The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-30
THE HOME RULE BLUFF.
Spain Says She Purposes Giving II to the
CuhanS After the War is Over.
WAITING FOR REBELS TO SURRENDER
IL is Stated That ny soon ns tho Pro.
vince of rin"r Del Rio rs Paciaed,
tho Reforms viii no Instituted.
St"te Department. Tntcrferes in the
Cnsc OF DeIgado.

, washington, ID. C., Dec. 29-While IL
IL not true that the Spanish Govern-
ment will accept the mediation OF the
Sh1ue,' S.a;es III giving autonomy to tn,
'.9,.Y' ,S,,Snu Oh ouoa, IL has been known for
som" weeks that the Spanish Ministry
purpose giving the Cubans a larger
measure or home rule than they have
heretofore enjoyed. President Cleveland
ms peen repeatedly advised that these
TeiornS VIII be inaugurated when the
froVlhCe or Plnar Del Rio has been
paciiied. 1t was in this province that
General Maceo and his followers have
peen located for the past year. and
since Maceo's death the work Of pacifi-
cation mas been considerably expedited.
The time is now believed to be rine
when the home rule reforms will he in
Stituted there and also i'm the Provinces
or Matanzas and Havana, where tho
insurgents have never secured a foot.,
hold. >''
NATURE OF REFORAIs.
II has been frequently asserted BY
Spain that the intended reforms would
nave been put in operation long ago but
ior the insurrection, and that some OF
the leaders among the insurgents starts
ed the rebellion In order to prevent the
reforms. These reforms embrace the
election of the entire Cuban Congress,
instead of mixed Congress of fifteen
elected members and fifteen aDpointed
by the Queen Regent, and also q cons
pIctc control by Cuba of her tariff.
me spanish Ministry are now under.
stood 10 be engaged in drafting the
proposed reforms but thus far the only
knowledge respecting them Is Of a
general nature only. 1t is believed they
WIN be completed within the next fort
night, and 1t is not unlikely that a.
copy VIII be cabled to Secretary Olney
by the permission of the Spanish Gov
ernment before their public announce
mcnt.
DELGADo's CASE.
Secreary Olney made the following
statement In regard to the case of Henry
l)elgado, the Cuban correspondent of a;
New ork paper who was captured byi
me Spaniards In the Province of Pinar
Del Rio on December 18th:
1T appears from q report of the Ha-
vann Consulate that Mr.. Delgado was
made prisoner by the Spanish troops
IN course of recent military operations
IN the Province of Pinar Del Rio, that
he IS reported to have belonged to the
stan of the insurgent, Major General
Maceo, and to have been in command
OF the artillery. and that a letter to
Maceo and one from Maceo to the pre-
feet of Las 1'umbas were found on mis-
person. 1t being represented to the Con-!
Sulate that Delgado Is q native born
American citizen, all the rights to which
he Is entitel under our treaty with
spain and subsequent protocol have
been claimed for him"
Mr.. Delgado Is confined in the military
hospital of San Amhrosio, outside of Ha-
vana The rights spoken of in the,
statement consist of q trial by the ordi-.
nary judicial authorities unless the
prisoner lis taken with arms" Then he
must be tried by council of war or.
court -martial.