Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-02-08
PAY FOR CUBAN ARMY.
President Mckinley FaVOrs the Dis
bursement of Three Million Dollars

Havana, January 31.-President Nc.
klnley is understood to have empow-
cred Robert +. Porter TO arrange for
the disbursement of 100000 among
the Cuban soldiers. Mr.. Irorter will
probably GO with Senior uonza les de
Quesada to Remedies to meet General
AIaNlmo Gomez, to persuade the Gu
ban commanderin-c chief to disband
his forces and TO lend his influence to
tue United States military admins
tration. Mr.. Porter and Senior Ques-
ada are comforting tonight with the
governor general.
DR.. Castillo, who returned from
Remedies Monday after a two days
visit with General Gomez. says the
latter is much hurt by what he re-
CARDS as American neglect of his au-
thority and rights, and is determined
not 10 advise his soldiers to 90 home
penniless. Gomez purposes coming
into the ghborllOCd soon and will
review the Cuban troops at Marianao,
though the date has NOT yet been
fixed.
There is some doubt whether he and
the other military chiefs will accept
the $3,000,000, no matter what other
favorable ccnditious may be offered.
Mr.. Porter, who, it is understood, will
act as tihe personal repre- sentative of
President McAlnley in the negotia-
tions, has been directed to learn the
best terms that can be made, and is
empowered to propose what it is
hoped will be agreeable terms.
much is expected of the assistan ce
he will receive, when approaching
General Gomez, from Senior Jose Mi
guel nomez and Senior De Quesada.
Senior Galbis, president of the Ban
co EspanOl, was notified Monday by
the special commission now investi-
| eating the finances of the municipal
| ity that he must appear before the
| commission to-day at o'clock to an
| Swer in'terrO9atiOns or must take the
| consequences of contempt, the pen
atty for calcitrancy, in the mind of
| the commissioners, being imprison-
ment until be is willing to testify.
Major General Ludlow, governor of
the department. of Havana, has invest
ed the commission with the powers of
a court and VIII sustain its action In
furnishing a refusal to testify.
The Banco Espanol is so intimately
connected with the finances of Ha-
wanna as creditor to the amount of
$7,500,000, that the commission deems
| 1T necessary to get a. complete ac-
counting from the bank as to past
| transactions and a statement of wha t
1t us doing NOW with the city's market
dues. The commission requested Sc
nor Galbis to present himself for ex-
animation last Friday and again ON
Saturday, but he sent word that he
was mdiSposed. He was then asked
30 come before the commission at 8
O'Clock Monday, out sent a MESA ge
that he was physically unable to COM
ply, in consequence of the exhaustion
due to his bank labors. This reply
was regarded as unsatisfactory and
the peremptory notice for to-day was
served upon him. If he now refuses,
the only thing that can prevent am
arrest-so a member of the commits
sion says-wiH be a medical certifi-
cate.
Should this be produced, the physi-
ciaDS who act for the commission will
be sent to make an examination Of
Senior u'afbis. OF course, if he obsti-
nately refuses to testify, he will be
dealt with for contempt and made an
example.
The commission expects to have
easy work so far as the other Off
Gals. directors and employees are con-
cerned. All will be called upon to
make full explanations. Mr.. y. W.
haskins, tine expert accountant, and
his assistants. will explore all the
books of the bank accessible. Infor-
nation has reached the commission
that some of the books have strangely
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