The evening times., 1897-06-10

! New York, June 10.-The Herald this
morning prints the following: Havana,
| Cuba via Key West, Fla.l, June g
| 1t is believed here, now that the long-sup-
pressed news of affairs in Madrid has
been made public, that Gen Weyler's re-
| turn TO Spain Will be the most important
| result OF CanoyaS' success in retaining
power
| 1 have seen private telegrans sent To
persons here in which it was distinctly
| stated that Campos, Dominique and Pldai
had given their support To Canovas only
with the plain stipulation that Gen Weyler
should go In fact, ii is felt here that
| CampoS, who is now in power in Spain ana
| fills the popular eye, would not on any ac-
count lend himself TO the continuation OF
Gen Weyler' policy.
The plan. / am told, is to send Gen. Harm
here from Porto Rico, and then supplant
him in turn by Gen. Blanco or Campos.
| The private telegrams to which / have
referred seem to leave no doubt as To Gen
wcyler's coming retirement, and big as is
the responsibility for changing captains at
SO critical a period it appears to be set
tied
gen. Weyler's recall will be an acknowl-
cdgment, it is believed here, that procla-
nations of pacification are not worth the
paper they are written upon. IT N:yler
| goes his successor can only abandon utterly
the plans which he mas made and followed
and which have resulted, the Spaniards
say, in failure and conditions which cry
out as criminal.
The first duty of Gen. weylers success
sor, when he Genes, Will be 10 allow the
starving reConCentradCs to go once more
into the fertile fields and cultivate there the
means ofHfc which are denied them inside
the bitches and forts.
/ anled 10 believe that with heretuTn OF
Nj Calhoun, the American ConsUls here
have re-enfoTced their former repor IS as to
the strength Of the insurgents and poor
outlook foT peace under present conditions.
Moreover, they have said plainly that in
their opinion the United State mustnot look
too seriously upon the proposed reforms and
talk or aujOnOmy on Canadian lines. THESE
American cousuls feel, and L have talked
with Uem all, that to speak OF Canadian
autonomy here Is TO compare unlike things,
FOR Spain is not Great Britain and Cuhans
are not Canadians. In short, however much
feeling there may be that Spain should be
allowed TO retain her sovereignty here,
the Americans feel, and have SO reported
that there is not a provision in the reform
which has not a string to it, and any re-
suit here short Of independence or an
American pTOtectorate, viii mean, they
say, merely p0stpCuement and another rev.
olution IN few years
\ correspondent In Sagua la Grande re-
ports that just previous TO Gen. Weyler's
return t. Havana. he encountered some OF
Gomez forces l.ear Sancti Spiritus, under
command Oi Gomez himself, and was forced
to retreat leaving nuy dead on the neld
and 90 prisoners IN the hands OF the bells.
THIS matter has been NJ elected in orncial
reports.
A train from Regla TO Matanzas was
blown Up yesterday at Campo Florida, fif-
teen miles from Havana. TWO engineers,
one fireman, two civil guards and one other
citizen were kined and twelve persons
were wounded. The civilians suffered
most severely b6cause the arnorcd cars,
which formerly were placed next to the
engine are now placed in the rear of the
trains.
THIS news about the train was killed by
the war censor when the local papers at
tempted 20 print it, and the censor has
Just been promOted 10 the rank Of liCaten-
ant colonel.
An Official report upon the number of
foreigners among the II concentrates gives
Just four Americans.
Quintin Bandcra is reported as having en-
tered Havana province from MataHzas
with 5000 men, and the rebels in this
province are now said to number more than
5000.