Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-07
al l.i,IsseE IN RAlnRoSEs CASE
* Director OF cuba Ports Charged
NNiil1 Z NJ pa IlI., Ne. u ., p nee.

filisaaa Aug Evidence to prove
,tiaIsa.}li l7ts2Iise nee on The palt Of en-
lsse$t3 e Isfsts Tatnbtfle Is bling
.sl dstfi de- TIE itit.gfs Sliu Mil
oslslg fttea l1l,tlcr si:sss g ~. taken
liet3s 42 ard 40 # the sstiail
itslll tefefs 60 calpa-
a1st u persons in tfip
l1flplic ser sa4d g the delay
q ti1s Nse5a ~ nited States.
il stid same 4llatpr,iness5
would 5Wtrig tots close
eEE4lFe 8! Ratiai59res affair
~ nlsStlls he naniripati;v of
IlsnsyS Ms tiealIeG 20 send a l,ssti-.
lion DEL President Mckinley asking MIN.
10 5iGifrrhe repeal y the decree en-
l}aSyeiaiig municipalities 70 levy taxes
I'll u certain limits. These limits it is
ID ares higher than the previously ex-S
ing rates ~ taxation. II is urged that
the island already has a surplus from
customs racsipts, and that money
shouid be apportioneti among the n,u-a
nieipalities according Ia population and
In Is Way ayaia increa sim local taxes
3n Impoverished neighbarhqotls.
sI'llist protest appears Strange coming
3s 19es from the municipal Officials
l@Gs.eG by the national party Whose
+i,sat cry has been % ciecentraliza mus
ifit.ipal gov ernnert and give tbs muni-
ipalities, local autonomy. One council
ran flntsatl the morton an thu ground
shat as the lax YES general for the
ySlIGle isianf II Nast not tight filr The.
nlilniefpa iity Of Havana tn protest and
lal2til ~ mat i an y protest We're niafies
II saQula ba ~ forward BY tha taxpay-
ers He als9 clainiad that The ninnel-
i#Ralitl5 Was n1t c9tl,i'slad BY the decree
@ffl lsNg tlltsI ease9 taHss but Vas simply
srltn3ASssreGl 80 do 81 Al It's own option
This attempt on thu part of one small
b9dS - vote the opinion Of the whole
tiasalsa is something very common in Gu
Loan i'@itias. The first antof the pres
, 4ftt flltll1ac iFlal;is Maa 20 propose that
ha t'ilbail 4stl!s sh0ula be paid 1t Is
ti3sa q efal3sred that at;eHlpta have
l1oeffl Hiadf from time 70 time by party
convent ianssin Havana to draw up rules
With should bind all branches Of each
l.particuiar party turnout the island As
| q matter of fact. rents have risen to
ssfIch an extent In Havana that house
ts6svi1ef' arc ahle To- pay a far higher pro-
hpoTtinnate rate Of taxation than under
.ile new scheme. Furfhermore the mu-
is not bound to exact the linn
of taxation under the decree.
All the American troops that are not
Iseo7,sid eresi necessary in Pfnar del Rio.
+ Havana and provincial stations have
\ lilsen ordered to the outskirts
The Injunction secured by Contractor
/ Michael Dady against Governor Wood
ron account of certain contracts which
1 have been declared invalid is regarded
there as absurd. 1t is argued that the
latterney general of the United States
4 has ruled that the Cuban courts had
jurisdiction in the case of the murder Of
an American soldier in cuba. The
came official also ruled that the Cuban
coufts We're supreme in matters affect
ling Cuba. BESIDES this the charter Will
not be adopted by any order Of the gov
ernor. but will be accepted thru the free
Will of the city council. The proposed
| charter doea not in any way interfere
with invested or acquired rights.
Porto Rico Peso stay Cause Riot.
fCorrespondence of Associated Press
San Juan, Aug. PORTO Rico today
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