The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-03

TAMPA Fla, Sept. Brig. Gen.
Enrique Collazo, of the Cuban army
has written several letters to his family
in this city on the situation of affairs
in Cuba. The letters, though delayed,
contain some interesting features. IN
der Gate of Parras he writes:
1--WE have just passed the electoral
period with tranquility and the exercise
of our rights of liberty. There were
Is. 900 votes cast in the Orienta, the
eastern division, which is composed OF
the provinces of Camaguey, Puerto
Principe and Santiago. The Official
board met at Mala Noch and declared
the results The following are the
names of those who were elected py
the First division: Enrique Collazo
AureIo Hevia, Tomas Pardo, Manuel
D'Esprague, while from the Secohd
Manuel Rodguez, Jose Fernandez, Jose
De Castry and Carlos De Cespeoes
were elected. We have not learned the
result of the election in Carmaguey
vet hut exnect to march in that direc-
tion in about fifteen or twenty days
1t is after this march that we VIII Nd
our preliminary meetings Oh those
elected to the assembly. The final meet
ing to select the new government VIII
be held some time in September l
think we will make the change OF gov
ernment without any difficulty and IN
conformity with the law. so that the
outside world can see that, in the midst
of this terrible struggle, we can IVe To-
gather as a free people, in the exercise
of our just rights
In the next letter Gen. Colazo says
eve have just passed terrlple crlslS'
After nine months of drought we We're
without vegetables in the Orlent anu
+herA were no cattle. There was no
1-s+er We have an excessive popu4a-
ZION in Holguin alone 5oUOo, anu We
80 afraid this crisis would nave
nrcs+rated US But il was 50 lldt We
ware able to bring from Candsu sueS
and Tl1nis great herds of cattle Whlch
carried US over to the rainy seolooI: :
Now we have a great apuAuatioe -
vegetables and all of the necesol1iee
life We are assured OF tIle 1lle-l 'a]
+ri71nonh. which will soon occur IL We
80 - leITad from the outside, but later
If we are left to ourselves, success ~
he ours ultimately"
Rv the same courier that Dfousncc I
over these letters came the ADDRESS OF
Cen. CoIlazo. delivered to his conslltu
ents upon his election as delegate.
THE address shows that at meetlng
of the assembly, which elects the new
president and cabinet some time TINS
month, a radical change will De mace
in the policy of the government IN
his address he said regarding the
change of government: I'VE have had
until now government of war. We
need for the future a government OF
peace, respectful Of the law and ener-
eetically enforced. We must then
create a government in which the
three powers can act in perfect 1nde-
pendence, but at the same time help-
ing each other as guarantee OF liber-
ty.
1--WE will define by means Of a most
extended constitution the form OF re-
publican government we need, secur-
ing to each state its individual gov
ernment- The executive power should
be vested in the president, who should
be elected by the people. he having
the full power to appoint his cabinet
or ministry, being vested with pow
er over the army also. The legislative
power should reside in the house of
representatives, the members Of which
should be elected by popular vote, the
house to perform its functions in
limited time, taking q recess and being