Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-15
ISLAND OR CUBA.
Will Uncle Sam Have a Cinch on
1t Before New Years!
This Is an Interesting Question
Just at Present.

A Special Commission From Spain Visits
Washington and Makes Proposition
to Sell "the Ever Faithful Isle"-Spain
Sees She is Doomed t. Lose it, and
Wants to Make the Best of 1t.
New YORK, July ia Washington
special to The Press says:
Seniors Hipolyto Murua and Policarpo
Munoz, constituting a special commits
sion from the Spanish government, have
visited Washington within the past few
days. Their movements have been very
mysterious. Sunday night The Press
correspondent discovered the mission of
the strangers.
1t is quasi diplomatic one to ascer-
tain the Jeeling, both on the part
of the government Of the United
States and of the Cuban residents here
as to the possible eventual annexation of
the island of Cuba to the United States
they arrived last Monday, they thor
ish American element in that city, and
found them almost unanimous in favor
of annexation.
Senior MunOz interviewed.
Senior Munoz, in conversation with
your correspondent, said:
Prior to our departure from Spain
we were fully aware of the change in
the Spanish cabinet, and now that Senor
Canos Del Castillo has assumed the
Office of prime minister we may fully
expect an almost complete and formal
recognition of the republican element in
Spain The republicans there, or those
who favor an overthrow of the mon
archial rulers are almost universally in
favor of disposing of the island of Cuba
to the United States"
what price is set upon the island?"
"That am not prepared to say, as our
negotiations have not reached that eli
max" was the reply.
And do you think that 800, 1000 900
would reach the limit?" "Oh, no; not
by any means.
"How about 5000, 100000?
Il am almost positive that Spain
would give this offer very serious con-
sideration. You see the feeling which
pervades the present Spanish govern
ment is q conciliatory one. 1t tends
toward establishing perpetual peace with
all nations. The object Spain has in as
cel tanning the disposition on the part Of
the United States to acquire Cuba is
that it sees way to reprieve its over
burdened finances, settle its interna-
tional disputes and place it more on
par with other European nations"
what immediate effect on Spain
would the cession of Cuba produce Y
"None in the very immediate future.
But with the money realized, Spain
would be placed in position to secure
long projected alliance with France
and the eventual absorption Of Portugal
and her manifold colonial interests.
This project has long been cherished
among the republicans Of Portugal and
Spain.
"You may take my word for it that
the present cabinet change in Spain is
only the initiative of thoroughly de-
cisive republican movement in that
country, which is to take place in Sep
tember or October. The queen regent
is fully aware of the proposed move
ment, and from her, as well as from the
royal household, only a passive resist
ance may be expected"
She Sees the Hand Writing.
Spain has about come to the conclu-
sion that sooner or later she will lose
possession of Cuba and that she will
make the best bargain she can for its
sale. He predicts that before the year
1890 shall have ended negotiations will
have been entered into between Spain
and the United States for the transfer
of the island of Cuba to the latter.
Senor Murua produced some docu-
ments which were the credentials from
government at Madrid.
Being asked how it was that the Span
ish minister at Washington knows moth
ing of this matter, he replied that there
are many affairs of state with which
the ministers accredited to foreign
countries are not made acquainted, and
this concerning the sale of Cuba is one
of them