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Show CUBAN GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDS REPLY HAY ANA, Fob. 8. The Caban gov-ornmout gov-ornmout has not replied to the note of Arthur M. Beaupro, the American minister, min-ister, who, acting under the directions of the stato department at Washington Washing-ton yesterday, demandod that measures bo taken for the punishment of the persons rosponsiblo for tho rocont attacks at-tacks on the American legation by the newspaper Cuba. Secretary of Stalo Sanguily has submitted sub-mitted Mr. Bcaupre's note to the prosecutor prose-cutor of tho supreme court, with in-strutions in-strutions to roport on what legal course should bo pursued. Tho Cuban newspapers Avhich up to today had published no worel of reprobation repro-bation in rcforence to the attack on the American ininistor, arc now joining; in their advocacy of the expulsion or tho Spanish oditor, Jose Villaverde, who, uowever, considers himself protected pro-tected by the congressional immunity of the" Conservative representative. Se-nor Se-nor Soto, tho nominal editor of Cuba. The paper anuounces that it will continue con-tinue it3 attack against the members of the American logation. Tt is reported re-ported that President Gomez will send a message to congress on Monday advocating ad-vocating tho modification of the section of the constitution relntive to immunity immu-nity of congressmen from punishment. Mr. Reaupre has received from the foreign diplomatic representatives assurances as-surances of their sympathy and offers of active support later, which, however, he courteously declined. |