The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-24
SPANS HEAVY JOHN CUBA
DEGREES THAT THE C1PTdIN- q EN-
ERAL CANNOT ENFORCE.
The administrations Evident Penury TER
ritory thni the pnninrds Cannot Cover
The Planters business Ruined.

The Adminirtration's Evident PERJURY Ter
ritory TINT the Spnninrds Cannot Cover
The Planters business Ruined.
HAVANA, March 1s. 49, Private accounts
from tho interior speak of numerous fires
throughout the districts intermediate between
Sagua, Cienfuegos Colon, and Sancti Spiiitu.
but no reports OF these occurrences have APP
pcared in any OF the newspapers, aud an ac-
quaintance Of mine, who had his property burnt
lately, informs me that he was strictly onjOined
not to dlvulge the fact any more than was alb
solutcly necessary for his personal aif-irs. Tho
rebels are stated to be pressing forward again
along tho line between Cardenas and Colon,
and the "lngleslto" Reeves IA In command Of
relatively large force, whose approximation
to Los Palos caused troops to be despatched
In a hurry. from the neighborhood Of Guines,
and I am told that recnforcemcnts for these
were to leave Matanzas yesterday. In spite Of
the constant "dispetsions" Of tho Insurgents.
their field OF action keeps on increasing, ard II
we COMPARE the number OF trn "a thW spain
has In the island with the territory where their
services are required, N becomes apparent that
the position Of tho insurgents can hardly DO SO
prccarious in any part Of the country now as "
has frequently been already In the II stern and
Central Departments, and a conviction forces
Itself upon us that tho utm ost efforts spain can
make can only prolong indefinitely the disas
trous struggle. Meanwhile. the Government
finds its financial difficulties daily moro In
tration Is evident. The sugar planters are un-
able to make their expenses. ono Of the
most capablo planters In tie island sail lnte-
Nv to a friend Of mine that he had become con-
WINGED that even N there were no instruction
In the island he could not continue to work hts
estates without being ruined, and that he was
determined to divide IN his lands and sell them
as best he could while there are still persons
sufficiently singuinc To buy them.
1o-days Gdcftd contains some new DEGREES
by the CaptsiD-Gcneral. one nbolishes a few
sinccure Offices here, on tho plea II economy !:
It's result VIII be the shelving Of two three
hundred ciSil service employees out OF n corps
OF some fourteen thousand. Another decree
bonds" payable to bearer. tho first Of $500
bonds OF s5JJ each. and tho other Of $4,000
bonds of SlO each, bearing interest ~ per
cent Ter aunum In coin, aud To be redeemed 1t
the rate OF 800 bonds every six months, by lot
terry, In gold and at par. Wi'h these bonds all
the claims against the Government up u 3lst
| December. 1853 are to be paid at par.
March N-rhe Government DEGREES Of the
| 1Gih are everywhere Acknowledged to bo vast o
| paper They cannot DO enforced, and although
| the debt of the tovornment is In them acKnowl-
edged to Toe SlSOUD,sO, Judicial deposits and
| personal claims, which mean arrears OF piv and
salaries are not included In even this enormous
amount. The Administration may know the
| total amount due, but DOUBT II. Anyhow, no
! body else does.
The destruction OF property by the Cubans
still continues, and has lately been considerable.
| Tho burning Of some lime large sugar estates
| and ono railroad station has been known hero
! within the y st five day. aud the whole iris
| dirtion OF Colon IL IN d4ily and imminent dan
| ger Of destruction.