American Money Sets Cuba Payments Amid UN Rule
Washington orders payments in United States money or foreign gold for Cuban customs taxes and postal dues from Jan 1 1899 with fixed rates for Alphonsinos Louis and Cuban silver coins. It reports Spanish forts being abandoned and Americans taking charge in Mariel. Manila notes insurgents occupy Iloilo, Spanish evacuees transferred to Mindanao, and U S policy urged to accept Philippine responsibilities.
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United States
Washington
Cuba
Alphonsinos
Louis
Alphonsines
Manila
Iloilo
Miller
Churnea
Mindano
Olilo
Admiral Dewey
Italy
Philippines
Philippine Islands
FIGHTING FOR CONTROL IN HAVANA STREET RAILWAYS
Havana dispatch reports order being reestablished as Spanish authorities man key zones. American soldiers guard central Havana while Cuban forces control the suburbs amid a street railway battle between syndicates. Cash sales, auctions, and government threats dominate finance as shares rise and officials push legality. Civil Governor Decastro orders tomorrows sale, with customs plan under General Brooke and a Cuban preference in staffing. Two Pennsylvania volunteer companies have moved to Mariel as 1600 Spanish troops depart the area.
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Indies Company
Decastro
Colonel Bliss
Bliss
Brooke
McCullagh
Morro Castle
Cabana
Guanajay
Pennsylvania
Meyer
Mariel
Will Lay Cables for Philippines Between Islands
Orders to secure an iron cable ship of 1000 to 1200 tons for laying undersea cables to connect the Philippine islands. 166 miles of marine cable weighing 524 tons ordered. cable to coil in skeleton tanks and accommodate forward deck equipment. Ship may serve as cabin ship or transport on demand.
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New York
Kimbrough
Quartermaster’s Department
Army
Philippines
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