The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26
BLANCO TO SEE GOMEZ.
On the Way to Make an APP
peal to the Cuban General.
MS OvERTURES FOR PEACE
Il Is Expected These Leaders Will
Meet Near the Jucaro Trocha.

osmes wrote 20 Binnoos q while AGo, % Teu
him that Auteneuy wsula Ne Rruitless ssa
Urging Peace Negotiations On the naais or
Aforementioned - Bisnco Ceusuitsd with
u,arfa-nt II Beiievea Ne m Rnpewere 90
oner Peace on sone other nasis Tnsn Au-
,euony-Ths Cubans Are vinins % ray
spaiu n Lsrsel Iraempity rsr rnaepenasnoe
-spaniards in Havana Decay That niance
n, GolnE to Gee Demonstration niots In
matnnsas "A Spanish Train Destroyed.
HAVANA, Jan. 25. via Key West-The rows
has spread in town like wildfre to-day that Gen.
Blanco has gone 10 have . conference with Gen.
Maxine Gomez in order to reach an understand
ing with tho Cuban commander and establish
peace in the island. 1t 10 said here by the Span
ish authorities that this 10 an unfounded report,
Init upon careful investigation there 10 no doubt
that there IL something serious In the wind.
About q month ago Gen. Dlanoo received q
letter from Gen. Comes, IN which tho old
veteran invited him to give peace to Cuba by
recognising its independence. The letter
was very similar to the one addressed
BY Gen. Comes b Gen. Marines Campos
when the former invaded the provinces
of the West at the end Of 1895
and early in 1890. Gomez. in HIS letter to
Blanco, quoted his letter 10 Marines Campos
and said that ito such' q brute ~ Weyler he
would never address . line. but that to other
Spanish Generals he would repeat that the re-
sponslbility of % much bloodshod in Cuba was
upon Spain on account Of her stubborn refusal
TO recognize Cuba's freedom"
Tho letter also said that autonomy was and
ought to DO o failure because the Cubans desire
only independence. On tho basis Of indepen.
dence Gomez declared that he was ready to
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sonal hatred Of the 6paniard0. his only policy
being not Death to Spain" but Liberty TO
Cuba"
This letter Gen. Blanco held for some time I'M
answered, but after many combinations with
Madrid and some prominent men hero he de-
cided to approach Gen. Comes and try to make
him accept autonomy. oven II some broader
concessions should have to DO made by Spain.
There 10 NO doubt that Gomez feels inclined 10
offer Spain an indemnity Of 800. 0o0. 900 for the
Independence Of Cuba and that the Same idea
prevails in the Cuban Government, but 1t 10 also
certain that he will theoretically reject all pro-
prosals of autonomy.
It 10 believed here to-day that Blsnco WIN
send a message to Gomez from EfJucaro before
starting to meet him. n the Cuban leader 40.
cepts tho interview It win then take place at
some point near the trocha in Santa Clara prov.
ince. Gen. Gomez IL reported to-day very near
El Jucaro.
Riots simflar To those which occurred in Hs-
yana arc taking place now in Matanzas city,
Tho nnoompromiaine spaniards and the
yo,ppteera yeaterday attached tho building
In which The wealthy merchants of that
CITY. Bea. BeIido A. COMPANY. have their office.
They also raided the office Of the aurora del
7unuri. which II tho oldest Newspaper pub
iished In Cuba.
Tho repplar troops Soppht the riotera. making
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