Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-18
SPAIN ABOUT TO GIVE UPs

I'M preston a been produced
| here by the news received in a
cattle despatch from Madrid thai
La Correspondents de Espana
has urged the Government tc
send to the Philippine Islands
the men requested for Cuba by
Weyler.
The general idea here is that
this Influential Spanish newspa-
per suggests the abandonment
of Cuba in the manner already
outlined in these dispatches to
The Sun as contemplated by the
Government, that is to say, stop
ping the remission, from the
mother country of all resources
of war to the Spaniards in Cuba.
The concentration of the Spans
ish forces at the Cuban seaports
by order of Gen Weyley is but
the beginning of the abandon
ment Of the island. The interior
towns will soon be defenceless,
and will fall into the hands Of the
insurgents or be reduced to a
state of anarchy,
Gen. Weyley explains this
strange measure by saying that
it is only a precaution imposed
by the coming rainy season, in
order TO protect the Spanish
soldiers as much as possible
from the ravages Of the yellow
fever. But the explanation is in
no way satisfactory, as yellow
fever is far more formidable on
the sea coast than in the health
lest parts of the island.
This article from La Cores
pondencia, and private letters
received from Madrid, have con-
vinced thoughtful persons here
that the question now before the
Spanish Government to decide is
which of the two colonies shall
be retained, the Philippines or
CUBA. Both cannot longer be re.
tanned under the present condis
tions by Spain, exhausted and
penniless as she is. we must
decide and soon," says one of
these letters, which we shall
strive to keep under our flag, or
we shall run the risk of losing
hoth."
The news published in some
American newspapers that Gen,
Julio Sanguily intends soon to
join the insurgents has created
deep indignation among the
Spaniards here against their
Government, which they openly
accuse of .cowardise in the face
of insolent American demands,
They declare that the release OF
Sanguilly puts Spain in the at
titude of cringing to the Yankees
and proves that the Spanish
Government is too weak to make
strangers respect the law OF
Cuba. Though severely r%estrain-
ed by the press censor, Ell Pues
bio is furious in it's editorial
comments on this affair, and
uses the most bitter language
against Consul General Lee,
Gen. Sanguily, and the United
States.
The news that the Spanish Gov
erment desires Weyler's resigna-
ton, though carefully suppressed
by the press censor, has become
known to the general public and
is much commented upon. It is
added that Gen. Martinez Campos
is using all his influence at Madrid
in favor of the appointment OF
Gen. Sabas. Marin to be Captain,
General of the Island of Cuba.
Day by day the outlook for the
spanish cause becomes blaeker
There is much talk over the fac,
that Gen. Weyler, notwithstanding
the formal declaration made by
La Lucha that he was going agair
TO take personal command of the
army in the province of Cants
Clara, is still in the city of Havana.
His resignation cannot be the cause
of his remaining here as he has
not sent it yet. aWeyler neither
resigns nor fights is the genera
comment. 1t is known that he. j,
very busy at the Palace sendins
dispatches to Madrid in the hop,
to allay the storm against him ane
keep his office. He does no
relish the idea of return to Spain
under cloud.