| Show THE CUBAN SITUATION the persistent rumors about possible complications with spain on account of the cuban question render the present situation on the island of particular interest general weyler has hag evidently been forced to the necessity of either stamping out the rebellion or abandoning his bie mission as impossible he has taken the field in person to conduct the oam cam palen palan in the province of pinar del rio bio slid and on bis big success there the final outcome will probably depend there are now about cubans cuban in the field well equipped with firearm and ammunition while there are more armed only with the deadly machete they have also a formidable train of field artillery consisting of hotchkiss guns built for transportation on mule backs and two dynamite guns capable ot of spreading death and destruction a distance of a mile and a half all these are bundled bandied by artillerymen artilleryman artillery men trained in the united states or england anid the insurgents are well supplied with cartridges cartridge shells and dyna mite the latter to is chiefly intended for wre wrecking aking bridges and other structures but they have also laid mines to be exploded by means of electricity under the feet of the marching columns of spaniards and it to is supposed the lea leaders deris will be able to conduct the enemy to these traps of death without much difficulty general weyler on the other lhand hand has at his disposal about 0 troops infantry cavalry and artillery the best ever put in the field by the spanish government the infantry is thoroughly quipped and well drilled they are described as a sturdy lot jot of men among whom there are many veterans every sign indicates that the struggle must come to an end with the winters campaign in ease case spain should triumph over the rebels rebel it to is not inconceivable that a frie friendly naly argument with the madrid government will be in order concerning abe final adjustment or the affairs of the island if for nothing else to prevent unnecessary bloodshed among those who have been forced t to surrender ur render 0 A little activity in naval and nd army circles snob euch as that now reported going on along the atlantic coast would give point to such euch an areu argument ment and make the logic of it quite forcible |
