The herald., 1897-06-09

win independence by bankrupting Spain.
While he did not see actual bankruptcy
he found that the credit of the penin-
sula was growing weaker, that faith in
Its ability to pull through safely was
lessening even among the Spanish par
tisans in Havana, and that in watching
the future. progress of the insurrection
Spain's ability to get money must also
be carefully watched. Mr.. Calhoun also
heard much about the corruption among
the favorites of Canovas and Weyler in
the payment of the troops and financial
arrearages to pay, which were piling
up, but he did not follow this branch of
the inquiry exhaustively.
While not charged with responsibility
in forming q policy of intervention or
of belligerency, Mr.. Calhoun returned
from Cuba with his mind made up that
no encouragement should be given the
Cubans toward annexation to the United
States. If Spain will not permit them
to purchase their independence and the
United States steps in on the grounds of
humanity or OF commercial interests or
of political conditions to stop the war
fare, In his view 1t should be with dis
tinct specific understanding that it is not
step towards annexation. The as
similation Of the mixed population of the
island, as he looked at it, would be too
much for the United States at least In
the present generation. This opinion
was stated with much frankness, both
to Cubans and Spaniards, and I do not
violate any confidence in restating IL
here.
Mr.. Calhoun concluded by warmly
pralsing Gen. Lee, not only for his cour-
age in the Ruiz case, but for the vigo..
and promptness with which the Consul
General acquitted himself in the cases
Of all American citizens.
SAGASTA CALLED A TRAITOR.
NEW YORK, June ga special to the
Herald from Madrid says: The whole
country is stupefied by the extraordi-
nary solution Of the crisis. The Liberal
feeling is violent against Senior Saeasta.
The majority Of the Liberals call him
traitor, accusing him of secretly refus-
ing the Queen Regents request to ac-
cept office. Great excitement prevails
The peril of the situation, so far from
being finished by the Conservatives
continuance in Office, is said to be only
just beginning.
NOT PACIFIED
HAVANA, June 6.-After months
passed in compiling data, which are con-
firmed by competent, eM-informed, i'm
partial parties, the correspondent of the
Associated Press is able to announce
that In the country comprised between
Cape San Antonio, Pinar del Rio and the
Jucaro-Moron military line of the prov
fnn ~ Dir Ds,fo
insurgents, we'll armed with rifles and
subdivided into small bands The latter
live, during the best part of the year
in the woods and mountains. Besides
these bands there are many thousands
of Cuban natives in the insurgent camps
who are either unarmed or only armed
with machetes. In the Concentrated"
towns there are only small numbers of
men. the greater part of the inhabit-
ants being women and children
Z A certain amount Of dissa abstraction is
felt among certain battalions Of the reg
ular troops. on account of the paper
money question, but no riots have &C.
CURED, and it is believed Captain-Gen-
eral Weyler will shortly settle the none
tary question. In the meantime the
financial question is becoming more and
more depressing.
CALHOUN ARRIVES
WASHINGTON. June S.-W.J.C Calhoun
of Illinois, the special commissioner sent
to Cuba by President Mckinley, arrived
from New York this afternoon. He went
to the state department
Judge Day, the assistant secretary of
state, was awaiting him, and together
they proceeded to the White House.
They were shown into the cabinet room.
where President Mckinley and Judge
Day listened to Mr.. Calhoun's descrip-
ton of the situation In the war-ridden
island and to the conclusions reached
by him.
Judge Day declined to be interviewed
tonight on the subject of the conference,
further than to say It was very interest
ing. Mr.. Calhoun likewise preferred not
to talk further than to say that he had
reported to the president what he had
seen and heard.
Mr.. Calhoun has an appointment to
meet the president in the morning, when
he will again go over his impressions.
He will not go to Nashville with Mr.. Nc
kinley, but will leave for his home in
Illinois, probably tomorrow, and if nee
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