The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
SOME BLANCO SCHEMES
His Policy One of Bribery and
Assassination.
AGENT SENT TO NEW YORK
VIII Join Filibustering Expedition and Act as
Spanish Spy and Murder Gomez if an
Opportunity Presents ITSELF

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-The Prsss tomor-
row will publish a sensational letter writ
ten to a resident of this city by "a Dis
tinguished Resident" of Havana, whose
name is withheld for obvious reasons. The
letter says. in part:
you know that the policy of Gen. Blanco
has always been combination of bribery
and assassination. You will not be sur
prised, therefore, at what is to follow. The
information has been given TO me by
Cuban. who, owing to the autonomist farce,
holds a position in the councils of the
captain-general
THE friend tells me that DR.. Congosto.
who is the Michiavelli of Gen. Banco, has
several schemes in store, but the most i'm.
portant ones that will give you clearer
insight into the methods of the pacifcation
that the Spaniards inted, are as follows:
1.-THE first scheme is most important. DR..
Congosto has sent an emissary to New
York. 1 do not know his name. He is
tall man, with full beard, black eyes, and
a marked Spanish accent, though | am not
sure of his nationality. He has probably
started already for New York, where he
hopes to join one of the flibustering expe-
ditions and reach the army under Gomez.
hospitals. When an occasion presents itself
he is to murder Gen. Gomez. His recon-
pense for all these services will be some
thousands of dollars.
INV trouble is to understand where they
will get the money.
1.-The second scheme is with reference to
overtures to be made those fighting in the
field for Cuban liberty.
"You know as well as I do the old man
Jose Roban, and you remember as well as
I do in the former uprising he showed him
self to be a Spaniard of the Spaniards.
Now his son, Luis, is the leader command
ing the insurgent brigade in Sagua for
Havana, where he now resides. Congosto
knows that Gomez has issued a proclama-
ton ordering every leader to see that all
emissaries who may present themselves
with propositions of peace that are now
based on the absolute independence of the
island shall be sentenced to death. He fur
Their adds that all infractions of this order
shall be considered treason Now, DR..
Congosto has conceived the idea of send
ing the father to the son with propositions
looking toward autonomy, thus placing the
son in the position of either shooting his
father being himself declared a traitor.
The poor old man. refused, but l know not
how long he may Withstand the pressure
that is being brought to bear on him.
1.-The last scheme is as follows:
aA"Drl Congosto is endeavoring to secure
the services of some prominent man in the
United States. This prominent person is to
come here and on his return to the states,
is to declare that autonomy is an accom-
plished fact, that peace is firmly estab-
lished and other foolish things.
LAS if this could alter the real state of
affairs, and as If Consul General Lee were
not here to tell the truth. And, by the by,
I very much fear that If this gentleman
Gee) does not take his departure in good
time he is running the risk of being blown
to neceS.o