The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-11-14
THE CUBAN REVOLT.
The Madrid Government Said to
be Growing Hopeless
OF SURPRISING THEcyBlA IssuRsEATs
With Defeat on the Island, a Hostile
Attitude Toward the United States
Might Help TAX. the Curse
OF at Home.
sp.Ia WIN Not Succeed In Cuba.

NEw YoRK, Nov IA Tribune spe-
cial from Washington says:
The Madrid government has realized
for some time that the struggle to sup
press the revolution in Cuba will not
be successful. Gen. weyler has re-
Gently been urged on to more ener.
getic efforts by the Madrid authori-
ties, and kilograms from Havan now
announce that he has taken the
field In person. But well-informed
persons who have been 10 Cuba,
and who know the situation there
thoroughly, say that Weyler and his
nearly 100000 troops can not put down
the revolution, and that he has made
no decided progress since relieving
Gen. Campos. The Spanish govern.
ment Is endeavoring to keep up bold
front But 1t sees the humiliatiag
word Failure" written on the wall.
Cuba Is a Spanish province, and
the government, which shows that
il is incapable Of putting down
rebellion in the island, is doomed
to oblivion. This is a grave
question for Premier Canovas' cabinet
TO face. II must face it. however, and
1t Is doing SO with eommendable cour-
age and determination. But the hour
Is approaching wneu 1t must stand be-
fore the people OF Spain and admit
that 1t can no longer hold Cuba.
That will be a disastrous admis-
sion for the government to make,
but an advantageous one to Don
Carlos. When made, the overthrow
Of the present ministry will certainly
and quickly follow il II appears
that the government permitted the
Cuban insurgents to win their inde'
pendence unaided by foreign assist
ance.
But II Cuba Is lost to Spain as the
result OF a war with the United States,
the government will not lose prestige
at home. Spain would certainly be
vanauished In such conflict
But the government would say in
the hour Of defeat, and the Spanish
will believe, that the Cubans would
have been held in subjection had moi
American arms prevailed over those o.
Spain. Therefore 1t would be goot
policy, and from the, governmenti
point OF view, patriotic, to br ng OF
hostilities with this country. Alfonso
would lose Cuba, but he would gaiI
popularity among his people-an ad
vantage dearer TO him and his ad
herents than the queen Of the Antilles
Reported Repulse of weyler
New YORK, Nov. IA Key Wes
fila. special to morning paper says
Capt. Gen. Weyler has met the Gu
bans on the field and has suffered
repulse. a,
The news was brought by th
steamer Olivette from Havana las
night. Weyler, 1t is said, wa
attacked while encamped In tn
Gobornadora hills, IN Pima
Del Rio province, by the Cuban
under Parico Delgado and Parico Dial
The Cubans surprised the Spanish ou
posts and for time great confusio
prevailed in weyler's camp.
weylsr is said to have fallen oac
about eight miles.
During the retreat the Cubans kills
a Standards and wounded 60 Others
/ To Organise n Volunteer Corps.
MADRID, Nov IA committee rel
resenting the allied Cuban parties, III
conservatives, reformists and autoI
= omists, has decided to put the money
, belonging to the parties into commo
fund for the purpose of organizing