The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

L f5uI6 pene1, agent Tor inc Suus"
Il Galveston, il in the city arranging
Z "a ceIebration Of the third anniver-
n 81 tho inauguration Of the CUBAN
u ftion, which Will take place on markel
4 ra,,p ii this city on the night OF feoru-
4 Ia. a. already published
skking OF the Cuban situation Sehor
i x,ls snid 10 reporter for The Post yes
IDA will be free next June, The posi-
4 tirf General Blanco In Cuba Is terrlpie.
Teconomical situation OF Spain IS worse
1 ever From 1896 to 1897 the govern
\ sold lSS, 457 pieces OF property lot
payment Of taxes, while los,oiz hea-
Is have given up business, being un-
- nav their license, and 6O,4i2 busi-
dos have failed. Sixty-five thou
hundred and twenty six sub1ects
|a Christina, queen regent, have
TO Angel, in Africa, aud 1,5s2 800
america, making total oil !, easi-
aris that In one year left the
,eca,ise they could not make n
A were starving.
ai,xpusand, eight hundred and
factories Of different kinds
I down. In many cities in Spain
raise any money even with
hoy and paying a large premium.
I'd and forty-two thousand.
..nsak s'.pd fifty-one estates In the
I'VE been brought to auc.
North. sonlent and no one would
ire that Evil and military men
save re. lr,salnries at a discount
at inens The dollar This data
;,,,rs - he mercantile reviews
light
,clp me. Spain can continue the
pis,ee hext summer Cuba shall
n Va.,ce can't be anything else,
Il Independence or Death, :
lent rights recognized by
S b he free in thirty
lour months from
acmies no longer.
st cabuet formed
lighted. King Blanco 10
',,ar,ont opera troopo with
49,, thine aad deceiv-
1fpe - sssstngressmen.
II feeling 9mcnt has not
sters Will cabinet. as it is
~ tho lnish parliament.
a will be w ~, es SoSn and
s,,n OF my enough to lay
aewsablye Spa woe /t'e in Cuba same
as rv6f.tsTou can see that Spain tries "a
bride the Cul,ans. because she Is not strong
Spanish sovereignty in cuba is dead.
Senior Penes showed the reporter the fol-
lowing letter recently received by him from
Cuba:
Havana, February THE autonomy
plan has been n great failure. Vice King
Blanco is II hypocrite. His troops went e.
Lajitas and surprised the inhabitants Of
the village, burning every house making
the people roconcentrate so as to die OF
'nfnger. killing two farmers IN the presence
their families aud cutting the ears off
= young negroes. Another farmer was
red with wire around his Torch I'D
lake him give news about the insur-
g. When they saw they could not get
tnan 10 speak. they killed him with
,etcs
newspapers can't publish ANYTHING
=. hanco has forbidden them from pub
lishng any news. Vice King Blaneo is Ms
had as Weyler
The so-calod autonomy cabluet an.
pointed by Blanco has no power as they
are giving positions 10 Instruments of Tho
Spanish government to helm deceive thS
patriots.
The Madrid newspapers are begging. In
view Of the failure Of autonomy. 10 advise
the government 10 let Cuba 60, Secretary
Ccngosto, Spanish ex consul mt Phlladel-
phia Is busy sendng false kilograms tc
the outside world of Spanish victories
Next summer Cuba will be free. as SPAR
are In good spirits and the Spanish troon,
refusing TO fight as they are so weak the,
can not carry their rifles. Don Pedro