The herald., 1897-02-05
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
Secured by Election OF a Council of
Administration
The Pronunciamiento Badly Received
by Spaniards, as Yielding TOO
Much to Cuba.
Associated Press special Wire

nShed next saturday The scheme Ill
cludes numerous and elaborate DEGREES
\ and will occupy several pages of the
official gazette. 1t is understood that
the reforms consist chiefly in the crea-
ton of an assembly to be called the
council of administration, composed of
thirty-five members. of whom twenty
one are to be elected by the people and
six by different corporations The re-
mainder will be one magistrate one uni
versity professor, one archbishop, five
former senators or deputies The coun-
Gil of administration is empowered, first.
to prepare the budget; second, to ex-
anime into the fitness of officials third,
to make tariff subject to the condition
that Spanish imports have the advan-
tage over the general tariff.
The governor general will represent
the home government and have the
right to appoint officials who shall be
Cubans or Spaniards who have resided
two years in Cuba. Nevertheless he
may freely nominate high functionarieS
such as magistrates, projects, etc. Other
DEGREES concern organization of proviS-
ional municipalities, which are to be
literally representative. Municipal
general will be empowered 10
elect their presidents and have exclusive
control of public education.
According to another decree the gov
ernment reserves TO itself extraordinary
powers in the event of any disturbance
of public order and Cuba will continue
to elect senators and deputies to the
corteS as al present.
Altogether the reforms are much
broader than those granted to Porto
Rico. The powers of the governor gem
1nl, cd f1,.a
Gil of administration is fairly repre-
sentative of all parties and interests.
The Spanish government will continue
tC vote budgets and treaties for colonies.
Spanish products. according to the re-
form scheme. will be allowed rebate
of 40 per cent on Cuban tariff, as COM
pared with other imports.
A BAD IMPRESSION.
LONDON, Feb. A dispatch to the
st. James Gazette from Madrid. pub
lished this afternoon, says the outline
of the Cuban reforms made public has
made a bad impression, being regarded
as yielding too much to Cuba.
OPPOSE RECOGNITION.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. A reso-
luton calling on the president of the
United States to recognize the belliger-
ency of the Cuban insurgents was over
whelmingly defeated in the house of
representatives today.
THE BANISHED LADIES.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. A
special to the Citizen from Tampa, Fla,
says:
Senorita Clemencia and Consuleo Ar
anago, accompanied by their brother,
arrived here tonight from Havana en-
route to some place of safety These
young ladies are sisters of Gen. Paul Ar
anago, who is operating with the insur-
gents near Havana. and who was with
the party who blew up the train near Ha-
vana a few days ago. This act so en-
ragged Gen. Weyler that he issued an or
der for the ladies to leave Cuba or be
punished for the crime of their brother
against the government. They had
with them Gen. Weyler's order of ex-
pulsion. They would not make known
their destination, but express great sat
isfaction at being safely away from
Cuba.
THE THREE FRIENDS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-Although
instructions We're sent to the officials
several days ago directing them to libel
the Three Friends as pirate. no SER
vice, so far as known here. has yet been
secured. The failure to carry out the in
structions of the department of justice
in this matter is the subject of comment
among the officials, and it is likely that
it may result in an investigation. The
evidence in the case appears to be that
several days ago the collector at jack
sOnville reported that the captain of the
Three Friends had asked permission to
go on four days wrecking cruise and
the collector asked for instructions The
treasury officials replied that the request
might be granted. providing the vessel
carried an officer of the revenue cutter
service and subscribed to an oath TO the
effect that they would not violate the
neutrality laws in any way. Subsequent
ly the collector again telegraphed that
he had been directed by the United
States attorney TO hold the ressel until
she could be libeled as pirate and ask
ing if he should do as directed. A tele-
gram was Immediately returned. in
structing him to do as asked. The col
lector, however. permitted her to leave
port under the authority of the first tel
egram No satisfactory explanation of
this has yet been received.
The Wrecl1ing absence period granted
the Three Friends expired today, but
nothing has been heard of her. 1t is
thought probable, however, that she
will return as agreed, but if not it is be-
lieved the collector will be called upon
to explain his conduct. AS soon as the
vessel returns she will he proceeded
against as pirate and the trial pushed
to a speedy determination.
CUBANS WILL NOT YIELD.
NEW YORK Feb. 4.-Senor Palma,
the head Of the Cuban junta in this city,
was asked today if the insurgents would
lay down their arms upon the promul-
cation of the plan Of reforms for the
administration Of Cuba. He declined to
answer categ0rically, but said: Had
genuine autonomy instead of sham re-
forms been offered to the people of Cuba
before they arose in arms, the CubapS
would surely have accepted it and
bloodshed and total devastation of the
island would have been avoided.
IF the Cuban people did not accept
the sham reforms then and arose in
arms for Independence, how would they
accept them now or enter into any kind
Of a compromise which has not for its
basis the absolute Independence of the
island. They are sure of success, AMI
one thing is certain; that is, that the
CubanS never again will place their
necks under the Spanish yoke.
''They have proved so far that they
are able to conquer the Spaniards and
govern themselves"
WANT A GUARANTEE
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.--A special to
the World from Bataviano, Cuba, dated
January y. says: All Cuban property
holders will be glad if the insurgents
can accept the kind of autonomy Spain
is about to offer, but it must be guar
anteed by the United States.
Your correspondent is convinced that
the insurgents can hold OI1t almost in