The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-08
SCAPECOAT MUST
Be FOUND SOON
Spain Can Pind No Other Way to
Conceal Disappointment.
PANDo WILL BIZ SELECTED
Starving Soldiers Cannot Conduct the
Csmpsign-Insufgsnts DONneast-US.
mar Ships Well Received

New York February IA Havana dis-
patch to the Tribune saysi
The government Is looking for a scape-
goat. II one is found Madrid will be salts
fed awhile longer and the present shua-
ton may continue. Nevertheless the pre-
vailIg yis1 n that explanations cannot
be made which will b. satisfactory.
SO much was expected from General
Blancos continuous trip around the ls-
land and 20 little has come from Il that
the disappointment felt cannot be- con-
ceilcd. The clptaln-generals promise
that thls month will bring peace seems
10 have bcsn taken literally IN Spain. III
was not 10 here. The statement that the
captaln-geDeral was on trip Of lnspec-
uon. engaged chiefly In visiting the hos
pitals. does cot satisfy the hopes that
had BEEN entertained. The lntranslgeants
in Cuba may refrain from open demon
stratlons Of hostility. though they are
becoming restless. What they will do
cannot be predicted with certainty. but
they arr not hesltatIng to spur the con-
servatives In Spain 10 action and this
brings the government back TO the ques-
ton OF the scapegoat
General Pando apparanly thinks he
may be selected for that role. The wey-
leritcs are watching their chances and
General seguero has returned 20 the Pc
ninsula ready TO condemns Pando's mill
tary operations In the eastern part Of the
island Many things prevent them from
publicly deridIng the captain general. but
among them many show tendency TO
demand evidences OF the peace that is
coming The sick soldiers who are
brought from eastern provinces TO Hava-
NJ military hospitals are not evidences
OF Il. Their places are taken oy the new
recruits from Spain. The official explana-
ton r. that General Bhnoo was on a tour
OF inspection OF the k'and. This might
not have been construed IN taking the
field had not expectations bean raised OF
important results by the palace. 1t was
the palace that gave the first hints OF in |
fluentlal lnsurgent presentations" and |
the weakening OF the insurgents to come
In. These are an admitted failure but
General Pando will claim that It hs be-
cause Of the condition in which Weyler
left the soldiers. \ campaign cannot be
conducted with starving soldiers. General
Pandos talk 90 his friends in the conf
dence OF friendship is full OF dispair. The
that he may have to serve IA
the scapegoat is possibly the cause Of this.
Instead OF talking of peace by the end of
the month. he talks OF the long expected
crisis before that time. lie may be
wrolg. The same talk has been heard
before on the part Of high Spanish off,
cials. but the period has pass NJ without
DverturnIng the prophesies. The Havana
looked for the first move
ment in Spain when the inability Of au-
tonomy Of the military operations under
the direction OF General Blanco to en-
force peace is realized in Spain. They ex-
pect the Sagasta ministry to be placed
on the defensive They are not fully in
formed Of what occurs on the peninsula
because the press is suppressed, Al the
bottom the official classes and the army
officers are as resentful as ever over the
suggestion OF American intervention as
a means of bringing peace to the island,
II they have their way every prefer of
good offices will be refused.
Some disquiet rs shown over the move
merits of the warships, but nothing In the
nature OF hostile demonstration is toler-
ated The authorities exert themselves in
that direction successfully
News of the different ships is given
fully, but no mfriendly comment is per-
mitted The novelty of the Names pres
slce In Havana harbor has worn on, but
the vessel continues to receive many
visits,