The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01
CUBAN PATRIOTS
IN GREAT LUCK
Confederation of the Cap
ture of the Town of
Guayamaro.
General Garcia Sends Cheering
News to the Junta in
New York.
Prisoners, Treasure and Rich Supplies
Taken From the Captured
Spaniards.


capture of the town OF Guayamaro, in the
district of Camajuey. Cuba, by the patri-
OTIS arrived il this city to-day in the form
| of a personal letter from General Calixto
Garcia to the Junta in New street. 1t
was directed to one of his ad iutants, who
brought it TO this city. The report of the
siege and capture which was cabled here
| from Havana has been denied by the
! Spanish authorities. but the Cuban
| leaders in this city declare
that General Garcia's letter leaves
no doubt now that the report
was correct. 1t states that the siege OF
the garrisons of 295 men in the twelve
small forts in the town lasted twelve days.
When the officers su-rendered the Cubans
took as prisoners all the men in charge of
the forts, which included one captain,
two lieutenants, two sub-iieuteIaDts,
eighteen sergeants, one surgeon and sixteen
corporals All the officers were paroled,
but the men were sent to the mountains
to work on the Cuban plantations. The
constitution of the Cuban Government
provides for the release of these prisoners
and it was at the request of the m en- that
they were sent to the plantations, the let
ter states.
The booty captured by General Garcia's
men was great boon to the patriots. 1t
included 500 cantenes Ga gold piece worth
SIS 30) and other moneys aggregating $21,-
600, 200 Mansur rifles. lbs rounds of am
munition, six pack mules loaded with
medicines and stores and 500 machetes,
besides quantity of clothing. The letter
concludes by stating that the captured
soldiers preferred the protection of the
Cubans to the liberty that was offered to
them.
Guayamaro is in the district of CANA
juicy and in the province OF Puerto Prin-
cipe, and is three days march from the
capital of that province.
1t was said by the Cuban leaders in this
city tonight that news of the capture OF
Cuba. Guaymaro had population of
from 1000 to 5000 persons.
The Suns Havana correspondent, writ
ing under date of November %, says:
'TLe Cuban war has now reached its eli
max of devastation and bloodshed. Gen.
eral WeyIer, as acknowledged by himself
in interviews with prominent Spaniards
in his palace in Havana, has resolved to
extefminate ali the Cubans in the prov
ince of PInar del Rio not engaged as sol
diers in the Spanish ranks. no matter
how peaceful and harmless they appear.
"They must go to one side or to the
other" he said, land neither women nor
children will be spared, because these
people, as innocent as they look, act as
spies for the insurgents in Pinar del Rio"
He also said that it was necessity of
war to destroy the whole province, burn
ing every building which may be made
shelter for the insurgents and every plan
tation which may give them food.
1.-THE Spanish soldiers added Weyler,
sshave all their provisions from Havana,
while the insurgents need to live on what
they find in the country. Not single ami
NAL, not even rat. will be left to Maceo
if it can be helped.
The plan of campaign of General Wey-
Ter has thus been changed. He shrinks
from attacking Maceo in his strongholds.
vet it is doubtful if he can realize this
plan better than the other, for Maceo has
provisions enough for one year, and in
Decembe General Gomez will start again
on his march to the west. Maceo is also
we'll provided with arms and ammunition
received from recent expeditions.
There is no foundation for the rumor
that General Gomez will make at present
any effort to assist Maceo in Pinar del
Rio, as Maceo can take care of himself in
the chain OF mountains known as Sierra
de Arganos. Gomez is preparing his
march for Decem Der.
This is not the right time for him to
start, because he might sacrifice uselessly
men and ammunition needed to interfere
with the harvest in Deem Der. He will
carry with him the avenging torch and
will not leave single sugar-cane field
which may yield direct or indirect reve-
nue. to the Spanish Government.
Nothing like an attack on Havana can
be expected for the present. The real sit
uation is that Spain is unable to overcome
the revolution and pacify the island. al
though with her army of LIS, 900 soldiers
and 10000 volunteers and a strong navy
she can still hold her fortified cities and
seaport. No end is seen, therefore, if the
United States does not interfere to stop
this butchery. Spain may fight to her last
man and the Cubans will die before they
will surrender their cause.
The cruelties imposed upon American
citizens and Cuban political prisoners in