The record-union., 1898-05-04
AUTONCMIST CABINET.
VIII be Inducted Into OfEce To-
morrow by Gen. EIanco.

NEW YORK, May 3. = The Cuban
Autonomist Cabinet, chosen a week
ago, will be tremendously inducted
into office on Wednesday by General
/ Blanco who has just published his
proclamation, says the Havana CORE
spOndent of the Herald"
The Captain General. accompanied by
a squadron of dragooGs, will go from
the palace through ObispO street and
Cabal Cotisba Park to the building in
/ Urusilus Square, which is to be occu-
pied by Parliament.
Fifteen cannon shots will announce
that the Captain General has left the
| palace, and an equal number will be
fired when he reaches the Cabinet
building. He will be met by a commit
tee from the Cabinet, and when he en-
ters the hall of meeting he will be es-
corted by the Secretary of Dispatches
commonly known as the Censor-and
the Secretary of the General Govern
ment.
1t is ordered that when the Governor
enters the hall every person present
shall stand up. Captain General Blan-
co will occupy the chair of state The
Secretary of Dispatches and the Secre-
tary of the General Government will
be on either side Behind him will be
men chosen by him.
AS soon as the Captain General sits
down the members of the Cabinet will
do the same thing in their respective
places, the order says The Secretary
OF Dispatches and the Secretary of the
General Government must remain
standing up.
Next the President of the Council of
Secretaries viii deliver to General
Blanco the address for the opening of
the session, and will then withdraw to
HIS seat The Governor will read the
address and will hand it to the Secre-
tary of Justice and Government, who
will send authorized copies to both In
suiar Cabinets
Immediately the President of the
Cabinet will declare the opening of the
session in these words:
His Excellency, the Governor Cen
eral, orders me to declare that the In
sular Cabinets are legally opened"
This act being finished, the attend
ants will. by order, stand up again and
the Captain General will leave the hall
with the same escort he had when ne
entered. The escort will go with him
as far as the outer door and when fif-
teen more cannon have been fired
they will leave him. His arrival at the
palace will be recognized by another
salvo.
General Blaneo has ordered troops to
line the streets through which he viii
pass. and has directed that the Spanish
flag be run up on the palace ana
throughout the city.
According to officials at the palace
no shots fred by the United States
ships at Cienfuegos April 18th fell in
the city. 1t is stated that three war
vessels fired at Jagua Castle in the
afternoon, and that their missiles fen
five kilometers from the wharves.
Firing was kept up for an hour. Three
small gunboats followed the American
ships out of the bay when they with
drew.
The Captain Of the Cienfuegos gar
rison arrested three men. who left the
city ard went down the bay to witness
the bombardment. because they vio-
lated orders by leaving their posts.
During the bombardment several
women asked Blanco by telegraph for
authority to form a company of volun-
teerS.
From Cardenas comes the report that
American warships have been there
Committees have been formed to or
ganize volunteers.