The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-10


Matanzas and Santa Clara. They will
Only Scatter Without Ouenchins Them.
and IL They Do Not. They are Liable to
be Ouenched Themseives-six New Bat
talions of Troops LAud-Gomez Issues
an Address to the "Honored Victims of
the Torch
Tampa, Fla, Dec. 9--Lord Winston
Leonard Churchill, son of the late
Lord Randolph Churchill, lieutenant
in the British army, who has been with
General Vallez in Santa Clara, is in the
city. In an interview he said:
THE winter campaign in Cuba is in
tended to be decisive. Should the Span
ish forces succeed in ejeoting the revo-
lutionfsts from the provinces Of Matan-
zas and Santa Clara this winter the
fight will be prolonged indefinitely, as
in the last revolution. II the struggle
is prolonged the insurgents viii gain in
numbers on account of the general dis
content that will exist and the govern
ulent, owing TO the enormous expense
involved, will have to decrease its army
and hold only the principal points.
places viii be given TO the insurgents.
In that case the country Will soon be in
a wretched condition and the people
viii bring much pressure to bear upon
the insurgents TO terminate the strug-
gle, while the United States in behalf
Of the citizens interestes, will similar
ly press Spain and the result will be
that Cuba will gain complete autonomy
and Spain will not lose her colony.
Should the insurgents maintain their
position this winter in the priyinces
then the result is nearer and more
promising to them.
The Spaniards do not quite grasp
their way of fighting, and the Cubans,
who thoroughly understand the woods,
have the advantage. Out side of Eng
land l do not believe there is any coun-
try who could successfully suppress
that revolution. There are 1900 troops
being run into Cuba, and unless those
in command have arranged very bril-
liant coup, / cannot see where these ad-
ditional troops will help the situation
much
MORE TROOPS LAND.
Havana, Dec. 9.--Six battalions Of
Spanish troops arrived here today on
board the steamers Colon, Ciudad, Ca
diz. Cristina, Maria and Santiago.
The reinorcements We're met on
board the steamers by General Arderi-
US, the chief of staff, and committees
from the different municipal and civil
bodies of Cuba. When the troops land
ed they were greeted in the most en-
thusiastic manner and were reviewed
by Captain General de Campos, from
the balcony of the palace, having by his
side all the newly arrived generals,
who were loudly cheered by the popu-
lace.
A grand reception was rendered the
officers of the fresh troops tonight. The
entire military staff of Captain Gener-
al de Campos, all the Spanish officials
here, the chiefs of political parties, the
foreign consuls, the bishop, members of
the press of all shades of opinion and
leading business men participated in
the festivities
VICTIMS OF THE TORCH.
New York, Dec. 9.--The World today
says: General Gomez has issued the
following explanation of his order to
burn plantations:
ITO Honored Men. Victims of the
Torch:
''The painful measures made neces- |
sary by revolution for the redemption |
of this land. drenched in innocent blood, |
cruel and merciless. will bring misery |
upon you.
LAS the general-in-chief of the army |
of liberation. it is my duty to lead it to |
victory without permitting myself to |
be held back or terrified by any means |
necessary to place Cuba in the shortest |
time in possession of her dearest ideal. |
l therefore place the responsibility for |
so great ruin on those who look on i'm |
passively and force us to extreme meas !
ures which, fools and dolts that they |
are, they condemn. After so many /
years of prayer, humiliation, contumely |
eXpatriation and death, when this peo-
pie of its own will has arisen in arms, |
there remains no other aim but to |
1t matters not what means |
are employed TO accomplish 1t.
War did not begin February "a: II is
about TO begin now. The struggle will |
be terrible, burt the end will crown the |
resolution and courage of the op-
pressed"
New York. Dec. 1o.-A special to the
World from HAVANA says: The gov
has obtained much evidence |
in Santiago showing that the steamer
Horsa landed a filibustering party on
the south side of the island. east of the
Santiago. The fiilibusterers left the
steamer in small boats, carrying arms
and effected landing. Testimony in
proving this TO the satisfac-
ton OF the Spanish government goes
10 Washington by the next mail.
Omaha. Dec. "a mass meeting OF |
Omaha citizens was held this evening |
10 express sympathy for Cuba and peti-
ton congress to consider the position
II the struggling patriots and render
any assistance possible. Hon. John L.
Webster addressed the meeting. among
Jthers. Resolutions were adopted
along the lines indicated.