Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-20
Many Battalions Ready 10 Muliny,
and If They DO Serious Will
BE the Result.
AROLAS HATED, BUT
STILL MAINTAINS PEACE.
His Attitude Toward the Police Has
Made Him Unpopular, bat lie
Dares Not Relieve Them
OF Their Arms.

New York. Nov. IA dispatch 20
The Tribune from Havana says:
Havana is In a state OF unrest. The
mass Of the population Is not turbulent
II il a. anxious as the business men fof
transaction OF the Spanish rule %
American control. Outside the vicious
and criminal classes, whose members
have unfortunately been increasing. the
CITY breads disorders All classes may
be relied on 20 exercise self reslraintand
20 aid the authorities But they do not
know what the army may do. and not
knowing, they are fevorish and expoc-
tant IL is Z question with some 90.
servers whether tho trouble will set
come in Cuba, or whether the amhi.
tious soldier politicians viii mould the
troops 20 their purposes and hold thom
In check until the rot I'm 10 Spain The
proposition is not q complicated one II
they get fair amount Of the back pay
that il due them, she troops viii remain
quiet.
That many Of the bat'alions are ready
to mutiny is apparent These will be
the first placed aboard the transports
and sent back. The evacuation is like.
" to BE- hastened by this circumstance
The authorities have been slow. how.
ever, and found pretexts for selay, but
when they themselves are threatened II
the inaction continues they will find it
feasible 10 embark the troops with some
rapidity.
Captain General Blanco IL himself
anxious 20 return, but he cannot embark
until the preparations Tor sending back
the troops In Havana province have
reached more forward step. lie j.
said TO 90 urging his subordinates 20
greater activity. At times there has
been n probability 81 demonstration
against the captain general. That prob
ability Is diminishing one
The hostility Of the troops Is now d..
recied against General Juan Arloas, the
military governor OF Havana province
How deep the feeling is aggins mm
since he cut down an "ordcn ruilico
with his sword cannot BE- judged BY q
person who IL not Of the army The
Spanish soldiers are sullou ANA undem.
onsiratiye. Their obedience j. that Of
dumb animals. That they will forget
I the death Of their comrade i not be-.
lieyed, though there may be no open ro'
volt. The officers aro excessively nor.
\ vous. They appear TO think ira the
death Of the orden publico will b.
y avenged on General Arolas
That grim old soldier Is himself inr
- least concerned Of all fe would cul
?" down with his own Eand every nom
Der OF tho orden pEblico II it wert
necessary 10 maintain discipline Tn'
orden publicos are tho flower Of the
y Spanish troops. Rather II should b
said they were the flower, for ~ n body
they have been dissolved. INSTEAD 81
hi being Hayana's police force they arr
NJ now simply regulars IN the ranks, undel
the displeasure Of the authorities, wit
do not dare disarm them, and with The
the sympathy OF their comrades. Som'
Of these men may have the persona
b. sympathy OF General Arolas, who In ht
republicanism has been charged will
Carlist leanings Many OF them wer'
Carlist soldiers who, In concluding
truce with the government. stipulatc'
that they should not be required 20 serv'
Ia Spain and were therefore sent q
Cuba.
90 General Arolas himself is one OF th
d. best soldiers that spain has ever sent Z
s., her colonies II she had more like him
i, perhaps she wou'd not be yielding he
b.. last possessions. IL IL said OF Arola
in that he refused TO take the oath TO SUP
nm port the monarch which was required o
all the generals aud that he declared IN
word Of soldier was. enough 10 atte'
his loyalty. Whether this incident
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presence uncomfortable IN Spain and b
400 was sent out as governor " one OF ga
ni Philippine islands. Testimony 90 hi
n efficiency in making Spanish auIhorif
M. respected by the natives has been give
b by those who were IN rno Philippines O
il' that time 10 Is also said thgf ni, intei
rity was something the other SPANS
officials could not understand.
When General Arolas wa5 iransiorre
l'u to Cuba he was In favor OF keeping NO
persistent warfare ON the Nrsureont
" lie may NOT take high rank n . Iaoti'
"' ian or q strulogist, but he Jaw " q
is only why the instruction cdala " -
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that time the plan OF camp.aan ny