The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-03
WILD DREAMER OF SPAIN.
NE EToLTEs n NOOK WHICH rs
FIRING THE SPANISH HEART:

80 TELLS All About "the CouinG Wnr"-We
Rick spnin Dat er ner Roots save In osN
Fs'rt-Vve Csnpot Conquer spanish Pride.
asa No ray DAMAGE end Mako Pencr.
HAVANA. Oct. al.-!''Thc War Against tho
United States is tho tito OF q very curious
book just published in Havana and much dis
onssed among the Spanish rrcconciiables Its
author. Senior Adolfo Llanos. one OF the most
hncompromisinE Spanish residents OF this city.
Desires to show that o. war between Spain and
America is unavoidable. and that It will end
without the lens. doubt in tho complete triumph
ct the Spaniards and tho utter ruin OF the Amcri-
cans.
Sehor Llanos bases his belief that war is uu-
avoldablo and will soon no officially declared
upon "thc fact that tho time Is near in which
oil the wilcs OF diplomacy will not bo able TO
check the outburst of Spanish pride before the
Insulting attitude of tho American jingocs."
His prophecy that Spain will triumph is ground
Cd on many moro reasons. ScEor Llanos not
emily prophecies that spain will win. but de-
scrlbcs, with many details. all that will happen
during tho war day by day and on both sides
Of the Atlantic.
To understand how such q book cnn be writ
ten by q man who Is not considered among his
people rs a crank nor confined in n lunatic
asylum. but, on the contrary. enjoys in Ha-
yana the reputation Of being a sound. minded
journalist, It Is necessary to recognize tho
dreamy and impracticable nature OF the Spanish
intellect, and how justly 1t has been said that
the mailman, Don Quixotc. when he seriously
thought himself engaged in battle with giants
that were nothing more than q herd Of sheep,
was a true representative Of his race.
Senior Llanos thus describes the war that
will begin on the first day Of next year:
January l. the war is officially declared.
From tho I'd to tho 9Th, thousands o: families.
prror.utricten Aee frou, ('uha and porto Rico
some going TO Mexico and others to Spain.
From Jan. Z to Il. a Yankee fleet blockadcs the
with Spain and captures a Spanish steamer.
: From tho 10th to the 31st, 100000 American
4 attack Matanzas and Cardenas and capture all
I the coast as far as Baracoa.
Yankees capture sixteen Spanish vessels and
100000 volunteers from Now Orleans land in
Cienfuegos, From the 4th to the 18th. 100, 900
Spanish soldiers and volunteers take refuge in
Join tho Yankee army, On the 18th the Euro.
American merchant. steamers begin to act as
PRINCIPAL PrinsfeSfIS towns rlO% ot the ine interior aasa 70 Of ' Cuba ai sarr enc
der to the Yankees, On the 22d the South
6ealinf' e Of sna fapuP From I the Esd IL to ,h the 18th 8 Spain 1s,
eIdeavors, in vain. to raise o new loan.
,.m mM%reh ~ ! Tho to ! s,a mot a single ing ,t tDM@ IN IN S STSs
management and carelessness. a large amount
"a ~ ohAh OApiOuO Al q GhkChu, SDhihs alu
9th ettSH'tt 70 the he 10Th sGS q iora.idabie s Spanish ficet sails
eiSa to SAq remain iRAt Neutral rao f The eitg P q sestf lie,
Spain. .s destroyed by floods. From the 2lst
cadis IS E't destroyed trs by heavy aesy GnIea f From the
9th to tho 3ls,. four more provinces in the
hth meIRienn rc TsTSls ' SeaIas 81 Spain rsn.i The ee sfTsh
4 great tiro REDUCES to ashes tho largo arms fac
tory at Trnbia, Spain.
cate is formed in New York to do business in
Cuba. From tho 9TH to the 10th. fever makes
Cuban forests. On the 18th another, Spanish
fleet sails from santander. Spain. From the
From the 18th to the goth, Japan sells to tho
United states her powerful navy: From the
from the wrecks Of the steamers of tho Span.
ish fleet from Cadlz. A powerful Spanish army
May, l to 10. tho American feot at the ca.
Of the Yankees. 18th to Goth. SPANS. coasts
the Yankees; 2sthh to sist, the spsnisrds in the
Cuban forests are exterminated by hunger.
tives: ID to 18th. tho Spanish Government sells
all the historic treasures in the churches OF the
ams Of art; 10th to Sist. fresh defeats Of the
July, August. and september-The same sit
u%ation.''
And now comes the most interesting dis
closures of tho book. In two short lines after
depicting all these Spanish defeats and without
any gradual transition to victory for Spain.
Sehor Llunos writes:
October. the United States 'surrenders and
asks for n treaty of peace. Spain asks a heavy
indemnity, which is paid, and RECEIVERS all her
losses
How Is thisi Merely because Spain. in spite
Of nll her revcrscs, will never surrender. and in
the long run the United States, wearied and
ruined by her great expenses, will seek in
peace her only salvation.
The book of Senior Llanos is arousing great
erthL siasm among the Havana Spaniards, but
ono may ask IL the triumph OF Spain, so surely
predicted, does not belong in the same cato
CORY with that of the Portuguese who WAS thrown
into an abyss by his adversary and cried to him
from the bottom: III you pull me out l will
snare your life"