Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-06
THE LATEST
FROM HAVANA
Values of Coins AS Fixed BY
the Americans.
GEN. GOMEZ'S AMBITION
Is to Unite Cuba and San D0mingo--
No More Lotteries Will be AL
lowed to Run in Cuba.
GEN. GOMEZ'S AMBITION

Tribune from Havana says: To the COM
mittee of bankers who waited on Gen.
Brooke and asked his concurrence in a
plan for regulating the island currency he
replied that no occasion existed for ac-
tion on the part of the American military
authorities. President Mckinley had fix
ed the value of the Spanish and other
foreign coins in American money when
received for customs receipts and there
was nothing further to be done. The
bankers and commercial houses continue
divided in their opinions regarding the
future of the Spanish and French money
which is in circulation. Importers have
| obtained enough American money to pay
customs duties for the present and no
| disarrangement of values has vet occur
red. The pay Of troops is putting Amer
lean money in circulation, but the COM
plaint is made that small change is lack
/ ing in all business transactions. Cen
tenes or Alfonses and French Napoleon
are accepted at their inflated value.
| Spanish silver, which had been advanced
| artificially, is falling in value very slow
| ly Between S,0OO,O and 5000, 900 Of this
Cuba. Prices are still measured in Span
ish money and show material advance.
Cubans are divided over the proposition
for Gen. Mario Menocal to accept a place
under Gen. Ludlow in the government Of
Havana. The majority appear to favor
his acceptance, though this requires his
resignat ton as an insurgent commander.
Menocal commands the insurgents in
this province He is a graduate of Cor
mel university and has the respect of the
/ Cubans and Spaniards alike. Gomez's
proclamation receives little public discus
sion, but it's influence on the insurgents
| is noticeable. No action will be taken un-
| til he reaches Havana. then a conference
! will be held. Gen. Brooke said that he
| had read Gomez's proclamation, but knew
nothing of it officially and did not care to
comment upon the document While Gen.
Brooke proposed to give the fullest rec
ognition to the Cubans in all private ca
pacities he will not agree to recognize
them as part of the insurgent army. Gen
Lee wants to form a rural police under
Menocals command
Gen. Brooke said that no appeals from
the decision of law courts, which were
formerly taken to Madrid had been
brought before him as military governor
of the island and he would not cross that
bridge until he came to it.
A dispatch to the Herald from Havana
says: A colonel in the insurgent army
says that Gomez recently sounded the
army on his old ambition of uniting Cuba
and San Domingo under one government
The willy old chief thinks that the United
States can offer no objection to this plan,
which if accomplished would create a
state strong enough to absorb Hayt
soon. With this done Gomez believes the
foundation would be laid for a republic
which would soon take rank in the west
ern world second only to the. United
States.
The body of Col. Maybry of the First
Texas rested in state in a tent at Gen.
Lees headquarters Thursday. Short SER
vices We're held at o'clock by Chaplain
Watson, Gems. Lee, Keifer and Hasbrouck
being present. The body was brought to
Havana, being escorted to San Almoran-
des river by his reg iment. He will go to
Miami on Friday to be forwarded to Tex
as.
Adjt. Gen. Dorst, of the Fifth cavalry
is critically i'll with malarial fever
Lees forces are being lessened daily.
Four companies now doing provost duty
in the suburbs have been detached from
his command and ordered to report to
Gen. Ludlow.
When the American occupation took
place the members Of a lottery company
that was famous a few years ago in a
southern city, made an attempt to secure
a concern here. Local papers have ap-
parently been subsidized but Gen Brooke
declares that so long as the American oc-
cupation lasts lotteries will be barred.
The small pox has become epidemic at
Marianao and Gen. Lee has ordered
number of infected houses burned
Franklin Scott, private of the 161st In
diana has the small poX.
Two hundred and fifty nanigos arrived
on Thursday on the transport Covadonga
and were turned loose in q hndy