The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-08

we would simply remind them that they 90
the very way to work to frustrate their own
objects People know now that they have
only to go into court and say, 81 have an
opinion with regard to this case, and be ex-
cused at once from serving on the jury. They
ought to be told-'Never mind your opinion
you will take an oath to decide strictly ac-
cording to the evidence, and if you break
that you go about for the rest of your life
perjured man." OF course, if any suspicion
of special prejudice exists, the juror ought
to be sharply questioned, and if necessary,
rejected. But this precaution could be taken
without having $50 men in readiness to
supply ten jurors.
PROGRESS OF THE CUBAN REvOLU-
TION.
From the NJ Y. Sun.
We received recently by the Cuban cable
advices which had reached Havana from
Mexico, st. Domingo, and Venezuela; but on
a subject of far more Importance, namely,
what is going forward in Cuba, an absolute
silence is maintained. Inasmuch as news
must have reached Havana of many military
operations since any accounts whatever have
been vouchsafed, it is but natural to in
fer that the Spaniards who control this
American cable have no news which they care
about making known. This very natural
conclusion is supported by all late kilograms
from the island.
The purpose of the visit of the Captain
General to Puerto Principe was stated to be
the Inauguration of q campaign from that
city which should fully wipe out the insur-
gents. This at least was the plan which was
promulgated abroad; the truth, however, has
leaked out in Havana. 1t seems that at the
meeting of the Spanish Club in that city on
the 23d ult., it was unanimously resolved that
eff republic was established in Spain, or if
off ha md
self-government of Cuba were decided upon,
they would raise the banner of secession from
Spain, and proclaim Isabella II as Queen"
This resolution was subsequently modified
into determination to reduce every building
on the island to ashes in the event that Cuba
should either be ceded or sold.
At the time of this meeting De Rodas had
just arrived at Puerto Principe. He went
there to endeavor to gain over to his side not
the Cuban patriots, but the pet Of the rebel
hous Havana volunteers, Count Valmaseda.
| De Rodas was sent to Cuba after these same
| Rebels had driven out his predecessor, Gene
| rail- Dulce, chiefly for the purpose of subdu-
| ing them. The Spanish Cabinet saw clearly
what Mr.. Hamilton Fish has obstinately re-
| fused to understand, that the island was lost
to the Government unless these volunteers
could be brought into objection. They
! selected De Rodas for the iron will and relent-
|
| Seville and Cadiz. But their hopes have been
| frustrated. De Rodas, in lieu of subjecting
the volunteers has been from his very ad-
vent subject to them, and Valmaseda has
been his stumbling block. The Captain
4 General has twice demanded of the home
Government the recall of his rival, but Prim
and Serrano are about as impotent in Spain
as De Rodas is in Cuba And now, as a last
resort, as Valmaseda would not come to Ha-
vana, the Captain General has gone to Puerto
Principe trusting that the Count will meet
him there. Respecting their interview, if it
has taken place, no accounts have reached
| US; but it must have been of such nature
that its publication would damage the Spanish
cause.
Meanwhile the admission of the cable that
the Spaniards have lost "a small party" on
the Nuevitas Railroad-a line which from the
early days of the insurrection has been
guarded by some three thousand Spanish
troops--is ominous, when viewed with the
nsagnifying glass indispensable for the deci-
phering of all accounts of Spanish losses that
are allowed to reach us. Again, nothing has
been heard of Goyeneche for some time.
Rumors were ahoat in Havana at the sailing
of the last steamer, that he had surrendered
at discretion to General Jordan. OF Valma-
seda's loss on the Canto no evidence has been
received except the wounded Spanish soldiers
at Manzanillo Of course, at this important
moment, any Spanish victory would instantly
have been forwarded for use in Washington.
The wonder is that the urgent need of one
has not evoked it.