The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-22
A PLOT is ALLEGED
1t Is Said that Cuba Is to Be Made a
Victim.
tXPANSlONlSTS AT ROOT OF IT
Striving to Create a Sentiment Against
the CubanS.
GERMANY HAS A NEW SCHEME NOW.
Will Establish Press Bureau to Create a
Favorable Impression.
MISS WHEELER'S WORK TO BE REMEMBERED
ladies of Alabama VIII Present Her
with "a Magnificent silver
Testimonial,
GERMANY HAS A NEW SCHEME NOW.
Will Establish Press Bureau to Create
Favorable Impression.
MISS wHEELER'S WORK TO BE REMEMBERED
Ladies' of Alabama VIII Present Her
with "A Magnificent silver
Testimonial

Washington. May st-lThe Washington
Times publishes the followlng
"Cubans at Washington express fear
that there is plot Involving Americans
Of more or less note to so provoke the
Cuban army that the plan for the transfer
OF arms may not Do carried out. They be-
1 ljeye that there is an element in this csun-
! try which opposes the independence Of the
island and which will not hesitate to do
that which would make the Cubans seem
to be reoalcitrant. This plot is to make it
appear that tho Cubans are unruly; that
they are unwilling to lay down their arms,
that they are hostile to the American gov
erument. that they arc ungrateful for the
service rendered them by the American
people, ana that, therefore, they are un-
worthy OF further consideration.
'Cubans at Washington think that tho
minds Of Americans are being poisoned
against the Cuban people. 50 that there
may be no public clamoi that the island
shall be made free and independent, and
that the powerful interests engaged IN
the prosecution of this scheme may con-
/ troll all the natural opportunities OF the
island when % shall have become an Amer
lean possession Nhen MI Porter Wen
20 Cuoa as me personal representative
81 Prehlaeht Mchlhley' aud had 4 con-
! ference with General HaXimo Gomez
the conclusion was reached that the sol
diers OF Cuba should accept from tne
American government the sum Of S3,00000
ana should TURN over lheir arms TO the
municipal anthoHaes. 1t was determined
'hal me CUBAN Folalers shonld not sur
render their arms 10 the American mill
( tary nuthoriUeg This determination WAS
reached cut OF considerate regard Tor
me feelings aud pride OF the CUBAN sol
Q'lls' VINO Ned carried lhelr arms on
i many weary march ana had used mem
On many bloody neld; II was thought
1 that IL would DC more uelicato lhat these
arms should be turned over TO me MUM
/ v'pAl hu,hoIllies' ~ ~ me ueilel o. Ou-
o"he WIN WON reporter Oh the times
ne personal representative OF President
IN t", i''"''' "''' 00'''' "'"''N '"'''N 10
''Thcro Is nothing In the agreement
which would prevent The American mil
lary authorities RON taklhg the sur
.t,,,i 49, a., ,nsiS,ino 'hai M .oi-
di,rs Of Cnba should surrender their arms
dlrcctIv IA tbo soldiers az America would
Ibn intcrnrsted nv ihe CtIbane as evidence
~ lact of faftb In Them For Inn honor
/ Of all concerned and for the sake OF
avoiding friction lhe agreement made be-
I tween president McKinley and General
Gomez should be kepf. say the Cubans
hero Tho Cubans al Washington declare
that the suggestion which has been made
tbat tho islanders may turn their arms
againgt the Americans Is absurd. They
hold that this is just another bit of evil
dence Of The plot which has been laid Tho
resist American authorities such re-
slstance even though it wers contem-
plA,ea, W9uiu 90 lutile, enl an tne I li.1
insisfs hat lie arms arm, ~ no cnban soldiers
shall be turned over to the military au-
thorlties they will be surrendered, said
n prominent Cuban today, but then all
the people Of Cuba will believe that the
American government did not stand by its
agreement"
n Is reported that the German govern
mint vim som add n Journalist to the
80. -. ,h,s,, horo Tht.
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