The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-09-03
HIS TONE is VERY CHEERFUL
And Indicates a Feeling Of Ultimate Free
dom For Cuba.
TELLS OF A CRISIS JUST PASSED
And Gives an Insight of the Policy of the New
Government Results of the Election
:. More Official CD Span
ish Victories.

ish Victories.
Tampa. Fla, Sept Brig. Gen. En-
rique Collaso, of the Cuban army, has
written several letters to his family in
this city on the subject OF affairs in Cuba
The letters. though greatly delayed, con-.
tain some interesting features. Under
date of La Paras Holguin June 26, 1897,
he writes:
I'VE have just passed the electoral Pc
riod with tranquility and the exercise Of
our rights of liberty. There were $4,000
votes cast in the Orienta, the eastern
division, which is composed of the prov
inces of Camaguey, Puerto Principe and
Santiago. The official board met at
Nal Noches, on the 2Sd of June and de-
clared ths results. The following are
the names of those who were elected by
relo Puera, Thomas Pardo, Manuel DIES
perague, while of the second corps Boy
amo Manuel Rodriguez Jose Fernandez
Random, Jose Fernandez de Castro and
Carlos Sc Oespedes ware elected. We
have not learned the result of the election
in Camaguey yet, but expect to march in
that direction in about fifte=n or twenty
days. 1t is after this march that we
will have the preliminary meetings of
those elected to the assembly. The final
meeting to SELECT the new government
will be held some time in September.
think we will make the change of gov
eminent without any difficulty and in
conformity with the laws so that the out
side world can sse that in the midst Of
these terrible struggles we can live To-
gether as a free people in the exercise
of our just rights. Th:re has been hut
little doing in the way of operations re-
Gently. The excessive rains, the debility
of the Spanish soldiers and their sick
MSS has really paralyzed all operations
on their part and we can do but little"
In the next letter Gen. Colaso under
date of Potosi Tunis, July 4, 1897, says:
Papers from Madrid have just been
received and they bring us intelligence
of the agitation in the United States 1
see the excitement is great, but expect
nothing to come of it until the end of
the year, at least.
I'VE have just passed a terrible crisis
After nine months Of drought we were
without vegetables in the Orienta, and
there was no cattle and no water We
have an excessive population In Hoiguin
of $4,000 alone and we are afraid this
crisis would have prostrated u.s. but it
was 50 that we e.were able to bring from
Camaguey and Tunas great herds of cat
tie, which carried us over the rainy sea-
son. Now we have an abundance of veg
etables and all of the necessities of life.
I'VE are assured of the final triumph,
which will soon occur, If we are helped
fror he hut Iaf< 10
ourselves success will be ours ultimate
ly.'
By the same courier that brought over
these letters came the address of Gen.
Collaso delivered to his constituents
upon his election as delegate. The ad-
dress shows that at the meeting OF the
army, which elects the new president
and cabinet some time this month, a
radical change will be made in the pol
Icy of the government. In his address
he said regarding the conditions of gov
ernment:
1--WE have had until now government
of war. We need for the future a gov
ernment of peace, respect for the law
and energetically enforced. We must
then create a government in which the
three powers can act in perfect independ-
ence, but at the same time helping each
other as guarantee of liberty.
1--WE will define by means of a more ex-
tended constitution the form Of republic
can government we need. securing to-
each state its individual government.
The executive power should be yested In
the president, who should be elected by
the people, he having the full power to
appoint his cabinet or ministry, being