The herald., 1897-12-31


has accomplished in the way Of gaining
adhesion to the new policy. 1t purport,
to give list of insurgents who have sur
rendered. and includes dozen chiefs
one with the rank of Captain. The list
is not important enough to call for analy-
sis. AS in all official reports. the ma.
jority Of the persons presenting them
selves turn out to be reconcentrados
and children. The presentation in con.
siderable numbers of insurgents them.
selves, men who have been in the field
with arms in hands, would be evidence
which would Justify itself. This has
not happened. and the varying fortunes
Of the Spanish troops must yet be taker
as the barometer of the insurrectior
and Of autonomy.
OUT OF POLITICS
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 30.-Antonio
Gown, who has been offered a place as
minister of the interior of Cuba by the
Spanish government will not accept. He
was the founder of the autonomist party
in Cuba, but has no political aspirations
now.
BOLD INSURGENTS
HAVANA, Dec. 3O.-According to re.
port from Spanish sources at Esperanza
Province of Santa Clara, a party of in.
surgents fired into that town on Satur.
day night. Bullets struck number OF
residences, and one bullet went through
the sleeve Of Senorita Valdez, daughter
of the mayor Of the town.
RELIEF SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. SO.-Assistant
Secretary Day has received the follow
ing from the Superintendent Of the Ward
Line Steamship Company, in answer tc
an inquiry as to whether he could an
nounce that his line would convey sup
plies to Cuba for the relief Of the suffer-
ing people, free Of cost:
"Will be pleased to accept supplies for
Cuban sufferers free of cost. Presume
they will be consigned to General Lee? 2,
The Anaconda MONTY Standard tele-
graphed last night that the Secretary OF
State could draw on the National Park
Bank of New York for $500. already sub
scribed and paid in by Montana people
for the benefit of the Cuban sufferers.
More money is promised from the same
source January LIST. This money is be-
Lee.
NO REASON FOR WAR
MADRID, Dec. 31.-The announce
ment Of the intended departure of the
American correspondents from Cuba, to-
gether with the change Of attitude of the
United States. gives rise to the opinion
that the question is about to be peace
fully settled and that with the granting
of autonomy the war no longer has a
raison d'etre.
TOBACCO EXPORT
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 3O.-A special to
the Constitution from Havana. via Key
West, says:
From a strictly private. and yet re-
sponsible source, comes the information
that the port Of Havana will be opened
to expectation within twenty-four
hours. The port was closed by Captain
General Weyler's edict Of May IA, 1896,
for the purpose Of cutting the, tobacco
industries OF the United States. par
ticularly those OF Tampa ana Key West,
on from their supply. General Weyler
did this, he claimed, to insure per-
manent employment to the cigarmakers
in Havana during the troublesome,times
of war, but 1t Is konwn that his special
aim was to paralyze the Cuban colo
nies of the United States, from which
was coming the fostering strength that
made the insurgents formidable. There
are about 10000 bales of tobacco now
choked in the warehouses Of Havana
ready to be shipped to the states the
the port is opened. It is said
that the crop is promising, all of which
indicates that brighter days are dawn
Ing for the paralyzed commerce of Cuba
and the waning cigar factories of the
United States.