The evening times., 1896-08-03

Andrew Jordan OF Cuba sawed wood
for his lodging at the Municipal Lodging
House Saturday night Jordan was born
in Cuba, and has spent most of his time
in freigh ting between that island and
the United States.
Trade became so dull after the outbreak
that Jordan could get nothing to do. He
was corralled at st. Jago, and as he was
known To be Cuban syInpathizer, he was
kept in Jail. y few weeks ago he bought
his liberty from the Spanish Jailer, but
failed TO get through the Spanish lines
that he might Join the standard of the single
star.
lie shipped for the United States and
landed at Baltimore. He could find no
work there and so he came to Washing
ton. To reporter for The Times Jordan
said:
''The curse of Spain is upon Cuba, but
l believethat the God of War is with the
insurgents. Spain is full of the conceit
of medieval days, and is loath to admit
that the people have any other right than
to be governed. Slowly this conceit is be-
ing knocked out Of Spain. Rebel rifles are
no respecters Of royalty, and the Spanish
throne is being shot full OF holes.
Down there the producing elements in
the island are simply fighting for what, 10
Americans, is the very commonplace right
of selfgovernment. Cuba and Porto Rico
have been footing the bills for the Spanish
monarchy for century, and have been
getting nothing in return--no internal iIn-
proyements, no schools for the masses, no
courts for the redress OF wrongs. The laws
under which the Cubans have been ruled
were made by their enemies, administered
by their enemies imported into the island,
and enforced by a foreign army. The
American colonies refused to stand this
from England, and every one OF the neigh
bors of the United States to the south, from
the Rio GraDde to the Straits of Magellan,
have kicked over the traces.
THE ISLAND DEVASTATED.
Cuba is devastated. The cane fields
which would have furnished Spanish reve-
nue., have been burned by the insurgents,
and the only fields of cane standing are those
that are under the protection OF the national
armies OF the island No tobacco is being
exported and none planted, in obedience to
an order of Capt. Gen. Weyler, who thus
strikes blow at the cigar industry OF the
United States. He hopes, in this way, to
cut off contributions 10 the Cuban cause
from the Cuban cigar makers in this coun-
try.
1.-The streets of the cities are full Of
soldiers. The Spanish soldier is not a
striking example OF martial manliness. He
is not vigorous; he is not ardent in the cause
for which q sIlpDpS Spd n fipht He cnn-
not shoot well, and horsemanship is not,
with him, strong point.
The Cubans are orticered by men they
love. They are inspired by q feeling of
hatred for the Spaniard and love for
their island home. They shoot well and
ride excellently. The Cuban revolutionist
Is incomparably better soldier than the
spaniard, yet the Official Spanish reports
invariably mention a victory over q su-
perior force of Cubans. 1t is not true.
They have suffered a severe loss in every
stand they have made, and IN the larger
engagements have suffered reverses Iu
the statements OF losses from Spanish
sources the regulars, even when they at
tack superior Cuban force intreuched,
! lose fewer men than the euemy. This is
! absurd.
"Maceo is in Pinar del Rio, with 10 900
| men, and it costs the Spanish 10000
men to maintain the trocha Even then
1t seems possible for these insurgents to
join forces with Gomez and Aquirra wheu-
| ever it is desired.
INSURGENTS WELL ARMED.
mot week passes but that an expe-
dition in >dd of the rebellion is landed
| on the island. Many of these expeditions
| come from the United States, but the
friends OF liberty in the Central and South
American states and the other islands of
the West Indies are legion. 1t is under-
stood that when the fall campaign begius
/, the Cuban force will be as well armed
better armed, in fact-as the Spanish army
| Quesada raised 5000 rifles in two DAYS
among the cigarmakers at Tampa and Key
West, Fla The heavy caliber magazine
| rifles of American make seem to fit the
conditions OF Cuban warfare better than
thesmallbore Mauser gun OF the spaniards.
ACTS Of injustice seem to be common.
The spaniards admit the burning of Cuban
hospitals. This is contrary to the usage
OF war. They also shoot prisoners of war.
Men and women are kept in filthy jails
on flimsy charges for months without trial.
1t is strange that SO much interest is felt
in the United States in the matter Of the
khurdish outrages in Armenia, while the
Spanish outrages in Cuba, just as abhor-
rent, and committed at the south door of
the United States, do not stir public senti
ment to higher pitch.
| cleveland has always shown himself the
ally of the wealthy classes. Even in his
attitude toward Cuba he shows it. The
wealthy families, or many wealthy fami.
lies, own Spanish bonds. These are practi
cally worthless without Cuba to secure
them. II the Porto Ricans aid the Cubans
the rotten throne of Spain will be torn