The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-11

| NEW 1Ofh, NOV. 1U.-NOt since the
Cuban flibustering ship Hawkins
! foundered off Barnegat with General
| Calixto Garcia and number of Cuban
revolutionists on board, has there been
such activity at the Cuban junta in
this city as was noted today. The an
nouncement that General Weyler was
about to take the field, massing an
army of 100000 men on the island, and
| IN. the Tlsui Ic;ion by one fierce DE-
silught of war, as stirrei UP tie
Cuban patriots CT this city. e.! II
curry for de;e lis is being made CT tie
members of the junta.
The Cuhans ere do not ex '5s Gny
ALAN; as to the outcome, but they DO
think that Fre sident Cleveland should
recognize the insurgents as belige:-
en;s, and by that act prevent the rep
etltion of Spanish barbarities which
follows every engagement in which
the Spanish troops obtain any advan-
tage.
WILL AGAIN PETITION.
1t is said that the junta will again
petition President Cleveland to take
action in regard to the matter. Senior
Castillo. one of the most prominent
members of the junta, said today:
President Cleveland ought to ac-
cept the belligerent resolutions of con-
gress as the expression of the people
of this country, and act on them. From
this time until the summer months, if
the war lasts that long, the revolution
will be vigorously prosecuted, and as
both CubanS and SpaniardS are deter
mined to end the strife, the most des-
- rr-:II
within. the next few weeks The in
surgents have now three dynamite
guns, which have already done effect
i've work, and with these and the large
quantity of arms and ammunition
which they are receiving by every ex-
pedItion, they are in better condition
than at any time heretofore.
NO ALARM FELT.
THE report that Spain will make a
determined effort to defeat the insur-
gents does not brighten us, for wo
have heard such stories before; and so
far as the 900 soldiers are con-
cerned, l am sure that Spain cannot
III her present condition support such
a large army. But" added Senior Cas-
tilfo, the insurgents are we'll armed
and in good health. and will continue
the fight regardless of any action TAX
en- by the Spaniards.''
Senior Trujillo, another patriot is
constantly in receipt of information
from all parts of the island. Speaking
of the barbarities practiced by the
Spanish troops. he said today:
Many stories of Spanish atrocities
have lately come from Cienfuegos,
Cuba, but of all those perpetrated by
the Spanish guerillas in this district,
on non-combatants, the killing sew
eral days ago of Henry D'Abigon, a
wealthy French-Canadian sugar plant
er, is probably the most ruthless of
the recent outrages.
AN ENGLISH SUBJECT.
The victim of this latest outrage
was an English subject, and the facts
in the case were at once made known
to British Consul Fowler. who has
started an investigation. Thus far the
Spanish soldiers have been careful not
to modest citizens of England The
death of D'Abigon is the first which
the representative of Great Britain has
been compelled to act upon, and the
general feeling in Cienfuegos is that
Consul Fowler will demand an indem-
nifty, or at least an apology, and if this
is not made it is likely that there will
be considerable trouble. D'Abigon
was visited at his summer home at
Rodas by four Spanish guerillas from
Cartagena, a nearby town. The ma
jor of this band suspected D'Abigon
of aiding the insurgents and wanted
the planter brought before him. When
the four guerillas arrived at the house
D'Abigon was sick and refused to ac-
company them to Cartagena where
upon, without warning, and before the
eyes of his wife, the four emptied their
rifles into the unfortunate mans
breast, killing him instantly
Neither Senior Trujillo nor Senior Cas-
tillo could say what, if any, action
the junta proposed taking, although
from the activity noticeable at head
quarters the inference is drawn that
reinforcements are likely to be sent to /
the Cuban patriots from this side.