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mase oblctt, tend sn'ncwhat to tbcck thc Last
growing muttny In the arny, aud the t!aiiy.in-
trc;snE tlr:criInn from It's ranks. But u It
whs wanted tn buy up the tntan pcnnlr,, firn
Martinez CaInp1a' cftisnatn WIS TiAtcn!ousfY
low.
The Ni,rio t't Ia .N"ri,,n of The cd Inst. puf'-
llsc'l, With grand flourish TT trsnrets, teis:-
e rua u , srren.T Of ,f n,ln1 5 o
rorannt Cuban officers. The facts arc IS 4oI-
lows:
Estcran varona, N. Castcllano., Antonio
eers s' a"1 IF fella % assa"a a n ast'nes Fia%"n @
!tit's, Arcaiio 13ct0, and Juan ltlvcrO. so''iers
IN the fEtcratfng nrtny, surrendered 10 tho
Spanish authorities III Manzanilo. t}en. Curttlor
to whom these trnitnrs surrendered, appointed
The Cuban COngre.s, then at Jotso Dutcc, near
AOlHufn, = definite bnais ot settlement, Tho
main feature WAS that the Cuban army should
nanimity an,i cicu.et,cyi iic,t. S1asI,no Gomcz,
the Cuban Secretary Of War. met the sih-cDtn-
n1ttcc a& Jobo 1}ulrc. lie listened to what they
had IL say, anil that scnlctl their dNon. They
came un1cr telc Law passed by tho Cuban Con.
gre.s lat scs.ioi,, that any ono bringing propo
s!ttons Of peace to the Government, either scr-
bal Or written, Mnlcfs sakl propns5tlona we're
baEe1 upon n recognition. of tho ln1epcnlcnce
OF Cuba, sfluul! be treated rs y epv: a court,
He]lO were acbcnecI to bc hanged. anil Santl-
steban to he dropped irom the ranks. Vasona
md Castcila1.cs wcrc hanged III the same day.
Hello and santicsteban managed tn br'be the
scntrfce. nnA escaped tnto Maazantlo where
they related the tragic result Of their mission.
ten. Corttjo Immediately offered the Cuban
traitors, who Ind already received ft,utlcy,
further sums of gold II they wonld net .
guides to the Spanish troops, and ea,l then, TO
the spet where the Cuban Government was To-
catc! Ilo threatened to shout them II tiny re-
fused. These scou,ttlrcls, who eail previously
LATIN In ambush fus and killed l,on Eduardo
Mncbaao, n Representative III tic Cuban CuEl-
grcts for tho Villa. Department, actcptc'l t}cn,
Cortiio's offer, aud President Estrada vas colr-
tuted. .
The rause Of free Cuba It has provel that thu
Spahlkl. Commander In Chief s most anxious to
Make pcacr. lie llns recognized tho existence
of the Cuban Government bv sendlng PROPOSE
t!ons Of peace directly ~ It, and, finally, he ilas
proving 10 the wI,nle cuuntry-nn opportunity
of which they gladly aYa!lcl t''cmsclses-,tt'nt
they will lsien ~ ITO pr1pos!tfons frot'' spa!n,
a1lDrt Of Independence. THO fate OF Farona and
Castelanos Will warn traitors.
The Spanish papers of tnis city give rdtcli-
1ous versions Of tho attats Some of them u.s.
seFt tilnt the traitors we're furnished with let
ter from President Estrada to Gen. Martinez
Campus; others that they carried con,snfs-
sion from the Cuban Congress authorizing them
to trrat. Thcse arg nlcre tables.
flce-lresittcnt Fsanetsro Jayicr Ccspctics,
brother Of the Immortal Carlos Manuel d. ces-
pcdea, bccotnea ex-otllcio President Of Cuba
another Representative will be elected from
the Villas IN place Of Don Eduardo Machatlo:
and the Cuban nrns, which is tho cmbtrimcnt
Of The Cuban pcopte.in l.e war against Spain, Is
ns determined as ever to achieve Independence.
Tho war still goes On all orcr tho island. The
Cubaus oecury 'nust Of the interior. frout cape
.ssutsi wcstward TO tho {urlsdirtlo, Of Co'un:
Tho Spanish pnperh publish o!licial reports of
almost daily encounters ln every scetioii; Ten.
Rolotl, wito commands the Cuban Third Army
Corps In thu Villas, has issued stirring aldfcss
to the young Cuban studcnts tf this at,l other
cities. It Is already producing good results
among Culans who have hitherto been. rather
shuncfully apathetic In the cause Of their coun-
trJ.
.fl,e coming campaign will be a hot one.
There arc OVER 18,GN wc'l-tiril1ett, welf4llscf-
pllncd md well l-ar,,cd men IN the ranks Of tho
iibcratins aru.y. To cope With these, aceordInt:
to tho estimate which Martinez Can,pos htn'scli
furnished tu thc lla1nu Government. he would
require W,0o0 Spantsh soldiers. The who'll
force which ha can ltsjUao for active operations
fn thu coming campaign will not exceed III, OIL
men sEck In hospitals, besides o,ssO more tnca
lapltacu for even garrts on.scrvicc, w'ln will be
shipped u Spaln III TIC steamers u ncxt month