Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-12
CUBAN HANDS OUTSTRETCHED
Six Thousand Applicants for Gratuity ii
Camp at Bayamo,
MERCHANTS SEEK FOR USUaloUS pRoFl
Mayor Issues an order Fixing Rea
sonnble Prices for Food--Nnti,e
Troops Express Gratitude
to General Brooke.

HAVANA, July 1.-THE influx OF Cubans
into Bayamo, province OF Santiago de Cuba,
In anticipation of payment for the sur
render OF their arms, continues and the
merchants of that place have attempted TO
profit beyond reason by this situation. They
raised prices beyond reason, upon which
point the mayor argued with them, pointing
out the injustice of their attitude. The
merchants however refused to modify their
prices and the mayor therefore issued an
order regulating prices and providing a
heavy fine for violation OF the ordinance.
Food is now cheaper, but the price of liquors
is high. There are about 5000 men in and
about the city, but there have been no dis
turbances. All those who had arms in their
possession have delivered them to the mayor
and obtained receipts, so as to enable them
to obtain payment when paying off begins,
The newspapers here have received dis
patches from Santiago de Cuba asking them
to thank Governor General Brooke for his
efforts in behalf of the Cubans and for his
orders to pay them as promptly as possible,
which will prevent great deal of suffering.
The Spanish consul at Cienfuegos, Senor
Alvarez Fernandez, has arrived there and
has created an excellent impression. He has
expressed the desire to assist in the progress
of the country and to remove all bitterness
OF feeling which may exist in the minds OF
Spaniards there.
The Chinese consul general has filed a
strong objection to the decision OF Governor
General Brooke that commercial treaties be-
tween Spain and other countries do not
apply to Cuba, was formerly the case,
that future treaty arrangements must be
made with the United States in the name
Of Cuba. The ground of his objection is
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old regime Cinnamon were admitted, and
they are now to be found in all parts of
the island, employed principally as house
servants, though many work on the sugar
plantations
Registry for Spaniards.
At today's meeting Of the members OF the
advisory cabinet Senor Capote, secretary Of
the government, presented for General
Brooke's approval his draft Of the proposed
decree for the creation of a registry to be
used by Spaniards residing in the island
who wish to retain their nationality as
provided in the treaty of Paris, which di-
rects that those who do not within year
file in a court of record a declaration Of
such intention shall be considered to have
accepted the statutes OF the Cubans. Gen
eral Wilson, military governor of the con-
solidated provinces of Matanzas and Santa
Clara has informed Senor Capote that he
is unable to ratify the concessions for public
works in Matanzas, particularly the con-
cessions for telephone and railway lines,
on the ground that to do would be in
violation Of the Foraker resolution.
Already two cases have arisen on the de-
cision of General Brooke on the question of
return to the rightful owners OF properties
conascated by the Spanish government. A
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tate in Havana valued at $4,000 have been
restored to the original proprietors.
Senor Pablo Desvernine, secretary of
finance, recently notified the mayors of Ma
tanzas and Santa Clara of the amounts
specified as deficits by General Brooke in
the Treasury department and the amount
due from Matanzas, $26, 429, was paid yester-
day.
The Matanzas deputation provincial has
put in an application for the payment Of
salary alleged to be due from the Spanish
government prior to January l, and from
the United States government between that
date and the time when the department was
suppressed. General Brooke has refused to
act in the matter at present All such
claims will be held in allegiance until they
have been investigated.
According to dispatch from Tunas, the
United States troops there recently killed
a Spanish bandit and an ex-guerrilla named
Francisco Lopez, who was attempting to es-
cape after resisting capture.
Andrew Fuller, Julian Baker and Edwin
Campbell, American civil clerks in the quar-
termaster's department at Cienfuegos, who
were implicated in the recent affray there
between the Americans and Cubans, have
been ordered to return to the United States
by the first transport.