The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13
SPANS REPLY READY
SHE eAxsDT TILL WHEY THE CT
BAN WAR WILL BIZ ENDED
orrr. OF Astronomy Nay Weaken In
sarz~nas-os~rsur~s afresdy Made
-Tsbmn Merchants support N~y-
ler-wf.. aIsneros fn New York

.fADHTD o.. u-ft IS seni-es-cfzily
announced rhzE Spain's answer 70 tas note
presented sy Minister Wooefor4 has been
drafted ~ the rnlrtsEsr % foreign anaars,
and SIR ~ sssa-itree e. re cabinet 90
morrow The regly wsl say tnat spatn
e. unable 70 tx fle exzet cate Whsn the
~ar wsE eE1 ENf the ministers sre psr-
Esde6 ghat ( wlI nof - long Owing 70
The Feaea sttEatlos aE8 The concession =
autonomy u.8en vii b. Effective before
January the government hopes that sctE-
al 1oassift1es wf1l Enisk shortly.
A sensl-efF.csal ssatezleEt SAYS that y
emp 1ying native volunteers iB Gaia. ths
expenses q ths campaign would - De-
creased ard operations against TIE insar-
gents would be conducted more rapidly.
TIE minister fer 1he colonies aun0uueai
a. the cabinet meeting that with a view
20 proving TIE sincerity % TIRE govern
merits premise 20 grant autonomy 20
Cuha. re had felevrapne8 senior Montori.
the leader q the sutton m1sts asking sim
% nominate caH6ldates fer important po-
sitions Under the Cuban administration
Toton's Claim for Damages
NEW YORK. Oct IA special 10 the
Herska from Washington says: Tnstruc-
tons 70 Minister Wcoaford are being pre-
pared 81 fne state department for the
presents ton 70 Spain Of another demand
for Indemnity made by Samuel T. Toion.
The original demand was presented 70 the
Madria government ny Dir. Taylor, no
has Just retired from the Office % minis
ter. Ee stated 81 stirring language that
this government woQld expect Spain 20
PAY the jusi claim q sa89 as indemnity
FOR THE sufTeFicrs Mr. Tol0u had endured.
SPANS reply was that & was under no
obligation 20 pay To.ou. ard this has been
I'd HFf frssF
f-area taat re action q the Spanish au-
th0rities In Cuba was a alternative
measure and spain would be unjust 10
herself should she indemnify Tolon. state
department officials insist thar the claim
j. just one and s!u continue 70 present
It.
Tolon sas natursIized in New York ETY.
Ia IS. re established a general business
II Cardenas, Cuba. n 1850 He left Cards-
nas Tor Havana on September I Of last
year. Intending 10 s8u Tor the United
States. While on board the steamer
seneca, he vas arrested By the police au-
thor.ties and imprisoned fer Ten days IN
the Inferior porch OF the court yard of the
police station. RE was thrust into q small
bot, hlthy cell on September Is and de-
prTea of al outside communication. he
was returned % the interior porch on Sep
iember 2 and vas deported 20 Tunls
sevea days later.
nv AotoA mas also pending a claim for
sie09e9. arising out OF the damage done to
bis property In Cuba by Spanish soldiers.
sympathy with WeyIer.
HAVANA, Oct 12-senor Rorneyo Rob
TO- former cabinet minister has teIe-
graphed 20 Gen. Weyler from Autaqu0ro,
Andalns!a, Spain. saying he wishes 10 be
identified with the manifestations OF the
local Inhabitants OF Cuba. that he re-
iterates the friendly sentiments he has
previously expressed regarding the reflr-
ing captain general and the day VIII
come when the latter Will have Justice
done him and be accorded reparatlon'
Gen. Neyler Il is further said has re-
ceived numerous kilograms from other
politicians. bankers and merchants In
Spain expressing sympathy with him per-
sonaliy and with the policy he has follow
ed in Cuba.
u Is not said 20 be probable that Gen.
Weyier can leave Cuba until October %.
when he viii embark for Barcelona
Miss Ci-neroS in New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. I2-It was said AZ the
Cuban funta here today that senorita Cis-
ueros. the Cuban girl who recently escaped
from prison IN Havana. viii make her bow
before a New York public some tine to-
morrow. THE senarita Is ln the hands OF
her friends" said ar official Of the Cuban
delegation. and II all goes well she VIII
hold reception IN this city tomorrow. The
time and place have not YET been selected"