The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31
\ CRISIS AT HAND IN CUBk.
Twenty-Five Thousand Insurgents Ia
tn. Two We-taru Provinces.


Key West. Fla. March 0.-tSent from
Havana March n 10 avoid press censor
shipl-T'N cnty -siVe Thousand Insurgents
under Gen. Anioaio Macoo. are swarmine
over the provinces of Havana and pinar
del Rio. destroyiuS property, ripping up
railways ami tearing down telegraph lines.
Forty-fiye thousand spanish soldiers ara
In the same territory, and more are coming.
Gen. haCeo IS in immediate command of
the center column OF the patriots. with
about 9.000 men. Gen. Masso Is In tho
the southern part of Havana with about
S00o men. and Gen. l.acret ts. lowering
about the outskirts OF Havana with about
5000 cavalry The other s.Oe men are tti-
yided into small bands az piiiagey. The
insurgents are well equipped aud have
plenty OF ammunition, and are capahie
OF giving the soldiers a warm reception.
The activity noticeable about the raiace
OF CieIe Weyler seems 10 bear out tho
idea that crisis Is near at hand.
Havana March s0-s'oI. Monccda. re-
connoitering In the vicinity OF Siguana,
Santa Clara was engaged with insurgents,
who left eight killed and ten wounded.
The Insurgents attacked the village and
port of S,imilero. proviace of Pinar del
Rio ard were repuised with loss OF eight
killed. The insurgents have made another
attempt TO pass through the military line
drawn across the province of Pinar del Rio.
The insurgent leader. -Agulrez. after
burning Pepadonia. was engaged near
Panlo by Gen. Miiouizo. Cavalry charged
the insurgents. killing twenty-five. The
troops had two officers and five soldiers
wounded.
Ramon serps, an insursent leader, has
been killed In an engagement near Santo
Esprltus, Santa Clara.
Madrid. March 30-'rhe minister of wstr.
Gen. Azacarra, has prepared the budget
of his Department for the next fiscal year
with view to Increasing the regular army
In Spain from so.eoo TO 1o0. 900. TO enable him
TO keep 60 900 troops ready 60 embark for
Cuoa next autumn. The minister OF the
colonies Senor Castellanos. stiil hoecs 10
prevail upon the autonomist leaders ~ cu-
ba 10 accept seats In che coming cortess
but all advices from that colony shc~ ~
trema reluctance among sutonomisis 10
take mart Ia the elections. They dect&ro
that ele.,lans In the present state OF an airs
IN the island must be farce Premier
Canovas has publicly asserted that tho
Cuban autonomista are Ia most peculiar
position Those who are "a the mos; con
scquels-e. bori politically and socially, and
men OF reputation at court and az the
bar, can no longer CONT on the votes %
the people who foraneriJ elected them. be-
cause " must lie confessed that the great
or ruf,,ber or those people are IN the insar-
gent ranks The auionoinist leaders. raih-
er than consent 10 be elected 10 the corfes
by 'rheir Cuban partiaaus. prefer to with
draw from the political figia "a their pr~A-
tize would be impaired by election Hn''er
such conditions. Premier cAnOvaE has de-
claied that the Cuban refornsisi party -
ceivest SIS finishing blow when iis chief.
Count Mortera died lie thinks ifs "a Heal
members viii join the Aut0unisis and thc
remainder re-euter the union constitutional
or reaetionary party. Much Importance is
alta he'd by politicians ard military men
and BY the press 20 these declarations of
the prime minister Several ii1serai ani
republican Journals criticis@ them. lament
ing that such a statement should ee tnads
when II ~ an oTen secret thar the union
constitutional Darty does not really repre-
gent - pr cent. OF the Inhabitants of Cuba.
A vinisnt ATTACK upon sIeHss scf Sherman -
published n fhe impartial which calls
him n former slave trader and ASSERTS tha.
he wants the Cuban rel elton 10 sucesai.
In order 10 re-estafiish slavery In Cuba,