The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-06
SITUATION IN CUBA.
The Spaniards Seemingly Unable to
Strike n Telling Blow.

NEW YORK, April ga Washington dis
patch to the world says: Consul general
Williams, at Havana, and Consul Hyatt, at
Santiago, have informed the State Depart
ment that the insurgents are steadily in
creasing in numbers and boldness, and the
Spanish authorities seem helpless to sup
press the revolt. The Spaniards seem una
BILE to strike telling blow The prediction
is privately made to the department that
unless the Spaniards can crush the nsur-
rection within ninety days it probably will
spread over the whole island. The stua-
ton, as represented in official reports sent
here, is far more serious than Spain cares
to admit One of the principal points in
Consul-ge neral Williams's report is that the
Classes !. Cuba hnien rans Spanish nag une an
mlent is the growing belief that Spain has
bankrupted the country, the debt amounting
OF this debt $4,000, coo was on account of
the. Niaximillian campaign in Mexico I'M
Justly charged against Cuba, and S22.0 900, 900
jobbery, for which Cuba was not in the
slightest degree responsible.
Uncle SAINTS Request Complied With.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Spanish
government has promptly conceded the
quest of the United States that the two
American citizens, August Bolton and Gus
tave Richie, imprisoned at Santiago de
Cuba, be given opportunity to establish
their innocence before a civil tribunal. The
men were arrested in a small boat near
Santiago by Spanish cruiser United
States Consul Hyatt secured their release
but they were again arrested under suspf-
cion of having landed INSURGENTS on the
Cuban coast. The State Department in
structed Consul Hyatt to protest against
trial by the marine authorities and to in
sst a definite accusation of crime, and
either a speedy release or a civil trial. Con-
sui Hyatt replied that the local authorities
had referred the matter to Havana, where
upon the State Department cabled Consul
general Williams to make the same demand
there He replied that the Governor-gener-
al had assured him orders would be sent to
Santiago to transfer the case to the civil
courts. Consul Hyatt reports that this has
been done.
Senator Call Working for Cubans.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Speaking of the
mass meeting held in Jacksonville last
night and the resolutions adopted. Senator
Call, of Florida, to-day said:
Il have frequently introduced in the SEN
ate resolutions requesting the President of
the United States to open negotiations with
Spain looking to the independence of Cuba
on the basis of an issue of bonds to Spain
by Cuba as a compensation, these bonds to
be guaranteed to any reasonable extent by
the attention of the State Department to
the condition of affairs in Cuba and urged
ferred to, and 1 shall renew these recon-
mendations whenever opportunity offers. At
present the Cubans have not established
any provisional government that we could
recognize, but the moment they do organ
ize one that seems to have reasonable
chance of permanence l shall strongly
urge their recognition as beligerents.
Nine-tenths of the people of Cuba. are in
favor of independence and most of them
are in favor Of annexation to the United
StateS.''
Spanish Troops Attacked by Rebels.
MADRID, April 5-A dispatch received
here from Cuba announces that band of
seven hundred rebels, which appeared in the
center of the island, attempted to attack
the Spanish troops stationed the south
coast, in order to cover the landing of
Maxine Gomez, who is said to be coming
to Cuba from Haiti.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day
member asked the government if the COM
mander of the warship Condo de Venadito,
who fired on the American steamer Alliance
off Cape Maysi, had been tried by court
martial or cashiered Senior Castellanos,
Minister of the Colonies, stated that he de-
cIined to repv to the question.
The Correspondence publishes the follow
lowing official note: 1--WE are in a position
to declare that the attitude of the United
States toward Spain in everything concern
ing Cuba, as in all other questions, is in
spired by sincere and loyal friendship, as
has always been the case in the past, and
as it will continue in the future.