The herald., 1897-08-22
Will Convene the Cortes
in November
THE DEAD PREMIER'S POLICY
WILL BE CONTINUED TOWARD
THE CUBANS
The New Leader Is Confident Of the
Suppression of Even the Anti
Dynastics
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN SEBASTIAN, August 21.-den4
eral Azcarraga, Premier and Minister
of War, has decided to convene the
Cortes in November. The Premier an
nounces that he is in accord with Gen
eral Weyler, Captain General of Cuba,
but reserves the right to make further
examinatio of the Cuban question. In
conclusion the Premier proclaims him
self as being the head Of the government
and not the leader of any party.
WAITING FOR WOODFORD
NEW YORK, August 21.-A dispatch
to the World from San Sebastian, Spain,
refers to the definite appointment OF
General Azcarrage as Prime Minister,
and says: The Cabinet, 1t is understood,
will follow the main lines Of the policy Of
the dead Premier, both at home and in
the colonies, and will do it's best to OBJ
tain the support of all the groups Of the
Conservative party without distinction.
General Azcarraga has no i'll feeling
| toward America. He has always been
on friendly terms with Minister Taylor.
and Is a traveller and enlightened officer.
He had two long interviews with the
Queen Regent before his appointment.
They were devoted largely to discussing
the relations between the United States
and Spain, on account of the approaching
arrival of General Woodford, the new
American Minister. When he comes the
new government will be obliged to let
the nation know the whole truth regard
ing those relations and the purport OF
General Woodfords instructions This
is the feature of the crisis which causes
the gravest anxiety to all Spanish states
men and Generals.
The Minister of War declared himself
ready to assume the responsibilities of
Premier If the Queen appealed to his pa
triotism and loyalty, and stated that he
had received from Marshals Blanco,
Campos and Lopez Dominguez offers Of
hearty support, and from Senor Sagas-
"a a promise or friendly neutrality. He
felt confident that all Conservativesand
even the anti-dynastic parties, like the
Carlists and Republicans, to man would
assist the Crown and Cabinet to face the
complications in the colonies of foreign
dictation.
MISS CISNEROS' CASE
NEW YORK, August 21-Captain-
General Weyler, in cable dispatch from
Havana to the World, denies the report
that Evangelna Cisneros, a Cuban girl
of 18, of sensational beauty, gentle breed
ing and pure life, had been tried or SEN
fenced to imprisonment for two years In
the Spanish penal colony at Ceuta. The
girl is the niece of the President of the
Cuban republic. General Weyler's dis
patch to the World reads as follows:
jttl foio
in the preliminary stages a person named
Evangelina Cisneros, who, deceitfully
Turing to her house the rnilitary COM
mander of the Isle Of Pinos, had accom-
plices posted secretly, who tied him and
attempted to assaSsinate him. This case
is in the preliminary stages and has not
as yet been tried by competent tribunal,
and, consequently, no sentence has been
passed nor approved by me. 1 answer
the World with the frankness and truth
| that characterize all my acts
| (Signed) "WEYLER."
CORRESPONDENTS EXPELLED
HAVANA, August 21.-As foreshad-
owed in the Associated Press cable of
August 20, which staed that the Captain
General had signed an order expelling
from Cuba Eduardo Garcia, a local cor
| icopOAdCAl, anu 1cOISe EuSeH6 bTySOl,
correspondent from New York, the
former has embarked on the Spanish
steamer Panama, sailing for New York
direct, while the Consul-General has been
notified that the latter must leave dur
ing the coming week
A NIGHT CHASE
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, August 21.-
Last night heavy firing at sea by rapid
firing guns and the rays of search light
brought out the people of this city. The
whole affair was carefully noted by the
officers of the First Artillery from their
quarters in ST. Francis barracks, who are
positive the vessel fired not less than
forty shots, at first rapidly and then at
short intervals as if the object of the
chase were caught. Then the rapid fir
ing would be repeated. The ship, pre-
sumably war vessel, could not come
nearer than about five miles off the shore.
and was evidently chasing light-draft
boat, as the flashes came from the star
board gun. The coast is indented by
sand strip reaching out to about one
mile off this bar, ard it forms the cone or
Anastasia lighthouse, straight down the
coast for fourteen miles to Matanzas In
let. The st. Augustine bar had seven feet
of water at the stage of the tide when
the firing commenced, which would have
prevented the coming over of the Three
Friends or the Dauntless, were those veg
sells chased. There were only four feet
of water in Matanzas Inlet, and unless
vessel could make this harbor she
would have to either put to sea or sur
render For this reason, indications
point to the fleeing boat taking an east
erly course. When the firing commenced
squall was on and the night was very
dark.
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