The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-16
MUST WIN OR GIVE UP
Limit Placed Upon the War
In Cuba.
MARCH NEXT WILL SEE THE END.

The Spanish Government WIN Make
Every EnoFt 10 Win the Fight BY
That Time and IL Not Successful WIN
Give Up ths IslAnd-Phllipplne Islands
Affairs.
NEW York, Oct. ia special 10
The Herald from Cadiz, Spain, says II
Spain has not put down theinsurection
In Cuba by March / IL is the intention
Of the government to give mp the strug.
gle and let the island 20. The signif-
Icance Of this statement, coming direct
from an officer Of rank in the Spanish
army. mist be regarded as Of great inn
portanoe.
By way Of further oorroboration Of
this statement Of the situation II may
BE- remarked that. while Spain is send
ing more than 100000 troops TO Cuba,
who are in the main, very young and
undisciplined. she is carefully keeping
her 50, 900 well disciplined and efficient
soldiers. who may DO available in case
Of an outbreak at home. She Is also
keeping in Spanish waters IL wArship''
which are all ready for sea, and which
could be Of great service in Cuban wa
tiers In aiding the United States in
that police work which she now asks
that country 10 do for her.
W. G. Foster. the manager Of the
Eastern Telegraph company at OadiE,
speaking Of the situation here, said (;
"There Is no question that the gov
eminent Is trying to use the Philippine
Islands troubles to distract the peoples
attention from Cuba There is no doubt
that Spain intends TO do her utmost to
crush the Cuban instruction between
now and March. Failing In that, am
Informed that she will give mp the
struggle.
IAN important issue is the fact that
Cuba has n debt Of some 10000, 900,
and that II Spain puts down the insur'
rection Cuba will have TO pay that debt {;
whereas, II Cuba wins, the payment OF
the debt will fall on Spain, who con-
tracted It on behalf Of Cuba
Naturally, the planters, who have
been driven from their half ruined
plantations. however loyal they may
appear to be to Spain. really want to see
the Cubans succeed, as In that case they
would not be taxed by Spain to pay the
interest on the debt, and could ther
start again under more favorable aus
pices.
Meanwhile, everyone Is talking
about Cuba and little is said Of the Phil
ippino Islands, although the latter com
prise 10000 square miles as agAins
1000 for Cuba In point Of population
the Philippines have $3.50, 900 as agains
a population Of 9.276OOO for Cuba an'
Porto Rico combined. ! am satisfies
that Spain will either have won in Cub
by March next or have given up tn
struggle"
Governor Idalecio Abril, governor o
the province Of Cadiz, was next inter
viewed. In substance. he said tina
President Cleveland had not done muol
for Spain, and he did not see how
change In the administration ooul
make matters worse unless the indie
pendence Of Cuba should be aoknowl
edged. He says he does not oontem
plate a war between Spain and IN
United States. The governor woul
not say that n great Cuban victor
would precipitate trouble In Spain, an
did not think that such an event wa
likely to occur As to the effect Of Oh
war ON the commerce Of Cadiz, tho gov
ernor did not seem to think It had bee
very grave, He added that the Con
pAnia Transatlantica Espanola was a
most altogether occupied in transpor
ing government troops and munitions
war so that there naturally has been q
falling OF in its traffic.