Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
WILL CUBA BE SOLD
Spanish officials Examining the Island
to Learn IL It Is Best 10 Sell.

Spanish Officials Examining the Island
to Learn IL IL is Best 10 Sell.
A dispatch from Havana June I
says: The five commissioners nomi.
mated at Madrid by Mr.. Cos Gayon,
minister of finance, and Mr.. Tejada de
Valdosera, minister of the colonies,
have arrived here.
They naturally have not stated what
is the real object of their mission,
but it Is no secret to any one in
Havans. 1t Is known that the Madrid
government sent these commissioners
In haste as soon rs they received
official notice OF the res
ignation of Capt. Gen. Castillo, in
which he drew vivid but disquieting
picture of the financial and political
situation OF this island. He added In
that notification that his age aud his
shattered health would not permit him
to entertain the hope Of successfully
coping with condition of affairs
which was desperate from every point
of view.
The five commissioners are directed
to inquire into and to report promptly to
the cabinet at Madrid as to whether 1t
Is expedient to accept the resignation of
the captain general, and whether II Is
prudent to reduce the regular volun
teer corps of Cuba in order to reduce
to y, O0J, 900 pesos the budget for the
expenses of the island, rs IL is desired
to do in Madrid, and further, II the
volunteers refuse to submit to any re-
duction in their force to report what Is
the minimum amount for which Cuba
could be ceded to the United States.
| The commission of five Is also charged
secretly by the suspicious government
of Madrid to discover whether
it is true that Aguero was
summoned hither las 1t Is
considered remarkable that he had
been able to land so easily by the
principal chiefs Of the peninsulaI
party. who wanted to have 1t believed
| that "A serious instruction was in
propress in order to prevent the gov
eminent at Madrid from diminishing
the budget of the island, upon which
these politicians live. They are,
therefore, naturally opposed to any re
duction of xpenses and to annexation
to the United States. -,
Two of these five commissioners did
not hesitate to declare, five days after
thew landed aud had begun to stud,
the general situation, that If this hat
been the plan of these functionaries
and pepinsular politicians they hat
been caught i'm their own net, and tn,
revolt begun by Aguero has extended
go seriously that its direction has
nassed into the hands of the revolu
tionary chiefs, who have little dispose
tion even II Aguero wished 1t, to re
ceiye money to stop the fight and 3
ret,,rn TO the United States. VI
i To this time only one OF the commits
sjoners has talked mt all. and he onl.
to n few of his friends. He said that {
longer possession of Cuba by SPAR
would be ruinous to the latter, an
tnat II would be better to sell tn
Island and that that would be tn
only way out of the complicated situa
ton.
which Is to be sent to Madrid by TIL
commission must have the signature
. IF zach of the five commission srs
whether each will be allowed sepa
/ rately to present his views.
9 stories of huge devil-fsh havin
T he.n caught along the shores Of sa
: water are familiar TO all readers, an
thrilling experiences of encounter
g with them are occasionally recited
I hut never until the past week hay
sny of them been known to exist J
d inland streams. Mr.. George Stryke
p of Highland township, near peiiAncs
{ q. went to The dam fishing few day
g since. and while there observed p
cnliar-looking object fioating
shallow water. Approaching u Cav
liously, he acooped 1t up. In bis ma
e and found, to his horror, that ne la
i an ugly-looking fish or animal Win
n body like piece of liver, head VII
9 q bill like bird. and large eyes. !
}. tai was diamond shaped and frem
e body projected ten tentacles, or ieei ,c,
which were covered with suckers. ~
. longest tentacle was ten inches ION
1. The whole ash was about twelve inch q
D In length. Mr.. 6tryker kept. the u
IS several DAYS. and then took Il 70 y
e fiauce, where many persons M
3: viewed it. 1t was pronounced 70 Ds
a. yerltable devil-hsh.
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