The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
THREATENED WITH A CRISIS
Spain Overrun With CarIist and
Republican Agitators.

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New York, March ia dispatch to the
| Sun from Havana says: All the new con-
firms the belief that fatal crisis for Spain
is approaching. The cable dispatches re-
ceived here from Madrid says that the agi-
| tatioB by Carlists and Republicans con-
tinues. The newspapers which support the
| government hold up the threat to the pa
pers opposed to it, that they will be sus-
| pended iftbey printnews adverse to Spain 5
| interest. An editorial published by La
/ Epoca, Canova's organ, has been trans
| mitted by cable to Havana 1t says that
| the agitation promoted by Carlists, Repub-
| licans and fiiibusters will oblige the
government 10 suspend constitutional gbts
| all over Spain, AMI take strong measures to
maintain public order in Madrid and tile
provinces.
The spaniards il Havana are alarmed
over the situation, and say that the first
shot fired in Spain will mean the utter
loss OF Cuba. Tie news 1Iom the Phillip
pine islands also continues TO be unfavorable
To the spaniards, and all the signs are
against Spanish success
TheteirIuie INSTRUMENTATION OF the Spanish
army in Cuba is the result Of the disaffec-
| tion induced by weyler's conduct. From
the generals down to the soldiers every
one complains Of the captain general, the
soldiers ON account OF the iil-treatmen they
suffer, and the officers Of highest rank
because, as they assert, Weyler envies
them, treats them unfairly and tries TO
shirk his respon sibilty for the failure
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ordinates.
AS soon as the news arrived here of the
landing of an expedition in Pinar del Rio,
Weyler sent an angry dispatch to Gen.
Melguizo III which he said that the fill
busters might have been captured had it
not been for MelguiZo's own carelessness.
Melguizo answered in similar heated words,
saving that the fault lay at the door OF
Weyler and the naval department. The
result was that Weyler recalled Melguizo
from the field and ordered him to depart
for Spain.
Some of the other generals are in the
same situation, and one OF them has pub
licly said Havana:
Gen. Weyler is monster from the point
OF view Of humanity. His instincts are
beastly. He is leech upon the public
treasury, and is always thirsty for gold"
One colonel and observation-disclosures have
been court-martalled by Gen. Weyler, and
put in Jail on account OF the bold attack
OF the insurgents upon Grines, reported
last week. Blu. Weyler has no real cause
to accuse these officers, and his attitude
toward them is a great injustice. The
insurgents were enabled to make this
successful attack on account of Weyler's
own orders. for he had the best Spanish
troops in the province of Havana, includ-
ing those at Guines, sent by him lastmonth
to the province OF Santa Clara
The Cubans have again attacked Bejucal
and with the same success as in their earlier
attack This time the attack was led
by Col Raoul Armenago. Several houses
We're destroyed and the garrison, as at
Guines, had to fortify itself in the church.
Many stores were ransacked by the Cubans
and plenty OF provisions were secured.
This is not the only instance OF hot
fighting, near the capital itself. The
sugar estate, Central Salvador. was at
tackled by the patriots audits splendid sugar
cane fields burned Some resistance was
attempted by the garrison, but IL had to
yield after nine soldiers had been killed,
and eighteen wounded. Near RincOn,
train carrying Spanish soldiers. was blown
up with dynamite by the Cubans. The
armored car was utterly destroyed and
six soldiers were killed and many wounded
InPinar del Rio province, the insurgents
show also great activity. An engagement
is reported, in which the Spanish Col
Menar, confesses that his column has met
with heavy losses. He gives no details,
from which it is inferred that he was badly
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