The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
NEW WORLD.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
aniards Losing Gronnd-Campos In
lists that POlicy of Reconciliation
nj Reform Offers the Only Change.

auiards Losing GrOund--CampOs In
ISIS that a Policy of Reconciliation
nd Reform Offers the Only Change.
rhe Cuban insurgents have recently mad,
IN progress in the different provinces
ey are operating in and they have re
iycd such quantity of arms, ammunition ant
Fnamite that affairs NAV be said to be reaching
prisjs. The weather is improving and decisive
Ihts NAV be expected i'll few days. Gomez
the head of 1000 cavalry, the flower of the
Han army, has crossed from the province OF
injured the forts and taken possession of the
Wn of Bacuino. Santa Clara, the present
odmarters of Gen Campos, lis being slowly
surely invested by the insurgents. They are
yancing from all sides, but mainly from the
beto Principe province. The roads recently
Iersel by the Captain. General-when he
rrowly escaped death or capture, a bullet
ssing through his saddlebag and eight bullets
bnc through his long military cloak-are in
session Of the insurgents. The Rolof and
espedes expeditions, well armed and equipped
ye Joined and are preparing to actively CO.
crate with Gomez in Santa Clara. $1,000 more
Inducements are expected from Spain the
resent month.
Instead of closing up the war with the APP
zach of cold weather, as Campos has been
oclaimng, he has this week been in cores
ndence with the Madrid government, insist
upon II DOlltN VI tOIuIlluiioI TClOIlH de
Z only one that can overcome the rebellion and
e latest reports state that theSpanish ministry,
consented to it, as an alternative to the
erthrow Of the ministry and Liberal ad.
Illustration under Sagasta. The promise is to
btln force the measure passed by the Cortes
1T spring, establish local government very
uch like that of the English crown colonies,
fth council of thirty members, one half
ectcd and, the other half appointed by the
Danish Government from certain specified
hss of the people resident in Cuba, with power
Ter education, public improvements, ports and
make up an annual budget of expenditure,
re Governor General to have temporary veto
bwers until matters in dispute can be referred
the home government. This is not very much
the way Of home rule, but it is so much more
sn Cuba has ever had that 1t is expected that
Amy Of the rebels will close with the terms.
All the nsurgent readers. Including Maxine
Omcz, are sending messengers and circulars TO
u big farmers and planters ordering them TO
Dntribule to the treasury of the Cuban repub-
under penalty of having their property de-
)rOyed by fire The result is that the insur-
knts are really better provided with funds than
be the Spanish government officials. Spaniards
kve inaugurated reign Of terror In Guantan-
Pho according to advices received there. Fifty
bys belonging to prominent Cuban families In
fat province have been arrested and, 1t Is said,
II be held as hostages for the loyalty of their
|arents, II is reported that Campos will order
N
Y the provinces, hoping thus TO check
be spread of the revolution. Ernest
|rooks British subject and manager
/ the Soledad sugar plantation, Nj NJ Lacon
pd Huguet, French citizens, and several |
americans engaged in business have been ar
Esed, There have been number of minor |
Engagements during the week, but none of |
erOus Importance.
aanitOba SensatiOn-FOrgery In the Par
Ochial school Issue.
Inc Manitoba government Wednesday sprang |
sensation in connection with the parochial |
rhoo controversy. The Roman Catholic con.
cniOn before the privy council of England and |
lsewhere has been that when Manitoba entered
ne canadian confederation in 1870 the bill of
lghs adopted by the government declared /
at Catholic schools should not he interferred
'Id, me Protestant contention has been that
,nlle such a declaration was made in n rejected
lIO ls!3, there were no such reference in the
lopted bill of $50 which bore the stamp of
eng genuine. and which did contain the de-
arallOn. Now the Manitoba government re-
eas ny Photographic process that the date on
e S ,,I produced Is really 1873 but that the fig
re- mas been changed into SO" The evil
ehce seems conclusive.
o BAT Shea who was convicted of numbering
uoeTt Ross at the polls of Troy, n Y, at the
p pnng election .of 1894, and whose case was
4a y, decided adversely to him by the Court
appeals, was re.sentenced Monday to be
mtoCuted at Clinton prison during the week
'mlnencing December %. When Shea entered
i.a ahd created scene by weeping. Shea's
!her SAD, They are going to murder you"
n IA u, Shea stood up to receive the sentence he
~ am innocent" lie manifested cOnsid-
able emotion,
ihe land on which the two battles of Bull Run
aa fought is to be sold at public auction early
=" 'o''h dnd cut up into small farms.