The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-06
OPERATIONS AT
A STAND STILL
The Cuban War Postponed on Account
Of the Weather.
APPEARANCE OF YELLOW JACK
The Disease Playing Havoc Among
the Spanish Troops in Cuba.-Wey.
ler's Failure Is Acknowledged
Everywhere.

Havana, June 8, via Tampa, Fla
The dry season can be considered closed.
Ever since the last fifteen days It has
been raining fearfully. In Havana the
rains have been periodical for the last
week, beginning at about o'clock p. m.
and lasting until or p. m. In the
country from reports received all
around, the rain fall has been consider
able. 1t Is said that the Majana swamp,
forming the southern section of the mil
itary line from Mariel, has overfiowed
and that the trenches and bitches which
have been made have all disappeared.
In consequence of this state of things,
the military operations-at least on the
Spanish side. have come to a standstill.
All the troops are cooped up In the
towns Of the interior, untouched by the
rebels, and the fortified cities on the
coast Not so with the insurgents, for
this is the appropriate season for them,
as 1t permits them to rove unmolested
throughout the country. thus justifying
their boast.-, that they are the masters
Of the flel i.
YELLOW JACK ARRIVES.
As a result Of the climatic change
that scourage. yellow fever. has made
its appearance. and 1t Is said Is playing
havoc to an alarming extent, particu-
larly with the troops. The government
tries to hide the truth, but somehow
1t manages to leak out, and although no
accurate data can be obtained, for no
stastitics are allowed to be published,
still, it Is known that the malady
has extended all over the island and
the death rate Is very great. In some
place, as for instance the military line,
1t Is known that there are hundreds at
tackled with this terrible disease and
that 1t Is increasing daily In alarming
nroportions. Small pox has also made
its appearance in many towns and
cities. and probably in Sancti Spiritus
and Cienfuegos, In which latter place 96
deaths occurred last month, there being
1876 cases now on record.
That Weyler has failed In his Cuban
campaign il admitted by everybody,
even by the rabid spaniards His un-
fitness to cope with the insurgents Is
manifested daily. No outward demon
strations are made OF his inability to
quell the revolution. Spaniards are get
ting despondent and the emmigration
Of their prominent leaders, including
Santos Guzman, Is signifcent as tend
ing to show the loss OF faith in their
cause, which they now consider doomed
MADRID PAPERS BITTER.
The Madrid papers have already in
itiated a campaign against Weyler.
In, hot NJ
as for instance La Paz recently started
to defend the autonomist solution for
Cuba. Acknowledgements Espanol-has
attracted a great deal of attention on
account Of it's high authority, 1t being
the organ of General Lopez Dohinguez.
ex-mhnister Of war, the ablest general
Of the Spanish army. 1t has published
two leading editorials criticising Wey-
ler's tactics and strongly defending
General Bernal from the charges made
against him in the Cacarajcara affair.
which is judged very severely.
GENERAL LEE ARRIVES.
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee visited
Captain General Weyler today. The
interview was cordial. In the course
of the conversation General Lee touched
upon the case Of Dawley, the corre-
spondent Of Harpers Weekly, who was
arrested two days ago and is now con-
fined in Moro Castle. General Weyler,
it is said, promised that a prompt in
vestigation would be made in the mat
ter. It is believed that Dawley will
be soon released on condition that he
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