The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-11
SP1IN WIN arr n UP.
Troubles at Homo Csmpos Ialhs on the
Rebellion IN Cuoa.

Troubles at Homo-Campos Talks on the
Rebellion IN Cuoa.
NEW YORK. March I0-The Suns
correspondent in Havana sends the fol-
lowing. Ia the month of May SPANS
sluews of war Will bee exhausted and the
spanish Government confronted Dy two
threatening IesOluuOns al hOme-onc by
tAo Darusls aud tnc other py the Re
pubhcans-Wiu be Obliged TO give up the
struggle in Cuba. abandoning the island
20 tle insurgents.
Such. at least. is the substance Of all
tie news ANA opinions received mere lrOm
Madrid n private letters TO leading span
laIu7. VINO have important connections
with tie court Senior Romero hOulsID
VINO wrote one o. the letters. says tha.
the situation Do bis opinion is extremely
critical.
General MARTINEZ Cmuos says in an-
other letter that the CLDans are now
stronger than ever. and tnat TO crush
the revolution Spain needs 10 make three
times as great au EFFORT now as a. year
ago. which means Gg0.0lD men and si0l0JI.
Can such an cuOrt he madey MARTINEZ
Campos says that the answer Will be
given by those Who know the real situa,
ton of Spain
For reforms or homo rule. he adds.
cit SIS too late All the officers in the
Spanish army now .u Cuba. who belonged
TO the Carlist army during the last war
i'm the peninsula. have received secIel
adviccs from the agents OF Don Carlos
that their military rank VIII be recos-
nized hy THE King and they Will re-
ccive promotion IN case they return TO
the service OF their rightful sovereign
The Spanish officers who belonged 90
the army of Don Carlos and who. after
being pardoncd by the late King. Don
Alfonso XII arc serving under the Span
lsh flag in Cuba, are very numerous.
They have not thrived and have always
been regarded with suspicion Icy the
authorities.
From reliable sources the correspondent
is able to say that the agents Of Don
Carlos are working with great energy
in Cuba among the old Carlist element.
A scheme for general uprising I'm the
peninsula was planned % few months agO
and was ready 10 be carried out when
Don Carlos daughter ran away with
married man iu Italy This incident. from
the Royalist point of view. worked much
injury. for the time. TO the Carlist cause
and It was decided TO wait a few more
months Now the time is considered ripe.
and Spain viii probably become once
more the scene Of a civil war
In consequence OF this critical condi-
ton of affairs. the central government
has notified Gen. Weylcr that no more
renfOrccmcnts are 10 he expected from
Spain. A new call on the reserves would
evoke q protest throughout the country
that would be very dangerous at This
moment. Moreover no more money is TO
Doe expected for Cuba after May J.
because the government has 10 attend
also to the war I'm the Philippines. and
TO The course Of events az home
The general opinion IS that the abandon
ment Of Cuba will not be made by an
official decree and the withdrawal OF the
Spanish troops. No Spanish government
would dare 10 inHict such a wound upon
tho national pride bur as in South
America the mother country will simply
cease 10 send further resources. She vii
give mp the fight on her part and icavo
the Spaniards on the island TO shift for
themselves
This opinion is supported by the words
OF Senior Canovas. who says that he VIII
blow out hts brains before he viii s'en
a decree for the evacuation OF Cuba. he
writes 10 Don Manuel Calyo.a promin-
ent Spaniard OF Havana;
THE time Is near at hand when the
mother country, having done her entire