The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-12
SPAIN'S POLICY
TOWARD CUBA.
Fear at Washington That II viii be
One Of Delay.
No Programme May be Announced for Many
Weeks TO Come.
Consu1-Genera1 Fitzhugh Lee and
Ex-Minister to Spain Taylor
Confer With the State Depart
cations Likely to Result IRONS
the Escape of Miss Cisneros.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11-Consul
General FitZhugh Lee arrived last night
and was at the State Department early
this morning in conference with AS
sistant Secretary Day, leaving there
after for Warrenton, Va, to attend the
funeral of friend.
II is understood that the State Depart
ment is going over, with Mr.. Lee and
Hannis Taylor, ex-Minister. to Spain,
the effects of the recent Cabinet
changes the results of Captain General
Weyler's withdrawal and his succession
by General Blanco, and the new phases
developed by the accession of Sagasta.
The escape of Miss Cisneros from a
Havana prison has been talked over
also, the prevailing view being that it
will not lead to an international COM
plication, General Lee said to-day he
did not think any serious question would
arise over the incident.
Ex-Minister Taylor when asked if
international complications were likely
to arise, answered: 81 think not, and
the probable result will be that Sagasta
will give royal decoration to those
who have been good enough to rid
Spain of this troublesome subject"
Mr.. Taylor will not discuss the pres
ent situation at Madrid He is engaged
in writing a review of the political, eco
nomic and diplomatic phases of the
Cuban problem, with his own views
drawn from experience at Madrid, and
refuses to make any comment in adj
vance of his carefully prepared review
Of the case.
There is good reason to believe that
the view communicated to the State De-
partment is that the accession of Sa-
gasta means a Fabian policy of delay,
not only for the present, but for many
weeks to come, and that no definite
policy for Cuba will be announced for
some time AS evidence of this it is
pointed out that General Blanco, the
new Captain General of Cuba, wiIf not
leave for his post before the 10th. Off
Gals believe his departure is likely to be
deferred until the Goth. The trip from
barcelona to Havana will take about
eleven days and the new Captain Gen
eral will not reach Havana before the
early part of next month. This, it IS
said. will permit all pending Cuban
questions to be held in suspense, at
least until the new official reaches his
post After that it is estimated the
Spanish Cabinet will desire that the
new Captain-General be given time to
familiarize himself with his duties and
the conditions, and the measures he is
to apply to the islands. The execution
of that policy, an allowance of time for
its fair trial, ETC., according to those In
a position to accurately judge the sit
uation. will lead to protracted delays on
those subjects to which the United
States recently invited the attention of
Spain.
State Department officials make light
of the prospect of International trouble
following the escape of Miss Cisneros.
They say that, presumdng the girl and
her rescuer have reached the United
States. they cannot be surrended, even
if claimed by the Spanish authorities.
The case is covered by two principles
of law that are never deviated from
according to the State Department peo-
pie. AS far as concerns Miss Cisneros
being a political refugee, she cannot,
under our organized law, be surrender
ed and there is no clause in the Span
ish extradition treaty that would serve
as a basis for a claim for her surren-
der.
MISS CIsNEROS SAID TO BE AT
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Herald"
tomorrow will say:
Senorita Evangelina Cossio Y Cisne-
ros, the Cuban girl who escaped from
Casa de Recogides in Havana or
,io
city yesterday morning. American
friends accompanied her by train from
New Orleans. On reaching Jersey City
Miss Cisneros was taken in closed
carriage to the headquarters of the Gu
ban sympathzers in this city. where
she was joyfully received. After n
short reception she was taken away.
and no one was allowed to see her until
this evening.
A special edition of the local Cuban
was published this after
noon, asking all loyal Cubans to assem-
BILE at the office of the junta at O'Clock
10 ioin in a torchlight parade in honor
of the young woman's delivery.
All the employees of the New York
journal" emphatically denied tonight
that the young woman was IN the CITY,
and a tour of all the rooms in the
journal" office proved the falsity of
the rumor that she was secreted there
It was stated at the journal office at
midnight that all rumors concerning
the presence of Miss Cisneros in this
city are unauthorized and untrue.
CAPTAIN GENERAL BLANCO.
MADRID. Oct 11.-General Blanco,
the new Captain General Of Cuba, an
nounces that he will act with great
energy against the insurgents, and will
employ all political means to restore
equality of treatment in the various
sections of the community The Cap
tain-General adds that he has the
greatest desire to end the horrors of
war, and OF establish peace by the sys-
tenn which he adopted in 1879.
The inhabitants Of Palma, the birth
place CT General Weyler, are preparing
to give him an ovation on his return
from Cuba.
Liable for Prosecution.