The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-15

To Make 0gariurHS for Terms Of Settle
neat With Cuban Insurgents.

NAlSSlCA IL SSDl1tOS ~ w ASH
i ington-Says the Accredited
Minister is the Only Person
Qualified TO Speak Directly or
Indirectly FOR Spain in the
United States.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
Spanish Minister. Senior Polo Y BAR
nabe received a number of dispatches
to-day from the Minister OF State at
Madcid, and from Captain General
Blanco. Those from General Blanco
stated that the situation at Havana
and throughout the island was quiet
The Minister of State cabled in sub
stance: The uprising in the Phil
ppines is SO insignificant that it Will
be ended by the time you receive this
Senior Polo did not have occasion TO
visit the State Department to-day. At
/ O'Clock he made his first formal call
by appointment on the French Embas-
sador, and at u o'clock on the British
Em5assador. Informal social ax-
changes had previously been made, but
the calls to-day were in the nature of
of the Governments
The Minister asked that an emphatic
denial be made to the report that Senior
Juan Ceballos had been in Washing
ton as commissioner from the Spanish
Government to make overtures for
terms of settlement with the Cuban
Insurgents.
senior Ceballos is not the commits
ha fcta
nor has he authority directly or in
directly, to speak for the Spanish Gov
ernmant The only person qualified to
speak for Spain in the United States
is her accredited Minister. l wish to
make the denial as broad and emphatic
as possible"
1t was explained by the Minister
that Senior Ceballos had recently been
named by the autonomous Cabinet Of
Cuba and an aide to him in framing
the prop osed commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and Cuba
That was in accordance with the au-
tonomous plan by which the Cubans
themselves We're given control of their
tariff affairs But in naming Senior
Ceballos, the Minister pointed out, his
duties were to assist him as the pleni-
potentiary of Spain.
Whether Mr.. Ceballos on his own re-
sponsibility made overtures is not
known at the legation. He did not
call there. and it is said that what
he may have done was without the
consultation or sanction which would
give t the slightest status as the act
of the Spanish Government.
Senior Polo's attention was called to
the report from Spain as to the
prospective sailing of the Spanish tor
pedo fleet to Havana. and to the sig
nificance which had been attached in
this country to this movement The
Minister said that the movement of
torpedo craft had been long contem-
plated. and even before he left Madrid
the Queen Regent had hidden good
by to the Captain of the fleet. Their
coming had no relation whatever he
declared, to recent conditions. as they
were wanted for work along the Cuban
coast. Some of them, he said, were
designed for use in the Cauto River
while others, being swift could be
used as dispatch boats between shore
points in case land communication was
interrupted.
The Minister has received no intima-
ton as to the findings of the Spanish
naval commission which is Investigate
ing the Maine disaster. He says this
commission is proceeding with the same
formality and secrecy as the United
states court of inquiry, and that any
intimation of its findings Will not be
justified until it's formal report is pre-
scented
Mr.. Polo added that his personal be-
lief is. however, that there is no doubt
the Spanish commission Will report that
the Maine explosion was due to acct
dent He said he was convinced that
this also would be the conclusion
reached by the people in this country
when all the facts in the matter are
made known.
A DENIAL FROM CEBALLOS.
NEW YORK, March III. NJ. Ce
ballos, General Manager Of the Span
isn Transatlantic Company, made the
following statement to-day:
Il regret to see my name published III
the morning papers in connection with
NEGOTIATIONS looking towards peace to
be be established in the island of Cuba,
and stating that / was acting with full
knowledge Of the Sagasta Ministry. all
of which l deny 10 be the case. What
ever interest l may take in this matter
is solely prompted by my desire to pre-
vent a conflict between Spain and the
United States, and to establish if pos
sible basis. as every true American
hopes to- that Will give us peace at an
early date with honor for all concerned
Tomas Estrada Palma of the Cuban
revolutionary party in this city, to-day
said that the proposition for the Cuban
pacification reported to have been of
fered by Senior Ceballos was not salts
factory to the Junta.
I'VE will not consider any PROPOSE
ton for the settlement of the war" he
said. unless it be based upon the abso-
lutte independence of Cuba. We are
willing to pay Spain an indemnity of not
more than S1G0. 100000. If this is not
satisfactory to SPAIN we viii continue
the war Our resources are sufficient to
do this. l will not receive Senior Ce-
ballos. unless he wants to treat on the
basis of absolute independence
When Senior Palma was told that
Spanish fours were selling in the Lon
don market at .52al. he replied: Il
have recently sold some Cuban bonds
at so per cent
AUTONOMY NOT POSSIBLE.
PHILADELPHIA. March 14.-Dr.
John Guiteras, the representative Oh