The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-12
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Campos TO Take the Ffeld-What the
Patriots Want From United states.

Madrid. Nov. IA dispatch from Ha-
vaHa received 9eTe today says tina. Capt.
Gen. Martinez Eanpos will personally d.
rect the mlhtasH operations against Max
limo Gomez. thaHinsurgent leader in COM
mand in the pr& &inee CT Santa Clara
Washington CITY, Nov. u.-President
Tomas Estrada Palma. the head of the Gu
ban revolutionary party Will come 10
Washington City within the next few days.
Il Is expected hat his visit viii result in
more definite Line Of policy regarding what
the Cuhans viii suggest or urge upon con-
gress as the most desirable course for the
United States TO adopt. Thus far the poll
ley OF the CRbans has been toward secur-
ing from the IIHited States recognition Of
the beIlgerent rights OF the insurgents.
Now. however. there is said TO be an in
fiuential element against this course. They
say Il would prove, disastrous 10 American
shipping as il weud permit Spain TO se.ze
American merchant ships suspected Of car
rying contrahand goods on the high seas.
whereas these SECURES cannot be made at
the present time outside the three mile
limit of the Cuban coast.
Instead OF recognition Of the insurgents.
j, is being urged that The United States
should adopt Steps 10 put an end TO the
struggle in Cuba by forcible intervention.
If necessary. as was proposed by President
Grant in 1855, during the last Cuban up
rising. This question would be among
those TO come before President Palma when
he reaches Washington City.
New York. Nov. 1l.-Senor j. f. Suarez.
a prominent member OF the Spanish colony
i'm New York. showed a reporter a letter
from his brotherHn Buenos Ayres, giving
an account OF the departure Of the expe-
ditions of SpaniAh volunteers from that
city for Cuba The letter states that one
expedition OF 11e4 volunteers had started
f~n .ratt try
This is the second expedition from the Ar
gentine republic. one of 500 men having al
ready landed in Cnba- The Spanish colony
OF Brazil has sent from Rio Janeiro an ex-
pedition OF 500 men. Mexico has sent 1000
volunteers. The Spanish in the City of
Mexico have raisfd money 10 supply the
Spanish soldiers With clothing and TO re-
ward those who distinguish themselves in
deeds Of herosm. Several thousand volun-
teers have also gone from Spain. the gov
ernment having opened recruiting stations,
and large numbers of men enlist every
day.
New York Nov. f1.-capt. Frank L. Mill
ler. OF the American brig Harriet G.,
which on leaving the Cuban port of Neuvi-
tas on October was searched by Span
iards. who claimed to be looking for arms,
said today: "It has been incorrectly stated
that I was not flying the Stripes and Stars
when the search was made This was not
the case The search was made by nine
men under the leadership of Spanish
officer My protesf We're unavailing. The
American consul witnessed part of the
search. and ioinedtn the protest. 1t was
useless. however. The Standards did not
care a continental for American rights.
and would insult our flag whenever oppor-
tunitv offers. Had my vessel flown the
British flag not a Spaniard would have
dared 10 attempt a search
London. Nov. la dispatch to the
Times from Madrid says that advices re-
ceived from Hsvaffssindieats thai the sit
uation in Cuba at the present time is very
critical and general alarm over the ex-
listing state of affairs is felt