The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11
CUBAN farce ELECTIONS
Extreme Spaniards Hold Out a
FiimSy Bluff.
APPLAUD MEYLER'S CRUELTY
Insurgents However. Grow stronger
Daily and Have Become More AG.
sress ive-I.cttcr from General
tiolnex Other Cuban Topics.

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naVaha: Apri. o. va ,d;am a'pa p,.ot;o"s
;Aprii Lihe ls'S VI noiu'ns .',, rs ,oa,aS
u,, o. .ne s',u MI 81 ,n..,,',s "a raSnrn,.
.s.iua.. nr snss ~, an'.arr,,,ant
80 p". as,, a. 80 .u. Th. IT,;on-
anu .e,useu =" .an. pa,' pe,,, Ill,
over. This party is made up Of the ex-
IRENE Spaniards VINO succeeaeo III
forcing 'he recall oi the ,a., nunian MA
t,neZ eampos anu the sups',1u.,u' rl vi
Weyler us captain sene,a.' W,'iav
the peopie WIZ applauueu when h,,,. W smd
uee!eso .na' InsuI Sen.s s,,i,' a. ua Thn,, 81
snou,u pe ,r ,rea'pu ev aevo,us ,on,.,;,. IL ths
ss eoHssanus ais 'aa, ~, ~ n,ofs @
=, ~ ,,,,tno,, W 49, ~. ott,t,ds nf
tha norrrsss ns ,ha I'n;tad Statss hos
o,oaa macoss.r,,
Tha iaois;nr o. hold .,ao,,,ns y,os .
h,n1 All tha would opd the Wise men
n, ost,;,atnr u.ara axnaotaJ IN 90.
cen, e,ectinns nc nroos that no state
of war exists IN Cnba
Tha ,sI,rd os Cuha 10 IN tho ,hroas NJ
sn,h a war ne only Snaniards and
Snanish descendants can give against
each other. Civilization must 90 back.
ward almost a century TO find a paral-
lei II Is not q war of army against
army. as the north fought the south.
II ia n re.conouest Of soil A peonle
seeking TO restore power by extermina.
tion. and vet not having sufficient force
to accomplish their purpose except by
niere-meaI II has no counternart In
modern times.
IHE MEN IN AfMS'
In Havana and Pinar Del Rio prov
inces, there are fully 10000 men In arms
against the crown OF Spain. Martinez
Campos was recalled for failing to
crush them General Weyler has not
won decisive battle since his arrival.
yet he has officially declared the west,
ern provinces clear of all except small
bands more highwaymen than insur-
gents. He has stopped at nothing to
sSroi'p,sn .he results whieh ne pre-
ut;su, pu' ,ne lHsur sehss aie strohs
~ ", III aims IN uischpnne anu
III nope than ever pelore: 1omez ls
'ihs isiauie'. .AIousn oan'a LARA ara
province WIN personal escort OF 6,O0O.
lacfet WITH 3VUO fresh men from the
east has invaded Havana province
within a week. In Matanzas Cam
a aeuev nd Santiapo nrnvinces the rahe,
InrcsS orc onnston,,,, ,,.',S,,., Tha ,.s
cant ,ana,nr 20 aSnsai,,ams ss han
ceht iai,"iis VI tAp'uitiois mas en-
courageu the patriots. ana when the
news OF the action OF both houses Of
congress Is fully known, II Is claimed
many influential Cubans in the cities
who have taken nf, mart will oo ro tho
f,a,i w." o. '"~
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VI 'ate INC insurgents nave become
more anu more aggressive. and not
day goes by without several reports of
towns and forts being attacked. Ha-
yana, the capital and most peaceful
civ IA an armed camn ,rhsra orc % q
NAN 80, u, ua,se az
a,.' ''S'' :" "'''ioi"' aS III ei'zehs
oess'
Almost nightly hrihg Is heard around
the suburban towns. Under these con
ditions will the elections OF 1896 I'm cuba
be- held
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HHA EN- noM .'OMEL'
Washington. April lO.--The following
letter from General Gomez IN Cnha n
Delepat. palma was r.caiv.d hare 70
A.. ''' 'eo "e'e w.
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Sagua, March ~, 1886.
aSnnt anu naru On account OF tne nerce
thu!acter wn!cn General Weyier mas given
" ~, cui wV'tiueu are ioiioWeo ana as
sass,,a'tu s,, , crnGly' ne VINO mas the mis-
fortune 10 iaii mo tne nands OF the span
lsh tro9ps p-rishes wilhout ran. The
anu aishonor' Cupa To-Day, IKE In 1865,
9hiy presents POOLS OF Diood DRIED ny con-
hnSlas osla.'1 ,n drir nr enemies ne , are burning tne
VI our lualters LOT spring. we VIII never
use iepIisai. uor We uhuerstanu tnat the
Iefolutioh VIII never neeu 10 triumph Dy
Deing Sruei ana sahguinary. We VIII 80
on win tnis war; tne uitimate result OF
WMch, you need not worry ABOUT, win
success lor the arms OF the repuDne. we