Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-10-22
NIL SOON Be FREE
.CIfC COAST
Northwest I
/, Soon to Cease Hos
t~ilitieS.
WAR is ALMOST OVER
OF STEADY 4

SAUY a. M, lie Surrendered to tn,
- .uts-spsin Cannot Expect to
ed in An Meath Cuba and the Philippines
'"orlng State. Oct, 19.-If Spain has not
In All Indp,, rr the instruction in Cuba by
Y fo. sd March, it is the intention of
,etwoo o'atsOp Ca rArpment to give up the struggle
IL and the island 60. The significance
ole"n'up Of ts I. statement, coming direct from
0ounty, is eshn. rcr of rank in the Spanish army,
"A the week, must certainly be re-
ed that the an az of no little Importance. The
d started IN oh determination is an open secret
! those who are close to the gov.
th time - usnt and it is said that the policy
s the first oo. wv Inc adopted of exaggerating the
ut roll IN , "' hmds of the trouble in the Phil.
islands with a view of preparing
oU I'M 2anls for the ultimate design of
schools r NJ Cuba go.
evor iH vay of further confederation of
DOL dis UAOHaY estinste of the situation it may be
liked that while Spain is sending
lon Grant cMN than 200, 900 troops to Cuba, who
- "oeA and the main very young and undis-
similar to that he'd. che is carefully keeping her
~AsSoclafA NO well. disciplined and efficient
tunnel into III. es who may be available in case
On Frozen ~ outbreak at home. She is also
ie creek, the wal linz in Spanish waters twelve war
itch ore, besrh, 1 which are ready for sea, and
hh could be Of great service in
pumpkin VII. hn waters in aiding the United
y a Dalles ma Aes in that police work which she
arge as that h asks that country to do for her.
~intersecinv G. Foster, manager of the East
s the Chups, Telegraph Company here, speaking
arge pnmpEiyI bs situation, said:
twenty.f@ N There is no question that the gov
the small ns1 nnenti is trying to use the Philippine
pounds Of hmm ands troubles to distract the peoples
of F.,na.. aRntiOn from Cuba. There is no
v. was a,-s nbt that Spain intends to do her
mad boo, > mOt to crush the Cuban insurrection
lt of a s,,,v] tween now and March. Failing in
ted an;mI "a | am informed that she will give
ust bO ,A the struggle.
bve tba Lr, An important issue is the fact that
aceratiuo n, pa has a debt of $500, 600, 900, and
opinp will 1tif Spain puts down the insurrec-
recover ", Cuba will have to pay that debt,
,mou T.. zberess if Cuba wins, the payment of
+hn. aIs ~ debt will fall on Spain, who con.
, of '.S S.y F1eted it on behalf of Cuba. Natur-
nUon "l'a " the planters who have been driven
,looa n4oH- pm the half.ruined plantations, how-
tbe s,o w. Fer loyal they may appear to be to
Ill" pain, really want to see the Cubans
o. nun y Ncceed, as in that case they would not
,vb;nn", taxed by Spain to pay the interest
rvo. RI the debt. and could then start again
,", =" ~ nder more favorable auspices.
.a.- Meanwhile every one is talking
,osh;n. ~ spOnt Cuba, and little is said of the
Fpllplne islands, although the latter
~@mpllses $4,000 square miles, against
y u N% sVVo Tor Cuba. In point of popula.
WI su n qOn the Philippines have 5, 636, 900 as
- Mm1 gainst 2,2f6, 600 for Cuba and Porto
U ssfGila1 4So combined. | am satisfied that
e high tA pain will either have wan ~ C',I"
ty 'front.' d h March l next or bave a;nan NJ .ta
ors that 4 1tuggel."
wsfas Y Governor Abril, governor of the
VI wu r"Hnce OF Cadiz, was next inter.
iy @% IeWed. In substance he said that
Nv sNI SNveiand had not done much fer
1lnoia" pam and he did not see how a change
swans " \ administration could make matters
!" rOse, unless the independence of Cuba
mould be acknowledged. He SAYS he
Ues NOT contemplate a war between
: II. .a,1 rpNn and the United States. The gov.
| n i would not say that a great Cuban
s. ~ ivory would precipitate trouble in
n' ~ 'pain' and did not think that such an
lt Of az f'ent was likely to take place.
$ dea a ) 10 the effect of the war upon
beno'n ~" the governor did not seem to
er NH lux II had been very grave. He
'uoed that the Compana Transatlan.
be nef ma sSpanola was almost altogether oc.
er, ar supea In transporting government
r Al aUOpS and munitions of war, SO that
isns VI = naturally had been no falling
on in its traffic.