The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
bank oad six stores were DESTROYED

1eAAA ssafA 81 SlOlGS NCIG OGclIONCi
Loss $50, Geo; mostly insured.
caloFed womAn was killed by failiu
wall, AID several other persons wei
seriously lnjured.
The Democratic caucus of the Hous
decided that tie seven irvestigstip
commissioners shall bc allowed TO 5,
ect one expert, ana that the one hay
gg charge of postal sfiairs shall be al
lowed two.
! NASHVILLE, March Preston An
derson, who attempted to outrage
girl at GAINESVILLE, was lyuched Frida
night. a large body of armed me-
surrounded the j4il and forced the Jail
or 10 give up the KEYS. Anderson
body was found late Saturday morning
hung To tree.
HAVANA, March A proclamation
dated Puen'a Principe, and signed bj
Captain General Jovellar aud Gen
MARTINEZ Cappos, says: Where's, the
in u-gents are surrendering their arms
Snd, whereas, majority of the slaves
who took part IN the insurrection did
not figure in the census formed in the
year 1870, or belonged to masters who
participated, directly or indirectly, in
the instruction, thereby acquiring
their liberty de taeto, aud, whereas,
the sentiment is taken into account
which inspired the present law of the
gradual emancipation Of the slaves in
this island, therefore, authorized by
the home government we proclaim:
Article /. All slaves of both sexes
who were in the files of the insurgents
on the tenth of February will be free
If. they present themselves to the legit-
innate authorities or government troops
before the last day of March.
.. The former owners of these freed
men have no right to indemnity il they
took part in the insurrection themselves
directly or indirectly.
3. Those formerly owners of these
freedmen, who remained faithful to
the Spanish government, will receive
indemnity in the manner which the law
of gradual abolition prescnbes.
4. All local authorities will furnish
papers OF free citizenship to those
former slaves included in article /,
giving direct and detailed accounts to
the heads of their respective depart
ments. Decrae signed by Captain
General Javellar aud Gen. Martinez
Campos.
Whilst during the existence of the
ipsurrection all the atten ton of the
government was absorbed by the war.
now, after its happy conclusion, comes
the time to introduce into the organic
nnlitiraI cd traf;on ovstar, ~ tbo
island such reforms as without insur-
rec.ion Cuba would have enjoyed long
ago, and would have been in an anal
ogcus position with Porto Rico, eX-
cepting certain reforms of a special
character to be resolved upon after
profound study of the circumstances,
therefore,
Article 1. Dating from the next
legislative term, Cuba will be repre-.
sented In the Cortes at Madrid on
equal terms with Porto Rico, accord
ing to the population of the island.
Article 2. Tue provincial aud munic.
ipal laws of Spaio, dated October 2,
1877, willsbe applied to the govern
ment and administration of CUBA az is
done in Porto Rico.
Article 3. The Spanish government
will be requested to apply successfully
TO Cuba another law, promulgate in
Spain, with such modification as is
convenient. and In virtue of Article SO
of the Constitution of the monarchy.
LONDON, March 4.-The Pera cor
respondent of the Times SAYS that by
giving up their hostile European prov:
inces and at the same time deriving
tribute from them or saddling them
with portion of the national debt,
and concentrating the Mussulmen in
the territory contiguous to CONSTANT
nople, and making the concentration
required by the territorial concessions
in Asia Minor, the Turks will create a
new Ottoman power ten times stronger
than when it was spread over q vast,
badly organized and hostile territory.
LONDON March 4.-Reuter's has the
following from COnstantinople "To-
morrow he plenipotentiarie will enter
upon the discussion Of the several
points of the treaty which were agreed
to en- bloc. taking up the first payment,
which guarantees the payment Of an
indemnity.
Intelligence comes from San Stefano
that Gen. Ignatieff and the special
Turkish ambassadors we're to leave for
st. Petersburg imme lately after the
signing of the pref minaries. 1t is
thought special ambassa Tor will con-
vey the Sultan's desire for the restora-
ton of diplomatic releti ms, and will
be charged to conduct negotiations for
drafting the definite treaty, the prelim.
inaries only having so far been signed.
The principal conditions of the pre-
liminary treaty just signed are the cel-
sion of BItOum. K@rs, Arabian and
the district of Biyasid. TIE question
of the straits is reserved for further
consideration. The question of the
negotiation of the Danube remains in
statu quo. A zone will be left between
Montenegro and Servia, SO as to enable
the Porte to maintain communication
with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1t Is confirmed that Bulgaria will
include Bourgas, Varna and Kusten,
but not Salonica or AdFianople.
Russia is to have the power to cede
the Dobrudscha to Roumania in ex-
change for Roumanian Ressarabia.
lie Nord, of R.ussels, the Russian
organ, confirms these conditions and
those mentioned by Lord Derby In the
House of Lords tins afternoon.
The AgeRee Russo says that some
days must elapse before treaty can be
reached at ST. Petersburg and anthem
tic conditions be published. The
Agence Russo declares that these will
show that the indemnity has been re-
duced to almost nothing, and that the
question of guarantees has not been
touched.
A Reuter- CoAstantinople dispatch
states that some Russians have occu-
MED Pergosa, few miles west of the
Rapia.
LONDON, March A. Special dis
patches to the Times from various
points in the Greek provinces of
Turkey indicate that the instruction
is spreading. They say that 1000 ir-
surgents are encamped within sight of
the town of Volo, in Thessaly. and are
the district between
Mount Olympus, and the Pindus range
is in revolt. The Epirus insurgents de-
feated the Turks OF Ghisska, ON FRI
day, after q four hours fight, killing
eighty and wonnding $50. Another
light took place at Caralimper with a
similar result, the Turks leaving sew
enty dead on the field. A provincial
government has been formed ct Lycur-
sioD, and a union with Greece has
been proclaimed. Two huudrt d and
fifty refugees. women and children,
from Lycursion, arrived at Corfu. A