The herald., 1898-12-28
CUBAN CURRENCY PLAN
SUBMITTED By GAGE AT THE
CABINET SESSION
FOUR sKlLLFUL sYNDIcATEs
Struggling to Secure Control OF the
Street Car System of the cuban
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Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Cabinet
at its meeting today listened to the reading
of the more important parts OF the peace
treaty and then gave their attention to
affairs in Cuba.
Secretary Gage talked at some length on
the financial situation and outlined plan
looking to the forming of permanent basis
of the values of the current money. Ac-
cording to the Spanish system gold COINS
of that country have been received generally
only at considerable premium. In some m
stances the intrinsic value OF some OF the
Spanish coins have been dsregarded and
fictitious value substituted. These irregu-
larities will be done away with and Just
value. based upon mint valuations, will be
substituted. The customs and other duties
in Cuba will be received in American money
or at its proper equivalent in Spanish
money. 1t is expected that official action
will be taken ia this matter within the next
two or three Gays with view to putting the
new measure into operation on January lst.
1t is learned that program more or less
elaborate has been prepared for the celebra-
ton attending the raising of the United
States flag on the Island of Cuba on Janu-
ary |. The President and members of the
Cabinet are agreed that this celebration
should not be of an ostentatious character,
but simple and dignified, and the Secretary
OF War has sent cable of instructions on
this matter 1t is pointed out that care
should be exercised to prevent otfense to
any and thus avoid possible disturbances.
General Brooke at Havana
HAVANA, Dee. 27.-Major General John
+. Brooke, military governor of Cuba, ar
rived here from the United States today.
Senor Decastro, the civil governor of Ha-
yana, acting in accord with General Lud-
Low, has issued an order forbdding any
further firing of firearms or the exploding
OF fireworks in public thoroughfares. He
also prohibits the assembling of crowds in
the streets or parks after $3.50 pm, orders
the closing of all places OF entertainment.
including theaters and cafes, at II pm; for
bidding people taking part in certain Afri-
can dances, in which the participants are
dressed in civil costume; forbids meetings
of nanigos, and forbids all manifestations
which may produce conflict between the
Cubans and Spaniards or between Spaniards
and Americans.
Those who violate these orders are threat
.ened with severe punishment.
The Havana wards which have already
been evacuated were the scene OF process
sions and noisy celebrations todny.
A cab driver was shot last night for re-
fusing to ener the territory within Spanish
jurisdiction with Cuban and American
flags on his vehicle; an omnibus driver and
two women were shot by nanigos and the
body of lieutenant of guerrillas has been
found near Ziba de Aqua, this province. He
was taken from the town by band of
Cubans and killed. The Spanish alcalde CT
Ziba de Aqua has arrived here and his son
has advised him not to return or he will be
killed.
Several guerrillas are reported to have
been killed in Sauct Spiritvs after the evac-
uaton of that place by the Spaniards and
before the American occupation OF the town.
Four Spaniards, residents of San Luis,
province of Pinar del Rio, have arrived here,
saying they fear they will be killed by the
Cubans.
The police reports show that twelve more
persons have been wounded. four of them
being intentional cases. The rest of them
were accidental wounds. Among the wound
ed are three children and lady. whose
arm has been amputated.
The Spanish troops today still further
concentrated their lines and withdrew to
the extremity of the peninsula on which the
city of Havana is built. They now occupy
scarcely two square miles. The United
States troops have moved from the suburbs
into the city proper and tonight are patrol
ling Central pa:k and the Prado. The Eighth
and Tenth regular infantry regiments have
been placed at the disposal of Major General
Ludlow, military governor of the city, after
January |, and already six companies have
been quartered in buildings within the lin
its OF Havana proper and are doing police
a. well as military duty. Senor Fernandez
de Castro has informed General Ludlow that
tie Havana constabulary were afraid to try
TO keep order unless they could rely upon
the support of the American troops, and
General Ludlaw Immediately issued instruc-
tons to the American patrols when making
arrests for misdemeanors to turn the offend
ers over to ordinary civil authorities
The whole population is in a state of un
rest-the Spanish residents fearful, the Gu
bans eager to do something to show they
have gained their freedom. Bands of Gu
bans freely enter the residences of Span
iards, call upon them to hoist American and
Cuban flags and then shout give Cuba
Libre," and terrify them with their ma
chetes. A dozen such cases were reported
to the American authorities today In all
instances American guards were sent to the
houses invaded but the Cubans were inva-
riably gone when the patrol arrived, nor
was there any such thing as catching the
offenders
No attention whatever is, paid> to the or
der against the dscharging of tirecrackers.
and pistols are fired in the streets contin-
uously. Three persons have been killed and
twenty-nine wounded, among the latter
three women and two children.
Spanish company that was retiring from
Fort Principe was deliberately fired upon
from a private residence Lieutenant
Hlount, an American officer, who was escort
ing the Spaniards, broke into the house but
the occupants fled to adjoining roofs.
Maj. Gen. Brooke has this evening for
mally taken command of the United States
forces in Cuba and has issued the neces sary
orders
A crowd of negroes entered Sransh
cafe on the Gale NilleGas. corner of Bomba
street, late this evening, and ordered drinks.
They refused to ray for hese, and in the
dispute which followed the proprietor of
the cafe and his assistant were stabbed