The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
.CUBA'S FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
GIST OF MINISTER DE LOlIE's TALK
WITH SECRETARY OLNEY.

He Explains Details of the Payment
of the Mora Ciaim-He Also Dis
cusses the Alleged Continued
Shipment of Arms 10 Cuba and the
Holding of Meetings 10 Express
sympathy With the RebeIs-saR-
tOciiGes' Alleged Denth-The yell
low Fever Not RagfnE TO an
Alarming Extent.
Washington. July 2O.-The Spanish min
lister, Dupuy de LONE, whose unexpected
arrival in Washington yesterday gave
rise to numerous sensational reports, had
short talk this morning with Secretary
Olney before the latter's return to AIassa-
chusetts. which began at 9 o'clock. Mr.
de LONE informed the secretary that the
queen regent of Spain had. on the 10th
inst. ratified the action Of the ministe-
/ rial council in agreeing to pay the Mora
/ claim. He explained certain matters OF
detail connected with the payment, and
informally discussed with the secretary
the question of the continued shipment of
arms to Cuba and the holding Of meetings
J in this country to express sympathy with
/ the rebels
! Dupuy de LONE explained this morn
/ ing TO reporter that the condition of
/ legation affairs is such that he now has
an opportunity of travelling about the
| country to some extent and acquainting
himself with the work of the Spanish
consuls in the United States. particularly
along the Atlantic coast. He left Massa-
chusetts for that purpose on Thursday of
/ this week, but learning that Secretary OIL
ney proposed spending Friday and Satur-
day in this city, he concluded to come
| down to Washington also and talk with the
secretary, whom he had not seen for a
fortnight or more. before finishing his
original programme.
The minister's reports from Cuba show
that matters there are in quiescent
state. He has received no confirmation
of the published report of Gen. Santocil-
des' death on July II, and is disposed to
doubt its truthfulness. Mr. de LONE says
the statement that Gen. Santocildes was
next in command to Gen. Campos is in
correct He is a brigadier general. and
! the youngest of his rank in the Spanish
Il a
| months ago, and received his promotion
Tor gallant conduct, but he was out
ranked by several other general officers
now serving under Gen. Campos in Cuba
Gen. Campos will not begin any active
| crusade against the rebels until the rainy
! season shall have ended, Which VIII be in
| september next he will then begin a
| concerted movement, which he believes
VIII soon stamp out the rebellion. Thirty
| thousand additional troops win be shipped
| 10 Havana in the autumn, if Gen. Cam
pos deems their services necessary.
Contrary to general expectations, the
| yellow fever has prevailed only to a linz
| tied extent in the island this summer.
although it was feared last spring that
| II would create great havoc in the Span
ish ranks The practical immunity of the
| soldiers from the epidemic is due to the
| excellent sanitary regulations adopted by
Gen. Campos, one of which is a dose of
quinine which is served with the coffee
each morning to every member of the
command
The latest official reports from Cuba
show that while the insurgents are MAX
ing accessions to their ranks, these ac-
cessiOns are mainly from the lawless eIa-
ment in the island, who are joining the
rebels more in spirit of adventure than
because of any sympathy they may nave
with the principles for which the latter
are contendlng.
For many years the Spanish govern
ment had no other representative in
| Florida than a consul of the second class.
Mr.. Pedro Soils, who was stationed at
Key West. In view of the contiguity Of
Florida to the island of Cuba it has been
decided to increase materially the Spanish
consular service in that state. Mr.. Dupuy
de LONE has been advised, therefore that
Mr.. Soils has been promoted to a con-
sulship of the first class, with headquar-
ters at Tampa. He Will be succeeded at
Key West by Mr.. Rodriguez Escudor
now the Spanish vice consul at Paris NIr
PUG the present vice consul at New
Castle, England, will be transferred 10
Key West and Vice Consul Garcia Cruz
the Spanish vice consul a Cardiff, Wales.
Will be sent to Jacksonville, as vice consul
there, and MIR. Mariategm, the vice consul
at Liverpool, viii be stationed in future
az Tampa with the same rank.
All these gentlemen will be under the
direct control of Mr.. Soils, whose long
residence in the United States has made
him familiar with local affairs He Will
have kind of rowing commission and
while his headquarters Will be al Tampa.
he viii visit Key West and Jacksonville
periodically and report directly to the min
lister al Washington.
The new apopintees in Florida owe
their transfer from Great Britain to the
fact that they are familiar with the En-
giish language, and for that reason can
at the present juncture render a better
service to the Spanish government than
if they were lacking in that accomplish
ment.
Yesterdays special cabinet session.
which Secretary Olney made a flying
trip from Massachusetts to attend, is the
most interesting topic Of discussion to-
day, but definite Information on the OBJ
ject Of the meeting is not forthcoming.
Mr.. Olney was at the state department
for about an hour this morning in con-
sultadcn with Secretary Lamont leav-
ing there at 1890 o'clock for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station, where he took a
train at II o'clock for Boston Senor
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister.
who also arrived in Washington yester-
day, Unexpectedly, also had conversa-
tion OF about twenty minutes with Mr.
Olney this morning, but yesterdays con-
ference was not mentioned. Mr. Olney
did not confide to any of the state de-
partment officials. excepting Acting Sec
retary Adee, the object of the cabinet con-
ference, at which Mr.. Adee was present
for a short time. In the absence, how
ever of any positive statement, it is
pretty generally understood that the