The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-09
PEACE WITHIN A MONTH.
Such 10 tho Declaration Of General Blanso 10
Regard to the Cuban War.

a dispatch from Manzanillo. Cuba. to
| the New York Journal. gIves the text Of
| an address made by Capt. Gen. Blanco
In that place on January 2s Blanco
| declares that In view OF the new policy
OF the government, which counts upon
the support and assistance of the best
element Of the island, he looked for
peace within the coming month. He
added that Spain is prepared and de-
termined to adopt q more energetic and
less moderate policy to all who despite
| her generosity In dealing with the col
ony shall continue after the expiration
| Of 70 days In arms against her author
| ity.
Another demand ls to be made on
SpaiD for the payment Of $4,000 indem-
| nifty to the widow Of Dr. Ruiz, for the
murder Of her husband In n GUIANA
| bacoa jail.
| Rumors that the naval department at
Washington intends sending another
warship to Havana are given addition
| al credencc by the activity in fitting out
| the double-turrcted monitor MiantOnO-
nah. NJ League island. Two gangs Of
men are employed. one on the exterior
| OF the vessel and the other in the cab
ms and In the hold, making everything
ready for n sea voyage. The deck Of
! the Monitor liz "a scene Of continued bus
tie In an effort to get everything In
| shipshape. The immediate cause OF all
this activity is Kept secret, but IL In
| known that on Sunday Capt Longacre,
the commandant of the yard, made a
thorough investigation OF the Minatono-
| nah. As n result of this investigation
the men were put to work.
| The fearful increase In the mortality
month after month during 1897 In Santa
| Clara City, Cuba, Is most impressive
! m hV m
| Cuba. The figures OF mortality in the
city during the past year are official
| and are taken from the Statistical bu-
reau January. as dead: February. ia;
March. 1888; April. 524; May. 53s; June.
53l; July. G55; August, 645; September.
$50; October. sS4; November. 1,037; De-
cember. 1.0i1 The total population Of
Santa Clara City Is 1900.
| The news from Cienfuegos continues
to be alarming with respect to the atti-
tude Of uncompromising Spaniards and
volunteers who are In overwhelming
majority there. They consider that the
death few days ago Of their leader.
| Col. Pertlerra, was n national loss.
They made Il formidable demonstration
at his burial, and their newspaper or
gans compare Pertlerra's funeral with
that nf Gonzajo Castifen, which led In
! 1877 to the massacre OF the students OF
the University of Havana.
| Dr. sanchez Agramonte. surgeon
general in the Cuban insurgent army,
has just arrived from Europe. bringing
$4,000 raised In Paris for the Cuban
cause. DR.. Agramonte says that popu-
lar sentiment In France IL strong In
favor Of success for the Cubans.
Among people OF all classes" he ga q.
| there Is desire that Cuba be freed.
| The French government Is restrained
from taking any action in favor Of Cuba
by the French interests In Spanish
bonds. a part Of my mission abroad
was TO place before the Red Cross so
cieties Of the different nations the man
ner In which our sick and wounded
have been treated In Cuba. ! sent a
manifesto to the Red Cross congress In
Vienna and talked with prominent ply
sicians and officials with view Of in
ducing France and other nations to
bring pressure TO bear upon Spain to
recognize our Red Cross organization in
Cuba. All we want Is to have our
wounded treated like those of other ma
| tions."
Dr. Agramonte said that In this mat
ter he had been promised the aid OF per-
sons of influence. but he did not know
whether Spain would grant their re-
, quest or not.