The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-01-19
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over q large shoe store On the sign !
was set forth a very I'D picture of
Cleveland, with the African dag on
one side and the SpanA flag on the
other.
The common Americabeople, how
ever, come 10 for much Intempt and
aversion by the Spanisbeople. AT
n Of their theatres theIther day an
actor threw down the Aerican flag
on the stage and dancedh it to show
the low opinion in whid he held it.
The applause was deafeng. In their
carlcatures the SpanisI invariably
draw anything and everything Ameri-
can In the guise OF q g-that is,
everything but Cleveland
There is a movement Sw on foot,
manly with the acknowledgements
to promote 1T, which ma ave some
political effect in Cuba. When [ left
tne island the other day ifas the plan
OF he Marquis to start f Madrid on
January 10 to demand IL recall OF
General Weyler and Mini de Lone.
He Is very much dissaLisli( with Wcy-
ley's management of the Yr; says that
Weyler is not trying to 1T down the
1~nsurrection, and that dlLome is Of
no Spanish use ut Washington. He
charges de LONE with luch foolish
expenditure Of Spanish mbey at WASH
lngton, and says that haas seer h.,
accounts at the Madn Treasury.
which showed that the 5tnish Minis
ter was paying out an a}rage sum uf
81 800 u day AZ Washiuglu in the ma
ture OF secret service "boney. This
would be aside from eitltr de L,me's
salary or the natural exfnses of him
and his suite.
The Marquis Apezteglt is the head
OF what is known as the Institutional
or absolutely loyal SpaEh party in
Cuba. There are three hrties there.
FIRST are the Constttuthalists, who
are The tories of Cuba and blindiy
loyal TO Spain. They Wnt the ODD
spanish conditions rested and the
lnsurrcctlonlsts wipgG OF and burned
out, root and branch. Then there
is the AutoDOnist partj Thew are
loyal to the Spanish iIg, but they
want nome III ana sctgOvernment
on the Canadian plan. pr this party
Senior MontOro, one of thchOst elevated
characters, abiest lawyds and great
est orators in the islands, the head.
Third and last there arlSeparatists.
These are the iusurredonists, and
they arc generally in rebellion.
The Marquis ApeZtegfa is one OF
the richest men in the iAnC, and il
the owner Of the Constable sugar es.
tate. Hence his interestln a speedy
conclusion of the war. lis manager
is now grinding cane anacxpects &c
make 220, GOO sacks Of sugI and saws
that he is not molested byIhu insur
gents-the reason for hill security
perhaps, being hat the e1ttc main
tnjnS a nopri.,n OF f.,,, In A.. I .opI
Spanish soldiers, for whom the Mar
quis is said TO pay $40, 600 amonth t.
the Spanish authorities ID Havana
| was also reliably ipformedhat othcl
estates have not only paid fl Spanish
garrisons, but have also pl4ated tn,
insurgents by producing armAammuni
ton and money wher called upon.
suppose that the Constaucia state af
fairs will be interesting to \ merica
: as | was informed it is heuvA indcbt
! ca 10 Philadelplla mcrchluts ant
money lenders.
Senior MuntOrO, whom | licntionc,
as the head o! the Autonomit party
I who occupies middle groundlbctweeI
the ultra-Spanish party and e insur
: ~recllonlsts, Is considered by teryb0i.
I to be a man OF pure characar. 1t i
t upon Montoro that our Stat depart
ment chiefly relies for INFORMATION "a
t this time. Early in the struggle tn
Autonomists insisted that Elontor
5 should go to Madrid at the lad OF
: delegation TO insist upon ,ttonom,
, He had been often to Spain ID Cuba
, membcrOf the Spanish Cortrj and wa
known To nave great inllLInce wit
; Spain. But Monloro YOU'D not ,ca
. the delegation, probably Deausc ii
ala not believe the mission buld hav
3 success AS consequences, however
the Autonomlsts nave now lnEhe mai
( gone over to the insurgcnisI Monitor
l ana a lie" or the leaders are | that
J lett OF the Autonoinist parry. 1t
now spanish rule or absol tie ind,
pcndence.