The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-16
DON'T WANT AUTONOMY.
Idea Not Received With Favor In
Havana.
A CIVIL WAR WOULD FOLLOW ITS
ESTABLISHMENT.

Belief Grows in Cuba that Only Annexa-
ton to United states Can Save the
Island From Anarchy-But Little
Known of Rebels.
Havana, November 15.-(Via Key West,
Ella. .)-Considerable anxiety is expressed
IN official circles here as to what Will
happen after the arrival of General
Weyler in Spain. There are people who
believe that trouble will follow any de-
termined effort of the Spanish govern
ment to discipline the former Captain
General OF Cuba and in any case, many
we'll informed persons believe serious
events will occur in January or Febru
ary next. Many Spanish officers are
returning to Spain, on leave of absence
and their number has commenced to at
tract attention here. Even in this city
there is feeling of suppressed resent
ment against the Sagasta cabinet and
there are murmurs heard even against
the Queen Regent, due to her permitting
the premier to make an attempt to estab-
llsh autonomy in Cuba against the wishes
1T is said, of the great bulk of the popu
lation.
The whole outlook is causing the most
serious apprehension to the wealthy Span
ish residents, and it is intimated that
civil war in Cuba would be certain to fol-
low the establishment of an autonomous
form of government. The Cubans are
quite excited in their utterances on the
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pressed the wish recently that Quinutin
Bandera would soon come to Havana and
cut off the heads of all the Spaniards
in the city.
On the contrary, it would appear that
the mere prospect of autonomy is making
matters worse than ever, and day by day
the belief grows that only annexation to
the United States will save Cuba from
anarchy.
Concerning the movements of the in
surgents very little is apparently known
here, but it is said that General Maximo
Gomez has never been able to PASS the
Moron Jucaro trocha.
SICK SOLDIERS GOING HOME.
Havana, November 15.-The Spanish
steamer Ali Cantem returned to Spain
today with 5000 sick or invalid soldiers,
"a L..
rived here today having on board Sani-
tary suh-inspector General Mass, Brig
Gen. Figueroa, 20 officers, five chaplains
and 700 soldiers.
Admiral Landero also arrived by the
same steamer, He Immediately relieved
Admiral Navarro the Spanish naval COM.
mander in these waters. The latter will
return to Spain on Saturday next.
WEYLER STOLE MAPS.
Madrid, November 15.-The Unofficial
correspondence referring to q Havana dis
patch published in the New York Herald
yesterday Sunday asserting that General
Weyler carried of maps and other docu.
ments concerning Cuba says: ''The
gravity of the statement does not permit
comment. The matter must be complete
ly elucidated, for, if confirmed the gov
ernment will be obliged to assume an in
exorable attitude
TALKING RATHER LOUDLY.
New York, November ia Cuban
officer wrote from Palm Beach, Florida,
to friend In this city on November s.
The letter was received today. In part
it says: II have Just landed from Cuba
and can tell you plainly there is not a
man or officer in the whole Cuban army
who pays the least attention to the
Spanish offers. We are going to make.
from this country the biggest expedition
that ever sailed the Gulf of Mexico, and
it will land on the day Congress meets
and will carry enough ammunition, high
explosives and arti i'lery to last until Con-
gress adjourus. We have perfect right,
too, as Spain says, there is no war; moth
ing to recognize. Therefore we can send
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