The sun., 1895-04-07
SPAIN IN A SAD DILEMMA.
roERrP1IoN At HOME REpEiLED
EY THE WAR ~ CUBI.

Br THE WAR ~ CUBI.
xoos,.r, Have Reen Stealing the Money
TINT was Thought TO ne Invested In
Nintnr5 res-Tbo Treasury Likely TO
t,,,,apse - Don Carlos May Add to the
D.ps.rs-t,ueen Victoria IL Enioyine Her
Hoiiday-M. constaus Returns to Pusiie
IIfe--A Mn to Abolish DueiiinE In France
Lord RsyiciEh Lectures on Argon Mr.
Irving VIII Play -. Don Quixotc"-Ch.ns.
pnsne WIN He eChenper-eu.rdi.EF French
camp. In Madagascar by Electricity.
Special Cable DespatcA to THE Sun
LONDON, April 8.-Although. to judge from the
official statements published in Madrid, Cuba
gives the Government no cause for anxiety be-
cause tho rebellion has already collapsed the
necessity for sending q few thousand troops
from Cadiz to Havana Is really imposing tre-
mendous strain upon tho War Department and
the Admiralty under which both depart
monts threaten to break down. State
Affairs in somo respects are worthy Of China.
Tho magazines. which should contain tens Of
Thousands of rifles and tons Of cartridges. are
found to be almost empty. and no ono is able or
willing to say what has become OF these stores.
which have been paid for In hard Dash. Canned
goods, where existent, are unfit for food. Cloth
ing, saddlsry, and tho like are unserviceabie.
Agents have been despatched in hot haste to
France and England to buy arms. ammunition.
and stores Of various kinds, but, not having
cash In hand. exorbitant terms are being de-
manded and. perforce, accepted.
All this ~ q matter OF common knowledge
and current comment In Madrid. but 30 far not
one newspaper has had tho courage to give pub
licty to the unwelcome truths for fear of hav-
ing their promises invaded by fre-eating Colo
ne.s and Captains or being tried by court mar
tial. The restraining influence of Marshal Mar
tinez Campos 10 removed, and anything may
happen in Spain while he is fighting rebels in
Cuba.
The Republicans and Socialists are ominously
active in tho matter Of secret meetings and pub
lc demonstrations on every pretext, and tho
Carlists are as ominously silent. Nobody seems
to know the present abiding place Of the pre-
tender, Don Carlos. He was certainly in Vienna
o fortnight ago, and rumor has since located
him In q dozen different places. His adherents
in Paris loudly declare that he is too patriotic
to cause trouble in Spain at q juncture like
tho present, whom every Spaniard ought
to rally to tho support Of tho Govern
Inent charged TO suppress rebellion and
uphold the Spanish honor against the menaces
of the United States; but such considerations
are unlikely to deter . Bourbon from furthering
lis own interests. and this is so well understood
in Madrid that nobody disnsses incredible
the rumor that Don Carlos has q hand In the
Cuban troubles, and that he IL prepared to grant
the Cubans home rulo on condition that they
will keep tho War Department, and especially
Marshal Campos. busy while tho pretsnder
operates at this end. Owing to the censorship
Of the telegraph by tho Madrid Government 1t
is now impossible to send or receive any matter
bearing on political or Cuban affairs by wire.
London has been astonished In the past week
by several inquiries from America, asking II II
Is true that Queen Victoria was dead. or At tho
point Of death. 1t is difficult for Englishmen TO
-, understand how such haseless rumors obtain
circulation. Tho Queen is in her usual health
and heartily enjoying hor holiday. She
Is driving about the delightful country
around Nice several hours daily and those
who have seen her say she is more cheerful
and happy than she has appeared for months,
It's true enough that tho physical infrmities
o. age arc slowly encroaching upon her.
~ rheumatism has for months, as reported In
these dispatches last summer, made it almost
impossible to her limbs for walking moro
than q few steps. 1t Is not probable that she
ever will be better in this respect but her medi-
cal advisers say that with proper care they see
j." reason why she should not continue to live
IN tolerable comfort some years longer.
The important event of the week in French
politics has been the return of NJ. Constans 70
active public life. Ever since he left of1ce six
years ago. aiter giving lts Quietus 10 boulanger-
ISM NJ. Constans mas oeen under q Dan. No
man. even IN france mas ever oeen MADE
Inc suo>ect OF sucn Viruisht ABUSE. M
Sohs'ans mas hVeo tnrousn the Storm ol
"h'"1aY. ana judging from MS reception py
the 3rhate on HhursoAy' No seems 10 nave
i've" - down. ho vindicateo the poncy no nae
lAlrsurd in Indo- China, and especially pointed
Out tha' the great fauie OF the french system
was want OF stapility IN goVernorshlp. no wa
io"hN appiauded' out ~ was not 10 mucn toi
the subject matter OF Ms speeen ~ ior tne SAT
isiaction felt by the Senate at finding that the
memo.rs had strong man oeiore them VINO
knew MS own mino ana "as mol airaio Oh CON-