Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-07
SPANISH WoRKMEE
STRIKE AT HAVANA.
They Hsfss- 10 Labor Longer uaisss
Paid Eor Hack wsrk-Evseustiss
win Ne Delayed.

Havana, via Key West. Oct. 6-siK
hundred Spanish machinists. skilled
workmen, blacksmiihs and laborers have
gone on strike at the Havana arsenal.
refusing 20 work unless they are paid
five months arrearages Of wages. The
strike began on Monday, ard no settle
ment has yet been made.
The Spanish cruiser Condo de vena.
ditto, the gunboat Galicia and the tor
pedo bor 1sva Spana are on this
stocks At the navyyAri undergoing elAb-
orate repairs, preparatory 20 their trip
10 Spain. The arsenal strike IL liable %
delay the evacuation 50 far as the navy
Is concerned, unless the differences aro
soon settled, ~ the vessels In their pres.
ent condition AIRS quite unequal to sea
voyage at this time Of the year.
The Spanish authorities continue to
defer their inability 10 evacuAte the is.
land entirely before the end Of Februa'
~. The Washington government,
through the American commissioners,
continues to insist upon prompt eyacua'
ton. The Spaniards say also a. rea-
son for delay that, IN addition 20 the lack
Of vessels. large proportion Of their
soldiers are too weak and III 10 under.
take the voyage at the winter season.
General Blanco Is beset on all sides
with grave problems requiringa cash
solution. Unfortunately ths Madrid
government is unprepAred 20 meet them
and the captain general is thus pleoed In
n very delicate position. On one hand
l. the hayward strike; on the other
hand are the troops olamoring for back
pay Last week General Blanco issued
orders disbanding all the provisional
regiments In certain places a., for In.
stance. at sancu spirituS Tho troops
refused 70 distAnd unless first they 70.
ceived their arrears Of pay. Many Of
them went over 20 the Cuban ranks
A trip 20 Cienfuegos Of General Sofa.
no. General Blanco's chief Of staff. Il
understood 20 b. due 10 the seriousness
Of the situation Exactly what reasons
rendered the measure necessary have
not been developed, but General Blancd
yesterday revoked the order dishanding
the circuisa IL has leaked out that In
his extremity General Blanco summon.
ed the governor Of Banco Espanol and
called upon him for an advance Of
money. The hank official az fire. 70.
fused, but finally yielded 10 BlAnco's Ap-
peal and agreed 10 advance $500. 900.
His weakness il seriously condemned,
many % the depositors threatening 10
withdraw their deposits.
The commercial condition Of the IL.
land. instead Of improving seems 20 b.
at complete standstll The undisguised
corruption in every branch o. the al.
ministrntion Ellis all minds with dis
trust There are other ominous clouds
on the horizon that indicate early
trouble with the Cubans who airs now
openly proclaiming their readiness TO
fight 20 the last drop Of blood for ALSO
Lutte Independence.
Prominent chiefs in the insurgent
army have indicated their intention az
soon as the forthcoming elections are
over 20 come 20 Havana and work siren.
uously In behalf Of Independence. In
this they are supported by the laboring
classes or pacihcos not identified with
the last uprising, three.htths Of whom,
d. may b. safely estimated, profess their
intention q joining the insurgent ranks
In the struggle Tor Independence, and %
fight the Americans n the latter in any
way oppose absolute freedom for the Is
land