The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
THE BACK TAX QUESTION.
The BancO EspanOla still Protesting
Notes from Havana.

HAVANA, Jan. 23.-The military admins
tration states that its position regarding the
Bank of Spain and the collection of taxes
is still unchanged, as no reply has been re-
ceived from Washington concerning Gov
ernor General Brooke's recommendation as
to the remission of taxes. These recon-
mendations, it is understood were very
strong. being practically an announcement
of what the military administration pro-
poses to do in the premises. 1t is assumed
here that plans are being matured in the
United States for tax collections independ-
ent of the Bank of Spain. Absolutely no
official steps have been taken by the bank
in the matter. If the affair is taken out OF
the hands of the bank the institution will
look to the administration for the 50, 500 it
expended in transferring the million dollar
guarantee to a form acceptable to Secre-
tary Alger. Senior Gabris after an interview
with Governor General Brooke to-day is
sued q negative sort of statement to the
newspapers on the subject in the course of
which he said
The War Department issued orders on
Jan. Z, already known to the public, under
which the bank paid in a guarantee of $1,000
0OG In view of the opposition to the bank
making the collection of taxes and the con-
fusion existing with respect to two distinct
questions, whether back taxes were to be
collected and whether the bank should col
l.
cided to inform General Brooke that it had
no objection to continuing this work, al
though prOfitless to it for years and more
now than formerly. This l have just
communicated to General Brooke, further
stating that though fulfilling our response
bilitieS to the Spanish government, which
we must always do, we will deliver the doc
umentary receipts as requested, declared in
the orders of Jan. Z to be public property
HanniS Taylor, formerly United States
minister TO Spain, who is staying a the
Hotel InglaterTa, was waited on to-day by
a deputation. headed by Domingo Capote,
secretary of the Department of Government,
and Perfecto LacoSte, mayor of Havana
triots their high appreciation of Mr. Tay-
lor'S services at a critical stage of Cuba
struggle for liberty. Mayor Lacoste ex-
tended to Mr.. Taylor the hospitality OF Ha-
vdna In responding to the address Mr..
Taylor expressed his keen pleasure at see
ing Americans and Cubans working to-
gether in a spirit of brotherly love and ami
mated by & resolve to obliterate the ef-
law and order. The wise conduct of the
American officers now administering the
government of Cuba did honor. Mr.. Taylor
observed, not only TO themselves, but also
to the United States.
Mrs. Drummer, wife of DIR. w. A. Drummer,
United States sanitary inspector, with other
American ladies, among them Mesdames
Fitzhugh Lee. Shalleberger. Mcdonald and
GOrgas, will issue a call tomorrow TO all
American women in Havana TO join them in
arranging for the observation Of Feb. Il as
Maine day" They will also urge the cree
ton Of a monument to the memory of the
Maine dead in Colon cemetery in which prof.
ect they will ask the help of their country
ting former Chaplain Chadwick, of the
Maine, 70 attend the Maine day cere-
monies.
a large water tank built upon trestle