The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-17

HAVANA, July 1.-THE pronuncia-
mento issued in the city Of Matanzas
signed 'Betancourt," calling upon Gu
bans to prepare to hurl from the coun-
try the crafty eagle as they had re-
moved the naughty and hungry Spanish
hon," is believed by many to have been
the production Of the civil governor of
Matanzas. The reasons for this view
are not very convincing, but Senior
Betancourt has not positively denied the
authorship, and it is notorious that he
has expressed almost Identical sentiments
in the Havana cafes on different occa-
sions before American officers, He once
used language closely resembling that of
the proclamation" in the presence of
an American brigadier general and an
American colonel Both officers believe
it quite probable that he wrote the ap-
peal If not its author. then in their
Judgment he was cognizant of it and
agreed to the use of his name.
Many Cuban officers of high rank are
also satisfied that Senior Betancourt was
in some way intimately related to the
publication and circulation of the ad-
dress to the people of Matanzas.
Gen. Wilson, military governor of the
Matanzas-Santa Clara department, will
doubtlessly ask the civil governor for an
explanation in case there is no denial
from him.
BANK DIVIDEND.
The Banco Espanol, the largest finan-
cial institution in Cuba, announced re-
Gently a Sar7i-ar1U11aI 1iIyiIa,5 ,oo-
cent, payable in American gold. The
Avisador Commercial the leading finan-
cial journal. which processes to be
shocked at this sudden change Of policy
on the part of the bank, says:
Its capital Is Spanish. Why is not the
dividend made payable in Spanish gold?
Certainly the idea must be to please the
Americans in order to gain future bank
ing favors. For no other reason can we
see why the bank did not declare 3.S51b
in Spanish gold"
A prominent banker says the real rea-
son for the banks action Is a desire to
place its capital on an American basis
particularly at present, when Spanish sill
yer is inflated. This authority says he
considers it will be only a matter of
months before silver is reduced to its
former level, and that it is better to get
upon the American basis before that re-
AMERICANS ARRAIGNED.
Ell Diario de la Marina says: eff the
human ideal IS material interest, then
the United States possesses the highest
form of civilization, but, thank God, the
Spaniards and Cubans have been taught
in nobler school. The predominating
influence in the United States is capital
Monopoly, coupled with the use of ma
chinery, has only served in the United
deavOr, to disappoint such ambitions
hardly worth the candle. 1t is only
necessary to glance through the columns
of the American newspapers in order to
find letters and interviews from returned
officers which have gradually changed
the entire American sentiment towards
Cuba While the Americans may be
richer, stronger, more active and more
businesslike than ourselves, they cannot
claim to be cultured even to the degree
Of SPANS Cuban offspring"
Cuban major called at the palace yes
terday to ask an interview of the gov
ernOr general, whom he said he would
ask to give him an appointment in the
customs office. Lieut. Castle of Gen
Brooke's staff, informed him that he
must make his application in the usual
way, setting forth his qualifications and
submitting a certificate of good moral
character. To this the Cuban officer re-
piled that he had earned the position by
fighting for the revolution, and that if
he did not get 1t he would have to take
to the woods, as several others had done