People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — Merritt Not Going to Cub. [ARTICLE]

Merritt Not Going to Cub.

New York, March 10— Gen. Wesley Merritt, commander of the United States army in the department of the Missouri, is at the Waldorf. He .denies that he had been called to Washington by the president to receive instructions to visit Cuba and investigate and report upon the progress of the rebellion. In regard to the situation there be said: “I thought the Spanish army would be abel to crush the uprising. this winter, but it seems the Cubans are holding out in a way that is surprising. The rebels have shown excellent staying qaulities. Their plan not to risk all in a pitched battle, of course, is wise. Their present nio’ v Ming and harassing the Spanish troops is calculated to prolong the war.”