The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
sLANco's POLICY.
ih Campaigu Conducted More Prom
Washington aud Madrld Than Cuba.

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New York, Jan. 2L-A dispatch from
Havana 20 The Tribune ays:
Tho policy Of the government In Cuba
Is siill conducted more with reference 70
Madrid and Washington than 20 the
island itself General Blanco's military
operations continue indefinite. lie may
take the field next month, bat that is
uncertain. The army h In better hu-
MOI. An indication of iis influence
was given when sonor Montoro, sccrcia-
~ of the troasury, made draft Tor e..
10000 In silver on Madrid a sharp
inquiry was aroused, and a demand
made that the full amount be applied 20
the back pay Of the army The officers
thought that a small portion Of IL might
b. distributed among the rcconcontra-
does, and suspected a part might b. usod
for "porsuading' insurgents 20 accept
autonomy. They wero quietod by an
official assurance that the full amount
should b. applied 10 the April pay of the
soldiers The govemmcni has lately
slipped hack another month IN arrafs,
and Affairs have ~ far quietod down that
II the Troops wcrc In condition, General
Blanco might take the Geld In person.
Guards arr maintained around the au.
tonomist newspapers, and some Of the
troops brought in from the country are
kept In the city, bat the volunteers and
intnnsigcants are apparently satisfied.
There Is nothing IN the present situation
10 oause hostile demonstrations ON their
part, or 20 give ground Tor an uprising
Fears Of an ouihrcak In the country
have not been raalizcd. Tho disturb
anccs n CandonEe the other day did not
proyc serious. The intnnsigoants there
have been In an ugly mood, and the au.
Economists arc dissatisfied with the dis
tubuiion of onlocs, bot another faction
is on the point Of rcvolt Tho anxiety
which Is ruportcd from Madrid about
Carlist cinissarios In Cuba dos not seem
well founded. There are a few Carlists
among the intnnsig0ants, who opposg
autonomy. but nothing whatever 90 en-,
courage tho prctcnsions Of Don Carlos %
the belief that he could maintain Span.
ish sovereignty under the old system
The embarrassment of the government
win come from the preference of thess
intansigeants for an American prutcc
B tomtc as a roiugc from autonomy.
Scnor Dolse, amcmtcr of the cabinet
who sailed this week for Havana. is ox
pectod % hiring information a. % th,
policy ~ the Sagasia ministry rcgarl
ing the elections. Dolsc, who was on
iginally a rcformist and not an autono
mist, has bcon described FROM Madrid a
the representative 81 Spanish sovcr
eighty In the Cuban cabinet. His asso
ciatcs arc not pleased with this dcsigna
iion, as it seems 20 imply a rcflcction oi
themselves. SO far o. Preparations b.
the government 20 the elections coul,
b. held In February just as well as II
April, In which latter month Sagast
has fixed thCm Tho Marquis Appetite
guia aud some Of the moderate me'
among the Conservative leaders arc stil
trying 90 commit the party 20 take par
IN che elections and give the govcrnmen
a passive support, However, many n
the Conservatives arc morc hido-b0unt
Va their position and little progress mad
BY Apcztoguia and his associates. tn
elections arc too far on 20 be- Of hmm,
diatc Importance, but II they arc hel
tho tendency Of che intrunSgcantas Is I
make thom occasion for further disturb
unccs
No stops have yet bcon taken 20 sen
delegates 20 Washington 20 negotiate
rcciproCiiy trcaty under the direction
Minister Do LONE A plan was surgcs
cd as a means Of showing that autonl
) my was In operation, hut the fear Is ths
such action would b. ridiculed and n,
without mason. Il will b. necessary
rccstahlish commerce with the Unite
States before the basis Of rociprocil
traty can be found.
The cabinet would have moro infll
encc II Il did not 20 radily yield 4
functions 90 the military anthoritie
lts understanding Of what constitutes
liberal government Is not a clear on
. Tho ocnsorshs9 Of tho press and the Il
b. torfcNncc with private correspondent
is acquicsccd In BY the cabinet withol
the slightest sign Of protest