Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1898 — FREED BY BLANCO. [ARTICLE]

FREED BY BLANCO.

Captain General Says War Is Over and Liberates All Cuban Prison era. Washington, Aug. B.—News has just reached Washington from Havana of a recent astounding proclamation of amnesty in which Gen. Blanco has made known to the Spanish people of Cuba that Spain, had through the intervention of foreign powers, been forced to the disgraceful issue of suing for peace, and that there would be no more war and no further use for soldiers. He offered a pardon to all Cuban political prisoners, and over 150 were released iu Havana. T n explaining Spain’s defeat in his proclamation Gen. Blanco informs his credulous readers that Spain, having suffered so much in the present war. could not resist the interference of the foreign powers and go to war with all countries at once, so she was compelled to accede to their dictation and sue for peace. Havana, Gen. Blanco says, will be given over to the Americana and Cubans and the Spaniards will be forced to evacuate. He assures the soldiers and nil Spanish residents who wish to return to-Spnin or go to other Spanish possessions that they will be given free transportation by their mother country to their destination and will be protected from interference on the part of either Cubans or Americans. He suggests that the ’Cubans be forgiven and no longer regarded as enemies and that no unkind" feeling be cherished.