Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-10-26
It Would Be What Is Called a span- ish-American Country, and Blan-
 co Would Be Dictator.
AMERICAN VICTORY
 CHANGED ALL THINGS,
It Upset All the Plans Laid and Spain Closed the Deal by Suing For Peace and Signing the
 Protocol.

Washington, Oct. 22.-A story of sensational nature comes from apparent ly reliable sources concerning a plot formed in Havana by the leading Span iards, including Captain General Blan- co and General Pando, to proclaim an independent Spanish American repub- lie in Cuba, which would eventually re- vert to Spain, thus securing and rasain- ing the sovereignty of thahcountry.
 The scheme was cleverly laid, and all the preliminary steps were taken to- ward carrying it into execution. Only the destruction of Cerverz's feet, fs- lowed shortly after by the surrender of General Turnl at Santiago and the peace protocol, prevented more decisive action being taken.
 The plan was that General Rlanco should proclaim revolution in Havana against the sovereignty of Spain and de- clare a Spanish.American republic with himself at the head of the government and all of the various leaders of the civil government, the commanders of the vol unteers and the Spanish army were to concur in the movement and ostensibly sever their allegience to Spain and be turned over bodily to the hands of Gen. Blanco under his new government.
 The movement was to be entirely free and independent of the insurgents who were not to be recognized in the affair to any extent, but only the strictest Spanish element was to be regarded. With the major portion of the Spanish army in aud about Havana and the vol unteers all supporting the new revolu- tionary government under Blanco it would be seen that Spain was in help less condition and would be forced to surrender its sovereignty and recognize the independence Of the new Spanish American republic.
 But the pIotters went further than this. Envoys were sent by General Blanco to all the Spanish-American countries to secure their cooperation and aid and their recognition of the new re- public when declared by General Blan- co. This would insure the government belligerent rights and a means by which supplies could be secured to carry out the movement.
 General Pando was secretly dispatched 10 Mexico and like other emissaries, he worked in secret with a twofold pur- pose.
 If discovered they would show they were endeavoring to secure supplies for the Spanish soldiers and the suffering people of Havana. The most important ard true meaning of their missions was to impress upon the various governments the sincerity of the intended movement in establishing another Spanish Ameri- can republic which they would be in duty bound to recognize.
 General Pando, who was ineognito, was recognized at Vera Cruz and sever. al other Mexican cities but, it is said, succeeded in impressing many leaders of the Mexican government with the idea that Blanco would shortly proclaim himself dictator of new Spanish American republic. Upon his return to Batabano Pando was enthusiastic over the project, and believed it could be sue cessfully carried out.
 Simultaneously Generals AIdecoa and PujoI returned from similar missions to some of the South and Central Ameri- can republics with good reports looking toward the execution of their plot. Then followed Spanish defeats on land and sea, and on this account other returning envoys report 1ukewarmness on the part of governments which they had visited.
 General Blanco, with the cooperation of his lieutenants, endeavored torevive and continue the project, but the fact that Snain soon after sned for naaoa n''r