New-York tribune., 1898-09-18
NO MEETINGS AT HAVANA.
COMMISSIONERS PREPARING TO TAKE UP
QUARTERS on sHORE-COND1TIoNS
IN THE ISLAND

orrApTEPS ON NSHORE-CONDIT1ONS
IN THE ISLAND
Havana Sept. 17.-General NJ. C. Butler one
n, the commissioners appointed TO arrange ioi
tho evacuation of Cuba by the Spanards' went
.hoard the steamer Resoute this morning io'
the purpose of comforting with Generai "oue
and Admiral Sampson, the other mehios
The Commission. No meetings OF the |o''''''
sion have been held as yet
Tonight the Spanish Commissioners VIII meet
O., the palace of General Parade second III
command In Cuba.
The members Of the American Comhsso"
are still on board the Resolute. bur expect "
take up their quarters abthe Irocha iho'ei vi
Tuesday They will pay Sloo day ior '''e,.
hoard nd the use OF the building. They are all
In good health.
Captains Hart and Coster and DR.. Lame
have Maid q visit to the Civil Governor and re-
ouested that sanitary improvements be mace at
Degado where the Trocha Hotel Is situated, IN
order to prevent an increase Of malaria. when
Is already prevalent. They also reques'eu '"f''
the streets be lighted by electricity Inc
Civil Governor Mt once recommended 10 tie
Mayor that he should give orders that immedi-
ate attention be paid TO the Commissioners
request
Admiral Sampson and his staff came ashore
Yesterday and drove around the town.
One of the fremen Of the Resolute yesteroa!
evening feII INTO the reservoir. ana uieu
a few hours after the accident. He was buried
this morning. all the officers and crew ol 'he
steamer being present at the ceremony.
Eduardo Dolz. Secretary OF Communications
Posts and Telegraphs. in to-day's Issue OF La
Lucha" denies the authenticity of the signature
which appeared as his TO the document. signed
, nv all the Radical Representatives in the
Colonial Cabinet favoring Cuban independence
Senior Doz's statement places the other mefh-
bers in a delicate position, as before the docu-
ment was signed II was read and discussed py
all the subscribers This fact leads TO the In
ference that if Sefor Dolz was not present at
the discussion his name used without au-
thority.
SPANISH BANK REORGANIzED.
Yesterday the directors and shareholders Of
the Banco Espaho held a meeting TO discuss
the new situation of the bank from the moment
Spain's sovereignty over Cuba ceases. 1t was
decided to continue the institution under the
same name as at present-Banco Espanoi de Id
Isla de Cuba-but to change the title of gov
ernor to that of president. Director Ricardo
Galbs the present governor Of the bank was
elected president by a unanimous vote. A Board
Of Directors was also elected. The capital or
the bank will be $S000000 divided into shares
Of 800 each, replacing the old 5000 shares
which will be exchanged at their full nominal
value The Board Of Directors. which will con-
sist of twelve members. will be made up en-
tirely Of Spaniards. The institution will in nut
ure do a private banking business.
The trouble between the municipality ana the
Spanish bank continues. the bank refusing to de-
liver sums Of money collected which should be
nav Of loans
of S1OOOOOO and S3O0000O. which it was or
dered by a Cabinet decision to turn over to the
municipality to be applied TO other expenses,
suspendng temporarily payment Of the interest
due on the bonds Of the above loans. Ricardo
Galbis governor Of the bank, protested to the
Captain General against the decision maintain
ing that the Banco Espahol was an establish
ment of credit, which guaranteed the aforesaid
payments of interest. and could not AFFORD TO
impair Spain's credit by such an arbitrary de-
cision, especially the most Of the bonds issued
for these loans were held abroad. He fatty re-
fused TO deliver the sums collected under this
head. According to the agreement with the
municipality when these loans were made, the
Spanish bank offered 10 guarantee the payment
OF interest on the bonds, reserving collateral
the collection Of certain well-dehned incomes
amounting to SlOsOOO quarterly. This the
sion. demands that the bank shall be obliged to
give up to apply to other urgent obligations
suspending the payment of interest temporarily.
The result of the protest is unknown. but a de-
cision is awaited with interest affecting the
national credit.
CIVIL GOVERNORS GENEROSITY.
Fernandez de Castro. the Civil Governor Of
Havana. to-day gave evidence Of his generosity
hx,b nf do wi affairs
municipality of Fosos. where the conditions are
said to be dreadful. According TO the terms OF
a contract with the municipality the Hospital
Nuestra Sehora dc las Mercedes should receive
and care for all paupers sent TO IT by the munic-
ipality, but the latter has failed TO pay the sum
per capita agreed upon for board and the nos
pital now has claim against 1t amounting TO
100000 In view of this fact. the hospital
finally refused to accept further charity pa
tients. whereupon the Civil Governor agreed
personally TO guarantee payment for patients
now sent from Fosos.
YESTERDAY evening the Hospital Nuestra
Sefora de las Mercedes began receiving men.
while fema's patients and children were received
at the Paula Hospital.
An economic soup kitchen. which has no con-
necticn with the Government kitchens that have
been ordered closed. was opened yesterday in
the San Lazario ward. where a meal consisting
Of regular ration can be had at a cost OF three
cents.
Advices from M1.anzas report a terrible condi-
tion OF negec; a; the San Carlos Cemetery there.
Twenty nine bodies gathered between Septem-
her 3 and - unburied end in ar advanced
stage Of decomposition. injecting the whole
neighborhood and creating fearful stencil. The
bodies had been left unburied because no proper
documents accompanied them making their
hnrIal rarniar Rcd tame forhds the burial OF