The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-03
THE SPANIARDS IN CUBA.
SENIOR RCBI'S EFFORTS TO REFORM
THE CIYIL SERTICE


Tho Patriots sun Threatening the villas
District Death Of the Notrd Bnnait, Cnrios
Garcia -Vnlninscdn's Latest Proclamation.
HAVANA, Nov. H.-SenOr Rubi, the now
Rosal Commissioner f1r Cuba, has issued u cir
cular to chiefs ~ administration assuring them
thit the condition Of the Royal Treasury In
Cuba Is not 50 b d as hai been represented, and
tn the worst Is ov. r. The ordinary md extra
ordinary budget Of the island, he says, ran be
met with the existing resources provided all
the new taxes are inlcxlbiy collected and hon
csl, administered, lie intmatcs, also, that
he will devote tho revenue 20 current expenses,
and the SUR lus, should there be anv. to the pay
mcnt Of oil debts. This sounds well In theory,
but !, is not practicable, since the C0mmi'sloncr
must neco.s1rl, trust to officials whose want
~ hon sly Is too well known. All we cin hope
Tor " tcriuCrnry r"sttictiiu OF rcrian fav ~
20 smngricrs and shor lived inprovcment in
the public accounts. Tue declaration of the
C"mui -ipuci that he viii crcstc ~ new taxcs,
uni the ceDnft irc Of Count Nalm1soda 10 the
ftuit, showing that hc considers ne now has
suinci' ~ tore" To clnlmencc the c1uipnign. to-
gethcr with reported Carlt.t discOmLturcs. h We
crused con dorado d.. line ~ the goli pr
itumi ehd should Vain soda achieve any
marked success, the uuhii might pay their
onerous taxes more willil ely.
THE rtrnfors HOPEFUL ANp ACTIVE.
Bat wnile tl' sptniiras arc IN better spirits
ihtly depressed There Is Little activity shown
In tn,ir operations ! tely, tut th y continue to
thrS-ten lr-e portions If the Villas distnct,
ana lodlcs Il 800 am . 70 men are met with in
sever different directions. and much nearer to
the Spanish forces than previous statements
appear to reader PROBABLE. Gen. A.aximo
Gomez mas been seen In good health within the
list fortnight. 80 th.t the news ~ his death
from fever /! absolutely disposed OF.
fne oncil reports from different com
m1nder' OF departments, published in the Cd-
Z Uc ~ YESTERDAY, show that at the Fast the
insur-cOts have recently attacked an estate near
Jien9hi Pedernel,s, near ligauin, HatomPui,
of Guasim and the biick ri at IA; tue
yll se q JumenQ and ihatiof Portfolio, IN the
Trinidad district, have also been attacked, and
10 other pl COS twenty SIX different engage
ments, OF more or less Importance. have oc-
which tho Gds d claims that the Govcrnmy mt
troops dispersed the enemy.
the republican leaders say th7t this sheet adj
inits tnat 30 assistance has been receiV- d from
abroad for long time, but that tie ln,ureent
forces iaye been aDle t. IN he Important cap
Persons who l. we seen the " War Buictin" uf
1 and a., Iner are Sn n ,e II esIs
soon as tie ury weather sets In.
CAELos GARCIA KILLED.
Carlos Gsrcii the noted bandit, who has set
the autnories AZ def tnce Tor eiSntcen Years, and
who not llng since created great excitement IN
the eishborhOOd ofthc capital itself. was Killed
on the =! = mt. ~ n dota cnment OF troops who
succeeded in surprising hi'u early IL the m lrn-
ing ~ Guauamon d. Herrera lie was Killed at
and ihc horse he RODE seven Ills mistress
Teresa was wounded by his SIDE, anu one Of his
compaui, MS was killed. Another woman. dress-
ed in a. n. ciotnes, VITA her hair loose rdc
on with Iefc.a. tut subsequently these two
women an1 one or two men OF the band sur.
rendered to tire authorities. Garcia mad had his
right arm BROKEN In = recent encounter with
the 20 ice. ana could only move T. partially.
Tho fractured part was encased In leather
case, studded Win gold rivcts. On tue body
were found various 'wels Of con iierahe
value, souie figure, Of SAINTS and the Thieves
lragcr,' 4 handsome revolver. and in one OF tne
b.u-ii's pockets much VIZ n aud hardly ieRi-
tie doc lmcnt pur. orting to be a commission
neral IN the insurreut army ana signed In
49, by Gen. Aguiieia. CUBAN II x was found
secured under his waistcoat. he rest OF the
L. iity or forty men forming tue bland Of Gar
Ga" Gispers 90 alter IT'S death, aud several Of
tuen have siuce been Killed.
The Eco de- cuba publishes another prOclnma-
tion of Gen. Vain sed addressed To the inhab-
IL tnia OF Las Nilias, calling upon them TO assist
the spanish army in its tgsk Of p ciiying the
l-laud, and 10 dismiss the " cIlp4Dlc fatal SIN"
when has hitherto possessed them, and to dc-
feud thcr hyts and urlue &, certain that tie
u, fuuders Of spain being the more numerous,
ana theirs Ia, better cause, must triumph.
BAD ron THE srANIARDs.
The commanders Of dctachmeni@ In that part
OF the G untrs , not seem very horeful OF see
inl the iuhabitant- re pond e. the proclamRtion
by any rrcafer actiyity In commune iting intel
ligeucc TO the troops. The te e Of the ven
getrte Of tne raleis Is, they think likely tn do
more than the hope OF reward from the Govern
ncni. ud although the authorities may spend y
good de ~ money In secret serVce'' the
actutl results are not likely 10 be ia uruUUrtlo
t. the * "'se. IL may ne mentioned mat De
s.lu lus from the Spanish army are u. coming
al rWincly frequent. One cody ~ over 81 men
is iryuft-d to have deserted. fully equippsc,
in the Guaut iunup district. and various CXccu-
Il ~ are noticed IN the NEWSPAPERS Of recap
tureG dc-crters frou different corps.
am Informed thtt the Lieutenant Governor
Uf tauvn has tahen the hcid. ana ap-
ears tu have nad a brush VITA the rebels near
the district OF g. ION. b. wing ma one of tbs cs
cor. ann Us own re Killed u, the enemy. No
mention H. made or thi- In any Of The papers.