The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-18
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Il Is Very critieaI-J,hr Dissnilsfaetion
with Campos-I'he Insurgents.


HAVANA. Jan. 1.-THE situation
here to-day ia critical. It was the gem
eral opinion that General campos
would either resign to-day or be re-
called to Spain very shortly. Tho agi-
tation against his conduct OF the mill
tary Operations against the iDsurgent
forces has been steadily growing for
some time. and although the Spauiards
have loyalty stood by him, the whole
Salo destruction OF property and the
failure OF the Spanish troops TO bring
the enemy to a decisive encounter have
brought affairs to climax, and there
seems TO be only one way out OF the
difficulty. The newspapers Will no
longer be controlled by the press CEN
sOr and print strong editorial articles
rejecting upon Campos.
The captain general was down town
to-day, accompanied by IN aide-de-
camp. He looked very old and utterly
worn out with anxiety. He wns re-
spectfully saluted by everybody, but
there was no mistaklng the coldness
Of the manner OF tho people towards
him.
The captain general, talking over the
situation with q friend last evening.
Is reported to have said: II have done
the best ] could under the clrcum-
stances, and nobody but myself has n
fun knowledge Of the difficulties have
labored under, Had ] been successful
there would have beon nothing but
praise. have been unsuccessful and
there is nothing but blame, II Is the
way OF the world. and do not COM
plain"
There wns very little news from the
front to-day, tho only Item worth re-
cording mp TO 1 O'Clock being that the
Insurgents had burned the railroad STA
tion az Durnn.I in the province OF Plnsr
del Rio. II was also announced that
the Spaniah RunboGt Maria Crlstlnn
has fred upon the insurgents at the
village OF Late and has dispersed them.
Various Reports.
Although nothing definite hns been
reported from the second Insursent
army under Rabi and Jose HEnceo. aa-
yancIng from the east 1t Is generally
understood that this force Is pushing
Ftoldly onward without any Opposition
10 speak OF, and that II Is growing IN
numbers day by day.
Later in the afternoon a number OF
private kilograms were received from
Madrid. containing the Information
that the government OF Spain still had
great confidence In tho captain gem
cral, ~ the Eame time. II is stated
mt " seemed from the trend OF public
public opinion TINT chnngc in tho
m'ltnry md political proceedings In
Cuha was desirable. From thiH II was
Judged that the captain general would
promptly tender his resignation.
Telegraph communication with the
province OF Pinnr dol Rio being inter
gar'ah, the positions Of the insursent
i.ra'a commanded by Antonio Macco
aTt Nunoz could not be positively as-
r'url Gomez, however. was nn-
nuHrgl to he mt nuInra Mclnna, south
10. 'Js r'iy
IH' iu5urgcnt bands commanded by
lOp and Perez. numbering about
.H mon. recently uttRol.cd the fort ut
lnn1llGnd. province Uf Santa Clara,
ali n W announced thoy were rcpulscd
.F .l grFsiaou Lieutenant Lcr1o. ut
'n mead Of seventy Spanish potdicrH
NE ~ sent 10 tltp nHsistnncc NJ tho
H'I1n Di CnapnhdBh, engaged tho
rn mr III rctrcatinE The iaauTgeats
tGrrc Killed and two wounded be-
hH' them. only two OF the soldiers
" HDuadca.
Later.
cNn,lln General Martinez dc Cam
fao t-mntty rcsiRnot hts command to-
Y General Ainrln
..r CEREMONY took place with much
N 1Ety In the great saloon Of the
'r#n generals palace. There wcrc
i.i al the authorities OF The city.
a0. '1r ClGofONcagBof thcrcguiar army
hhI fhc voiuGtocrH.
G,rnral Cannon made nm address.