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These mines are said to be the greatest quicksilver mines in the world,
and yield an immense profit.
The Rothschilds worked the mines and realized their profits, the Spanish
Government receiving a royalty of so much money for each flask of
quicksilver sold.
This royalty, in the twenty-six years the bankers have been working the
mines, has amounted to thirty-six millions of dollars.
The contract with the Spanish Government expires in 1900, and so when
Spain needed money for the Cuban war and applied to the Rothschilds for
it, the bankers were very willing to lend it, asking in return that
their lease of the mines be extended for another term of twenty years.
This, Spain was unwilling to do.
She had been informed by her engineers that if she could get the control
of the mines into her own hands, she could realize a yearly income from
them of $6,000,000.
The Government therefore decided that the lease could not be granted,
and the Rothschilds on their part said that they could not accommodate
Spain with the required money, and so the last loan for the Cuban war
had to be obtained from other sources.
Spain is again in need of money. If she decides to grant a new lease of
the mines she can obtain it readily.
If she does not make this arrangement, it is said that she will be
obliged to come to terms with Cuba for lack of funds to fight her.
A plan to raise money for Cuba has been started in this country.
A silver coin has been struck off, which is to be sold in the United
States, and the proceeds used to buy arms for Cuba.
The coin is about the size of a silver dollar, one side bearing the head
of the Goddess of Liberty, and the reverse the arms of Cuba. Its price
will be one dollar.
Ten thousand of these coins are to be ready during the first week in
July, and the Cubans have made arrangements for a further three millions
to be coined if they are required.
* * * * *
The fate of Gen. Rius Rivera is not absolutely decided.
He was tried by court-martial in the Cabanas fortress and was condemned
to be shot.
A cablegram was received by General Weyler from Madrid, ordering him to
delay the execution on account of the feeling in the United States.
General Weyler is said to have cabled back that the United States should
not interfere with prisoners who are not Americans, and to have
requested that he be allowed to carry out the sentence of the court,
because the punishing of General Rivera would have a very desirable
effect on the insurgents.
A Cabinet council has been called in Madrid, and the question is being
carefully discussed. The decision is anxiously awaited.
A letter has been received from General Lee saying that food purchased
with the Relief Fund is being distributed to the needy Americans.
* * * * *
The _Dauntless_ is certainly a very lucky little vessel.
We told you last week how she had been captured by the cutter _McLean_,
in consequence of an accident to her machinery.
The crew of the _Dauntless_ were of course arrested with her, and were
brought to Key West for trial.
To everybody's surprise they have been discharged on the ground that
there was no evidence to prove they were engaged in fitting out a
filibustering expedition.
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