The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

that the reforms consist chiefly in tn
creation Of an assembly, TO be called tn
council of a ministration composed o.
th;rty-five members, of whom twenty
one are to be elected by the people ant
six by different corporations. The re-
nainder Will be one magistrate, one uni
versity professor, one archbishop, and
i've former senators or deputies.
The council of the administration Is
| empowered, firstly. to prepare budg-
| et; secondly, to examine into the fitness
OF officials appointed; thirdly, to make
tariff subject to the condition of Span
| ish imports having advantage over the
general tariff.
The governor-generai will represent the
home government and will have the right
| TO nominate officials, who should be Gu
| bans or Spaniards who have resided two
! years in Cuba. Nevertheless, he may
| freely terminate high functionaries, such
as magistrates, projects. etc.
| Otner DEGREES concern the organization
of the provisional municipalities, which
are to be literally representative.
The municipal councils-general will be
empowered to elect their presidents and
| have exclusive control of public educa-
ton.
| ment 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 at present
Altogether the reforms are much broa-
der in the direction OF decentralization
than those granted TO Porto Rico. The
powers Of the governor-general are
much extended while the council of ad-
ministration is fairly representative OF
all parties and interests. The Spanish
government will continue to vote bud
gets and treaties for the colonies The
Spanish products. according to the re-
forms scheme, viii be allowed a rebate
OF 40 per cent Of the Cuban atriff, COM
pared with other imports
Londop, Feb. "A dispatch 70 the
Times from Madrid says that the Cuban
scheme or autonomy is almost exclusive
~ the work of Prime Minister Canovas
Gel Castillo. the preamble appearing in
the prender's own handwriting in the
original copy.
HOW CUBA MAY TAKE IT.
New York, Feb. 5-A special to the
World from Bataviano, Cuba, dated
January p, says: ,...
All Cuban property holders will be
glad if the insurgents can accept the
kind, of autonomy Spain is about to Of
fer. but it must be guaranteed by the
United States
Your correspondent is convinced that
the insurgents can hold out almost in
definitely on the present line. 1t is not
believed that Spain can long maintain
the war, which is costing her nearly So
100000 month. But if Spain can be in
duced 10 make just concessions to the
Cubans, 1T Is known that the most DOW
erful people here, who now sympathize
with the insurgents, or even the great
Plantation owners, who now secretly aid
the rebels, will bring great pressure upon
Gomez 10 accept. The insurgents now in
arms will follow unquestioningly his
lead.
The Cubans will win absolute free
dom, 1t is true, in time, but this means
the total ruin of all interests. American
as well as Cuban. 1t is hoped that Spain
Will see the inevitable and will seize the
only means left to her to keep Cuba.
1t is known that Secretary Olney and
President Cleveland wish greatly to ar
range autonomy. and that De LONE. the
Spanish minister al Washington. has
guaranteed that Spain will accept the
United States arrangement Prime Min
lister Canovas has not yet made good De |
Lome's promise. The state of public
opinion probably prevents it.
III Gomez accepts and indorses the |
plan of autonomy when it is promulgat-
ed, there will be truce and proba bly, |
long negotiations between Spain and the !
insurgents with the United States as |
mediator. The fact remains that Spain |
has not yet gone half way
This is written by candlelight. with |
IN 900 yards OF an encampment OF one OF |
General Weyler's flying columns
NEWSPAPERS FLOP OVER.
Havana, Feb. Ala Lucha and Dia- |
rio De La Marina received yesterday ca
Diagrams giving extracts from the auto
nomy reform to be published officially |
next Tuesday. Thedispatc have no. |
yet appeared in any of the local papers /
but La Lueha in an editorial comment
ing upon the reforms proposed by the
Spanish premier. says:
La Lucia, being a republican news |
paper, cannot help expressing enthus,-
asm and admiration for Premier Cano-
vas Del Costello on account of the liberal /
spirit manifested in these reforms. To |
the premier we are solely indebted for
this liberality, and we hope that the en-
enies Of Canovas Del Castillo. who have
heretofore considered him a draweta
considered him drawback to the
cause OF Cuban liberalism. will hereaf-
ter regard him as the illustrious states
man that ne is, and that they viii all be
devoted as such"
La Marina. until yesterday the stsunch
adversary Of Del Castillo, today contains
lsudatory phrases. praisng the premier
Tor the liberal spirit shown in the propos-
"a reforms, and expressing the hope shat
he will be able to successfully carry
them out
TOO LATE FOR REFORMS.
New York, Feb. 4.-Estra da Palma, |
me head Of the Cuban jun-a in this city.
Vas asked today IL the insurgents would |
ay down their arms upon the promulga-
lion OF the plan OF reforms for the admin
stration OF Cuba. He declined 10 an
iwer categorically. but said:
Had genuine autonomy instead OF
sham reforms been offered TO the people
n Cuba before they rose IN arms the
cueans you'd surely have accepted II,
and therefore bloodShed and total dew |
sstation OF the island would have been
iverted. II the Cuban people did not sc-
,ept the sham reforms then and arose in
arms for independence how would they
accept them now or enter into sny kind |
y compromise which has no; for irs basis |
ne absolute independence Of the island?
ihey are sure % success. and one thing
5 certain; that Il. that the Cubsns WI |
lever again place their necks under the
spanish yoke They have proved 80 far
IA, tney are able 10 conquer the Span
ards and govern themselves
WEYLER Is SCARED.
Cincinnati, @. Feb. A special 10 the |
commercial Tribune from Key Yves, !
avs:
IL IS rumored IN Havana tonight tha. |
General VIEWER will refur, n Savs-a