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HAS A HOME.
Declaration That Cuban Republic
Possesses a Seat of Government.
PROPOSITION MADE BY REV. DIR. DIAz.
Ready to Conduct Representative of
the United States to tho Capital
Effected Proposed Reforms
on Cuba.

New York, Jan. "A special from
Atlanta, Ga, says: Rev. DR.. Dinz, who
was banished from Cuba by Capt Gen.
Weylcr, has received Il commission from
President Cisncros Betancourt. DIR.
Diaz says:
81 propose TO put stop to the talk about
Cuba having no government, and that gov
eminent having no residence. hereby de-
clare my readiness TO personally conduct
any agent whom President Cleveland may
designate straight to the seat of Cuban
government IN Cubitas and into the pres
ence of President Cisneros This will
undertake TO do, not only with assured
safety to the agent, but with the same
ease and speed with which he could go to
Havana. Our government only asks that
the agent shall examine tho facts as to
authority exercised and extent of terri
tory controlled. We challenge a compar-
ison as to results between such personal
investigation as has been made on be-
half of the Spaniards by Consul-General
Lee from Havana, and by such agent as
may be sent to Cubitas on behalf of the
CubnnS. Consul-General Lee Will find him
self blocked on the outskirts of Havana
unless backed up by All army, while the
agent at Cubitus Will find the whole island
open to him except the spots occupied by
Spanish fortj."
DR.. Diaz spoke with great earnest
ness. He says that he is armed with
official documents to undertake the
Cuban end of the task proposed.
Effect OF Reforms on Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 2.-The effect of the
reforms proposed by the Spanish gov
erEment for Porto Rico, when extended
to Cuba, as is proposed when the insur-
rcction has been brought under fur
Their control, will be to create three
series of administrative bodies in the
island, independent of the representa-
thes of Cuba in the Spanish cortes.
The voters, under a system of limited
suffrage, are already permitted 10
choose the boards of aldermen of mu-
inequalities, and the mayors are to be
chosen from these boards by vote of
their members. The next body in rank
is the provincial assembly, of which
there is only one in Porto Jico, but one
for each of the six provinces of Cuba.
The functions of the provincial assem-
bly, are largely united with those of The
proposed council of administration in
the case of Porto Rico, because there
is but one body.
The council of administration will be
an independent body in Cuba, and will
for the first time give the Cubans a large
share of control over their internal do
nestle concerns. The home govern
ment will retain control of the laws
levying taxation and will reserve the
right TO review the budget of appro-
priations, but the appropriations will
be made by the council of administra-
ton, subject to the approval of the min
istry at Madrid. The Spunish govern
ment does not propose at present to
widen the limits of the suffrage, which
extends to persons paying combined
tax of five dollars and to several of the
learned professions. The reforms in
contemplation for Cuba are largely
those which We're embodied in the de.
cree of March Is, 1895, but which have
not been put in force because of the in.
surrection. Changes which have been
proposed in this law will require to be
submitted to the cortes at their meeting
in the spring, but it is not doubted that
the plans proposed by the ministry will
be accepted.