The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-17

GIJEN AZ ARMY no FEtD; nov TO
EITSE IJfE MONEY 10 DO III
WI, Havana l. Expecting u Forced i""n-
Gcr tampo.- IruitIess Visit To Jo,elinr-
The Iatest News From the Sugar Estates
-'rhe trop Rcportcd VERY unt,w ward

why Havana !. Expecting u Forced Loan-
Gcr Sampo.'- IrultIess Visit to JO,elinr-
The Latest N-w- From the sugar Estates
The Crop Reported NerJ backward
HN,SNA. Jan. r. Matters financial and
matters governmental have become 30 des-
perHtc here thai a general collapse appears to
me not only inevitable. but imminent. Ii j. i'm
possible fer the authorities To raise enough
money fol their Immediate and most pressing
want and the wants not only continue. but in
crease daily The collection Of taxcs-whicli.
If collected would be far inadequate 10 their
wants is impossible" and cnbargocs II prop
rrtv. which are the order Of the day. AFFORD no
remedy because there is no property which can
be converted into ready money. Tho oniy pos
.ibc solution ~ the actual deadlock. the only
method by which the Government can obtnlh
funds in pei sable for its very existence. Is Il
forced loan and everything that see leads me
10 believe that Captain-Gcneral Jovcllar will be
obliged. Hoicns roloN. to have recourse
to it mtoro many weeks; perhaps be-
lore many days. II my views are correct.
and have formed them after long conycr-a-
tions wiih the leading men 81 THIS capital. on
rers of the Government, capitalists and plant
rr- "A loan viii shortly be- demanded and every
one who dvclin"e to respond Will be mpri- med
until b, disg rgr-. or, perhaps even ley
prOkomifes as We call them here. will ice shot.
II there should hc any delay about the matter,
pOiU e,cuufog'r les o'irs. NC banks al TINS
Mcir luyalty Nt.t. and ~ Tn" director. oi these
mostly bankrupt institutions nevor have any
OF their own money in thpm tile Governineni
would IroOnily he cnnhl"d TO- -qucr2" out ~
them all 'nrir rnail deposits. But thc-" would
DeH very ns.nn an, itcI q,' ,mom f,r hhrr
respective proofs of loyalty. After thai.
have learned from official sources since the
departure OF Gen. Martinez CamrOs what WAS
tho obt t Of his visit her" and the sumcct OF
his coni"renoe with JoNtlar. In the iil-i place.
he wanted money. not, as he gave out. Tor the
payment II his army. which has not received a
chase II provisions. which could not be Oh.
tanned EXCEPT on ra-h payment JgNclihr nag
his only chance of collecting any was not from
taxes. but by Selling the sugars Of tnrdy tax
payers (: that most unfortunately. sugars were
not arriving. in faCt owing 10 the Nrr} heavy
rains. were not ftng made; and that. even II
he seized all thc sugar estates. that would not
mand for ready money Campos said he knew
all about the rains; he knew 10y per-
late: tut nr also knew that hut for
the rains The 'nuahs would have already
ing plln wa ger ed npon: II was arranged
--anl repeat that my information ON tins hcad
an arnli-ti"r u" thee uiHns. and should end"avor
70 trent ~ person with the three rr uoipui mill
ttrv l",dor, o the evolution, and propose to
plan. ~ c,nmon;cd uion Ia this city. il com
pleN. II MAY heP tran IN which Camps hopr-
to cat "a Ncns. NaHimp dowrH Modesto pinI.
md y "Ltn Garcia. N- .og' Two Year. ngo tho
Spaniars caught Gen. 'aiiAt' Gafra. II mny
he "a hntr entertained lN Cauius that hc cam
succeed IA sodurlnE THESE patriot Gem rails from
.hrir ralsn. or 10 may ls'. and this H. i'I' view
most generally takDn here. that Caupos trusts
that tn. accept .uir nf "a truce 10y thu tHh.m-
would cuuli" The planters Co harry -t % consider
ablr share Of their 9ntar crop In SAFETY.
ceiNo an cris-ory from & n. tuMpo-. uhlHs>
such emi-eary came ia an on 'la form and
presented a request for a conference. ign 4 hy
MARITIME Camlr- himself III the -rrond Iia e.,
no Cuban General could max" amy repiy To- st,n
request and the only course lac could take would
o. To forward the bearer und.r escort W thc
seat of Government The CUBAN GuVrrnr rn'
would consent To no conference, unless ia"
propositions 10 be treated at such tontcrenee
we're based upon the recognition OF Cuban IN
II tn idea Of MARTINEZ Campos is TO catch the
Cuban Generals IN trap. he had better keeI his
syc- very wldn open, heranse they make very
good ropes IN Cuba ol kind OF native hemp
and II would tn well tor tampos 10 remember
.hat tn fnci that NlaNimiian calicd hims II En-
pernr of Mexico did not avail 10 save hls lite.
As to the posslh" or probable s"du 'tion OF
these CUBAN Generals the examples made hy
Gen. Gomez Of tustrlanOs and Sauiie-t"bnn
should have taught Campos the hopee-Sues- of
HAT tina (uhans would be- fools enough 10 sus
pend operations against IA" sugar estAt' = jus;
NJ TINS m,sf important season Of the year. he
ihows himself as foolish as the spanish plant
ing element II this city, WHO know the danger
they incur Of the total destruction Of theirrfop-
sry by the Cuban torch and yet remain inactive.
wnri Uni time l0st ~ tins SEASON rs irirtri wa
bly, lost Ofihe abundance 81 cane In almost
nll srctl ~ %! the Island thrre is 10 que-t',tt
uu' Ni 'l' Nl "lf h'tNN olvp-hhl lhr '.i lliH'
tons We're that n miEht Toe larger than That ul
irst ya0r-Alvr hrvu ~ iiHt"t by the cyres-
slNr hIn- Cpl h' ti-i p wee rs. nave read
rorrcs 'undc"tr FROM Hll parts - the island ON
Mi5 mAii lr. letters from ia to.s in ne ports
AMI from planters 'n inc'r estates nii aEr',
that tiI" rfrh delay caused by On" ruin- WtH
mai illiiy d.mi4i,h tir crop, | have been uI-
the leading sugar firms bore frlm ire corro-
spohd'ui ia sl-un. 1t 'i'Nnws.
I'll fain- r.HnnDt i.n' i.n-'r ve shall ht'r 4