. The Cuba review. T I CUBA REVIEW 13 Charges that custom ollicers are in league with Cuhan tobacco leaf exporters and re-exporters of New York and Florida to defraud the Cuban and United States governments were made in Havana June 15th b}' the collector of the port. The collector did not give the details, nor did he make known the source of his infor- mation, but he alleged that bonded ware- houses were also involved.—New York American. Harris, I. L. Harris, E. G. Harris, Jacob Lychenheim, L. C. Cole, R. R. Ellis of Ha- vana, L. C. Lupton of Wilmington, Del., and U. M. Weir of Montreal, Canad
. The Cuba review. T I CUBA REVIEW 13 Charges that custom ollicers are in league with Cuhan tobacco leaf exporters and re-exporters of New York and Florida to defraud the Cuban and United States governments were made in Havana June 15th b}' the collector of the port. The collector did not give the details, nor did he make known the source of his infor- mation, but he alleged that bonded ware- houses were also involved.—New York American. Harris, I. L. Harris, E. G. Harris, Jacob Lychenheim, L. C. Cole, R. R. Ellis of Ha- vana, L. C. Lupton of Wilmington, Del., and U. M. Weir of Montreal, Canada. Sir William Van Home is quoted by La Liicha of Havana as saying that re- cent legislation in Cuba, and especially the port improvement act and the proposed irrigation bill, are extremely prejudicial to Cuba. This legislation has caused a most disastrous impression in London financial circles. Sir William believes that the time has now arrived for both Cubans and foreign- ers to join in protecting Cuba's best inter- ests by entering vigorous protests. The Atares Wharf and Warehouse Compan}^ of which Harris Brothers Com- pany, of Havana, is the largest individual stockholder, is offering an additional $50,000 of first mortgage 6 per cent gold bonds to complete the development of its property. The directors of the company are T. H. La Liicha, in a recent editorial, very can- didly declared its opinions were not at the demand of any presidential candidate, be- cause the editor not being a native Cuban, he could never aspire to that high office. Accordingly the newspaper's platform has three planks—one for La Liicha, one for Antonio San Miguel, its editor, and the last for its business office and to the better- ment of these three propositions. The Cuban constitution bars out Cubans who are not Cubans by birth from becom- ing eligible to the office of the president of the republic. The sanitary ordinances which provide that all new buildings in Havana must have fifteen per ce
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