Evening journal., 1897-03-10


ister De Lome-Consui General at Ha-
vana Asked to Remain Mt His Post.
New YORK, March 10.-Tho sun this
morning prints the following from its
Havana correspondent:
In the month of May Spain sinews of
war will be exhausted, and the Spanish
government, confronted by two threaten
ing revolutions at home one by the Car
lists and the other by the Republican,
VIII be Obliged to give up the struggle in
Cuba, abandoning the isl nd to the insur-
gents.
such at least is the substance of all
The news and opinion received here from
Madrid in private letters e. leading Span
lards who have important connections with
The court Senor Romero Rohledo, who
wrote one Of the lotters, says that the plan
of reforms have been failure and that he
never gave hearty approval to the scheme,
knowing well that the Cubans. il not con
luered by force OF arms. could be lured to
make peace by kind oilers lie SAYS the
situation, in his opinion, is extremely
ritical
General Martinez Campos SAYS in an.
other letter that tho Cubans are now
stronger than ever and that to crush the
evolution Spain needs to make three times
As great an effort now as year ego. which
means 6O0,O0 men and s4O0, 600 coo. Can
4 such an effort bo made Martinez Campos
. ays that the answer will be given by those
Who know the real situation Of Spain.
For reforms or home rule he adds, lit
too late"
All the officers in the Spanish army now
Cuba who belonged to the Carlist army
/ lUrInU -, Isl
eceived secret adviccs from the agents of
4 Jon Carlos that their military rank will
20 recognized by the king" and they will
eceive promotion in case they return TO
he service Of "ther rightful sovereign" "
Don Carlos Faction Dissatisfied.
The Spanish officers who belonged to the
rmy of Don Carlos and who after beina
lardoned by the late king, Don Alfonso
\ll. are serving under the Spanish flag In
'uba, are very numerous. They have not
hrived and have always been regarded
With suspicion by tho authorities. Con.
picuous among them is Colonel Arizona,
sho was a general in tine Carlist ranks
nd who came into such prominence last
Month on account Of the battlc in which
o was routed by General Gomez at the
state Of Juan Criollo.
From reliable sources the corresnondent
able to say that the agents OF Don Carlos
re working with great energy in Cuba
mOng the old Carlist element. A scheme
II general uprising in the peninsula
'as planned a few months ago and was
lady TO be carried out when Don Carlos
aughter ran away with married man in
tally. This incident, from the r1yalst
oint OF view, worked much injury, fol
no time, to the Carlist cause The con-
orators stopped all their preparations foi
no revolt Don Carlos repudiated his
aughtor publicly. 1t was then decided tc
ait few more months. Now the time
considered ripe, and Spain will probably
ecome once more the scene of q civil war
The agents of Don Carlos here SAY that
leir king is ready to grant TO the island
Cuba liberal home rule, identical with
lat Of Canada, with viceroy in the is
md rs commander in chief of the arm2
nd the representative Of the crown.
At the same time the Republicans
lough less united than the Carlists. are
so conspiring, and they will appeal TO
ms as soon as public order in the PENN
ila is disturbed by the Carlists "The
epuhlicans, says lettor from Madrid,
are far more dangerous than the Car
SITS, as they Will add to their fighting
I'd red anarchists, who are so numerous.
pecially in Catalonia and Valencia.
No More Re-enforcements to he sent.
In consequence Of this critical condition
affairs the central government has mott
ID General Woyler that no moro re en-
rcements are to be expected from Spain.
new call on the reserves would evoke a
'otest throughout the country that would
very dangerous at this momont. Moro
'er, no moro money is to be expected for
uba after May /, because the government
IS TO attend also TO the war in the Phil
pines and to the course of events at homo
The paper money remedy prescribed by
eyler has proved 10 be worse than the
sease it was intended TO cure In spite
the captain generals decree threatening
ith court martial those who do not ac.
pit the bills at par with silver, nobody
cepts them. To enforce his law, General
oyler will have TO court martial the
hole population Of Cuba. The Spanish
oops are suffering the first effects of the
nkruptcy. IL is shocking TO see the poot
ldiers starving in the country, perishinq
thousands from all kinds of diseases
d without any sanitary safeguards.
hioh the government is too poor to pro
de-
The general opinion Is that tho ahan-
nment Of Cuba will not be made nv an
icial decree and the withdrawal of the
* anish troops. No Spanish government
luld dare TO inhict such wound upon
. enational pride But, as I'm south Amer
., the mother country will simply cease
send further resources. She will give
the fight on her part and leave tho
aniards on the island TO shift for them
YES.
This opinion is supported by the words
senior Canoyas who says that no will
wv cut his brains before he will sign a
,reo for the evacuation of Cuba. He
tics to Don Manuel Calvo. prominent
aniard of Havana;
The time is near at hand when the
lther country, having done her entire
ty, will ask her loyal sons in Cuba to
~ pport with their patriotism the over
4 elming burden Of Spain's calamities "
Spain Forced TO Release Scovel.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-General Fitz
Ugh Lee, consul general of the United
Y ltes at Havana, has cabled Secretary
erman that General Weyler had ordered