The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-01
AUTONOMY DEGREES.
Home Rule Scheme for Cuba ls
at Last Officially Signed
and Announced.
aALIENT FEATURES OF THE PLAN.

Parliament Of Two Chambers, the Upper tn
Consist Wholly of spaniards -Insurgent
Assembly Utters "a Def-Declares That
It's Motto Is Independence or DEATH"
and Repadiates Anything Short Thereof
Liberated Prisoners Cause Riot
Madrid, Nov. 27.-The Official Gazette
publishes this morning the royal DEGREES
granting autonomy To Cuba and Porto
Rico, thus removing the anxiety that
had begun to be expressed on all sides
as the result of the governments reti-
sence and unexplained delay. Article
explains the principles OF the future
government OF the two islands. Article
DEGREES that the government OF each
island shall be composed Of an insular
parliament, divided into two chambers,
while a governor general, representing
the home government, shall exercise in
it's name the supreme authority. Arti-
Gle 3 declares that the faculty OF maxi
ing laws for colonial affairs rests with
the insular chambers and the governor
general.
Con ,titution of the Parliament.
Article directs that the insular rep
resentation shall be composed OF two
corporations with equal powers. A
chamber OF representatives and coun-
cil OF administration. Article provides
that the council of administration shall
consist OF thirty-five members, OF whom
eighteen shall be elected and seventeen
nominated by the home governmnt. Ar
Hcle provides that the members OF the
council OF administration must be Span
tards So years OF age. who were born In
the island OF who have resided there con-
tnuously for four years. 1t specifies
numerous officials-such as senators.
presidents OF courts and OF chambers OF
commerce, and other bodies-as eligible
to election to the council. Articles to
~ Inclusive deal with nominations and
the conditions OF election to councils
Article Is empowers the throne or the
governor general TO convoke, suspend OF
dissolve the chambers with an obliga-
ton to reassemble them within three
months.
Government Of the Insurgents.
New York Nov. 27.-The Cuban con-
stituent assembly which met recently at
Camaguey TO remodel the constitution
and elect a new president has issued a
manifesto which reached the office of
Me Cuban junta IN this city yesterday.
The document is dated Layaya, Oct.
30, 1897, and is signed by Domingo
hendeZ Capote, as president Of the as
sembly The manifesto is addressed by
The Representatives Of the Cuban Peo-
pie. to All Those Who Have the hide
pendence and Future Welfare Of Cuba
at Heart The document says
says that the assembly before ad-
journing deemed ii its duty TO proclaim,
among other things. that mo special
laws. no political reform or autonomy.
nothing, in short. that the Spanish gov
eminent may be willing to grant that
means Spanish sovereignty over Cuba.
shall be accepted by the Cubans as a
settlement Of the war.
Independence or Death.
independence or death is and shall
be the unalterable and sacred motto Of
the Cuhans. The Cubans have not re-
sorted TO arms in order 10 obtain any
political measure which does not at once
and for all solve the Cuban question.
That is the reason we will accept moth
ing short Of absolute independence. 1t
is our purpose TO constitute an independ-
ent state. orderly prosperous and hap
by. over the ruin Of a worn-out colony.
We are firmly determined to carry on
tho uyar until I.ictory ar death prpNNp c