Much as
they desired to be free of the tyrant, they now dread his downfall lest
it shall cause more trouble for them.
It is said that Senor Sagasta will try to bring the war to a close by
offering liberal terms of Home Rule to Cuba.
In fact, the new cabinet has already held a council in which it was
agreed to establish reforms in the island with as little delay as
possible.
The Colonial Minister has been instructed to prepare a draft of the
scheme for Home Rule, and to have it ready to present to the cabinet
officers at their next meeting.
The Cubans, however, declare that they do not want Home Rule. They have
been fighting for freedom, and nothing less will satisfy them. They are
willing to buy their freedom from Spain, but they declare that they will
never lay down their arms until Cuba is free.
A despatch from the Philippine Islands brings the news that Spain is
faring badly in that direction also.
In a recent battle four hundred Spanish soldiers were killed. It seems
that the rebels in the Philippines fight in the American Indian fashion;
that is to say, they get under cover, behind bushes or trees, and,
taking careful aim at their enemy, make every shot tell.
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