Evening star., 1898-06-06

Terror, and that he will appear at San
yuaA the 9th or 2Sth. He will coal there
and will rest day or two and will then
return to delay and annoy them and de-
lay the invasion. The vfzcaya and the
Oquendo at least need go into dry dock.
Some Messages He Sent.
I telegraphed to Don Pasquale on the
morning of the 10th, when I knew he was
In Santiago, saying that the squadrons
were at Key West. He did not answer me.
That afternoon there came another tele-
gram from Madrid saying he had left San
uago. l continued sending messages to
Gen. Blanco in respect to all the move
ments, and now, far / know, Don
Pasquale has arrived at Porto Rico. where
l shall try to communicate with him. If
he should have set out for Martinique or
Havana, having twenty-four hours ad-
vantage. he would have arrived before
now. l am very much afraid lest they at
tack Porto Rico by sea and land and put
off the attack on Havana. They are not
going to do more than try to take the lat
ter, and they think then if they destroy
our fleet of taking the war into Spain with
Havana alb eady fE their power. They have
no confidence IN their army, but they have
in their navy, and they are afraid of our
army and of yellow fever, because if the
men should begin to die in Cuba there
would be a tremendous row. as they are
not like our people. Anyway, we shall see
when there is news of the fleet. 1 expect
1t tomorrow, ana Win tnem cleaning tne1r
hulls at the Keys, we should be able to
clean something in three days at Porto
Rico Each day that passes is worse for
us on account of the almost total lack of
preparations.
Can BOmbnrd Boston Now.
If the Cadiz squadron is to come to bonn
bard Boston, Portland and Long Island,
they can do it now. but after a few months
it will be too late. I think if we are to
have any success in this matter it will be
through treating for peace by yielding
Cuba and having them recognize the debt.
If We do not do this soon it will be too
late, and we shall lose Cuba and Porto
Rico and all that this war has cost us, and
in addition we shall be charged with the
Cuban debt, for which our treasury is re-
SponSible. There is no doubt here that We
cannot continue this war in which we have
nothing to gain and may lose our three
colonies and be ruined for fifty years. In
the matter of money there is no patriotism
here. Proof is given by the banks which
ought to have bought gold, although at
premium of 100 per cent, and issued notes
against it in the same or a slightly greater
quantity. With 15O,0O0.000 it has made
1,300 100000. This Is the moment of the
year at which, instead of returning % or
"a per cent. it returns only u or 10. AS
regards it's buying gold, exchange has gone
down. and if in buying 400,O00,0OO it issues
500, 600, 600, paying 600 100 inaSmuch as
the state subscribes at the rate of per
cent, this would represent to the bank an
interest of about per cent, and its divi-
Gend would have gone down very little.
The bank is the nation, and with the ma
tion it has grown rich by offering paper
money, which it did not have in its treas
ury, and by getting interest on that which
ii really never had given out. But what
ever the bank does, nobody dares object
except these who have no money in their
pants If they should call for it.
Wrff Tn no MfniSfar-
/ have written to the minister, but I did
not give him so much news of the fleets as
to you because had other things to speak
of. If you should see him you might give
him some news. We shall see when they
relieve me and send some one here to work
and not amuSe himself. l can imagine your
anxiety for Francisco and the rest, an
anxiety that we share. Their terrible ships
do not go as fast as ours by perhaps two
they do not count for much; they can be
rsed only to lombard in smooth sea, and
besides cannot go fast and carry very little
coal. They have delayed Sampson the
whole voyage.
My regards to Rafael and his daughters,
and you know how much your kinsman
and subordinate loves you.
RAMON CARRANZA.
I should be glad to have you write me
your opinions. You know how much | ap-
preciate :hem. If the squadron is in Cuba
tificaton and sink a couple of steamers in
the mouth They have already telegraphed
to Key West for them to see if they have
got them there, and the inventor Holland
offers his submarine boat to destroy the
mines.