The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-13
M LIBERTY OR DEATH.
:. Interesting Facts About the
War in Cuba.
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT
,. That Cuba WIN Gain Her
Independence within . Year 40
MT Favor Annexation.

v.-. July l2.-tspecial to Times
.,,.-.There has Just acrived here
a. ruhans, direct from the gov
In.nt In Cuba. and bearers VI 'r'-
W., d,.nasc!.s FOR the Cuban juntn.
f,ne Is last there stood on ths
coast of Camaguay. Cuba, Il
!. -, cuban patriots. watching small
Ling her way through the sur.
|.ss cleared the breakers and reached
, aga beyond without nnsnap,
NAN wetting all hands Oh board.
cheers broke the silence ana MY
s,cu.cd words of farewell across
i.-,v waters to the comrades VINO
sbou, to risk their lives for 'he*
49,, The boat contained eleven men,
!. c,mmand OF Captain Pradot one OIL
hoyry the Times Democrat cor
oraen,. and their object was TO make
..r,harn coast of Jamaica. Between
"A ii o'clock they ran into heavy
.ouall. and for forty minutes th"ee
.nme pretty lively york. Rain TELL
Drrcn,s. ami the sea swept the hoai
, and 10 end All hands were Rep;
I ,aiing to keep her aiioat. ana lew
wore who ever expected to see lahd
o. IN, fortune seemed to have taken
", ~ Wv" her wing. and Of $3.50 o'clock On
10 wa achored III Runway bhy,
o.ca having made a tstp OF ntcly-
n,,ias In tWeuty-thrce hours ana zen
utes When We reached fNcr'ui We
Immediately notified by the .ons.a,
y us In quarantine at pty iiafpor,
miles from Runaway Pay. Although
,rnirsted in vigorous terms, there Mas
",,inr otl; of It, and back We had 10
spend foM'tcen days on the bhriin2
Of Dry Harbor, sheltered ohiy ny
leaf hut, which the English govern
lad kindly consented 10 alio" US
nent four months with different forces
uha. but most of my stay was passed
thn Cuban ms urgent government In
ra,nps at Carnaguay. Before leaN-
for the United states asked the
Sideri 10 give ne an interview.
lry little IS known OF the lhesiueh,
he Cuban republic outside of those
civ connected with Cuhal affairs.
o,.yh ne Is "a man universally Respect
anu loved by all who know him. lie
h wears Of age. tall and very thin.
uIrv and strong. Where there >
necessity for i, ne Is able to stand
marches under Il uroil VlS tfoplcai
with the l.ss of them.
Is main characteristic Is his horror OF
pOrlp aud shoW. am very mucn
la Americans would have their sens
ne eternal fitness Of thu gs severely
ked could they see him ~ the he.i
i, hone. Hs generally wears an old
that has seen beht.r days and should
been laid to res, months ago. HIS
II i, 10
Pred with a straw hat much the wore
wear. -.
Ehen you get to the government"
a friend to me. "picl> out the worst
sed man in camp and that Will be
president" So II proved. not that
BID not have clot hos or could not get
b, but he seemed To prefer old suits
Jew ones. and behave the mos, mn
fortab!e moments OF ms life were
e he speEi IN fall dress at n reception
Us generals.
asked the president ITO give me his
is over his signature on the outcome
he war and he replied: Mr.. rr.ce,
dom for Cuba or the eXtcrminatio OF
Cuban people In this island. There
b middle ground. We do not intend 10
any more Of Spain's promises. As
as there is man 10 carry gun or
arm TO swing mach"tc Cuba VIII
e old mars ovss shonn with epthus..
as he smoke and /, was verv evidan,
in spite of His 40 odd yeSrs there
Rnt we a. s isn' h ,,t nr,ll ye,, Va cop.
ed "Cni,. vii ~, ts 10 md nv nc
Is M, Ia . e, uv ,a H,' s "a,
str,nes '' VII, eno, "',"m ,ns ION s ~
re ovsr onr ha ,vn' ' ,D,ond nd NJ
snan.erd ta driY 'si ANA ana en- 'n'
Pn ss us H., 49,. -. ~.
,nn,,. M one reInest 10 make OF IN,
's sn, w, aon see, ! am getting ga a an