The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06
BLANCo WINS NO BATTLES.
HIS TRIP INTO EASTERN CUBA
PROVES A FAILURE.


Through Which Ex-Secretary Oh
ney Made Contribution Exciting
COmment-Many spaniards Said to
he in Favor of Annexation.
Havana, via Key West, Feb. 1.-THE re-
ported action of ex-Secretary of State
Olney in contributing 500 for the relief of
the suffering in Cuba through the Span
ish minister in Washington, ignoring Con-
sui General Lee. is criticised by Amer
cans here as tending to cast discredit upon
the contributions through the state de-
partment. The announcement that the gift
was made through the Spanish minister
was cabed here and given publicity, and a
prominent American resident, speaking of
the matter, sNid that the cable dispatch
sent by Secretary, Congosto of the Inte-
rior Goven to Senor Dupuy de LONE in
Washington, in response, cost as large
sum as the gift.
Insurgent Colonel Camejo, a countryman
of Gen. Maxine Gomez, who succeeded
Leader Cuervo, has already organized two
squadrons of cavalry in the districts of
Guanamor and San Nicolas, in Havana
province.
El Diaro de la Marina, which has hither-
to refused to admit that annexation SEN
timent existed among resident Spaniards
in Cuba, now recognize the fact that many
Spaniards here believe that annexation is
| necessary to save their lives and property.
A crisis is reported TO have occurred in
the council of secretaries and it is said that
SenOr Goven secretary Of the interior,
awaits the return of Captain General
Blanco to present his resignation.
This is asserted to be due to the re-
fusal of Senor Moret, Spanish minister for
the colonies, to repeal the law relative to
the removal of judges and magistrates.
1t is the common belief that Gen. Blan-
co.'s march into Eastern Cuba has proved
total failure, as have also Gen. Pando's
plans, military operations in the East be-
ing suspended during the dry season, the
| only time available for fighting the insur-
gents.
Senior de LONE, the Spanish minister at
Washington, has counseled the colonial
counsel of secretaries as to whether be
should continue to pay Gen. Julio San
gully the allowance which the latter 1e-
| ceVed before his recent trip to Havana,
and the secretaries have replied that the
| allowance should be discontinued.
Five more dynamiters have been arrest
| ed on suspicion of completely in the re-
| cent explosion in the city. The prison
! ers contradicted each other when testi-
! fying before the military court. Chief of
| Police Pagliery had found some days be-
| fore the arrests were made one bomb con-
| tanning two kilos of dynamite in corri-
| dor in the Hotel Inglaterra, which did
not explode and another bomb on a cor
ner Of TEXAS Monte street which e@ploded
Both these discoveries were kept secret
at the time in order to avoid alarming the
city 1t is known that a large quantity
of dynarhite has been brought into Ha-
vana for the purpose of blowing up the
principal buildings of the city.
The reformst and autOnOmist papers as
sert that President Masso was authorlz-
ed by the revolutionary junta TO agree
upon terms of peace with capt Gen
Blanco and that this fact caused Cen
Blanco's march into Puerto Principe
1t is rumored that new political party
will soon be formed, dividing the auton-
omsts into radical and conservative
wings. The plan was suggested by the
government in retaliation for the action
taken against the Conservatives, which
excluded them from office in all branches
of the government, thus disgusting them
and compelling them to take refuge in
annexation in order to save their lives
and property. The plan proposed consists
in the formation of a Radical wing with
such leaders as Senors Bruzona, Ambl3rd,
Dolz and Giberga 0he last named mem
ber of the Cuban revolutionary junta al
Paris) which viii attract the insurgents
to autonomy. and a Conservative wing
having as leaders Seniors Galvez, Montoro,
Zayas Fernandez de Castro, Cueto ana
Gown, who would attract the actual Con-
seryatives and induce them to accept the
plan. This agitation, as well as the cessa-
ton of military operations has paralyzed
commerce and is creating discomfort ana
a feeling of discoura cement IT is believed
that the policy of the new political party
if it docs not meet with success, VIII, in
failing, precipitate the loss of the island.
1t is asserted on high military authority
that Gen. Gomez has crossed into Cana
guey and will sail thence for New York
whittier he has been called by the jnnta.
Juan Ramirez, who served as chief of
the insurgents in the last war, will sail
shortly for ManzanillO TO use his influence
to induce the insurgents to surrender.
Dispatc tches received from Madrid late to-
dav. which were not allowed to be pub
llshed. say that the Sagasta cabinet has
become disguised with the autonomist
Cuban ministry for not following a mill
tary policy and not attempting to attract
the insurgents, but simply attending TO
their own interests, ignoring entirely the
insurgents in the field. Il Is desired that
Senors Giborga, Amalard, Gown, Bruzan
and Font should form a radical party, en-
trusted with the task of arranging terms
with the insurgents, the government Of
fering 20 disarm the volunteers and form
a militia with the Cubans, and also Of
fering TO pay one-half of Cubas debt
amounting actually to $6)0,0)0O0O, of
which amount $300,OOOOO0 was incurred
during the last war, S240,000,000 during the
present insurrection and the remaining
sGOOOO.OOO of which is actual indebtedness
of the government.
Advlces from Madrid confirm the reports
that Senior Congosto's removal from the
Office Of secretary Of the government has
been asked for.
Great public anxiety exists, but Is pre-
vented by the censor from being shown in
the newspapers. This anxiety Is due to
the evolutions OF the American fleet and
the presence Of war vessels at Lisbon and
in the vicinity of the Azores, in the route
of Spanish steamer to Cuba: while other
warships will leave for st. Thomas near
Porto Rico, St. Thomas and other Cuban
ports. These movements are taken as
clearly indicating to Spain that the Amer
lean government is prepared for an emer-
eency and is eagerly watching the move
ments OF the Spanish fleet from strategic
points.
SPAIN TO SEND MORE CRUISERS.