Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-25
FOR UNCLE SANS GOLD.
Nearly $4o,ooo,o 900 In Spanish
American War Claims.
RAVAGEs AND TRIALS OF WAR.

Damages Asked For Propertv he.
stroyed and For imprisonment.
Both Cubans and Americans ON the
List.
Already on file at the state depart
ment are claims Of nearly $40, OOO, 900
for the recently created Spanish-Amer-
lean war claims commission to begin
adjudicating as 500 as the members
get into the harness. Nine-tenths of
the total of these claims have been
filed by native born Cubans, who, al
though naturalized American citizens,
are now n always have been for
practical purposes residents of Cuba.
Many of the claims were on file when
Mr.. Mckinley became president.
During the old ten years war for in
dependence, 1868 to 1878, there were a
great many Cubans Of influence who,
whether active participants in the in
surrection or not, were in sympathy
with 1T. They took up a residence in
the United States long enough to Sc
cure naturalization papers. 1t was not
that they desired to live permanently
In this country, but that as naturalized
Americans their persons and property
would have a measure of protection
Which, in the disturbed condition of
the island and if their loyalty to the
crown were suspected, might be want
ing to them as Spanish subjects.
During the ten years of comparative
peace following the treaty Of 1878 few
| Cubans sought American citizenship.
But the rush began again in the early
ninet1es. 1t wOuld be unjust to say
that all who sought the protection of
American citizenship did so for politi-
cal reasons. Many men who had their
fortunes invested in plantations knew
that both the Spanish and the insur-
gent forces were bent on devastating
whole districts by putting the match
to whatever would burn. This being
the recognized method of warfare they
realized what soon came to be an adj
mitted fact-that as native born Gu
bans they would have a slim chance
OF ever being Unidentified, whereas
American citizens would have the
backing Of the United States govern
ment in their demand on Spain for
payment of their losses. So American
citizens they became. By the treaty of
Paris each government agreed to settle
the claims of it's own citizens against
the other government, and that is how
the United States comes to be settling
the claims against Spain of our Gu
ban-American citizens living in Cuba.
Scores Of plantations in Cuba were
swept by fire during the wars, and il
every district there were plantations
where the buildings and the crop Of
cane often represented a quarter of a
million dollars. But the claims that
have been filed with the state depart
ment can, it is said, be scaled down
from One-half to nine-tenths without
great injustice. Here is a list of some
Of the larger mes awaiting a hear
ing before the commission:
Francisco Seiglie SITS, SO 90
Jose Rafael de los Reyes y Garcia and
wife 729, 161 90
Andres l.. Terry. 334, 905 90
Perfecto Lacosti $50, 900 90
George W. 2s5, 400 90
Manuel A. R. Morales. 275, 900 90
M. D. ]. Garcia y 200, 900 90
F. j. Terry y Dorticas. POP, 952 80
Francisco Rionda 527, 490 20
Charles Rosa $50, $40 90
P. P. de 379, 600 90
IJose Tur 251, 500 90
Adolfo Santa 100, SOB 90
J. G. de Albornoz O'Ferri1l. ........... JOG, los 40
A. @. de Albornoz O'Ferrill. 13O, 703 IL
lgnac1o Larrondo 129,472 38
Besides claims for property losses
there are a number on file for damages
occasioned by Imprisonment. More
Americans than Cubans have filed
claims of this sort. These are adven-
turous spirits who went to Cuba to see
some of the war from the insurgent
lines or men who were suspected of
giving secret aid to the insurgents and
in a few cases newspaper writer's.
Their claims will probably be cut more
severely than even the property claims.
Some of them are:
Thomas R. Dawley. 800, 900
John A. Sewers. 200, QUO
William A. and Louis NJ. Glean........... 150, 1000
August Bolton 10000
John D. Ferrer 5000
Peter Dominguez 10000
Pedro c.. Casanova. 10000
Walter G.. Dygert.. 100, 900
Jose M. Caraballe. $4,000
William A. 25, 900
Adolphus Terres $4,000
Fred l.. Craycroft. $4,000
Manuel F. Lopez (for the killing of his
SOM 100000
The commission will find work
enough to last until the end of Presi-
lent McKinley's term. New York
Evening Post.
Tunne1inE a Jersey Mountain.
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