The Taney County republican., 1899-06-15
RoBBING THE POSTAL REVENUE
Immense Abuse of the Frankih8
PrivfleEe-Gratifyin AppOant-
ment-Late Cuban News.

dOuSe Oh tHt
ilege. Every official in the island owns
one. There are about 30C persons in
all who are using the frank for per-
sonal communications and those OF
friends. The letters of alcaldcs and
police captains in the various villages
are sent under franks in envelopes in
closing frank envelopes for replies.
The postmasters have been ordered to
keep a strict record of the franked
mails handled for a week and to esti-
mate the revenue lost in this way.
Arrested for Re-UsfnE stamps.
Many parties have been arrested in
Matanzas for refusing stamps. and
among them are several prominent
merchants. The Spanish law provides
for only a small fine in such cases, I'M
less the offense is frequently commit
ted, and, consequently there has been
TO let up in the practice under the new
regime. Maj. Rathbone, however. has
in hand the draft OF Il postal penal
code for Cuba, similar ~ that in forceiD
the United States, and as soon ais
Gen. Brooke has given his approva!
this will go into effect.
A Gratifying Appointments.
Gov. Brooke issued orders yesterday
appointing Senior Gonzales de Qucsasla
special commissioner for Cuba ct
Washington. with Il salary of $1,000.
Those who believe that the policy
followed by Gen. Gomez is Il wise one,
and they include majority of the
most prominent Cubans in Havana,
are much pleased with this appoint
...1 f<.r
years of faithful service.
They GrumbIe, As Usual.
On the other hand the former mem.
bers of the military assembly and
those who always oppose everything
the government does, complain bitter
ly. saying that the appointment is an
intentional insult, on the ground, as
they allege. that Senor de Quesada is
a traitor to the real interests of the
island which will not be safe in his
hands. They assert also that he IS an
American in his ideas. holding views
which are not suited to Cuba.
HELD a Conference.
Gen. Gomez and his advisers held n
conference Yesterday. The proceed
ings were brief and of no special i'm
pcrtance. He is still weak and suffer
ing the effects of Il long strain and
worry. Senior Nolasco, his secretary,
SAYS that ten. Gomez. though he de-
sirc., to visit San Domingo, is even
more anxious to see the Cubans and
the Spaniar,!s recon,iled and united,
with /, view to promotion OF the p"iit-
ical and commercial prosperity OF the
island.
Gen. Gomez refers to the lynching
OF Jose I.abregat. at San Antonio de
los raros. by the Cubans, as an out
rage, and declares that if, in the days
oi his command, Cuban soldiers had
been Implicated in such an act, they
would have been promptly hung.
Project Unanimously Approved.
At Il meeting of Havana merchants
yesterday the project of Collector Bliss
to improve Havana warehouses accord
ing to plans designed by Sylvester
Sccvel was unanimously approved. Col
Icctor Bliss had expected some oppo-
si,icn. He had thought the mer-
chants might side with the lightermen,
fearing the subsequent building of
docks. On the contrary the merchants
announced their intentions of fighting
the lighters, and asked the collector
to include docks i'll the total estimate,
which will be more than $2,o0o.JO0.
Gen. Carpenter Approves.
Gen. Carpenter. military governor of
the province of Puerto Principe, left
yesterday for Neuvitas by steamer.
From that point he will go by rail to
the city OF Puerto Principe. Before
leaving Havana he expressed the opin-
ion that the recent conference of the
provisional governors with Gen.
brooke will lead to excellent results.
Each governor has now, said Gen.
CARPENTER. :" Il definite understanding
OF the objects of the others. as well as
a better knowledge of the scheme of
general government for the island"
IL Reconcentrado of MatanZas, in All
editorial to-day on the lynching of Lo-
bregat refers to it as IAN act CT civic
valor and Justice"
I.N,rnOrdinnry DrOuth.
According to dispatch from Cama-
juani. the prolonged dry spell there,
quite extraordinary in the history of
the district. is causing great damage,
and Il large part of the province of
of ground was prepared during the
spring for sugar cane cultivation, but
the cane could not be planted in many
instances and in others large fields
were burned. 1t was impossible to
bank the earth about the sprouts and
consequently the delayed tobacco still
remains insufficiently cured. Never
theless the farmers now feel safer, oyv-
ing to the excellent rural guard in the
province, and the increasing activity
in one or two branches of agriculture
is giving employment to a certain num-
Ter of laborers.
Maj. Rathbone has adopted n flag
for the vessels carrying Cuban mails.
1t is red burgee, with one white star.
Al ,hree o'clock yesterday afternoon
temperature in Havana was SO degrees
Fahrenheit.
Published the Protocol.
London, June S.-The Singapore
correspondent of the Times says: 'The
government Gazette has published the