Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-06
THINKS CUBA IS LOST
Editor canaIejas, Of Madrid, Be.
lieves SPANS Cause Is a
Hopeless One.
KISSED FOR ATTACKING wEYIER

Gen. Segura Agrees with yCanalejas Cnless
Spain Sends weyler or Polajieva to Garry
on the War-Pando Goes to Hunt Rebels
-Dcstitution and DeathtAmong Concen.
trados--London Editorial Comment on the
Situation in the Celestial Empire.
Havana. via Key West. Fla. Jan. G.
Senior Canaiejas was colby received at
Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish Ca
sino refused to tender him a BANQUET,
and he was Kissed on the street. 1t is
understood that the position taken is
due to the fact that he is the editor of
FL Heraldo de Madrid, which has vio-
lently attacked General Weyler. II is
reported that his impressions regard
ing Cuba are peSsimistic and that he
Will advise the Spanish government to
abandon the island. Yesterday General
Blanco. General Parade and General
Pando called upon General Segura at
the Hotel Florida to try to induce him
TO remain in the island. He refused.
He does not wish to be responsible, he
declares. for the future development of
the "GisSraceful Spanish rule in Cuba. -
General Segura IS an intelligent and
honest fighter, and is wholly disguised
with General Pando's method of cam
paign. He says Pando spends more
gunpowder in greeting autonomy than
in fighting insurgents. and adds that in
his opinion Cuba is lost to Spain I'M
Jess the government sends General
Polavieja or returns General Weyler
Believe Foiavicja Would Win.
The latter he considers out of the
question, because General Weyler was
relieved CT his command at the request
of Washington. General Polavieja he
holds in high esteem, believing that
this officer could end the war if an ex-
termination policy were adopted. Gem
eral Segura also believes war inevita-
bic between Spain and the United
States, and that the pretext for it will
be the filibustering expeditions. The
insurgents are carrying out the orders
OF General Maxine Gomez not to allow
grinding, and they set fire to the cane
heics wherever possible from one end
OF the island to the other,
Pando Takes the Field.
General Pardo sailed this morning by
the steamer Panama. going eastward.
He will probably go first to Nuevitas,
province Of Puerto Principe, and from
there by steamer to Gibara, thence pro.
ceeding to Santiago de Cuba. The in
surgents recently made a strong at
tack upon Nuevitas in considerable
force. with loss on both sides. 1t is be-
lieved that this is the reason why Gen.
eral PaIdo is going there. Senior Va
sallo, civfl governor of Puerto Principe,
sert Senior Prineles to the insurgent
camp to induce the insurgents to ac-
cept autonomy and-to get a permit to
drive, away his cattle. He was held by
the insurgents. but fortunately met a
former servant in his household, now
an insurgent chief who saved him from
certain death.
Insurgents Butcher Sixteen Men.
captain Cabalcarri, chief of the
guerrillas who captured the insurgent
leader Nillanueva, was soon after
seized by the insurgents, who ma
cheted him, and fifteen others. Senior
Marcos Garcia, civil governor of Santa
Clara. reports that $50 reconcentrados
died in that city during December last,
and more than LOCO in November.
He predicts that about the same num-
Der will die during the present month
from lack Of food, clothing, fuel, shell
ter and medicine. Consul GenerahG.ee
has called upon General Blanco with
regard to the distribution Of food and
relief TO the, rcconcentrados in the
province of Santiago dc Cuba.