The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Dynamite Said To he Stored to Bio,
ID the City.

Dynamite Said to he Stored to Blow
Up the City.
Havana, via Key West. February Sit
is commonly believed that General Blan-
co.'s march into Eastern Cuba has proved
u total failure.
Senior De LONE. the Spanish minister at
Washington, has counseled with the colon
ial council of secretaries as TO whether he
should continue to pay General Julio San
gully the allowance which the latter re-
ceived before his recent trip TO Havana,
and the secretaries have replied that the
allowance should be discontinued.
Five more dynamiters have been ar
rested on suspicion OF conspiracy in the
recent explosions in the city. The PRISON.
ers contIaUicted each others testimony he
fore the military court. Chief of Police
lasliery had found bomb containing Two
llilos OF dynamite in a corridor in the Ho-
tel Ingletire which did not explode, and
found a bomb on the corner of TEXAS Mont
street which exploded. Both these discov-
cries were kept secret at the time In order
To avoid alarming the city. 1t Is known
that a large quantity of dynamite has been
brought into Havana for the purpose of
blowing up the principal buildings Of the
city
The reformists and autonomists papers
assert that President Masso was asked by
the revolutionary junta TO agree ON the
terms OF peace and that this fact caused
General Blanco's march into Puerto prin-
| cipe.
| 1t is rumored that new political party
will coon he formed, dividing the autono-
| mists, radical and conservative parties.
| The plan suggested by the government Is
IN retaliation for the action taken against
| the conservatives which excluded them
| from office in all the branches of the gov
ernment thus disgusting them and COIN
pelllng them to take refuge in annexution
| in order TO save their lives and properly.
The plan proposed consists In the forma-
| tion OF aradical wing, with such leaders
as Seniors Bruzon Amblard, DOLE and Gil
her tthc last named n member of the Gu
Ian revolutionary junta at Parisl. which
would attract the Insurgents TO autonomy
and conservative wing, having as leaders
Seniors Galyes, Montoiu. Zayas. Fernandez,
| DeCastro Cuesto and GOWN, who would NJ :
| tract the actual conservatives and Induce
them TO accept the plan. This political az
ilation. as we'll as the cessation OF military
operations has paralyzed commerce and 4,
creating disccnient aud feeling of dis
| couragement. II Is believed that The policy
OF the new political PARTY, IL il does not
meet With success. viii, In falling, pre,ip,-
| tatc the loss Of the island
| II Is asserted on high military authoritv
| that GENERAL Gomez has crossed into Cam.
aFuay and win sail thence for New York.
whiihtr he has been called by the iunia
Juan Jnarez. who served as chief in The
| Insurgents IN the last war. will sail SHORT;
Ter Man2anillo TO use his influence 10 IN
duce the insurgents 10 surrender.
Dispatches received from Madrid late to-
day, which are not allowed 10 be publishcI
say thai tho Sagasta cabinet has become
disgusied with the autonomist Cuban min
istry for not following military policy
and not attempting 10 ATTACK The ins,,r-
gents, b't SIMPLY attend to their own In
teresis ignoring entirely the Insurgents in
tho field.
y s fcgref that Scrors Gihars. Rruzon
Amblard. GOWN and Fon, should form I.
radical rarty entrusted with The task q
arranging terms with the inspryent govern !.
msn'' Offering to disarm tho volunteers