Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-27
GEN. BlANCO
Ha. Been Given Pull Swing i'm the IsIa1 OF
Cuba-HaynDa Merchants Favor Anoexa.
tion to the Quilted states

tion To the United states.
NEW ionk, Oct. ia dispatch &c
the World from Madrid Says:
No money will be spared to buy off
the chiefs of the Instruction or 70
make their departure from the island
easy. though all such proceedings will
be- denied officially.
The new governor general has been
given full power, subject to certain in
structions, part of which have been
kept secret even from most of the me W.
bcrs of the cabinet
The reservation instructions cover
all international aspects of the Cuban
question, especially SPANS relations
with the United States. the treatment
of American citizens in strict observ-
ance with the treaties of 1875 and 1877
with the United States. respect for
foreign-owned property, and possible
negotiations with a view to leading to
the submission of the insurgents. Such
negotiations according to the time
honored presidents of Spanish civil
wars, even on the peninsula, will be
conducted behind the scenes if entered
into.
The marshal has devoted a whole
week 10 long interviews with the
queen regent, Premier Sagasta and
the ministers of war, of marine. of
foreign affairs. and of the colonies.
The new government affects to con-
slider the state of instruction in Cuba
now To he like il was in 1878. when
Marshal Campos used the same devices.
coupled with promises of reform and
amnesty. together with vigorous mill
tary operations, to close the first great
rising. Gen. Blanco is likewise equip
ped to bring about pacification by ev-
cry means possible.
Gen. Blanco is authorized to assure
the Cubans that the instituting of re-
forms more liberal than those contrib
uted by the Abarzuza bill of March II,
1895, or the Canovas bills, will depend
upon the rapidity and the completeness
OF the pacification which is indispensa-
ole to the economic and administrative
home rule, which, however, is not
intended in any event to go as far as
Canadian sclf-govcrnmeut Spain does
not deem an absolutely independent
colonial parliament and executive com
patible with the condition of the col
ony and her own interests and SOW
ereignty. as the ma jority of the
autonomists are said to he disposed To
accept home rule in installments
MATANZAs, Cuba, via Key West. Fla.
Oct. 10.-The business element here. in
Havana and elsewhere, seems to have
arrived at the conclusion that the Mad
rid government can not end the war on
the basis of autonomy to Cuba. as there
are not enough loyalists among the
autonomists to hold public Office. At
hot ~
Spaniards make. In addition. the latter
express the belief that the autonomists,
even II they were placed in power
would not be able to preserve peace
and protect life and property from the
Iawlcss elements. In view of this con
dltion of affairs, Il number of inc
portant merchants and sugar planters
of Spanish origin in con junction with
several CubanS of prominence have
been holding secret meetings and cor
responding with people in various parts
of the island with the object of asccr-
tanning the views of the commercial
and planting community in Pinar del
Rio. Havana, MatanZaS and Santa Clara
provinces rs to the future for Cuba
most likely to further their interests
and those of the island in general 1t
is expected that the majority of
the replies will be favorable to- an
ncXation of Cuba to TIE United
States as the Washington govern
mcnt alone. apparently, is able to
guarantee peace in Cuba and the pro-
lection of life and property. As soon
as 1t Is ascertaincd that this element
of persons appealed to are in favor of
annexation. a committee will be sent to
the United States with instructions to
lay the case of Cuba clearly before bust
ness men of prominence in the United
states and ask the latter 10 unite with
the business men of Cuba in petition
TO the Washington government, asking
the United States, in view of the failure
OF the conservatives to suppress the in
direction by force of arms and point
ing out the impossiblity of the liberals
ending the war by establishing an
autonomous form of government. To
bring about the annexation OF Cuba to
the United States.