Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-14
) FROM HAVANA
Pofter ! Presence Regarded
With ii. Suspicion.
PROTESTS FROM CUBANs
ID o1ash q et"ee n The Independence Party
aud the Annexatlonists ne,,evea,o
be Inevitable. The Coming
Presidential Election.
(BH Telegraph.)

special commission from the Unite
'a'es government to study the Gnan
80, - economic aspects of the situa
.,oa. is regarded with suspicion by RI
party OF Tree Cuba as ndjrntiry ~
1 guardianship an Juicy y
h., ~ c,i norter is preparing revision o
i L.e ,,,.o unan tariff which will probnbl!
- :;IeIualntlng himself with every de-
"a - 80 ~ ioca! taxation. In this work h,
n ~ ass,sted by capable stan. For tn.
,1arv nc ms rs. efforts are only preini.
S as, until after the definite settia
liisht OF peace, it will be imposhslc :,
biish the new regime. y
,o.at,, ms efforts and inquiries. taken
:"selnef with the announcement thni
american troops will be Sent late ~ ~
occupy the island--which hnd No.,
H tn doubted by many-iad ,,c ef.
more r. "a b bITo ',,,,Sng protests from the
l,iestlngs and adopting Resolutions
a Lii! encroachment upon our rights
~, r.s ri.izens OF The free and Independent
or az = , ~ Cuoa by the establishment
~ ~ American protectorate"
commenting edtorially TODAY ,,no,,
III ~ aelopfnents. La Lucha says:
the ~, ~ e,ss 70 foresee clash between
~ lWn trenches the two forces ~,
me political horizon of Cuhalltb., s On
.n .l independent party ana ~
parG OF annexationists On the one ,,'e
Which has str ,he Cuban lb sentiment
rl,,-xa., Tn
,,a Years; on the other is arrayed
NM ,''1 teflai interest in the fslan,i
4 49,, ..e LOOK. looks hrst and foremost for tha
only that order would h,. $3.50. not
~. .hat there viii be a future dav.,o,''
terestS. - 'it"7e very IN
,.,,i -. is too early vet to predict win,
Mh1ch party the victory yin Ia w" W.,
sho,,Ia auers OF the national Cuban nnrtv
RED ou - siioW themselves to be car
and fier,. ny the natural exaltation
~ HeT! temperament of thei, 800
NY should proceed with tart ana 49,;
e.sAioi1 al this juncture; for. otl,ar,,.i. |
ad IA! may become an accomnlish
ne leaders should act viii 49,
80, iu turther an example of strenrth ma
rasni, Huch conduct in them may
of the y, 1,,' ,'me In adding to the ranks
prnPortlon of those whotn ,.1. "a. :
Tia 80. Ion ana in carrying with them
me great landed and ind,lstrjni intI,
es rs OF The island '''''
neSe two problems ;,,7,,
80 ai1iiieAatlon. are the chief .onicc
,,nt $3.50, art ana the idea OF an Ancrcnn
= h'",ee ,.,'. with military occupatinn
10 ,.upWhere faEorabIy consi1are,' ''
everywhere ii is recoani,a,
annexation i-'Sl'eiiuelce ana
IN Next month at the headquarters ar
me s"-called Cuban rcpuhlican ~
erntntnt at Cubitas. province az BY .,oN-
~ r'hc.pe. representatives of tha difro,
81. corps OF the Cuban army viii no F.,
definita q presidential election and !,
ment.53 ~ me govern Il
Goat l.l army corps will send eight del !,
eIan.c,.., H'a ar,,E a total OF forty-eirht :.
dts1ine1 aefheel6g I'm the Cuban army. i,
one s.rongy supporting gu, the present $
General Maxine Gomez. $
Already four presidential nomination
tickets are in the field. On the first !,
are the names of Rartolome MasSa for
president and Mendez Capote for vice :.
preSid ent: on the second the names OF ,
Mendez Capote for the first place and
Jose Miguel Gomez for the second: on
the third are Jose Miguel Gomez and
P.ifn f;stancn,s4't. and on the fourth
cs:;is,t, Garcia and Jose Miguel GO
l!nZ.
General Gomez is still encamped on
tie u:rcisa estate at Yaguajay, Santa
Clara province
This afternoon the American and
Spanish evacuation commissioners de-
cided that, for the present, they would
discuss the more important points TO
come under consideration by letter, and
only meet in joint session later 10 dis
cuss details. Therefore. no joint SEES
SfonS will be held for some time.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.--Senor
Thomas Estrada Palma the Cuban del
egate 10 the United states, has just re-
ceived report from the secret agent
OF the Cuban Revolutionary Govern
ment. who has been in Havana since
the beginning Of the war, in which he |
i says:
The situation of the Cubans in this
city and in this province is. in truth
critical The termination of the war,
in which we rejoice at the independence
Of our island. has brought with it dire
full woe to the Cubans, which demands
I. immediate attention, and ii is this con-
dition OF affairs that compels me To
49,. .;, nd all al
OF what is passing, in the hope that YOU
Will be able to put the case before me
E American Government and secure
Immediate relief Each days delay IL
the adjustment Of affairs which IS TO
bring about the Spanish evacuation OF
the Island of Cuba but increases our
woes and suffering and still further
complexities the problem of reconstru'-
ton which is to confront US "hen INC
Spaniards have left our shores
u, would be far from posslhie i".
me- IA paint the exact situation as y
exists in one small letter. The war Is
ended. and at the same time we az no
living in peace. 1t is true that the uhi-
ted States and Spain nave slsne" p.a-
rminaries OF peace which nave pro
claimed all the fundamental principles
upon which a final peace "lil DE es th
lished, but nevertheless IN the isJoieln t
over the outcome as they iook of"a'
Ia il the victims of the war. the Iei
sufferers are almost entirely forgotten
THE victims are the CubanS. Neltht =
the United states or spain mas suiet,
from the ravages from war upon lne'
own territory. white all the ues'i -, ~
and deyas sta is}rl wrought by the sltus'
f-I1,l - io,le7i endured by poor, Suileii'i
gsssssss' Cuba and the end is not YET Tor we az.
as it were, between two fires. we nv
s8 keen peace because the Cnlted He.,'+
and Spain are no longer ehsrS So
active strife, and we must endure q
~. satrncities crueties and barDaflsi