The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-20
ment has decided to send more troops to
the scene of the invasion.
CALDERoN CARLISLE on SPAIN
What Canovas was Lik, Personally and "a
the Enemy of Cnba.

| the Enemy
| London, Aug. 19.-Calderon Carlisle D
Washington counsellor of the Spanish
legation in the United States. arrived
here today from Spain. In the course o.
an interview with the correspondent o.
the Associated Press, Mr.. Carlisle said
he went to Spain to pay visit to rela'
| tves, but while there he had an au.
dience with the queen regent, and dis
cussed with the late Senior Canovas De-
Castillo, the premier, an5 other high Of
! ficiais of the Spanish government, the
vicious aspects OF the Cuban question,
| explaining to Senior Canovas the details
OF some of the principal filibustering ex-
petitions from the United States to
Cuba, and giving mis- views as to the
legal aspects OF the filibustering claims
which he hal investigated since the war
broke out in Cuba.
Spain. he said, intended TO press
strongly her claims to compensation for
filibusterng and these claims would
overbalance the American claims for
damages TO the property Of citizens of
the United States in the island.
MY last interview with the late Senior
ing the week before he was assassinated,
and at the hotel which was the scene OF
the tragedy. He asked me to call. While
/ was waiting at the Office OF the hotel,
Seror Canovas entered the room, and
was Immediately surrounded by half
dozen gentlemen, amid whom he stood
talking on Cuban matters. I inquired
as to who these gentlemen were and
was told they were newspaper cores
pondents.
The scene was entirely informal,
quite American in fact. One could east
~ see how a man so approachaole as
Senior Canovas could be asssassinated
without much difficulty. I was told that
ne always received newspaper cores
p1ndents freely and talked with them
frankly.
Senior Cannvas appeared to be In ex-
celient health and spirits, though, or
course he was no longer a young man. |
He told me that ne was satisfied that |
the progress of the war in Cuba this |
summer, that itshad been all that could |
De expected in the wet season, and ne |
believed conditions would be much bet |
Of the suffering in Cuba, which ne con- |
sidered and described as unavoidably in
ciient to a state Of war. and he express
ed the warnest hope that the necessity |
for suffering would soon cease.
"The condition % public sentiment in
the United States was a matter as to
which he made particular inquiry. I as
sured him that the country was not so
partial to the insurgent movements as
reports OF congressional debates"
Mr.. Carlisle believes the effect Of the
assassination Of Canovas will be to unite
more closely the various sections Of the
party in Spain. He said:
Il can speak not only for the court
circles but also for the people of three
provinces, where the Carlists are reput-
"a to be strongest, and l can say that /
saw no signs Of preparations for
carlst rising nor anything to corrobor-
ste reports circulated in the United
States 10 the effect that the Spanish
people are SO dissatisfied with the gov
eminent as TO be easily induced 10
overthrow il"