraged metcnan.
would, II presented lr,mptly, he set.
!" At 0eceta iull. .s4l
Ar. Gay. the copsui's secretary,
.ayo that upward Of tnirty otuef
Claims aifeauy upon 6le, will be 70 90