The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-29

OF which was subscribed in Spain.
Madrid led with 302 4S9 600. Eleven
of the provinces also contributed
very periodically in the following
order: Barcelona, 77s05,5O0; Bilbao,
37,677,000; Seville, 14,575,500; San
lander, 13,44l 500; Ovedo, 10,902,000
Valencia, 10,675,50O; Csdiz, 6,4s2,500
Malaga, 100000; San Sebastian,
Huelva, 8,S11,500; Saragossa, 8,4Co,-
010.
The remaining provinces all scored
from one million to nearly six mil
lion pesetas, except seven small
provinces whose applications were
for amounts under a million. The
Madrid Gazette has begun to pub
fish the names of the applicants,
and the number of bonds asked for
by each. 1t is piquant list, in
which we see side by side thousands
of humble folk, who have applied
for one bond or two and three, and
grandees, the ancient nobility, the
wealthy capitalists, merchants, bank
ers, manufacturers, who have not
hesitated to ask for thousands Of
bonds. 1t will suffice to say that in
Madrid no fewer than sixty APP
plicants have put down their ames
for more than one million pesetas,
forty thousand pounds each. At
the head of this roll stand a Countess
OF Bornos for ten million pesetas,
Marquis Vallejo for three millions,
a Duchess Of Sevillano for three mil
lions, Marquis Vlllamejor, we'll
known on the turf, for two millions,
Marquis Cubas two millions, Count
de Torresnaz million, the Duke OF
Alba two millions, and bankers like
Urquijo eight million three hundred
and fifty thousand pesetas, Esteban
Munoz five millions, Ortueta four
millions, Morales one million five
hundred thousand, Mathis Lopez
five millions, Bauer five millions.
The moneyed classes and the Peer
age OF Spain have rivalled each other
and the politicians and statesmen
have contributed as much as they
could, whilst even Bishops, Cardi-
nails, Chapters, and religious orders
figure in the list for very respectable
sums. Senior Canoyas del Castillo
has applied for two hundred and
fifteen thousand pesetas, and his
wife for one hundred and seven
thousand, his muther-in.l law, the
Marquesa de Puente, for three hun
died thousand, his nephew, the Duke
de Arion, for two hundred thousand
and the Countess de Casa Valencia,
the wife of the Spanish Ambassador
in London, for one hundred and
sixty-seven thousand One OF the
most peculiar features OF this loan is
the number OF female applicants of
all classes, from the daughters OF
Queen Christina-the Princess of
Asturias, and the Infanta Maria
Theresa, and their aunt the Inianta
Isabella, for three hundred Thousand,
two hundred and fifty thousand, two
hundred and fifty thousand pesetas
respectively-and the wives Of gran
dees and statesmen, down to the APP
plicants for one bond. AS was quite
natural in popular and patriotic
demonstration in Spain, not few
bull-fghters appear in these lists,
foremost the most famed OF the
present Toreros, Guerrita, who APP
piled for 1850 pesetas OF Custom
bonds. This bull-fghter's income
exceeds fourteen thousand pounds a
year, and his savings Of the last ten
years amount to over one hundred
thousand poundsl
This loan issued at SO placed at
the disposal of the Government for
the Cuban rebellion 37200O,COO
pesetas equivalent to $74, 4C1OCo.