Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-03-22
SENATORIAL COMMISSION.
Inquiry Into the Needs OF Cuba
BeEun-The La Gloria Colony
Signed a Perjury Decree.

Havana. March 20.-The arrival OF
the senatorial commission, who will
inquire into the needs of Cuba has
caused but little local comment. the
afternoon papers barely abiding to
their presence. Senators Plat, Aid
rich and Teller landed Monday morn
ing from the United States dispatch
boat Dolphin, and had a long inter
view with Gov.-Gen. Wood. Suisse
quently they met the members of the
cabinet. After lunching with Gen.
Wood they drove around the city, and
then dined on board the Dolphin.
Not ON a Pleasure Junket.
Tuesday they will visit the Province
of Pinar del Rio to view the tobacco
region. AS vet they have formed no
other definite plans. They have de-
clined numerous invitations of social
character on the ground that their
journey is not one for pleasure.
To Investigate La Gloria Colony.
Gen. Wood has ordered the officer
commanding at Puerto Principe to
have a full investigation made into
the management of La Gloria colony,
regarding which for many months
complaints have been made. Even be-
fore Gen. Brooke left Cuba criticism
CT the methods of the managers was
rife, and he was on the point of in
stituting an investigation
Poor Prospects of the CoIOnists.
Col. Rathbone, director of posts, has
been conducting postal investigation,
the result of which will be laid before
Gen. Wood Tuesday. The inspector
who has had the work in hand advises
the abolition of the La Gloria post of
flee, and he has little that is favorable
to say concerning the prospects of the
colonists who are now there.
Caused Much Local Comment.
The recently-published statements
of Senior Rivera, secretary of agricui-
ture, and Senior Varona, secretary of
finance, advising against the further in-
vestment of money in sugar estates, ow-
ing to the ease with which bandits and
others can destroy the property, have
caused considerable local comment.
The Discussion is the only newspaper
agreeing with the secretaries. The
other journals characterize their re-
marks-to quote from one of them
as most ill-advised at the present
time, when the desire of the Cubans
is to assure the world that Cuba is
peaceful and harmonious.
Signed a Perjury Decree.
Gen. Wood has signed a perjury de-
cree, drafted by Senior Estevez. secre-
tar% of justice, under which per-
jury will hereafter be classified as a
crime. Perjury, in what are called
ordinary cases." will be punished BY
imprisonment from one to twelve
years. In cases where capital punish
ment is inflicted as the result of per-
jured testimony, the perjurer, on con-
viction, may be sentenced to 80 years
imprisonment, at hard labor. In cases
where an accused person is condemned
to imprisonment for IL years or more
upon perjured testimony, the perjurer,
ON conviction. must undergo sentence
Of not less than II years imprison-
ment.
The Spanish Law Was Incomplete.
The Spanish law imposed penalties
for perjury in certain cases, but it
was incomplete. Under the new decree
all cases will be covered.
The decree will, it is believed, be of
special service at the coming cleo
tons, when the simple testimony of
a man under oath will be accepted ns
good evidence.