The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-13
ALMOST A SURRENDER
TERMS ACCEPTED BY SOME OF
TIIB REGULAR CABINET.
THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH INSURGENTS
To Recognize Cuban Officers, and Cut Down
indemnify; Cuba 10 Make Her Treaties
and insurgents 10 Have Three Seats
Al I'll HnkinrL
in the First Cabinet.

Havana, via Key West, Fla, Feb. -.
The radical wing of the AutOnOmist
party, formed of Senores ElisO Gibergq,
Arturo Amblard, LeOpOlde SOla, Carlos
Font, Miguel Genor, Eduardo Doz and
others, assembled in secret meeting to-
day to discuss the situation, which is
considered very serious owing TO
the continuance of the insurrcction des
pite the fact that autonomy has been
granted to Cuba. Senior Antonio GOWN.
Colonial Secretary of the interior did
not take part in the deliberations, but
sent his assent to the resolutions IL
dOpted.
1t was resolved to open negotiations
with the insurgents, in the belief that
the revolution could not be suppressed
by force of arms. Anticipating that the
insurgents would not accept the new
terms it was resolved that the Colonial
government would open negotiations.
thus saving the Madrid government
from the responsibility. The following
propositions will be formally rendered
TO the insurgents:
First-The volunteers will be dissolved
and a Cuban militia formed.
Second-The insurgent colones and
generals will be recognized.
Third-Cuba will be called to pay only
S100,000,000 out of the $600,00O,000 in
debtedness due for both wars.
Fourth-Cuba will pay $2,O00,OOO
year for the crown lsit.
Fifth-Cuba will make her own treat
les without interference by the Madrid
government.
Sixth-Spanish products will have
only a ten per cent margin of protection
over similar products from other cout-
ties.
Seventh-NO exiles or deportations will
be made, even in war time, to Spain.
Africa or to penal settlmement else
where.
ighth-Death sentences for rebellion
Shall be abolished
Ninth-Martial law cannot be ordered
by the Captain General without the as
sent of both the House and Senate il
these bodies are in session, or without
the assent Of majority of the Cabinet
if they are not in session.
Tcnth-The Arch Bishop of Santiago
de Cuba shall always be Il native Gu
ban.
Eleventh-Ihe actual insurgent party
shall have three seats in the first cabin
ct.
Twelfth--An armistice of fifteen days
shall be granted for the discussion of the
terms of peace.
These terms are accepted by the Au-
tOnomist party in full with the exceptions
of SenOres Calves, MOntcrO, Zayas and
DelOnte.
WOODFORD HEARD FROM.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 12-Late to-
night the State Department received a
cablegrum from Minister WoOdfOrd. 1t
relates presumably to the incident ere
atcd by the publication OF Minister De
LOmCs letter ito Senior CanaleiaS, all
though. owing to the late hour of its re-
ceipt, its contents will not he known he
fore tomorrow. The cabegram is i'm
the department cipher. and is between
two hundred and three hundred words
long. 1t is supposed by the State De-
partmemt officials to he in response to
instructions to Minister WOOdford to ad-
wise the department concerning the ac-
tion taken by the Madrid government
with reference to the De LONE incident
and to be supplementary to Minister
WoodfOrd'S dispatch announcing the ac-
ceptance by the Spanish Ministry of the
resignation of Minister De LONE
Until the receipt of the cablegram to-
night nothing had been heard by the
State Department from Madrid since
Minister Woodford announced the ac-
ceptance Of Minister De LOme's resig-
nation, and the brevity of the dispatch
is taken to be an indication that it
contains nothing of particularly serious
import.