Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-09
SPAIN KNOWS WORST.
All the People Realize Their bl''er
Defeat.
FEAR INTERNAL TROUBLES
Extraordinary Precautions Taken 10 ""o',
ANY That May Arise - Military o
Acers Divided by Allegiance 10
Claimants of the Throne

London. July "a special dlspa'on
fron, Madrid. reviewing the SITUATION
says:
"Au Spain now knows Of her deleat'
and the people are beginning TO realiAe
the magnitude of the disaster. Inc
Conservative press exhorts GOOD clt'Zens
to maintain peace. An impcNant cir
cular has been sent to all the repuo-
lican organizations. signed by the leao-
ers and bearing the motto, Prepaie'
"In the meanwhile extraordinary mil
itary precautions have been taken ~
ouejl any internal troubles. Generai
Correa. the minister for war, ana ms
secretaries are working day ana hien''
second call has been issued TOT the
Canary island reserves, and addltio'ai
forces of home infantry and cavalry are
being raised, while the artillery is pelns
augmented by two pieces to each Dat
terry.
"rhe peninsula armies Will total up
900. 900 men by July is. The rallroaus
are preparing war trains on all lnes'
and carriages are in readiness at all the
garrison stations. A high authority
however. expresses the opinion that the
rank and file of the soldiery are inclined
to condemn the war and feel they are
being driven to bloodshed for unjust
causes by scheming politicians, and ne
therefore doubts the army's attitude IN
the event of civil troubles.
1.-The officers, too, while anxious TOT
war are divided on the question OF 10y
atty to the various claimants TO the
throne This question of succession Is
an important factor in a terribly tense
situation 1t is believed the govern
ment is anxious to find pretext to ar
rest General Weyler, fearing the part
he might play in the event Of troubles
breaking out"
Situation at the Canaries.
The Pail Mall Gazette prints a letter
from Las Palmas capital of the Canary
islands, in which the writer says under
date of July l.
I'm view of the prospective visit Of
the Americans the Spaniards are busy
at their defenses. At the present mo-
ment the means of repelling an attack
and preventing a landing are miserably
inadequate. They consist of a battery
Of mixed smoothbore and rifled muzzle
leaders on the heights overlooking the
harbor, six obsolete field guns north OF
the mole, six gun battery in the artil-
lery barracks within the town and a
small saluting battery. With modern
long range guns the Americans could
quickly wreck the batteries from out
side the zone of the Spanish fire.
THE Spxniards boast of 1000 in
fantry here, but it is improbable that
they will be able to muster over 5000.
The soldiers are drilling necessarily, and
fatigue parties are throwing up earth
works and ntrenchtng the heights. The
troops are armed with the new long
range rifle. Several camps are visible
from the harbor, but persons not con-
nected with the service are not allowed
to approach them.
THE slightest incident causes excite
ment among the soldiers and citizens.
Vessels approaching are closely inspect
ed, and II there are any doubts as to
their identity troops are called out.
When the British steamer Garth Cas-
tie last arrived here on her way to the
Cape of Good Hope, the Spaniards
thought she was an American warship,
the troops were called out to repel an
attack. and torpedo boat was sent out
to reconnoiter."