The National tribune., 1898-08-18
THE NATIONAL gR1REE, washington

Dewey began tho bombardment and th'
Spaniards hoisted white flag. Gen
| Augusti Immediately jumped into Ger
man launch, (which was in waiting, ane
went to the oKai6erin Augusta, winch
| sailed before the bOmbardment was con
cluded. The nbombardment occurred on
| the 18TH B
| Belated mail information from Manila
received to-day istto the effect that there
has been renewed activity on the par! U
the Spaniards of LATE, due to the belief tha'
| the American. resources nave Deen OK
hausted, and that President Mckinley Is
suing for peace. af -,
Capt. Gen. Blaneo telegraphed his resig-
nation and issued proc clamatlom 10 tne
Cubans in which he recited the dlflicuitles
under which he had labored, but he was
| hoping for success when peace was con-
| cluded. The address concludes:
"Since the Nations Government, whlcn
| is surely inspired by the great interests
of patriotism and q desire also to assure
| your proper interests and those OF the
| other colony, believes the moment has ar
| rived to make peace, it is our duty 1altn-
| fully to second her in her purpose, Dut IL
cannot be that am the one called upon
to perform a political duty which does
| not agree with my convictions.
| II see myself obliged to leave you at the
present painful and difficult moment.
Nevertheless, l will not do it without ad.
vising you to maintain the calmness ana
prudence so necessary to save the leglti-
mate interests of Spain in Cuba, when
| represent the fruit of your laDOrs, ahd
| thus think I have rendered my last and
| most disinterested service to Cuba, TO ner
| inhabitants, and especially to the City
of Havana"
London Times dispatches from Habana
| say that the news of peace was Well re-
ceived, and the people think that there
will be rapid increase OF material pros
perity. .,,
1t is not expected that the Spanish will
| leave before December
Trouble with the insurgents is feared at
Santiago. These maintain an attitude OF
sullen hostility toward the Americans.
The better class in Cuba favor the an
nexat On of the island to the United States,
and majority of the masses are ready
and anxious to work and accept the shelter
and protection afforded by an American
rrOtectOrate; but they are Influenced by
certain class OF rabid orators and breeders
Of seditiOn and rebellion against anything
smacklng Of law and order.
This infammatory class demands ana
urges the recognition of Cuba for Cubans,
and spurns all offers or suggestions tend
ing to prosperity under an American pro-
tectOrate, and exciteS popular dlscontent.
This is exactly the class that pushes It
self most into evidence, and whose views
and opinions are most overheard and pub
lished.
Their advice to the Cubans IS to repu-
diate all offers Of peace, or a cessation OF
hostilitieS and to look upon an armisuce
as an agreement between the United
States and Spain on their own account,
and not binding upon the free and lnde-
pendent State of Cuba, whose liberatlng
army not only repudiates pacification, Dut
will ignore the armistice to the point OF
continuing to wage war and shooting every
Spanard in the field.
There is even some talk of their attack
ing Santiago.
THE MILITARY COMMISSIONS.
The announcement of the personnel OF
the military commissions for Cuba and
Porto Rico may now be expected at any
tim, The President has practically de-
termined upon the military and naval OH
GERS who will impose the commission.
1t is probable that the names will DO as
follows: 4 s
Cuban Commissiion-Mai.- Gen. j. F;
Wade, Maj.-Gen. M. c. Butler, ana
Admiral W. T. Sampson.
Porto Rico Commission-Maj.-G Gen. John
r. Brooke, Mai. Gen. Theodore Schwan,
and Admiral Winfield S. Schley.
1t will be noticed, that the name OF Gen:
Fitzhugh Lee does not appear in tie list
of the Cuban Commi The omis-
sion is not unintentional. Gen. Lee was
originally slated for a place on the com
mis- sion, but Will not serve, owing to his
desire to remain at the head of his army.
1t is expected that this corps, the Seventh,
will eventually be sent to Cuba, and in
that event Gen. Lee will go to the island
at its head, preferring this position to a
CommissiOnership. 1t is also probable that
he does not care to involve himself in a
work of indefinite duration, owing to his
determination to enter the Senatorial race
in Virginia.