The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-16
SPAIN IS SICK OF IT.
Will Win or Lose in Cuba This
Winter.
SHE CANNOT WAIT MUCH LONGER.

The Expenses of the War Are Too beavy
for the spaniards To Carry-How the
Rebels Gain Allies Persons Disposed To
he Loyal Know spain viii Tax Them to
Death IL the Rebellion Results in Fall
ure--rhs Philippine Islands.
New York. oct 16.-A special TO The
Herald from Cadiz. Spain, says that II
Spain has not put down the insurrec-
tion In Cuba by the first of next March
il is the intention of the government to
give up the struggle and let the ISL
and GO This determination is an open
secret among those who are close 10
the government. and 1t is said that the
policy is being adopted OF exaggerat-
ing the magnitude OF the trouble in the
Philippines with a view OF preparing
the people for the ultimate design OF
letting Cuba go
BY way of further corroboration OF
this estimate of the situation it may be
remarked that while Spain Is sending
more than 10000 troops 10 Cuba, who
are very young and undiscipllned, she
Is carefully keeping her $4,000 we'll
disciplined and efficient soldiers, who
break at home. She is also keeping IN
Spanish waters twelve warships, which
are all ready for sea. and which could
be of great service in Cuban waters In
aiding the United States in that police
work which she now asks that countrN
10 do for her
Using the Philippines as a Blind.
w q. Foster. manager of the East
ern Telegraph company here, speaking
of the situation, said:
There Is no question that the gov
ernment is trying TO use Philippine
| troubles to distract the peoples atten-
| tion from Cuba. There is no douht
] that Spain intends TO do her utmost
4 to crush the Cuban insurrection be-
| tween now and March. Failing in that
| am Informed that she will give up the
| struggle.
| IAN important issue is the fact that
Cuba has a debt of $500,000000, and that
| il Spain puts down the insurrection
| Cuba will have TO pay that debt.
whereas IL Cuba wins the payment OF
the debt will fall on Spain, who con-
tracted IL on behalf of Cuba.
| Naturally the planters who have
been driven from their half-ruined
plantations. however loyal they may
have appeared 10 he 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 then could start again under more
favorable auspices.
Everybody Talking About Cabs.
Meanwhile everybody is talking
| about Cuba. and say little of the Phil
ippine islands, although the latter com
| prise 1l5, 900 square miles as against 49,
OOO of Cuba In point of population the
Philippines have 5,6S6,000, as against a
population OF 2.276.0OO for Cuba and
| Porto Rico combined. am satisheo
that Spain will either have won ir
Cuba by March 1 next, or have giver
up the sruggle'
Governor Idalecio Abril, governor Of
the province of Cadiz. was next inter
viewed In substance he said thai
| Cleveland had not done much forSpain
and he did not see how change II
administration could make matters
, worse unless the independence OF Cub;
should be acknowledged. He says M
| does not contemplate a war betweeI
| Spain and the United States. The gov
| ernor would not say that great Gu
. | ban victory would precipitate trouble
| in Spain, and did not think that suci
an event was likely to take place.
Resignation of Surgeon Hamilton.
Z Washington. oct. 16.-The resignatiol
2 | " Surgeon Hamilton OF the Marin
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