Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-26
A VOICE FROM CUBA.
MAJOR J. w. HOWARD OF NEW
YORK is IN THE CITY.
lie uns pcen to Cuba and studied the
Conditions Therc--iInc< From
leIico-Nyhat lie Says.

Major J. W. Howard. son Of d'atin-
guished general OF New York city. .
journalist, is spending Il lev u-ys IA
the city en- route to his New York
home from Mexico. in which republic
he has been ON a two weeks hunting
trip. Major Howard went to the state
OF Vera Cruz. Mexico. some time ago
and Joined there Fred pitton and N.
Nallec. OF Lyons, France, two gentle
rqen whom he had met In Europe. To-
sether they spent several weeks hunt
ing In the northern part OF the state OF
Vera Cruz with great success, having
Killed among other game two yellow
tigers and six deer. Major Howard
aud party met with some interesting
adventures In the lana OF the ancient
Montezumas. but withholds them from
publication. Major Howard Is stopping
OF In Fort Worth for u few days for
rest after many days spent In the hunt
Ing camps OF MeNlco, and also TO
study the phenomenal growth OF Fort
Worth. He has visited many OF the
mining towns OF the Rocky Mountain
country and of the Pncllc slope and
has seen them under the magic !nilu-
ence OF rich mines OF gold and silver
spring almost In day from a mining
camp into busting city and as stated
above. he wants to study the oon1i-
tlons OF growth in Fort Worth, which
w something OF grower herself and
which does not depend for support
upon the exciting yet often uncertain
and eynnescent influence OF mines MD
den In the earth. but draws Its wcL,,n
from certain and untniling resources
OF valley and plain. from the ranch CT
the cattle men and the fields of cotton
and grain.
MAJOR Howard IL great traveller.
Like Chllde Harold, he has the passion
and the power to roam" having an In
come OF several thousand year, and
has made several voyages to European
and other countries and during the past
GUNNER found himself In Cuba. where
he went for personal information ana
to gather data for use In future works.
literary and otherwise. While In that
country he went among the forces OF
both the Spaninrds and the insurgents
and studied the conditions that prevail
| among each. He attributes the failure
| of the Spanilrds to put down the rev.
| olutlon. in great part, to the fact that
| they have too many generals and too
| few colonels and to the conditions OF
| the troops that they send over There. he
| declares, are for the most part raw re-
! cruits OF from nineteen to twenty-five
| years OF age and are without suitable
l
OF the soldiers OF the regular army
| these young recruits are sent over
| al D depen 81 biting lrl' Il after arIv-
| Ing III Hlvnnl, For th'S r"u-uY, II IL
| bel cN ed, large 1rny of Sr1msh
troops has been unable to suppress
the Insurgents that are far Inferior IN
numbers. From n military standpoint
the major thinks that the Spanish
| generals should become more agEres-
s've and remove their headquarters
Into the Interior from Havana instead
OF remaining In that city and almost
combining their operations to sailing
around the island, He also suspects
that there has been jobbory on tn,
part OF certain Spanish contractor,
In the matter OF equlpping the troops
The major has some interesting ac'
counts OF the strategy and cipher
system to which he had to resort IN
order TO evade the censorship OF tn,
Spanish government. for all American.
are more or less under Suspicion
whether they be niiibus,erers or not,
Mai, Howard also has the success
of the Nicaragua canal scheme clos,
at heart and has made two visits I,
Central America In that behalf an,
to gather data He believes that botl
up before the next congress and tina
some action will likely be taken. II
believes further that the Cuban rcvo
lutionists would not Insist upon nhso
lutte freedom and separation fron
spain, but would be satisfied with
Kind OF home government such
Canada and Australia enjoys wit
reference to England, and during hi
study OF the revolution question Mnio
Howard has hit upon some things tina
might prove OF value In its final Sc
luton.