The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-25
COSdHetsd More With Reference to
Madrid ssd KashinOtOs.
ISLAND GOING AS you PLEASE
No Steps to Sssd Delegates TO KsshiHg-
tea to Negotiate Rseiprseity Treaty
rsSsr Of ysIustssrs and Istrsssisssts

New YORK, Jan. IA oispatch from
Havana TO the Tribune says:
The policy OF me government In Cuba Is
still conducted more with reference TO
Madrid and Washington than the island
Itself General Blanco's military opera
tions continue Indefinite. He may take
the neld next month. but that is uncer-
tain. The army d In better humor. An In
dlcaton OF It's induence was given when
senor bioDtero. secretary OF treasury,
made a draft Of u.Ooo0o In silver on
Madrid A sharp inquiry was aroused and
a demand thRa the Gull am0ut be ap-
piled TO the back pay Of ohe army. The
officers thought that small portion
might be distributed among the recon
snSrados and suspected mat part
might be used for ''persuading'' insurg-
ents 10 accept atftonomy They were
quieted by an Ofiiclal assurance thar the
full amount should be applied to the
April pay Of the soldiers.
The government has lately slipped back
another month in arrears. Affairs have
20 far quieted down that II the troops
were In condition General Blaneo might
take me field in person. Guards are
maintained around the autonomist news
papers and some Of the troops brought
in from the country are kept in the city.
but the volunteers and intransigents are
apparently satisfied. There Is nothing in
the situation to cause hostile demonstra-
iions on their part, or 10 give ground for
an uprising.
Feas OF an outbreak in the country
have not been realized. The disturbances
at Candenez the other day did not prove
serious, The intransigents and others
have been in an ugly mood and the au-
tonomists are dissatisfied with the distri-
button OF Offices. neither fatcion is on the
point OF revolt. The anxiety which is
reported from Madrid about Carlist ennis
saries In Cuba does not seem well found
ed There are a few Carlists among the
Intransigents and who oppose autonomy.
but having nothing whatever to encourage
the pretensons OF Don Carlos. The en-
barNssment OF the government will come
and for an American protectorate as a
refuge from autonomy. Senor Dolse.
member OF the cabinet, who sailed this
week for Havana, is expected to bring in
formation as to the policy OF the Sagasta
ministry regarding the elections Dolse
who was originally reforiSist, and not
an autonomlst, has been described from
| Madrid as the representative OF Spanish
sovereignty In uhe Cuban cabinet. His
associates are not pleased with this des-
ignation. as 1t seems to imply rehec-
ton upon themselves, The Marquis Apez-
tegua and some OF the moderate men
among the conservative leaders are still
trying to commit the party to take part
In the elections and give the govern
ment a passive support. However many
OF the conservatives are 50 hidebound in
, their opposition that little progress is
made by Apezteguia and his associates.
The elections are too far OF to be OF i'm
mediate Importance But II they arc
held. the tendency OF the intranslgents is
to make them the occasion OF further
I disturbances.
No steps have yet been taken to send
delegates to Washington to negotiate q
reciprocity treaty under the direction Of
Minister de LONE, A plan was suggested
as means of showing autonomy in the
| Vpcits pul Nit0S ASNdN0 Nitstl cttSil VCtnudl
would be ridiculed. and not without rea-
son. 1t will be necessary to re-establlsh
commerce with the United States before
the basis of o reciprocity treaty can be
found.
The cabinet would have more influence
II Il did not so readily yield its functions
to the military authorities, Its under.
standing of what constitutes liberia
government Is not clear one. The cen
sorship of the press and the interference
with private correspondents is acquiesoeC
by the cabinet without the slightest slgr
of protest. The volunteers have had {
fear OF the concession made to theil
power. They are an armed force and (
question was raised whether being such
they were entitled to the suffrage. Al
assurance was given that the governmen
had no intention of depriving them o
their votes. The volunteers IN Havan,
number between $4,000 and 10000, The!
are intranslgents and conservatives al
most to man. II they should decide t
take part In the elections they would &C
as body and would make It interesting
for the government.