The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
AUTONOMY A FAILURE
New Proposals for Peace to Sc Made
Insurgents.
THE ANNEXATION SPIRIT is GROWING
Prominent SpaHiards Want United
States to Take Charge.
SPAIN is PRACTICALLY BEATEN
Trcasurc All Gone aud the Army
RapidIy ncinp Reduced 10 n
Handful Of Men.

Havana, via Key West. February 12.--
The radical wing of the autonoinist party,
formed BIZ Ssnors Elizo Gibcrga. Arturo
..nnblard, Leopold Esola. Carlos l'uente.
Miguel Genera, Eduardo DOLE and others.
assembled in secret meeting today to dis
cuss the situation. which is considered
very serious owing to the continuance of
the Instruction despite the fact that au-
tonomy has been granted to Cuba Senor
Antonio Gown, colonial secretary of the in
terror. did not take part in the delibera-
lions, but sent his assent to the resolutions
adopted.
1T was resolved to open negotiations
with the insurgents, in the belief that the
| revolution could not be suppressed ay force
of arms. Anticipating that the insurgents
would not accept the new terms. it was
resolved that the colonial government
should open negotiations, thus saving The
ties The following propositions Will be
formally rendered 10 the insurgents.
/. The volunteers will be dissolved Ind
a Cuban militia formed.
.. The insurgent colonels and generals
will be recognized.
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ernment
3. spanish products VIII "aVc otS j ~
per cent margin oil protection oVsr si'n''"r
products from o'ner countries
I. NO exiios OF deportations VIII DE niaae'
even in war time to SPAIN Nri"a or 10
penal settlements whatever
S. Sentences for rebellion shall be aioi-
ished.
?. Martial law can not be ordered ny inc
captain general without the asssat OF peth
the house and senate, IL those houses are
| in session, or without the assent oil 4 ma
jority of the cabinet II they are not ~
session.
TO- The archbishop OF Santiago de Cuba
shall always be native Cuban.
H. The actual insurgcnt party shall have
three seats IN the first cabinet.
IL. An armistice of fifteen days shall be
granted for the discussion of the terms OF
peace
These terms are accepted by the auto
nomist party in full with the exceptions OF
Seniors Galvez, Montero. Zayas and DE
Ionic.
The annexation sentiment is growing
stronger among the Spanish residents ana
If 1t were not for the strict censorship eXer-
cised this sentiment would be manifested
through the newspapers. Several merchants
and planters--native Spaniards and mem
bers of The conservative party-upon being
interviewed, declared the situation IN CUBA
Is terrible and that II the war continues
another year the island would disappear
from the producing countries OF the worli.
One Of them said: Only the firm hand
of the United States can save US from the
abyss into which the island rs sunk. Spain
has been unable to subdue the insurgents.
In spite OF Weyler's campaign to recon-
quer the Island, all Spaniards ask with
pain what has become of the army OF 200
900 men. Next summer $4,000 soldiers win
go to the hospitals and $4,000 will return
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