The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-12
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Now York. Jan. H. Information has
been received by the Cuban Junta In this
city that Gomez and MAceo. the ehiei
military leaders OF the rebellion In Cuba.
have conceived a startling plan 10 make
sudden descent upon Havana. with a
tried column Of their troops. surprise
and thrust aside the resistance OF the
Sps ulah troops. ana Durn the whole city.
This extraordinary Information was im-
parted 10 the Junto by Major Poiomlno.
late OF brlFadior general RAbi's stan
MAJOR Polomlno parted from General
Gomez in December. lie was then In
trusted with important dispatches to de-
liver 60 Senor Estrada Palma. envoy OF
the Cuban revolutionlstA IN tho United
States. The Junta declined 10 say any
thing about the nature OF the instruc-
tionH and information received, but Major
Polomino told me that Gomez sent word
to the Junta that he Intended 10 strike a
dcciJvo blow At Havana at the first op-
portnnIty. The insurgent major said
The design TO destroy Havana Ia no
secret with ua, We have. In fact. thor
onghly canvasSed the proposal In mill
tary council. that n We found a chance
TO raid and burn the city We would do Il.
General Campos himself knows that Co
meg and Macco have some profound mo-
wv ~ HNNAtNth WI W lAQt III
our plans work Neli neither CampoH ncr
any other power on the lsIand can step
the elimination of our plot
talked with Colonel Ricardo Navarro,
Of the Cuban army, last evening" n; So. 81
New street lie sail:
The Cuban army Il about 10 do some
thlng that VIII prove 10 the world the
utter Inability Of Spain 10 maintain SOW.
crclrniy In Cuba lasa talked with
IN" leaders. and l kaoN quite well what
GomoS's Intentions nr- We propose now
TO prove that Spain 10 already beaten.
! VIII give you clsar iiea OF the
critical situation IN which tho Spanish
forces now md themselves, referring
briefly TO the Incidents which have led up
10 the present startling demonstration
against the capital
After the flght at ColIseo campos re-
turned to Havana. lie was then about TO
cable his resignation TO Spain. Now.
Campos Is not male OF such clay as 10
desert his post at such a time lie IL A
manly soldier. and all cubans recognize
his great qualities.
but Cubans In he fell know what
the trouble il, and all know, TO the last
ing dlshonor OF Spain. that there Is no
patriotism In the Spanish soldIery, and
that Campos' aides. his lieutenant gem
erals. brlgaslers, and general support.
are not working In harmony with him
We know that thcro is 4 fatal conspiracy
against the only able man that Spain
has In the field IN Cuba Because men
Ike Pando. Marin and others make reck-
less movements. which have invited cost
ly defeats for the Spanish forces, these
sot-hoaded Spaniards think they have on
" to walk up 10 the Cuban columns ana
ny making spectacular demonstration,
put them to flight.
"Campos knows better. He knows that
the Cubans can light. lie knows that
when these Peninsuldr soldiers attcmpt
n sky rocket movement against such
shrcwd guerilla commanders as Sucret
the NunSz brothers and others, they are
likely TO " drawn into an ambush and
cut 10 pieces with Cuban machetes. II
was, IN t0ct. owing TO the disobedience
OF MS commanders that Campos was
prepared to resign In disgust after his /
defeat
General Pueblo. a black man. whose
military genius was recognized in Spair
during the Ten Years War, was sent to I.
'ubduo Camaguev Ills Spanish lcuten-
ants were jealous Of him. and when he |
saw chance to entrap Gomez ;helr want |
Of cooperation led to his defeat. He |
was una ule0. l0mnO4 I
may meet the same fate.
Military men In all countries nre VI nm.
lerlng what tho Spaniards arc doing In |
Cuba, with their force VI nearly ,5O0O |
men. thoroughly armed and eaulrped, |
TO them II appears strange that this |
sweeping advance OF iomex and Maceo |
with rot more than l2,000 men, has not |
been checked. The answer f. that the
Spanish generals are not n sympathy
with Campos' enlightened IDEAS. They
want butchery. and when they meet tho
Cubans the Cubans give them hutchery
with the machete.
The conspiracy Of the officers has
'eached the privates of the line. Dlscon-
ent and dissatisfaction are remnant
)hicers and men have not been aald for
months. Their food Is wretehed, they are
reated badly, and patriotism is dead in
heir hearts.
when / was In the field news came
o us OF the butehery of CUBAN by
Lieutenant Colonel Zamora in Santiago
His column had suffered from several
with Cuban hands In Scrth
8aracao. While In retreat he captu,ed
Cuban guide named Jesus Reyes, who
would. not disclose the whereabouts CT
he Cubans. He tortured the prisoner
md then shot him. lie also shot Cata-
ina Saibo, white woman and mother
" Ave children, and Calsta Rorges. a
legress, because they were suspe,ted OF
'iding the insurgents.
1--WE also heard the details Of the cruel
punishment administered TO the Cuban
'oetess, Manuella Ceclno. OF Campchula,
Who Is now In the Moro Castle at San
iago, accused OF being Cuban sympa-
hlzer. These things have infurlated the
'uhans, and the five or eight thousand
guerillas In the Cuban army
low In Matanzas and Havana provinces,
ire eager to dash into Havana, and re-
luce 1t to ashes, because Havana Is
Spanish city, and any destruction
wrought there would hit very hard the
Of the Spanish doing business
here. When the supreme moment ar