The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
THAT CENSUS PROCLAMATION.
FULL APPROVAL GIVEN 1T ONLY
by oFFICE-HOLDERs.

Cubans who Favor Independence
Wanted Some Declaration ON That
Iine-AnneNatiOnists MaIcontents
and Others OTer Various Objec-
tions-Amepican OmcinIs Think
There Is Nothing to Worry About.
Foreign Capitalists views.
Havana, Sept s.-T~Te consensus of opln-
ion in Havana regarding the census proc-
lamation can now be ascertalned with a
reasonable degree of accuracy
When the proclamation was first mads
known all elements were apparently sat-
ished. Now the only ones who appear to
give 1t fun approval are Cuban ofice-hold-
ers. They say that the proclamation is
the work of master hand and ought to
satisfy everybody Their outspoken APP
probation If there were no other reason,
would cause all other elements TO sus-
pect the existence Of something wrong
somewhere.
The "Independentsts," as the members
of the party advocating independence are
called. say that President Mckinley should
have made some declaration regarding abb
solute Independence for Cuba.
Those who favor an American protecto-
rate consider that the proclamation does
not offer adequate guarantees to property
and the investor
The annexatonlsts assert that the proc
lamatlon tells literally nothing respecting
President McKinley's purpose, and that
no one is any wiser regarding the future
of the island than before. They, however.
believe that the administration is inclined
to adopt the theory that il would be i'm
| possible Immediately to turn over the
reins of government to the Cubans without
precipitating civil war
MaIcOntents and Others.
The malcontents-thos who abuse every.
| thng, no matter what, that is done by The
| present Observation-Disclosures to the proc
lamation on general principles.
American officials think Il in every way
| diplomatic, and American civilians believe
| that there Is nothing to be worried about
| from any point Of view
| AS TO foreign capitalists, their opinion
| Is fairly represented by the president of
an important railway. who said to-day:
I'VE do not care what happens. The
| United States has assumed Spains re-
| sponsibllity in the island. and even II
republic Is established, its officials would
| of necessity obey Washington implicitly.
| II Is thls conviction that has led English
capitalists, ana German also, TO invest
| largely in the island American capital
| do MOI see why--coninues timd despite
the fact that the United States Is pledged
| before the world 10 give the island some
stable form of government. whether the
realization be soon or late"
! Prominent members of the former au-
| tonomist party intend to form a club to
promote Cuban autonomy under an Amer
| Lean protectorate Among the promoters
of the movement are some of the principal
men of the island.
Dull Fight Was n swindIe.
The much-advertlsed fight between the
| French athlete, Romulus. and a bull took
| place at Regla to-day The animal turned
out TO be a half starved steer. The show
was badly attended, and the crowd, an
| noyed at the hasco, called for the reha-
| bifltation of decent bun fighting"
The Mayor of Regla threa tened to fine
Romulus for decelving the public and he
| repeated the exhibition. but the crowd
went away declaring that the whoe affa r
was swlnile. In the first encounter Rom
ulus had a Spanish flag to tease the steer,
| but he was not allowed TO use II, lest a
riot should ensue.
| Quintin Banderas arrived this afternoon
| from Santiago de Cuba. He says he has
come TO buy the plant for a newspaper at
Santiago, TO be called The Cuban Banner.
and also to ta3k over the
political programme with the
leaders of the Ctban national rarty of
which he Is the founder. He de-
cined to offer an opinion regarding
| the governor generals refusal to pay on
| the supplementary lists of the Cuban
| troops, but his attorney remarked that
such a refusal. II persisted In would be
| attended with grave consequences, as men
who had fought for twenty years In behalf
of Cuba would not consent TO be put off in
| that fashion.
steamer Probably Lost.
| The British steamer South Cambria, Capt.
! Morgan, from Baltimore, Aug. g. for Ha-
vana with coal. has not arrived. To-day
| Mr. Griffith, British acting consul general,
| received an inquiry from Lloyds home Of
flee, London asking If anything had yet
been reported of the vessel. 1t is believ-
ed here that she was lost during the recent