The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-24

certainly intervene in the interests of civil
lization to restrain the atrocities upon per-
sons and property daily perpetrated on the
island. This is what the Cubans are hop
ing and praying for. No law can restrain
the expression OF our natural feeling OF
sympathy. nor should il restrain. IN my
opinion. such an expression from this
country.
Cuba is al our doors. in the highway OF
our commerce, so near that as the murders
go on we can hear the shrieks OF women
and children and can see the horrors in
Cuba that were practiced by the Duke OF
Alva in the Netherlands. We can send our
sympathies to Greece. 70 Poland, to Hun
gary, but here at home, at our very doors,
shall this struggling people
Toss their fettered arms on high
And groan for freedoms gift in vain?"
New York. Oct 23.-Reports Of a despa-
rate hattie in the san Juan coffee growing
valley. between Holguin and Barajagua,
were confirmed by dispatches received by
the Cuban junta last night. The forces
engaged were led by Gen. Antonio Maceo.
with 600 Cubaus and Gen. Echague. with
500 Spaniards- The greater portion OF
the Cubans were not actually engaged. ac-
cording 10 the report. bat continued 10
advance toward the west after the battle.
only 80 cavalry defended the rear of the
Cuban army and kept the Spaniards from
advancing. The Spanish troops hesitated
N critical times. and did not fight with
the vaior which distinguished their an
cest0rS. About 300 Of their number were
killed. Gen. Maceo's westward movement
was for the purpose of succoring the in
surgeut forces in Santa Clara province. as
he had received word that they were
threatened by the columns Of Spanish in
fantrv. The latter was received by Act
ing Brig. Gen. EegO. who as Mancara IS
holding a position I'm the mountains about
midway between CienfueRos and Trinidad.
He has about .200 men. divided into seven
companies Of cavalry and ten Of infantry
He stated to Gen Maceo in his dispatch
that the Spanish forces were fnassiug AT
Cienfuegos. Trinidad and villa Clara.
There are three roads 20 Manicara from
these three places. Spies reported to Gen.
Rego that they were to make q concerted
attack In villa Clara there are over .Sa0
spsniar3s, in Cienfuegos about 2,co, and
in Trinidad 80 making in all a f2rmida-
bic force 10 he repulsad by the Cuhans. II
IS supposed that the hardest fighting will
occur in tho province Of Santa Clara.
- soon as the sugar cane fields are re-
leyed from the dampness of the recent
heavy rains the insurgents will begin n
burn them Gomez has given orders 10
destroy everything.
From Havana comes word that II Is the
daily practice Of the Spanish 1aiiers ~
take several prisoners from the forts ard
prisons and shoot them. The prisoners
are stood in line Ten men are selected
for death Perhaps it is the first ten. per-
haps thu last zen men. or the middle ten
The names Of the condemned men are not
ascertained They ara simply peUned up
and treated as animals.
In the province OF Santa Clara. Gen.
Iuquls IS said TO he rivaling the rcputa-
tion Of Carrido. the butcher, in the east
crn province. according 10 letters received
80 9 ia
81 cuba His force recently captured
mountain hospital near Diego Gel Vale
after A ferce combat with % CuhaDs
Who we're guarding the sick and wounded
In the hospital were tlirty-0De iusur-
gents. unable 20 participate in the engage
n,ent The spanish soldiers pat every one
of them 70 the bayonet. Not one was left
alive.
Panch9 Francisco Garlic. who IS we'll
known tn this city. was the leader ~ the
Cuhans arrested ar Ipgoa. bahama ISL
autis Tn company with a score OF Others
he sailed on hoard the clyde steamer Del
aparp from New York citv on October -
The vessel Nas bound for Cape Halti The
lIttle hand were put ashore al Iugua iu a
small beal az thviE own request. although
they had secured passage 20 Cap- Haiti.
They took their boat along on ard the
steamer. the uIRu un leaving her being 20
rat tire vessel 70 heave 20. launch ttofr
r,leassa Immediately on lau1inE tha
british autharitie~ as 1rEua placed ihA
fvye7tv-ore Cuhans under arrest They
were sent ~ Nassau. where they viii DO
tried on the charge - violating the for
sf<r enlistment and the laws OF neutral
ffv There - great excitement 81 Cuban
heaEgaarterE hecaUse Of the arrest cf the
mem hers - the expedition. THE r1en az
rested were Tnanv oC them implicated in
me Wilmington affair. IL is expected 1hat
counsel Viii lie sent 90 the prisoners next
THURSDAY, when the Ward line steamer
sails for Nassau
Washington t9ty. oct "a letter 70
,>e3xe.a az the navy department frocn tne
commander q the I-.ste1 States Steamer
YautIc. AZ Noutey!3eo. states that on
Seufeuher ls last, The steamship san
Francesca carTse3 from that port over
! ~ Spauiar3s who Bad volunteered 70
tosn tae Spanish army IN Caoa- Eleven
hundred % these Were fro-n Uruguay and
she remainder wera dsseTters from the
susassh Arnly who had volunteered ID rs-
snrn for service Tn Cl.ha- \ great prts-
r-errson ~ she total numbcr we're mere
h.svz They were t&ken charge of on Ehe
san Francisco ny A <uar1 cf spanish sol
q srs mn3 not allowed to leave. The ship
l,age 10 Spanish sNg or Insignia - ma
lonznGy. No formal sGilstns1ts toek