Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-04
S2OO,OOO,OOO.
For This Sum the Island of Cuba
Can BE Purchased.
VIII Uncle Sam Take Advan-
tage of the Chance,

And Take the Ever Faithful Isle Under
dom ?--The People of Spain and Portu-
gal Ripe for Revolution and the Royal
Family Short of Finances.
NEW YoIK, Aug. 4.-Senors Hypolito
Murua and Policarpo Munoz, the special
commissioners of the Spanish govern
ment, whose arrival here some time ago
to investigate possibility of the United
States buying Cuba was announced re-
sently, are in New York at the present
time. They have been to Bar Harbor,
where they had lengthy conference, or
series of conferences extending over
three days, w&th Secretary Blaine. From
their expressions since they have re-
turned to New York Mr.. Blaine gave
them ground for belief that the state
department would look favorably upon
any proffered negotiation looking to our
purchase of Cuba, but would not
to recommend the president the taking
of the initiative.
BIaine's Position.
Mr.. Blaine's position in this respect IS
due probably to the fact that the coun-
try has already at different times made
several overtures to Spain for the pur-
chase of Cuba, which have invariably
been negatived at Madrid, and it would
be throwing dignity and diplomacy to
the winds to take the initiative again.
had a long talk Friday with Senior
Murua, who speaks English tluently,
and, although he preserved absolute
silence in reference to leading questions
concerning his mission, have been able
to secure an inside view of Spain's posi-
ton in the Cuban affair, Both Spain
and Portugal are full of revolutionary
movements, looking TO the overthrow
of the reigning sovereigns, and the es-
| tablishment of republics.
Poor Spain.
Spain is already governed by parlia-
mentary body, and the intant ruler Is a
ruler only in name The deposition OF
Emperor Dom Pedro, of Brazil, has
brought directly home TO the royal
| family of Spain the early probability
that Spain will also become a republic in
reality. The nation is sadly in debt,
aud the royal revenue once cut off by
revolution, The royal family would be
beggarel The royalists have seen their
relative, Dom Pedro, beggared by the
Brazilian Ryolution, and are casting
around for means to eyade such fate
for themselves, ets.
Her only Hope.
Cuba is the only hope they have found
that they will not he similarly beggared.
If they can sci! Cuba for 500, 100000 or
even $iC0. .60J, 900 they hope to secure out
of that amount u e~Aaoisat a,.,4a 80 i,lO-
vide for themselves against the inevita-
ble day vixen Spain will be pronounced
a republic. Srnor Murua said to me
Friday when asked him what Spain
would take for Cuba that negotiations
had not reached such point that he
could give figures or talk about price.
The Price.
"Would Spain take 3)0,d00,0OOT |
asked him.
# can say that / am positive Spain
would give an offer OF 500, 900, 900 seri-
ous consideration That amount would
enable Spain to relieve her financial dis
tress and embarrassment, settle her
differences with other nations iii Europe
and take n new aSI higher place among
them. That is a prime consideration
The government of Spain is becoming
more and more liberal The recent
change in that country's ministry ls in
the direction of liberality. The Rcpub-
lican element is recognized by the new
ministry, and it is part Of the Repub,.
lican policy to let Cuba become detached
if the United States will take theisland.
This is matter of open knowledge in
Spain.
THE Republican argument is that u
republic should be compact geograph-
ically. and not scattered in colonies all
over the world, and recognizes that
Cuba belongs geographically to the
United States
Preferred to Keep Hiurn.
eWas your interview with Secretary
Blaine satisfactory
u would prefer to make no expression
about it. He is a very agreeable man
and very great man. We were treated
with exceeding kIndness and courtesy.