The record-union., 1897-10-08
The Government Not Ready to An
SWer WOOdfOrd'S Note.
VIII Wait Till Programme for Reforms In
Cuba Is Published.
Understood That 1t Will Make
Clear to President Mckinley the
ResoIute Attitude Which Spain
Maintains in Regard to Island
Acknowledgements Battle Near
Matanzas.

MADRID, Oct. IA Cabinet Council,
at which the Queen Regent presided,
was held here to-day When the Min
listers separated the Premier, Senor Sa-
gasta, announced to the newspapers
that no final decision had been taken
in regard to the reply which Spain will
make to the note of the United States,
handed to the Duke of Tetuan, while
he was Minister of Foreign Affairs by
the United States Minister, General
Woodford. The Impartial" however,
says it learns that the reply of Spain
will satisfy Spanish susceptibilities in
making clear to President Mckinley
the resolute attitude which Spain
maintains in regard to Cuba
According to "El Heraldo," Spain's
reply to the United States will point
out that if American interests suffer
by reason Of the war in Cuba they
(the Americans) are themselves to
blame for it.
lei Heraldo" says also: I'VE under
stand that the Government will ex-
press its confidence that the new pol
icy to be pursued with regard to Cuba
viii produce a change in the attitude
of the United States"
Premier Sagasta's agreement with
Senior Gullion, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, proposes to send a moderate
reply declaring that the policy of Spain
is to await events, and to take such
measures as consideration and pru-
dence dictate until the change of policy
in Cuba smooths the relations between
the two Governments. The answer of
Spain will not be drawn up until the
programme for the reforms in Cuba
has been published.
WARFARE IN CUBA TO BE
CHANGED.
LONDON, Oct. THE Madrid cor
respondent of the Times referring
to the Cabinet Council yesterday
Thursday, says:
THE Cabinet was unanimnsfs in the
opinion that the system of warfare in
Cuba must be completely changed. Spe-
cial attention was drawn to the de-
plorable condition of the sick and
wounded soldiers now arriving. This
aspect of the case was considered at
the direct instance of the Queen Re-
gent.
Regarding the finances, although the
optimist views of the recent Minister
justified, it is said that with prudence
sufficient resources may be counted up
on, at least until the Cortes meets in
the spring, to authorize supplies.
The Daily Nails Madrid CORE
spondent says that the Premier an
nounced to the Cabient that the an
archists now in prison at Fort Mont
juich for the bomb throwing outrage
II, of
Corpus Christi will be Immediately
sent into exile or released
WEYLER WILL BE RECALLED.
MADRID, Oct. 1T is semi officially
announced that Captain General Wey-
Ter will be recalled from Cuba this
month, and that it is probable the
Cortes viii be dissolved in December
and a new Parliament convoked in
March.
BIG BATTLE IN CUBA.
HAVANA, Oct. IA big battle oc
Cured October I'd in the Camarones
Hills, not far from Matanzas, between
the Spanish under General Molina and
rebels under the command of Betan-
court, Sanguilly and Raoul Arrange.
The fight began at o'clock in the
morning and continued all day.
The official report published here
states that Molina attacked the rebel
position and drove the rebels out with
great loss. The report says that Cen
eral Molina had his horse shot under
him.
The correspondent at Matanzas has
obtained an account of the fight from
a Spanish official who was present
From this it appears that the rebel in
fantry was strongly intrenched in an
almost inaccessible position in the hills
and all efforts to dislodge We're futile,
resulting only in heavy losses for the
attacking forces. The insurgents had
taunted the Spanish during the whole
engagement General Molina narrowly
escaped death.
Enraged at his failure, he returned
to the attack the next day, but with
no better success. A large number of
wounded and dying Spanish soldiers
were brought into Matanzas.
General Jiminez Castellano left Pu-
erto Principe September 25th with
heavy forces for the purpose of attack
ing the Cuban Government headquar-
terrs at Guayamarillo, but heavy rains
and bad roads prevented him from car
rying out his plans, and after long
marches he returned to Puerto Prin-
cipe with 10S of his men i'll.
General Ruiz, while escorting a con-
voy from Puerto Principe to San Mich
olas, was attacked by rebels September
Both The rebel leader Juan Ducasse.
has crossed the Mariel Majana troeha
with a large force and is now eper-
ating with General Castillo.
'sEl Pals" publishes a statement to
the effect that up to date 1900 of the
5000 reconcentradoes iQ the town of
Jaguey GTande have died of hunger.
CUBAN SUPPLIES CAPTURED.
HAVANA, oct. 7.-According to the
bulletins issued to-day from the head
quarters of the Spaniards, a Govern
ment force has ambushed and captur-
ed a boat having on board twenty-sev-
en- boxes of ammunition and also seized
24S boxes of ammunition. it is stated,
belonging to an expedition which land
ed at the mouth of the River Ariamo,
in the District of Cienfuegos, Province
of Santa Clara. recently.
1t is further officially announced that