The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21
CUBAN LISTS ACCEPTED
AND NO ATTEMPT WILL BE
MADE TO GO BEHIND THEM.
THE CUBANs ARE TO BE REPATRATED
T. Estrada Palma Now Busy Preparing to Re
turn the ExiIes 10 heir Homes. 40,-.
900 Of Them and All are
Anxious 10 Return,

Havana. Apfil -t.--tONefl0F dtNeI1i
Brooke in the distribution of the 5000,
GOO to the Cuban soldiers, mas dctcrnGi-
and gentlemen and not to epdeavor 20
go behind the rolls they submit Hence
the Cuban lists will be accepted on their
face, with the eliminations as previously
cabled, namely those vino entered tae
army after July, 1898. and those Hho
are actually holding offices. Any Gu
ban named ON the lists who is identified
by his Captain will get Il share. General
Gomez will also probably receive Il
share.
The names of several American news
paper correspondents are among the pri-
Yates These men who are now i'll Ha-
vana ask that the word honorary he
put after their names, and announce
that they will not take their portions.
Lionel f. q. Garden. British Consul
General ut Havana, has notified Colon /
Tasker H Bliss, Secretary of the Treas
ury. Department Of Havana, that he
consents To act in consular matters for
the United States and will certify in
voices.
REPATRIATING CUBANS.
New York. April 20.-T. Estrada
Palma. who until the recent dissolution
.af tire Gtflrun uSseinbly, was its reDrs-
sentative in this country. said today
that he was now engaged in facilitating
the repatriation of the Cubans who had
left the island in consequence Of the
war.
Fully 10000 Cubans he declared. had
emigrated from Cuba. and virtually ail
were anxious to return. while few We're
able To do so. Most Of them had come
TO this country-to Tampa, Key West,
and this city: many had gone to Mexico
and Santa Domingo.
Through the efforts Of himself and
his associates hundreds had been re-
turned The bulk of them. however,
were still exiled by poverty from Cuba.
YELLOW FEVER AT HAVANA.
Havana, April 2O.-Three eases of vel
low fever developed today. Colonel Davis
isolated the houses and declined to allow
any ingress or egress except in the case
Of the physician and the necessary assis-
tants
No Americans are among the sick.
Aleieandro Rodriguez the new chief
of police. will not take over the com
nand of the police force Immediately.
as he desires first TO attend to his pri-
vate business.
Mail adyices to La Lucha. from Man
zanillo say that an American shell fired
last summer during the bombardment
Of the town by the United States war
ships exploded last Sunday. killing three
persons and wounding many others. The
shell had been fired into n cafe called
the The Labyrinth of Gold" and work
men We're digging it from under the
floor. where it had penetrated deeply.
WANT AT SANTIAGO.
Santiago de Cuba. April 2O.-The spe.
clal committee appointed by the board
OF trade to inquire into the municipal
tax situation. made its report ut /; pub
lie meeting this afternoon Mt the San
Carlos Club
The municipal revenues have been re-
duced from 100000 to $1,000 per month
IN Santiago and there have been similar
reductions i'll other towns. Public works
and schools must be stopped, 5000 per.
sons are out of employment and as
soon as the small surplus is exhausted.
1t will be necessary to resume the free
distribution of food in order to prevent
starvation. Outlawry is almost certain
TO follow
Major General Woods plan of f,rn-
lshlng employment to large numbers was