The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08

| spanish Views or tho uation-HOw
| the Proposed FOrcible Enlistment VIII
Onset the InsurrectiOn-Reinf0r force me nEs
Needed In the Central Departments
Reported Execution OF the Spanish
Colonel Montaner-The Opera In Ha-
wanna.
HAVANA, Feb. O. 1874.
| small. closely printed Sheet called the Eco de
CtAo0, published fortnightly. for the purpose OF
transmitting to Spain q review OF the situation OF
affairs in Cuba generally written up In the most
favorable terms possible with the view OF encourag.
ing Spaniards at home and abroad, has, IN its last
| issue, very plainly shown the tendencies Of the
majority OF the Spaniards OF this island 1t goes
far towards proving that the AFFAIRS OF the lever
faithful" are very far from being as promising to
them AZ they would desire. 1t shows up the difi-
culties oil the financial state of the island. the
dangers to be dreaded from the rise OF gold and
the experimental finance of many OF It's officers,
| as we'll as from the further prolOngati0n OF the
! Instruction.
SUSPENSION or REPUBLICAN JOURNALS
| The EcO-but too truly the echo or the selr-styed
unconditional Spaniards-c0mmences Its semi.
monthly task by geefulIy announcing the death OF
| two ultra-ledera or republican journals OF this
| city, La OnSon and III zorro FrigsO The LegaI.
| ddd the other and more respectable republican
Journal says the Zoo, suspended its publication ON
account OF the coup d'6tat of January 5, but the
Zorro and linton were forced to do so for want OF
means. not having $500 to deposit as required by
the censor to respond Tor possible fines. From
the suspension OF these journals the editor OF the
Eco argues that republican politics are In Cuba an
exotic plant; that here but two parties can exist
| Spaniards and separatists. "The government OF
General Pteltain, while in command OF the island,
Is strongly condemned the insults and threats re-
peated and allowed. OF the federals to the good
| ana loyal Spaniards OF Cuba, the 'unc0nditionap
| Spaniards-those who have fought and still fight
the insurgents OF Cuba-is said to have given fur
Their confidence and hope to the insurrectOn,
which before was completely c0wed :" but the in
surrecton to overthrow such arguments as these,
as has been often seen, does not remain cOwed,
although the Eco asserts that now, since the death
OF the journals referred to. against whom 1t ap-
pears to have special spire everything has
changed, and discomfort and mistrust have died
with them" The Eco declares that now 1t Is neces.
sary to
GOVERN WITH A STRONG HAND,
to take extreme measures 70 finish the insurrec-
ton, whether In the field with arms In hand or in
the towns AID cities disguised with the mask of
hypocrisy, "laboring" Aand undermining Spanish
strength and resources. Extreme measures
must be adopted" insists the Eco, because the
suffering state Of the public treasury admits OF no
"
would be completely without resources, and
not even have means to pay the immense ex-
penses the war OCCASIONS The Eco at this
point gives o pun to the present Captain
General :-"Happily we have at the head Of
the military and administrative, government
OF the island, the worthy, the brave and learned
General Jovellar. from whom we are assured will
shortly appear in the oflcia gazette several
highly important orders destined to contribute in
the loyal ones-namely. the paciication OF the 1er-
| ritory, the maintenance OF order, morality in
public administration and the Improvement OF the
| good government ana with the requisite tact
and decision, does not wish to precipi.
s0S Careful sna reSscSs ssSRs them
What do We care II we have to wait
q few days longer for the issue Of such important
orders and inception OF such important measures,
II by them we can assure the peace and tran.
guilty OF this prOvince"
I these are the measures t0wW,stch the Eco, imi-
tating the Ddrt0 and V0z de cuba, rScfers to with
80 much confidence, and In which it seems to nv We
SO mucn iadt aostaiang however from enllghten
ing It's readers what these orders are to consist In
CUBAN CONSUMPTION.
us generally credited. however, that we are to
have general draft throughout the island, for the
| purpose OF raising men to the number OF at least
| 1900, which NUMBER the Captain General judges
necessary in order to terminate the Instruction
general levy, In the shape OF q forced loaned of
some s$o,oOo,ooO, and furthermore the declaring
measures are not yet absolutely decreed, but 1t is
generally created that they VIII be forthcoming,
orders ana weigh the consequences. Such orders,
II carried into effect, may produce the contrary
results. II me creoles are forced into active
service against their countrymen in the field, they
Will probably go over to swell the ranks OF their
patsdnos. In the towns OF the interior of the
island the mere suggestion OF this plan has
already driven many INTO the fields of the pa riots
News regarding the conduct OF operations in the
district OF Camaguey has been received up to the
POrtia, commanding in that district Is said to be
carrying into effect series OF energetic orders
and operations, the details OF which he, howe yer,
keeps profound secret.
MASTERING UP HIS LAST RESERVES
had changed for muskets and also ordered that
the Orderlies or servants OF the offcers OF the
services shall report Tor active service He has also
slave and $40 per head on every beeve exported
wants to DO something. He can't silence the in.
surgent bands, but sllences his own regmental
bands, and plays "tune' Oh owners OF negroes
Montaner, the famous Spanish guerilla chief, who
COMMITTED sacl at t In ms warfare against
the time OF Captain General de Rodas command
OF the island, has been reported as having fallen
prisoner 70 the insurgents In the district OF Man
Zanlil0.
The opera company o! associated artists with
Nine. Lucca and Murska as the great and special
attractions, continue their efforts to please the
CRITICAL HaVaneSe at the IdCOn Tneatre, ana al
though the ''starsf WIN abundance OF applause,
the ducats are not forthcoming. few nights
since LA SOnnambula" was announced and at
eight O'Clock very fair audience was assembled
at the Tacon Amina and Lisa already dressed
in their SWISS bOdlces and muslins. and the
Count with his semmilitary costume in attend
ance were awaiting IN vain the arrival of ElvinO,
or the tenor, Verat. Consequently the perform
ance had To be suspended, much to the chagrln
OF the Count and the irate Er'estdente OF
the theatre, who represents the indignant public,
sent policeman after yerati wish q commitment
TO prison for eight days, already filed out The
next day Verat was 'yugged'' and taken to tue
Carcel. The efforts OF his friends Quashed the
order during the day, and verat published card
in the evening papers showing he was not to blame
for the misunderstanding which prevented his
singing "S0nnambula." The following night he
appeared in "FavOrita," and 1t would appear as II
there was some beneficial effect In the stone walls
OF the 'Jug,n Tor he exerted himself and executed
his role with great applause and considerable
enthusiasm. Nine. Lucca, in her great part OF
Leonora in "Favorita," raised the audience to
fever excitement, ana was called before the cur
tain, with vOciferOus applause too many times TOR
YOUR CORRESPONDENT to count.