The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-20
CUBAN WAR NEWS.
How Gen. weyler and His Censors
Suppress the Truth.

Havana Letter In Harper's Weekly.
Although the insurgents are operating
within very few miles OF the city the peo-
pie have apparently recovered from the
fright OF "a few weeks ago and the Span
ish sympathizers express confidence in the
new general by declaring that the dis
turhances viii soon he ended Yet no one
denies the fact that Gomez is still circu-
fating about IN the vicinity OF Havana,
and no one wonders what tho Spanish
troops re doing.
A great deal Of unofficial news continually
finds is way 10 tho city. which is some
times verified by other means than mere
hearssy. For instance / am able to show
by means OF the camera the result Of an
attack upon n railroad train but an hour
and half after its leaving Havana Re
tween San Felipe and POGO Redondo single
rail- had been removed from the track
where II crossed A narrow gully. As the
train came 10 standstill the insurgents
called upon the convoy 10 surrender. and
were answered by vOlloy from the Span
ish soldiers. The result was a return FIRE.
ia which the commardaut one lieutenant.
one sergeant ana three soldiers were killed
on ore side and two insurgents on tho
Other. ono soldier was wounded mortal
" and died the following dHy. as also one
other insursent. who was found dying h.
The grass BY the soldiers the day after the
asht- 1hc train was Erred hy the insurgents
and totally destroyed. including a great
amount OF arms and ammunition
Monday. February II. I received uponl-
caily tire news that a hand % Insurgents
had burned Las Minas n station about ,ea
sniles % the east 81 Havana. Tuesday the
news came thar Campo Florida a town
further along the same line had been at
tackled ana burned; SIN. there was Moth
iHs 10 D. learned officially.
Aaf JOSS finished my hroakfas; On
Wednesday when one Of nay guides pre-
scented himself and IN excited whfspars
Informed me 'ha' ths insurgents were aqo-
rating IN a ia-ee town hut a short ats anct.
from Havana ard that in all nrnh2hiiiss.
We could get here IN time ~ make some
Interesting pictures 7 seeded 90 other !n-
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- fer the lsoat which plies between lia-
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irsurEeut. and immediately prcee,-iaa 20
show how be did up the caemies ~ bis
COUNTRY. fFs rluHget hts haVanet into The
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