Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-23


New York, July 21.-Counsel H. s.
Rubens of the Cuban junta expresses
his disbelief in the reports from San
tiago of American dissatisfaction with
The Cuban insurgent soldiery. The
junta had no report that General Garcia
had refused to attend the flag raising
at Santiago because the American gen.
cral had given orders to allow no Gu
ban soldiers to enter the town. If
General Shafter refused Cuban soldiers
entry to Santiago it was mere matter
of military policy for the time being.
LAS for the insurgents looting the
town." continued Mr.. Rubens, the
Spanish soldiers had already done that.
1t would be very poor policy for the in
surgents to loot the town because there
is hardly a Cuban family, there that has
not "a member fighting in the insurgent
ranks. In Santiago. as probably in no
other city, are the people loyal to the
Cuban cause, and the Cuban soldiers
would not loot that city of all Cuban
cities.
1.-The Cubans took their orders from
General Shafter, and during the fight
ing occupied the position he assigned
them. | am confident that they did
what they We're ordered to do. If any
party of pacifc0S refused to aid in road
building or cutting poles for the filters
be blamed upon the Cuban soldiery.
The pacificos might have been Span
iartls. The United States is big enough
To do justice to ali. Cubans and Span
iards. and until l hear Of the comment
or affirmation of these reports from
Miles or Shafter. or from Washington,
shall refuse to believe them"
Washington, July 2l.-Mr. Quesada
and other representatives of the Cuban
junta were in consultation with officials
OF the war department yesterday. The
United States officials We're assured tina t
there was no dissatisfaction with the
management of affairs in Cuba 50 far as
the Cuban representatives We're con-
cerned. and that if General Garcia and
other Cubuns operating about Santiago
were not in harmony with the United
| States authorities there it arose from a
misunderstanding of the presidents
pfOcldIlldtlOil anu OF tne intentions OI
the United States government in the
premises. The Cubans at Santiago. II
was stated, probably thought that the
| action of General Shafter meant the con-
| tinuation of Spanish rule and Spanish
| authority 1t being we'll understood
| here that such was not the case it was
! the belief of the Cuban repre- sentatives
Receipts Must BE Stamped.
Washington. July 1S-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has held that
receipts used as checks to draw money
from hanks are subject to the stamp
tax. 1t is sa! that several banks, in
order to avoid the stamp tax, are ac-
cepting receipts for cash. which, accord
ing to the letter of the law, are exempt.
The commissioner however. has de-
cided that under the circumstances re-
ceipts to all intents and purposes are
checks and therefore must be stamped.
In estimating the amount of special
tax required to be paid by a bank. based
as the law requires upon capital and
surplus, the amount invested in United
States bonds is not to be deducted. 1t is
held that there is no provision Of law
which warrants such deduction mas
much as the tax is not upon the bonds,
but upon the business Of banking: the
capital and surplus. which may include
bonds. are taken as a basis for fixing
the amount of the tax.