The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-26
HOPE OF A REPUBLIC SOON.
HAVhNd HEARS THAT PRESIDENT
M'KINLEY rs TO TAKE ACTION


La Lucha Believes That Autonomy Would
He Better mt This Time Than Complete
Independence and the withdrawal of Our
Troops-SoIdiers Clash with Cuban.
SPECIAL cahI, Dusa'eh to TINE Sun.
HAVANA, July 25.-Most OF the newspapers
here TO day print editorials based on dispatches
from the United states to the effect that Pres
ident Mckinley has determined to soon grant
independence to Cuba. While La Discussion
and other strongly Cuban papers demand in
dependence, La Luchd urges the establishment
Of form OF self-govcrnment which, while
allowing the Cubans the widest liberty,
will yet keep a restraining hand upon
them: in other words. the granting OF
autonomy. The report OF President McKinleys
intention finds strong belief here. and major
ty OF the people look the probability OF in
dependence within comparatively short time
with favor. On the ether hand the annexation
lists fear trouble II the Americans withdraw
absolutely. A wealthy fnancier told THE Sun
correspondent to-day that he knew OF real
| estate deal where the price Of property had
dropped 20 per cent. in consequence OF the
news indicating an early withdrawal OF the
American forces
The Stock Exchange was closed to day owing
to tho festival OF st. Jago. or St. James. the
! patron saint OF Spain: hence no expression Of
Rentiment on the subject could be obtained
there. Cubans who are naturalized citizens OF
the United States are worried over the out
| look. as the out-and- out Cubans will deprive
them OF office unless they renounce their
American citizenship. Secretary Capote is
| credited with a scheme to persuade Governor
General Brooke to debar them from office In
| order to force such a remuneration. so that 1t
| could be shown to the world that all Cubans
| were rallying with one aim to make united
| independent nation. The Cuban Americans are
among the most progressive men OF the island.
| but they are looked upon with suspicion as
being too favorable 10 the United States. Gen.
| Brooke is not likely to follow Senior Capote's
| idea in the matter,
An American guard at the Custom House
| created great excitement this afternoon by
threatening to kill Capt. Aguero. a Cuban en-
| ployed there. Orders were recently issued to
the guards to prevent splitting on the floors
and also to make any one throwing cigarette
| stumps on the floor pick them up. Aguero
| threw cigarette on the floor. and when he
| was ordered by the guard to pick it up he re-
fused to do so. The soldier then said Il will
| give you five minutes to pick it up, and II you
| don't" pointing his cooked rifle at him. I'm
| blow your brains out"
I'm not afraid" retorted Aguero Il went
through the war. and neither you nor any
| other damn Yankee can make me pick 1t up.
Consider the five minutes over"
| big crowd had gathered. and there was
great excitement. Collector Bliss happened
| to come along and he ordered the soldier to
| drop his gun. CO... Bliss said that Aguero was
| the soldiers superior by reason OF his appoint
ment in the Custom House. and ordered that
the guard be relieved from duty. Nothing was
said about the order that the soldier was try
| ing to enforce.
The celebration in honor OF St Jago has