The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22
SPffN's TKON HIEI.
4 Patriots View Of tho Present situation
in the Island of Cuba.

HAVANA. Sept. 1.-THE Governor
General appointed some few days ago
more than 80 secret policemen, who Will
confine their work entirely to the care
ful watching OF political suspects. with
this decree CuDans begin TO live In ha-
vana under an awful regime OF distrust
Every one is exposed TO abject revengcs
or false denaiunctiOns from an unknown
spy, and no one is sure either OF ms
liberty or Of his life. As a consequence.
terror is spreading among the Cuban
families. and emigration 10 the United
States grows daily. All noted Cubans
fear that their houses will be invaded by
the police in search OF documents which
may prove conspiracy or connection with
the rebels. Searches in private houses
under the Spanish rule generally means
sarking. IN Guanabscoa, 80 nearest
town 10 Havana. on the other side OF
the harbOr more than fifty houses are
10 be examined in that way by order OF
the government
II any person is found in this city with
a copy Of the Cuban papers printed IN
New York Fl Porvenir or Patria, he IS
instantly arrested and sentenced by
court-martial, whose least punishment
vet inflicted is hard labor i'm One African
fortress OF Ceua. The Spanish press
arouses every day the savage feelings
Of the volunteers against the natives.
Reading La Union Constitutional or I'll
Pueblo, or eylen the more temperate Di-
ario de In Marina, we find mat those
Cubans who peacefully live IN towns,
without making the least effort TO break
their yoke deserve TO be SLAIN by the
overgenerOus Spanish sword more than
those who braveiy nght in the country
for freedom and dignity. towards, ras-
Gals. bandits. such are the words which
Spanish journalism pours on the sus-
liected Cubans. Those hateful papers
cannot conceal their disappointment be-
cause Gen. Compass has not yet ordered
a Wholesale slaughter of the natives OF
Havana. In their excitement the Span
iards 20 so far as TO write TO Madrid
severe attacks on Compass Tor what
they call his policy of mildness.' They
urge the Central Government 10 appoint
as GovernOr-General of the island Cen.
Polavieja, a rude soldier. well known
for his brutal expressions during the last
ten years war; or Gen. Weyler a human
tiger, thirsty for Cuban blood. 1t was
Weyler who I'm lists and afterward outdld
Valmaseda himself.
Notwithstanding the censorship over
the press-no news from the war
can be printed in Havana il not author
tied by the Goyernment-.ha fact cannot
be concealed that the insurgent troops
are successful IN their campaigns at Las
Villas. Gen. Compass. after his hard eN-
perience at the battle of PeraejO, aban-
doncd all serious military efforts 10 at
tack Gen. MaceO in Oriente and Gen.
Gomez in Camaguey. His aim now is
TO prevent the Cuban invasion OF Mtan-
zas from Las Villas and 10 protect the
sugar estates in this latter province.
Some five days ago he went Nuevitas
the seaport near Puerto Principe. As
all land out Of the boundaries OF Matan-
zas is occupied by the insurgcnt army,
Gen. Compass has no other way than by
sea for communication with his troops,
and for this purpose he always keeps
at his disposal the steamer NillaNerde
In Nuevitas ne had very sad news. He
consulted his staff officers on the use
fumes Of going TO Puerto Principe with
four or five thousand men. A council
was held and all voted against such
scheme as too reckless. Gen. Mella bold
~ told the General-in-Chief that he
would be in more peril there. II possible,
than In Pcralejo; and that II was his
duty to avoid any personal danger be-
cause his life was dear TO Spain and
necessary to the Spanish cause Gen.
Campos then returned TO Havana on
board of his steamer He Is now IN
Sana Clara, at his headquarters. and
his last hope is in the heavy reinforce
ments sent TO him from spain.
Twenty-Five thousand folders nave
landed from Spain. The steamers Al
fonso XII. Alfonso Kill. Monteyideo,
Santiago, san Augustine. Duenos Ayres,
Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico. Leon Kill.
Santa Barbara, and Colon. brought the
last installment, and the Catalina, Chris
tina. Antonio Lopez San Fernando and
Yslade Luzon preceded them. The prin-
cipal streets in Havana are hammered
and illuminated for the reception Of