The herald., 1897-03-07
SPAIN IS MUCH D|SGUSTED
But Dare Not Recall General
WeYIer
WEYLER WOULD NOT COME
But Would Himself Become q Leader Of
Insurgents
Serious Famine and csrIist's Activity Give
the Government Grave Anxisty-Anx.
iety Regarding McKinlsy's Policy
Associated Press Special wire
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Associated Press Special Wire
MADRID, March ga very troubled
condition Of affairs prevails in Spain.
rienced. the Carlists are showing un-
mistakable signs OF activity, there is
further alarming news from the Philip
pines and the government Is disgusted
with the performances of Capt.-Gen.
Weyler In Cuba but they dare not re-
call him. In this connection a startling
explanation of the inaction of the gov
ernment is limited at. According to the
rumors circulated here, the reason why
Weyler is not recalled are. firstly. be-
cause he IL a pronounced Republican,;
secondly, because 1t is intimated that,
sooner than return to Spain in disgrace
he would proclaim a republic in Ha-
vana.
The distress Is most severe in the
Biscayan provinces. The people Of Leon
are on the verge of starvation, the crops
having been practically destroyed by
the recent floods, which followed the
previous severe drouth, while on all
sides flocks and herds are dying of
famine and disease.
On the La Mancha, the failure Of the
olive crop has prevented the peasants
from earning anything the whole win
ter, and large numbers Of them are bare
iy able to keep body and soul together.
Very many families have not seen q
loaf of bread for months and meats have
been out of their reach since last fall.
The distress is not confined to isolated
places All the towns and villages are
afflicted more or less and as a rule the
inhabitants are famishing, many of
them being reduced to subsist on
acorns.
In this city, where 1t might be expected
the distress due to crop failures would
hardly be felt, over $500 persons are
daily being fed from charitable institu-
tions. Coupled with the distress. the
rumors of the strength In the Carlist
movement In the northern and central
parts of Spain Is causing the greatest
anxiety
The pretender Is assuming a patriotic
attitude, however, in view of the colonial
troubles which may win him sympathy
and may be of material use to him when
his advisers direct that the moment has
arrived for him to make another at
tempt to reach the throne Of Spain.
However, the newspapers are full of
curious details of the propositions and
plans of the Carlists to take the field
when the signal Is given. Incidentally.
there seems to have been bad blunder
committed by somebody In the Puebla
and San Miguel districts where q band
of Carlists recently attempted rising.
The insurgent Carlists who were armed
were arrested and imprisoned. On their
persons were found compromising doc
uments. When submitted to examina-
tion the prisoners confessed that they
had exuected a simultaneous rising to
take place In other districts showing the
instructions they had received were the
result Of some mistake. Revelations
thus made have seriously alarmed the
government.
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE
NEW YORK, March GA Madrid
special to the World says: Premier Can
ovas today assured the Spanish re-
porterS and the Cubans that the gov
eEnmsnt still has sca1lq q2nea ip asne5al Y