The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-23
ATROCITIES In CUBA.
Desperate Spaniards Butcher
Wounded Patriots.
MARTINEZ cAMPos IN DESPAIR.
He Is without Money TO Carry on war
and the Best People Are Going
Over TO tho Insurgents.

kew West, Fla, Aug. E-Rellable ad-
vices from Cuba indicate that the span
iards in their efforts 10 suppress the re-
beilson are perpetrat ting atrocities as nor
rihle as those attributed 10 the kurds In
Armenia A few days ago Capt Garsido.
a Spaniara operating with a company OF
90 men in the province or Santiago oe
Cuba. destroyed a hospital where nearly
100 wounded insurgents had taken refuge.
Garrfdo ordered the helpless men put 10
death in the most cruel manner. he re-
fused TO allow them TO be shot, but mace
his soldiers chop up the victims with
swords The wounded insurgents We're Mt
orally dismembered BY the Spanish butch-
ers.
This atrocious act, together with the ex-
ecution of Capt. Domingo Magica AT aa-
tanzas July -. has greatly in1amed the
people against the Spaniards. and many
prominent Cubans heretofore loyal 10
Spain are now Joining the insurgents Inc
insurgent leaders. IL is said. have resolved
10 retaIiata for these butcheries. ana VIII
put to death all Spanish prisoners, and or
der that no prisoners be taken hefedieei'
The insurgents think the execution or
Msgica indicates that the Spanish are re-
solved on a no quarter" campaign. Mag
Tea was captured about three mics morn
of Jovellanos, and was shot as d TRAITOR
10 Spain. He was about y years OF age
and came OF one OF the best famiiles IN
Cuba A private dispatch received mere
states that Magica died like nero, snoul-
ing .syiya cuba Libre" as the Spanish SOL
diers fired.
The insurgents are now In possession or
that part of Cuba lying between Colon
ard Cape Maysi.
Martinez Campos apparently realizes the
hopeIessness of the situation, for in an In
teryiew with Gen. Arderius. his brother
in-law he stated that he feared Cuba was
lost Campos said he did not have the
money necessary to carry on the war, ana
that his troops were poorly fed and COM
pieteiy 6emoralized.
The town OF Sanetu Espiritu is complete
~ deserted. Every able-bodied man has
left and joined the insurgents under Roloff
and Sanchez. Business throughout the
city of Havana Is stagnant. THERE'S lit
tie tobacco in the market, for the prices
charged are exorbitant.
London. Aug. 22-The Havana CORES
pondent OF the Times writes OF the grav-
ity of the situation there, and urges the
necessity of large concessions in the d.
rection of autonomy, else even loyal Gu
bans will drift into disloyalty. The only
alternative is costly campaign In men
and money. the correspondent adds. fol-
lowed by the occupation OF the Island Dy
60 900 men for a decade.
In an editorial on the foregoing the
Times says: 1.-THE failure Of Campos TO
suppress the rebellion has caused bitter
disappointment in Madrid. We sympa-
thiZe heartily with SPANS patriotic de-
termination to hold Cuba at any sacri-
fee and we admire her energy, however
misdirected, in resisting projects for fur
Their disintegration and plots concerted in
foreign countries 10 fonlent rebellion
among her subjects. At the same time II
is suicidal folly for nation to obstinate
ly refuse to look facts in the face.
"Englishmen have no desire to see Cuba
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annexation to America is opposed by most
intelligent and Independent Americans of
all parties, and for obvious political rea-
sons annexation to America would be re-
garded with little favor by British states
men. We should be well pleased IL Spain
were able TO arrive at practical settle
ment with her rebellious subjects, but that
demands a better quality of statesman
ship than has been displayed, and If Gen.
Campos is TO gain victory he must show
greater energy and ingenuity than hereto
fore. Gen. Campos opened his eyes only
after the fight at Bayamo on July u TO
the fact that the insurgents were armed.
disciplined and provided with ammunition.
without the havoc which yellow fever and
dysentery have played. the constant and
aimless marching and counter marching
OF the last three months would itself have
sufficed to invalid men by wholesale, with
out help from epidemic disease.
"A remarkable characteristic in the
spread Of the rebellion is that the higher
| strata of society is now Joining the IN
surgent ranks. Gen. Campos has tried 10
! treat with the rebels and has failed: he
| has tried TO suppress them and has failed :;
| no has tried TO patch UP a reconciliation
| and has equally failed, The rebels have
| been quick to profit by his mistakes. A
three years campaign will cost Spain
| 900 sterling. which she cannot az
| ford. Giving autonomy will be bitter
| Pill. but unless II Is swallowed the move
| ment for annexation 10 America may
| gather strength until u becomes unresisti-
| BILE"