The herald., 1896-11-09
For a feaCeabie Settlement Of
Cuba'S Troubles
CUBANS WILL BUY FREEDOM
And the United States Will Guarantee
the Payments
The Reunited Spanish Royalists Tender
Support to the Home Government.
More Recruits Are Coming

fhSSONiatSo 1893 SPCSidt Nhc
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The Morning
Adviser will say tomorrow: 1t was re-
ported in this city yesterday that the
eX-consul- general to Havana, Ramon
o. Williams, might be expected here
from Europe in about ten days. AL
though the fact of Mr.. Williams pres
ence in Spain escaped the vigilance of
the newspaper correspondents in the
Spanish capital. it is nevertheless true
that he has been in Madrid for three
weeks past, and in the immediate cir
he was to leave for New York by one
of the North German Lloyd liners on
Saturday last.
While the fact cannot for obvious rea-
sons be definitely learned, it was gener-
ally believed by his personal friends
that Mr.. Williams visit to Spain has
been made as an agent of the United
States with the view of making some ar
engagements by which a peaceable solu-
ton of the Cuban question might be
brought about.
1t will be remembered that on return
ing from Havana Mr.. Williams spent
some time in Washington where he had
several lengthy interviews with Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney.
He then left for Europe, sailing on Sep
TENDER s, it being generally supposed
that his trip was taken for rest and in
the interest of his health. He first Wis
tied England and then crossed over to
France, and, as it now transpires, pro-
aapdad thanna fn Madrid wi a h G
been for a little over three weeks.
Members of his family seen yester-
day at his residence in Brooklyn as
serted that they knew of no other reason
for Mr.. Williams visit to Europe than
to improve his health, which had been
injuriously affected by his residence
in Cuba. Some close personal friends
of the ex-consul-general, however, made
no secret of their belief that his mission
to Spain was to sound the Spanish gov
eminent and, in conjunction with Min
lister Taylor, to endeavor to procure a
friendly settlement of the difficulties
with Cuba.
1t was even stated that Mr.. Williams
was authorized to favor negotiations
by which the purchase of the islands by
the Cubans might be arranged on the
understanding that the United States
would guarantee the payments to the
mother country. 1t will be recalled
that this was substantially tho basis If
the arrangement nronosed nv czenerai
Grant at the time of Snain,s 1.s+ vor
with her COLONY
ON THE ISr.AND
HAVANA NV Seal po1.no. an
countered the i,sureen+ 1eader Robou
at Palo Prieto in Santa Clara nrovinoe
and killed fifteen of his men and took
one prisoner. The insurgants carr;ed
off the rest of their lost The troons had
two officers and four soldiers wounded
Today a meeting was held AT tho
government palace of representatives
of the Union Constitutional the mar
ouis of Apeztugia the maro,,is of pinar
del Rio and Mayor Antonio Ouesada
the autonomist Gslvez Mop+oro o,d
Cueto. and the reformists Rivau So
gundo and Alvarez Tho fo1,on,ina -.
BILE dispatcb was addressed ~ Sanar
Canovas del Castillo tho Snonish ,,ro
mier:
The constituted committees ne ,.+,o,,o,
defense of the island ,,nder ,ha ,,ros;
aaro,, w.t..
~ greet your eNcellehcy ana oHer TO ala