The record-union., 1899-01-20
Not q Cent Of Customs Receipts al
Santiago do Cuba
Is 10 Be Expended Without the Permission
Of the Governor 6sasraI.
Also Directs That the Greater Part
Of the Sanitary Work Perform-
ed Shall be Done Without
Money Pay and for Rations
Merely.

money ray anu 10r NaC1o0S
Merely.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA Jan. 19.-The
United States military authorities in
Havana have cabied the Santiago de-
partment an order directing that not q
cent of the customs receipts of the de-
partment is to be expended without the
permission of Governor General Brooke.
The order also directs that the greater
part of the sanitary work performed
shall be done without money pay sand
for rations merely.
|CUBANS CHEER OUR PRESIDENT.
/ HAVANA, Jan. 19.-GeneraI Memo
cal, Chief of Police; Domingo Capote,
representing the Department Of Cow
ernment in the Cabinet of Advisers.
and San Juan Gualberto Gomez of the
Executive Committee of the; Cuban AS
sembly attended the banquet given ait
the Casino last night by the Cuban Ast-
sembly in honor OF the Cuban chiefs
Generals Brooke, Lee and Ludlow were
invited. The two last mentioned sent
representatives. The patriotic speeches
delivered were all in favor Of the i'm
mediate independence of Cuba. Pre,si-
u
Admiral Sampson were cheereG. Tine
Junta Patriotica did not accept the inr-
vitation to be present, showing that
real jealousy exists between the Gu
| bans.
General Brooke appointed Tomas VIZ
cies to-day to be Secretary of the SUI
preme Court. He also appointed three
Judges for the province of Pinar del
| Rio.
Notwithstanding the unpopularity OF
the Spanish bank and the attacks upon
the policy which allows it to collect
back and present taxes, the sum Of
$4OO,OOO was deposited In that institu-
tlon yesterday, largely by Spaniards.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn
sailed for the United States yesterday.
! The American Board of Pardons yes
| terday recommended the release from
jail of seven men who have been con-
| fined without trial since 1897 for the
alleged robbery from a safe of funds
belonging to the navy paymaster for
San Juan de Porto Rico. The Board
-of Parddns kas examined many other
prisoners and has recommended to Gen.
eral Brooke the release of sixty-s.aven
who are in confinement.
| OCoa4N 4ODASOO 1lODOCI.
! NEW YORK, Jan. ia dispatchS to
the Tribune" from Havana says:
! Propositions of American capitalists
to control the Cuban tobacco produce
tion and manufactures are taking defi,-
mite shape. 1t is not settled whether
this will be in conjunction with an.
English syndicate or in opposition to
it. The plan originated with some New
| RI hor be md v,aI,, ,7o<.
ton, Washington and other cities. Sew
eral promoters and spectators have
been working on the scheme, but they
represented no capital. The present
syndicate is said to be composed entire
ly Of banks.
The proposition is to obtain control OF
tobacco lands in the Vuelta Abajo or
Pinar del Rio District, and also of the
Partido District in Havana Province.
These districts comprise two-thirds OF
the production of the island. If tobacco
producing lands can be secured, tho
next step will be to manufacture the
leaf entirely in Cuba, enabling tina
prices to be controlled, and driving i'm
itation Havana cigars out of the mar
ket.
Negotiations began in October by al
| :
6acco interests, which were consolidate
ed into the English syndicate known az
the Havana Cigar and Tobacco Facto-
ries Qimited). This syndicate was COM
posed of eleven factories, including the
Henry Clay and Book & Co. Its capital
is $7,OOO,OOO Spanish gold, and it con-
trolls 5000 caballeros Of 167 900 acres
of Vuelta Abajo. Seven factories re-
fused to join the syndicate, and have
kept an independent existence. Nego-
tiations with the English syndicate are
said to have ceased recently, and now
a proposition has been made to Inclan
& Co. and to other outside factories
which they are considering.
| Tobacco men have heretofore been
skeptical about all plans for controlling,
production and manufacture Of the Cur
BAN leaf, because of the amount Of cap
| ital needed. For this reason individual
promoters have received little attention.
The banks, however, have capital
enough to command respect in trade
circles, and it Is known that some fac
tories have received offers which are
causing them to reconsider former re-
/ fusals.
| Tobacco lands are held chiefly by
small farmers, and are not owned III
large areas by factories, though some
of these have leases of tracts for per-
| iods varying from three 10 five years.
Tobacco buyers have claimed that the
scheme of controlling production is no.
feasible, but capitalists are willing to
attempt the experiment. The value Of
the product Of the Vuelta Abajo and
Partidos Districts is estimated at from
$1OO0O,O00 to $12,O00,OOO. In the pres
ent scheme account is not taken ot the
Remedies District in Santa Clara or OF
Santiago, comprising the cheap product
The assumption is that they would fol-
low the course of the product in the
western part Of the island.
Choate in Favor With the Queen.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.--Mr. White.
the United States Charge d'Affaires at
London, has cabled the State Depart-
ment that Lord Salisbury, the Premier.
had said that her majesty would be
glad to receive Mr.. Choate as Embas-
sador.