Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
TEXT OF CUBAN LOAN BILL
Minister squiers sends TO state De-
partment Copy OF the
Document.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 Minister
squiers has sent to the State department
from Cuba the detailed text OF the Cuban
loan bill. as II recently passed the senate
and Of the house bill. He says concerning
them:
The senate bill is now before the house
and seems to be the one most favorably
talked Of. However, l understand there is
considerable objection in the house to GER
tain provisions of the senate bill. partic-
ularly article X, which / will report as soon
as l am better informed"
The text Of the bill shows that in sec
tion 10 the executive is directed to nego-
tiate a loan Of S35. 900, 900, the proceeds Of
which are to be used in part for the pay
ment Of the Indebtedness and obligations
tion by the four commanders Of the
liberating army. after February rs, 1896,
and prior to September 10 OF the same
year, and to the payment Of the Indebted
ness and obligations which the revolution
airy government itself, or through its legal
representatives, may have contracted pri-
vately in foreign countries. in compliance
with the FIRST transitory provision Of the
constitution" Another section provides
for the payment Of the wages Of the
liberating army OF Cuba, after the rolls Of
said army have been revised and the COM
pensation due each member thereof has
been decided"
Mr.. Squiers also gives In detail q COM
parison OF the tariff rates at present and
the proposed increase. as follows:
Coal, 1000 Kilograms now free, rs cents
per 1000 pounds.
stearin. per 100 Kilograms, present rate,
5, increase so per cent.
Common soap, per 100 Kilograms, pres
ent rate SO, increase $50 per cent; pine
lumber, present free. 40 per cent ad VA
loren: poultry, per kilogram, present .0S,
Increase 100 per cent; canned beef. per
kilogram, present so, increase so per
cent; fresh beef. per 100 Kilograms, pres
ent $3.50, increase 30 per cent; fresh NUT
ton, 100 Kilograms, present $3.50. increase
so per cent; fresh pork, 100 Kilograms,
present "a. increase 100 per cent; salt
beef, 100 Kilograms, present $3.50, increase
90 per cent; salt pork, 100 Kilograms, pres
ent $3.50, increase 100 per cent; jerked
beef. 100 Kilograms, present $3.95, increase
so per cent to 100 per cent; bacon, 1,00C
Kilograms, present 81, increase 100 pei
cent; hams, 100 Kilograms, present $5.50
increase so per cent; lard, 100 Kilograms
$3.50, increase 100 per cent; cheese, 1oC
Kilograms, present 80 cents, increase 100
per cent; condensed milk, present 10 pei
cent, increase 100 per cent; wheat flour, 10C
Kilograms, present 81. increase 100 pei
cent; butter, 100 Kilograms, present 81, in
crease 20 per cent; Goldfish, present 81, In
crease 100 per cent; herring, 100 kilo
grams. present 81, increase 80 per cent,
rice, 100 Kilograms, present 81, increase 10C
per cent; eggs, 100 Kilograms, present So
increase 100 per cent: beans and peas, 10C
Kilograms, present s1.10, increase 100 pei
cent; onions, 100 Kilograms, present 10
increase 100 per cent; potatoes, i16 kiio-
grams, present 80, increase 100 per cent,
olive oil, 100 Kilograms, present SO, in.
crease 100 per cent; coffee, 100 Kilograms
present s12.l5, increase 80 per cent; corn
100 Kilograms, present 80. increase 1888 Del
cent; boots and shoes. per dozen, present
30, increase 10 per cent to II per cent,
wine litre. present IS, increase 20 pc,
cent; wines, hectol. present S13, increas,
70 per cent: liquors, hectol, present s21 {,
1874, increase 10 per cent; cider, hectol
present $3.50, increase 80 per cent; bee,
In wood hectol, present IS, increase so pc,
cent; beer, bottled. hectol, present 81, In.
crease 30 per cent; alimentary preserve
present rs per cent ad valorem, increas,
100 per cent.