The herald., 1896-12-29
ALL NEGOTIATIONS
ARE TERMINATED
Between Olney and Sen0r
Dupuy de LONE
Sph|N'S PRGM|ER'S INSTRUCTIONS
State Clearly the Terms to Be
Offered
AMERICAS GOOD OFFICES
Asked to Propose Conditions to the
Cuban Insurgents
spsia will Not Be Coerced But will Grant
Autonomy
AMERICAS GOOD OFFICES
Asked to Propose Conditions to the
Cuban Insurgents
SpsIu will Not Be Coerced But will Grant
Autonomy
But Not of the Kind Now Enjoyed by
the Canadians-More Denials OF
European Objection to Amer
lean Intervention.
Annotated Press Special Wire

" WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The Post
tomorrow will say: 1t has been learned
from an authentic source that Secre-
tary Olney and Senor Dupuy de LONE
have practically terminated the nego-
tiations Of the Cuban question, which are
to be submitted to congress when 1t
convenes on January 5th. The terms OF
the agreement are based on the recent
official communication from Premier
Canovas. addressed to the secretary OF
state.
The premier states clearly the terms
which Spain will accord to the insur-
gents and practically asks the United
States to propose these conditions to
her rebellious subjects. In return Tor
our good offices, Spain assures this gov
ernemnt she sincerely deplores the great
commercial loss which we have. sus-
tanned on account of the Cuban disturb
ances. She assures US she is even now
considering a reciprocity treaty which
will deal mainly with Cuban products
and which will be framed in such advan-
tageous terms toward this government
that our losses, both in commerce and
in Cuba will be most generously COM
pensated.
Premier Canovas says Spain cannot,
of course, as self-respecting and re-
spectcd nation, stand before the world
as having been coerced into measures
by the United States. She has freely
granted all she now offers, and that in
the face of a rebellion. But she ac-
cepts the good offices of the United
States to act as mediator, and to guar
antee to the insurgents amnesty and
the enforcement of the new reform law
which she is about to proclaim in Cuba.
The form of government offered is, the
Spanish statesman declares, the limit of
independence which can be granted to
q province by any ration without abb
solutely severing the bonds of union
with the mother country. Autonomy, as
enjoyed by the Canadians, can never be
granted in Cuba.
What Spain is willing to grant the
insurgents If they lay down their arms,
and what she asks the United States
to guarantee. is ali act which provides
for q council of administration which
BudI COnlTOl Oil HldlleIS ptIldlIIlIS "
the commerce of the Indies and all es-
Inmates upon the general taxation and
expenditures of the island, as well as
its general home government.
REPEATED DENIAL
LONDON, Dec 2S.-The London for
eign Office informs the Associated Press
that no communication to any power re-
garding Cuba and the United States has
ben made by Great Britain, and it is
added that no representations, directly
or indirectly. have been made on the
subject to the United States by Great
Britain. If any other powers have done
so the foreign Office Is not aware of the
fact.
BERLIN, Dec. 2s.-The representative
of the Associated Press is informed that
not only has Germany not made repre-
sentations to Washington regarding
Cuba, as stated in a dispatch to the
Times from Paris, Saturday last, but
Germany has not been approached on
this subject by any other power in any
way whatever.
THURSTON'S ADDRESS
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. Ex-senator
Thurston talked on war tonight before
q large crowd-members of the Chautau-
qua circle. He created considerable en-
thusiasm.
The senator discussed Cuba from the
standpoint of one who had fully made up
his mind what the situation called for.
In beginning he announced his inten-
tion to vote for the recognition of Cuban
independence and toward the latter part
of his speech his words gave the impress
sion that he would be a little disap-
pointed IL that action failed to bring on
war. He declared that he did not want
war. But there were worse things.
Spain was the descendant of an aris-
tocratic family and was tenacious OF
family pride. He seriously apprehend-
ed that when this. country placed itself
on record for Cuban recognition the
Spanish ministry would declare war on
the United States regardless of the con-
sequences.
Referring to Cuba. the speaker said
that the situation was blot on the civil
lied world and reproach to every
American citizen. Its condition called
for patriotic action by every lover OF
liberty on this side of the ocean.
SANGUILLY'S SENTENCE
HAVANA. Dec. 2s.-Julian Sanguily,
The American citizen arrested In 1895
charged with conspiring against the