The herald., 1897-11-08
POLITICAL
AMNESTY
Is Offered to Cuba and the
Philippines
CUBAN AUTOMOMIST LEADERS
CUBAN AUTON0MIST LEADERS
ACCEPT TIE APPOINTMENT
RENDERED
British Consul Windham Finds
Spanish Feeling Very Bitter
Against United States
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
MADRID, Nov. THE cabinet coun-
Gil has approved the proposal Of political
amnesty for Cuba and the Philippines.
The government denies that the action
to be taken with regard to the sugges-
ton made by Lieutenant General Wey-
Ter to the deputations that waited upon
him shortly before he left Havana is
the result of eny suggestion on the sub
ject received from Washington.
Ell Liberal, referring to mysterious
threats made in New York by people in
terested in the separatist affairs" and
to the revelation of gigantic immoral
speculation" says:
mo doubt anxiety has been greatly
increased during the last twenty-four
hours. 1t is known that the Cuban rev.
olutionary committee is trying to place
war bonds among filibusters, offering
ridiculous and imaginary guarantees.
The committee propose also to stamp
dollar pieces 'redeemable when the
Spanish troops have evacuated Cuba.
I'VE have done everything to assure
peace in Cuba and have thereby ac-
quired the good will Of Europe and inter-
national right.
Therefore we should not tolerate Of
fensive interference and we can meet
TRANQUILITY any complications arising out
of such interference. We Go not believe
the United States government will as
sociate itself with these adventurers, but
even should this happen, we must not
deviate from the line of conduct that
honor and duty dictates"
The government has received mes
sage from the autonomist leaders in
Cuba accepting on behalf of that party
the appointments rendered representa-
tive autonomists on the nomination OF
Marshal Blanco, among them the pro-
vincial governorships, which have beer
assigned as follows:
Province of Havana, Senior Jose Bru-
zon.
Pinar del Rio, Senor Marcos Garcia.
Puerto Principe, Senor Rafael VaSallO.
Santiago de Cuba, Senor Enrique Ca
priles.
Senor Francisco Dearme, a refOrmist,
has been appointed governor of Matan-
zas province.
The senators and deputies of the old
Spanish Cuban party met yesterday and
renewed their protest against any
scheme of home rule for Cuba.
According to cable message from
Havana, the courtmartial tomorrow will
try only such members of the crew of
the Competitor as are American citizens.
SPANISH FEELING
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Captain Will
liam Windham, who has been trans
ferred as British consul at Chicago after
three years service in a similar capacity
at Barcelona, Spain, was passenger on
La Bretagne, which arrived from Havre
today. After spending week with rel
atives in Philadelphia, he will leave for
his new post at Chicago. He said THE
feeling in Spain against the United
States is one of great bitterness. There
have been no demonstrations in BARGE
Iona or thereabouts within the last year
against the United States, and the Span
ish government is taking care that there
shall be none. The bitterness, however,
is very marked, particularly in BARGE
Iona. Before the Cuban war Barcelona,
one Of the great manufacturing centers
of Spain, prospered, chiefly in trade with
Cuba and Manila. The war in Cuba and
the Philippine islands has cut off this
trade. Barcelona has lost the best and
most lucrative market she enjoyed.
"All over the manufacturing centers
of Spain there is a similar commercial
prostration. The Spanish cannot under
stand why the United States, a friendly
nation, should allow so many filibuster-
ing expeditions to get away safely to
Cuba. That fact makes them addition
ally bitter. When left Spain there was
no symptoms Of anger against the late
minister of the United States to that
country, Hannis Taylor. The Spanish
were too much absorbed in what Gen.
Woodford. your new minister, might say
or do. heard no talk there of war with
the United States. Spain has not the
money to wage war with you. AS for
the prospective uprising of the Carlists.
do not think there is much danger of
that now. The Carlists wouldn't stand
much of a chance of gain as things are
now governed in Spain"
A FUNNY FIGHT
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The chorus
choir of the Peoples church, of which
Rev. Thomas Dixon, jr., is pastor, con-
sisting of about forty singers, refused
to sing today out of sympathy with Prof
Agramonte, their leader, because the
pastor last Sunday advocated the elec-
ton of Seth Low for mayor. Prof. Agra
monte is Cuban and member of tho
junta here. His son has been in Span
ish prison on the island Of Cuba for two
years. The Cubans say that Seth Low
was opposed to any intervention of this
country in Cuban affairs and has stood
against the cause Of Cuban liberty sine.
the outbreak Of the last war.
Mr.. Dixon in his sermon today said
that he sympathized with Prof. Agra
monte and had advocated voting fol-
Low last Sunday only because he stood
the best chance of election against
Tammany. He was opposed to Low per-
sonally.
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