Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-13
THE SITUATION IS }TII
Republican Sentiment {.
ing Out in Spain.
CAN NO LONGER BE COME,

Madrld' Aug. lO.-Trouble Of :,
ous nature is being fomented IN q
particularly in the province of "
cla, by agents of the Cuban ip,r,,sI
The minister of the interior, sepSr i
gayon, yesterday replying to Or,.
in the chamber of deputies ADM I
that riots had occurred in vaI.'
caused by the friends of the Cub,,
surgents, who hoped thereby to nv,
the departure of reinforcemsrs
troops for Cuba.
Hitherto the popular demopsh,s,
have been attributed to protest s,,
imposing new taxes, made ueos,s
by the financial strain the govern
has been subjected to, through csr,|
on the campaign against the ipsp,D,I
in Cuba, but while the goyerumsrI
only willing to admit that ths \
have benn instigated by the sceppI
the Cuban revolutionists, it is peupr
admitted that the root of the trOpY.
much deeper and that it is being Ds
ished by a natural feeling Of alsrur
dismay at the apparent utter ipsHll
of the government to cope with n
situation in Cuba.
That the large Spanish army in G.
must be still further heavily reinto,l
is looked upon here as being conf
sion of weakness on the part Of \
administration and as an admissin
the growing strength of the Cub,
In addition, many letters have betv
ceived in different parts of Spsn \
the relatives of the Spanish sOd5
serving with the army in Cuba d
they tell such terrible tales of sicEIs
privation, incompetency and misnH
agement, to say nothing of lack Of uI
that a dangerous feeling againa !
government has arisen, and is gsinl
strength day by day. Under these
cumstances, agents of the Cuban;
not have much difficulty in Caryl
out their plan of causing popular B.
breaks. They steadily fan the FAM
discomfort by pointing to the appare.
ly unnecessary hsrdships which
Spanish troops in Cuba are compel
to endure.
The republicans also are taking
vantage of the situation to push tI
propaganda, and the combined mo-
ments are making more healway vi
the masses than the government v
admit, although it is already betrsyi
symptoms of alarm and has sent str
gent instructions to the prefeCt;
suppress promptly and effeCtul
demonstrations which occur in th
districts, and to have no hesitation
calling out the military for support
A number of conflicts between riot
and the police and soldiers have alre'
occurred, shots have been exchaDg
several persons have been wounded
both sides, and a number Of arr
have been made. This the revOlutl
lists hope will serve to call attentiOI
their cause and enlist in their bel
the sympathy of the people. Their
in Valencia are being patroled BY
gen d'armes, troops are pursuing aTI
bands of revolutionists in the mo
famous districts of the same provil
and further trouble is apprehended'
Madrid up to the present has
quiet. but signs are not wanting
the spirit of discomfort is abroad
that the efforts of the governmen
gain support by trying to throw
blame for everything upon he Un
States, the chief bugaboo Of Spal
politicians, will not much longer a'
In factory near the city Of Vale
the authorities have discovered q
tity of arms and ammunition, and s.
lar stores are believed to be in el
ence in different parts of the PROV
The arms referred to are known to
been smuggled into Spain quite
Gently, and are of foreign manu-
ture, showing their shipment Il
part of the plan of campaign being
Quoted by the Cubans in Spain.
The Spanish officials, as usual
blaming the United States for
troubles in this country. basing
assertions upon the fact that among
leaders of the recent riots was Dr.
nardo Toledo, said to be an Amer
citizen, whose brother is in conn
OF a force of Cuban insurgents
claimed that money, arms and ANN
tlon, were served out to the III
from the house which he occupied
a series of spying is said to have rel
ed in the discovery of letters frou'
United States, Cuba and the AT
tine Republic, showing that the
breaks here have been planned by
leaders of the Cuban insurgents
that the movement is widespread
capable Of assuming serious pro
lions.
Death OF Mrs. Annette Hicks.Lor
New York, Aug. 1O.-Mrs. AM