The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
SPANISH RADICALS M
 HAHARA DECLARE THEY
 HAVE BEEN BETRAYED.
Bianco May Have 10 Seek the Kaine's Pro- lection in Case Of Another
 Onfhrenk

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 HAVANA, Jan. 26-The last ripple of visible excitement attending the ar rival of the Maine died away this morn ing, and the ship as she lies at anchor attracts no more attention than other vessels in the harbor. The papers made the briefest possible allusion to her arrival and La Union COnstitu- tional, the Conservative organ, prints a Washington dispatch to the effect that the visit of the Maine to Havana is merely an act of courtesy, showing the friendly feeling to Spain, and to cOunteract Spanish utteranceS in Con- gress. La Union adds that the visit will be returned by the Spanish ships to American ports.
 In spite of this there is a strong un- dercurrent of feeling in Havana, as is evidenced by the excited talking last night of angry groups assembled in the cafes. The general impression among radical SpaniardS is that the cause of Spain has been betrayed by the Blanco government, and the nation has been humiliated by what they regard as the first step in the direction of American intervention.
 This has intensified the hatred held for General Blanco and his associates and for the cause of autonomy, and this hatred may at any moment find vent III all OulDredk or IurY III which the members of the Government may be forced to depend for their personal safety on the Maine, for, while their peril is obvious, the troops concen- trated during the riots have been dis persed and no new precautions have been taken.
 The radicals here say General Blanco is playing his last card in his present visit to the Eastern provinces for the purpose, it is said. of attempting to in- duce Generals Rabi and Salvador Rios to lay down their arms. Both these men refused to surrender at the close of the last war, and the Cubans believe them 1ncorruptible. Before leaving Ha- vana on Monday General Blanco, 1t is known, drew from the treasury $780, 000
 General Blanco received news that an American warShip would be ordered to Havana while in Batabano, but did not delay sailing for the East Yester- day he was in Jucaro inspecting the trocha, and to-day he went on to Man zanillo- He Is expected to return at the end of next week.
 The Spanish account of the victory of General Castellanos and the capture or the headquarters of the rebel gov ernment in the town of Esperanza is now proved to have been a fabrica- uon. There is no such town as Es- peranza near Cubitas. The name of the town founded and occupied as the capital by the rebel government is Agramonte. The Spanish troops are unable to get near this place, being to retire with heavy loss.
 The latest advices from Orient state that the rebels are still besieging Hol- guin, and that the garrison cannot possibly hold out without supplies and re-enforcements. General Pando finds Tr01yA AFtc-efl fln1 he Is making desperate efforts to do so. General Pando's army is still along the banks of the Cauto River and strongly 1ntrenched, but is unable to assume the aggressive.
 General Gomez shows no signs of taking the field and conducting an ac- tive campaign. He states as his reason that he is short of cavalry and cannot operate successfully against the Spaniards, who have plenty of horses At this rate the war in the east can last for years.
 In the western provinces, however the troops keep pretty well on the move, but neither side has achieved decisive results. General Molina had what is called here an important battle with rebel General Blancourt at Ca marioca, Matanzas province. on Janu- ary 23. General Molina had 1900 in. fantry and 400 cavalry. He attacked the rebel camp and there was fighting for five hours, but finally he was obliged to retire without success. The loss on both sides was insignificant.
 The rebels are still devoting their at tention to preparing for the comine wet season. Every day large quanti ties of supplies of all sorts are sent tC them.
 The first direct interference of tht new Cuban colonial ministry in home politics took the form of a telegram tC a Minister in Spain, begging him tC release Cuban prisoners in Ceuta il honor of the Kings name day No re ply has been received, but it is ex pected that the request will bt granted.
 The American consulate is now pro tected by a strong guard within ant without. This precaution is apparently superfiuous, as perfect tranquility reigns. General Lee made an officia call on the Maine this afternoon.
 CRUISER BROOKLYN 70