Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
CANALEJAs HissED'
It's because lie Believes Cuba Lost TO
spain.


Havana, via Key West. Jan. D.
Senior Canalejas was colby r S,,,eh
| casino refused to tender him ban
ouet and he was Kissed on the street.
II is understood that the position Is
due 10 the fact that he is the editor of
Ell Heraldo de Madrid. which has vio-
lently attacked General Weyler. 1t Is
reported that his impressions regard
ing Cuba are pesslmistic and that he
will advise the Spanish government to
abandon the island.
To-day General Blanco, General Par
fado and General Pando called upon
General Seguerra at the Hotel Florida,
TO Try to induce him to remain on the
island. He refused. He does not wish
TO be responsible. he declares, for the
future development of the "disgraceful
Spanish rule In Cuba"
General Seguerra Is an intelligent
and honest fighter, and is wholly dis
Eusted with General Pando's method of
campaign. He says Pando spends more
gunpowder in greeting autonomy than
In fighting insurgents, and adds that
In his opinion Cuba is lost to Spain UNI
less the government sends General Pol
aveija, or returns General Weyler. The
latter he considers out of the question,
because General Weyler was relieved
Of his command at the request of
Washington. General Polavelja he
holds in high esteem. believing that
THIS officer could end the war If an eX-
termination policy was adopted. He
also believes war inevitable between
the United states and Spain, under the
lreleNt OF the filibustering eXpedi-
tons.
The insurgents are carrying out the
orders OF General Maxine Gomez not
70 allow grinding, and they set fire to
ue cane telds wherever possible, from
one end Of the island to the other.
GENERAL PandO will sill tomorrow
morning by the steamer Panama, go
,,lB eastward, The insurgents recent
made strong attack upon Nue.
Ntas' province of Puerto Principe, In
considerable force, with loss on both
Sides II is believed that this is the
there Sums
tne insurent general, Ducassi, Is in
mght Of Bahia Honda with $50 men.
ddluops have been sent to meet him,
HHaptaln Cabalcarri, chief of the guer-
i ,es W. captured the insurgent
m n' Nlllanueuva, left Caimlto, this
nuNIhce and was soon after siezed by
me insurgents, who macheted him
and II others $500
90 Senut Marcos Garcia, civil governor
VI SANTA Clara, reports that so recon-
oehttados died In this city during De-
nIper He predicts that about the
sa,ne number will die during the pres
ent month from lack of food, clotbin,.
aig tuei' shelter and medicine.
csn uusui General Lee today called upon
,ihuIal ilanco with regard to the dis
cn,onVn 9' iood and relief to the re-
soomrcenuados In Santiago de Cuba. AT
az Luyo' mat province. five persons are
eir E N small house, without medi-
fr ,e or food. According to reports
I'm I'm Flnar del Rio many reconcen-
o s%aos there live in caves, from lack Of
VOW, s1teltef; and one family of three
"g mn IS living under tree.
me report Of the death of tho ,,,,r
, sent leader. Louis Delgado. is believed
ha III untounded. 1t is understood that
nsor,u now in the Carmen hills. this
Co. n,e' where he was summoned nv
"' Alexandra Rodriguez.