Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-11-21

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 me, says Msceo in his letter. ''Even in the oses Weyler could direct against me such an enormous army that could not meet it in the field in open battle as l have done with success now, will re- sort to guerilla warfare, and dividing my troops into small bodies sf fifty men each, will give hard work to even 200.- 900 soldiers. While Weyler was pre- rsring his trochs, was making mine slso."
 Maceo describes immediately after these words what hs means by his tro- chs. It is narrow psssrge through the mountains. and the only way in fact to reach the strong position where the Cu- bars have their supplies of ammunition and the factories for making powder and cartridges. The Spanish troops, Meceo says, confidently, cannot get to the Cuban stronghold. The psssage ad- mits only enc man at the time in front, and besides that, in the spRce of half Spanish league. the CubaEs have built 400 trenches and sown them with dyns- mite bombs. If Wsyler could force the passage, Msceo says be would only meet destruction half way.
 h the ssme letter Gen. Maceo gives news that be has captured four cannon and great quantity of ammunition io the last engagements with the Spanish troops, especially sgsinst the corps of Melquiso.
 "I Tad to store ammunition" be says. ''for 1 captured more than l needed"
 WiGh regard to proylsioCs, he says that he is well supplied, nOtwithstsndinR the fact that tbe province of fiusr dei Rio Is not SO we'll supplied with cattle as the other parts of he island. Bo. the inactivity of the Spanisrds for long months, white they expected to meet Msceo iu the lIne Of the trocha from Marel to Msjina, gave time O enable the Cuban ssue. al to victuai and fortlfy his army.
 Nkw YORK. Nov. .l7-a diepatch to the Herald ffoa Washington ssye: The Cuban situ1tion is pregnant with possi- biiIlies. There IS not B public man ID N sshIngton uho does rot fully realize the gravity of the situation The presi dent, his cabinet, Consul General Lee and officials aud diplomats generally are waiting for the developments of the peXt fortnight, Uth ihs greatest concern ss to the result. All hands seem to agree that the real crisis is connected with Gen. Weyl ler's present campaign against Macso.
 There are good grounds for believing that Consul-Genersl Lee ls in favor oi Intervention In Ibe interest of securing the autonomy of Cubs, If Gen. Weyle caDp8g go does net resuls in more petcefui solution of ths present difficult y ibsu is exp cted.
 Gen. Lee, however, Is Automatically rstivent ss to h.a v.eUs On the situstIoI | aDd will not ad nit that he fa, CTS inter veIJIUu.
 Il don't know when wIlI return tc | Havana. Agreat deal will depend up- on developments heEe Nilnin ,he bext | lew days Ms. Lee IS with ns aod | expect to attend to some soclsl, as well 1 ss official, matters while here. l do not | deny that the situation Is serious, but | very much deprec. .ate the talk of war | between the United States and Spain, l and am especially sorry to see th at state | mrnts are attributed to me in the Girsc ton which l have not made"
 No one is more snxiously watching l for developments than President Cleve- l land. The Cuban feature of bis mes- | sage IS held back end will not be writ | teu until sUmstbing definite is heard as | to the result of Gen. Weylss's military | operations in PInsr del Rio. No one | can say now how the president will deal with tne Cuban question in his message All wIll depend upon the result of Gen | Weyler's campaIgn. Should Gen. Wey- | Ter ue repuised or should te return to | Havana without accomplishing aay re- cults at all, everything would be in 8 ! ohostic state in Cuba and Spain, ard ] there is no telling what the conse- quences would 6e. Of these rossioih | ties connected with Gen. Weyler's cam psign 8 complete victory over Maceo is | consId red least likely to occur.
 From the reports which Gen. Lee has 1 made to the president and secretary ot | state upon the military feature of the ! situation, the authorities expect that Gen. Weylsr will not succeed in dislodg- ing Msneo from bis mountain fastnesses. and that he will soon return to Havana discredited ss military commander, both with the authorities at Madrid and his officers and troops in Cuba.
 It is this phase of the situation that is causing the chief concern. ,
 There is already a suppressed spirit | of discontent among the Spanish troops | both regular and militia, over the mili- l thry methods which have recently pre- vailed. It is knovn to the authorities | here that there are serious complaints | from the troops, particularly on the part of the militia on account of the great they have been compelled to undergo without remuneration or prop CT supplies of either food or clothing.
 Weyler's return without results, it IS believed, would mean his recall by Gen. ovas for the sake of satisfying the de- msuds of the Carlists, who have Teen urging it for some tine. and @ general