The herald., 1897-02-17
WEYLER'S LATEST ED|CTS
Fix the Premium on Lottery
Tickets
PAPER MONEY HELD AT PAR
By lronclad Regulations Prohibiting
Speculations In Money
People Charging Too nuch for Lottery Tickets
or Selling Gold Above Par
Will Be Shot

HAVANA, Feb. 16.-General Weyler
has issued an edict completely prohibit
ing speculation in exchanging bank bills
for coin, or vice versa, in the exchange
houses where this has been the prac-
tice; and, second, ordering these estab-
lishments to affix the edict to their doors
over the national colors, with the num-
ber of the matriculation subsidy and
quotations in the exchange of gold and
silver. The edict also prohibits the
quoting of bills, and orders the use OF
the day book to record operations ac-
cording to the stamp act.
In addition all establishments buying
and selling effects and industries Of all
kinds are obliged to receive bills at their
full value and change them for small
bills, the only condition being that buy
ers must spend at least one dollar in
each five-dollar bill rendered, or receive
one per cent discount while small bills
are scarce.
The captain-generars edict further
prohibits on the island of Cuba the re-
selling of government lottery tickets.
Only internal revenue collectors are per-
mitted to sell them; but these collectors
are authorized on their personal respon-
sibility to allow persons to sell lottery
tickets on the streets. These sellers
must however, carry a badge showing
the number of the collectors office to
which they belong, and they must show
this badge at the request OF the people.
In no case must ticket seller ask pre-
MUM of over ten per cent.
Finally, any persons violating the pro-
visions of this edict will be dealt with
as assisting in the rebellion, and will be
tried by the military court.
The edict is dated February 18th Of the
present year, and is issued from general
headquarters.
SCOvEL'S CASE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16-The Worlds
correspondent in Cuba cables today that
four indictments have been found
against Sylvester Scovel. a correspond
ent of the World, recently arrested by
the Spanish authorities. The first ac-
cuses Scovel of an act OF rebellion in
having Travelled in the field without a
military passport, the second of the pos
session of false papers, the third of hav-
ing procured and the fourth of having
used the alleged false papers. ScovePs
examination will take place at Santa
Clara.
A SPANISH PRISON
HAVANA, Feb. ia local newspaper
described the Las Recogidas house of
refuge, the only womans Jail in the city,
as filthy and improper place, in which
are found black and degraded women
and criminals with blood stained hands.
together with ladies of high social stand
ing. arrested on political charges All
of the inmates of the Jail are compelled
to associate during the day in a large
court where the washing and cooking Is
conducted. At night they are gathered
in dark, nasty rooms, without any sani-
tary convenience. In these rooms sew
enty-four women of all castes are quar-
tered, though there is space for barely
forty. The prison has cells and stocks
constructed in plantation style. The
newspaper which calls attention to this
condition of affairs, pronounces it dis
grace to the city and says 1t expects to
see steps taken promptly for the pur-
pose of correcting the faults Of the Jail
and preventing honest ladies from living
in this manner with degraded criminal
women. The paper says it is impossible
to believe the authorities are aware of
the facts, otherwise they would remedy
the defects of the prison which are re-
pulsive to human sentiments and con-
trary to morality and religion.
The Union Constitutional publishes
an article violently attacking the cor
respondents of the New York daily pa
pers for the details which they have
published concerning the situation on
the island of Cuba.
A FILIBUSTER TRIAL
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16-John d.
Hart, former owner of the filibustering
schooner Laurada, was placed on trial
in the United States district court today y
charged with violation of the neu-
trality laws in that he aided in equip
ping military expedition against Spain
last fall.
THE BERMUDA RELEASED
PHILADELPHIA Feb 16.-The fill
buster steamer Bermuda was released
today and will go to sea tomorrow. The
steamer had been held here in accord
| ance with instructions from Washing
ton where it was represented she was
about to engage in an unlawful expedi-
ton and her clearance papers We're not
returned and permission given for the
steamer to sail until her owners threat
ened to begin damage proceedings
| against Collector Reed. Clearance pa
| pers were given to the steamer on Sat-
urday last but the papers were taken
away soon aftcrward and revenue Off
| Ger sent on board.