The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-09
NEWSPAPER FAKES
Is What Gen Wilson Calls the
Baigand Stories.

Havana, May S.-Today General Wilson
came 80 Havana and conferred with
General Brooke in reference to tho rural
police. lie said he desired 10 uso the
appropriated $4,000 . month i'm other
ways. General Brooke adopted his con
clusions and the rural guards In Santa
Clara will be disbanded. General Msntea
guido, their commander, will aid General
Wilson In every way to keep the province
quiet
General Wilson was very greatly i'm
pressed with the doclity of the peonlo
Ia this country which the traversed ana
ne earnestly deprecates the matter. win
out proper investigation by the rEws.
papers. of "wild cat stories circulated
by gossps or designing persons. especial
ly by those who wish to get Jobs as rural
policemen
lie believes, he says, tnat there a. NO
more need for rural guards in his depart
ment for instance, than IN tho United
States.
The local papers today report that
twenty bandits made their spp,are on
the plantation COnsctanca. led by mul-
alto named MurcOa, a former captain OF
guerillias Warned by the aiarm given
by the sentry. who called for help. they re-
treated. closely followed by the Cuban
troops under General Ezquerra
Dispatches from Puerto Principe say
that five mounted negroes made attack
upon a store owned by Enrique PuIg
and carried of $500.
President Mckinley, through Adiu!ant
General Corbin. has Instructed General
Brooke to make the north American
Truset company here ,he depository OF
all the funds OF the governmennt in the
island; and consequently the money
now In the strong rooms OF the custom
house will be moved To- the Ak This
afternoon s.vO,O00 was deposited ana 81 500
90 viii be transferred
It Is expected that American banking
methods will increase I'm popular y, par
ticularly tne check system. which was
formerly practically unknown
Many customers Of private banks now
demand the introduction of this feature.
The North American Trust company Is
loaning largely on bills of ladIng. The
institution refuses at present TO leud on
mortgages, as the laws regulating them
the apparently not quite clear. Occasion
al loans are made upon existing sugar
ana tobacco crops, but land is not con-
sidered a safe investment Many per-
sons consequently though rich In land
are nearly starving. Though unable TO
obtain loans they refuse 20 sacr ce
their property which would sell for
practically nothing under present con2i-
tions. owing 10 the unsettled state the
country and the dlsp '9ftlo. a investors to
hold off pending the final settlement OF
the political situation.
During the month OF May $4,000 INDECENT
rations will be distributed in Havana
Monsignor Manuel Santander Fru-
tos, bishop OF Havana recently ordered
the priests not TO use ceremonial robes
when going TO and from the churches, as
their use is not practlced In free countries
An anonymous circular, referring to this
order. Is being freely distributed today
It says, among other things, that the
bishop. who knows the cost of such raj
ment, prohibits its use because the
church is not receiving sufficient funds to
support itself; "neverthe less, while the
prents lack food, the bishop lives in a
palace and drives an elegant carriage"
A prominent Havana banker called upon
General Brooke today to report that
the owners OF ooastlng vessels wno have
been asking recognition and the right
to visit foreign powers, are willin 10 use
the United states flag. The Avisador Com
merlcal says the Aemricans are reserving
this privilege to themselves exc. lsively