The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-17

HAVANA, Jan. 1G.-There were con-
siderable excited comments yesterday
and to-day over tho wording of an cd
Itorial article which appeared in the
Dlaro Della Mariana yesterday, con-
talnlng some sensational statements,
and headed: "An unbearable situa-
tIon."
THE article declared frankly and in
defiance OF the press censor, that the
time has come for the government OIL
CIals 10 admit that the situation IS
really serious and entrelted the gov
ernment to change It's present policy,
and Ii necessary to put more men In the
field, claiming that the revolution Is
annihfiRting the commerce and Indus
tries OF the island,
Several small sklrmishes are reported
to-day from the province OF MntanZas.
In the most serious OF these encounters
the Insurgents lost seven killed and
had five wounded, and the troops lost
three killed and had four wounded.
Mutterings OF discomfort and OF crlti-
c!sm Of the helpless attitude OF the
authorities become daily louder and
deeper Even those whose sympathles
are loyal 10 the Spanish government
are hopeless of any success In SUPPRESS
Ing the rebellion with the present mill
tary force and machinery Of organiEa-
ton. It Is difficult to describe the cX-
tont OF this feeling or the extent to
which II acts as u silent drag on the
energies and hopes OF the leaders In
authority,
with the exception OF lively skirr
mish In Plnar del Rio, there is no nota-
BILE engagement reported to-day. Max
limo Gomez is said TO have camped last
night at point near GuaraJny. be-
tween Guayabln and San Dimas, and
seems to have evaded his pursuers. as
nothing Is said OF any further losses In
tiicted upon him. The insurgents in Pi-
mar del Rio, who were reported yester-
day to have their safety seriously COM
promised by the movements, and fresh
stations OF the troops are ranging far
and wide over that province. apparently
at will. There Is not much damage re-
ported along their route, except to rail-
road property, as the people of the
yuelta AbaJo district are, for the most
part, very friendly to the insurgent
cause and offer no opposition TO the pro-
gress Of the lnsurgent forces.
The politicians are insisting upon
making themselves heard on the pres
ent unsatisfactory state OF Affairs In tho
island. The first published utterance
on the subject was the editorial in the
Diario del Marina yesterday, entitled
"An Unbearable Situation" which has
been referred TO in these dispatches.
That article has borne sensational fruit
to-day, and the expression OF the pub
lio mind on the present method of con-
ductlng affairs in Cuba refuses longer
to be suppressed.
There was q great manifesto OF the
peoples sentiment to-day. and NIL spoke
their minds freely and frankly.
The outbreak OF feeling has caused
great sensation and q feeling of In
tense excitement pervades the city.
The organ OF the Autaaom!sts eS-
presses It's adherence to the Views eX-
pressed by representatives OF other
political parties. and Martinez de Cam
pos is apparently without friends or
support In Cuba
To-day's outbreak Is not OF a sort that
can be silenced and there is every indi-
cation that It puts an end TO Martinez
de CampOs' power for usefulness TO
the Spanish cause.
1t Is believed that he has summoned
Generals PaRdoa and Marit TO Havana
to relieve him Of the directions OF af-
fairs.
The situation here is very critical