Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-26
STREAMS OF BLOOD,
RtpOf,s Of Atrocities Committed ~
Cuba Confirmed.
norm Parties EQUALLY CRUEL
Intervention by a civilized state Called
For-Ihr iobacco ixport-lho
laurnda's Trip.

NEW YoRi,, May 2e.-rhe World
this morning says,
TAMPA, Fla, 25.-A tobacco mer'
chant who has just returned here from
Havana says Of the situation 90 Cu,a'
"It goes against the grain 10 credit AL
the stories 81 atrocities which have
reached Havana from the Interior OF
Cuua, got many Of these stories atc
substantially true. Evrty one who
has been able to get ca, into tho field
OF warfare has brought back confirms
ton OF the reports which have crept
into the city Underground.
Some Of these slaughtota have been
Wholesale. In some instances they
have taken tho form Of executions
without trial OF one Or two sympathz'
ere with the rebellion. IN olucn thuy
have been sInple nasapsinhtiOng
"rheso killings are Justified ON the
pf6und that thu appnrent uOu.combnt'
ants are not such IN TACT, but are gym.
pathizer with ana niders Of tho toltl.
ion, or pillagcrs hnd dtsr0ycrs oi
property. 10 IL easy 20 iutiiiy these
lacis. No nation has recognized the
belngefcHUy Oft Cuban fohulF,
"tt 10 only just to cay thai 10 " the
volunteers, rather that the regular
Spanish soldiers, who ntu guiity "
these excuses. IL Ia tfuc, also, that
tho shedding l0i the blood I'll ruu.cun.
bathnta IL not COufinod 70 the spanish
tFontp. In pinnt del RIO iluto les
fpyOl of death in which MuCUI o. we'll
A. tho Spnuish volunteers Do d primo
figure. Tue rebels dominate in that
province through lear. h'H orders
nave gone forth with The PENALTY u
death attached ana thu violation Of
these eiic,s haa teen followed with
summary punishment The insut-
rruts, it IL raid, hang thOs0 whom
tnoy condemn, rather than put them
20 the murhctr.
urhis ia the character NJ tho war
now being whrvd in tuba ami " pre-
cents tho samp qIusii1us Of humanity
which loo Graft 10 propose iutefyon'
ton m the revolution " 1865. Tue
Cubans show no signs OF yielding, In.
decd tuey gain strength uaily. They
! Haunt the Spanish NJ their very dcicn.
| sga on the tfucha. Confessed y Gen.
weylot mutt bring more mou IRON
| spain 10 enter upon al Ciltntive CAM
paige.
INvtNCrLT spANtARDs.
.Srw YOms, May 2j.-rho World
this morning says;
Havana, May 20 Dlhrio Del
/ EitTcite, regarded ~ the organ Of the
| spanish military In Ctba, dlsCusslt <
the possibility o. war with toe Unittu
| States, tuyt.
eve have greater army than Woa
ever before In spanish America, Our
| soidlets are invincible. We have got
together an astonishing amount Of war
| material, But, while We have an
army more than sufficient 10 deal with
| the Yankees, our great war shipa ate
! IN European waters. In osso Of the
/ opening VI hosiiltirs they would have
| 10 navigate 1900 miles anu ~ thcy
must travel al bigh speed, they would
usO up most Of tie coal possible 10 be
carried Ia thviF bunkefs before they
could get here"
Dlario then points cut the flicully
that would DO found In oualing war
ships aud suggesls the necessity "
Spain bringing 10 Cuba u sufficient
supply Of coal and the establishment Of
coaiing vessels Within reach OF the
wnr shiIs. Al present tue United
states IL he only source OF coal supply
IN America,
Tue intlmation that Spain has con-
coded to tie Unitei States an extern
zion VI time for tobacco exports IN r.
rpivod with disploAsute by Havana
tobacco men anu Spanish politicians.
they say the United States Nv getting
all that In man uihctuttd. Tue rush OF
tobacco 10 tue United States 10 now NJ
great that the Algeria IL expected %
take nearly 10000 bales, valued Nj
81, 100000, TO Key West.
DuTing the past week fully $4,000
bales we're shipped. shippers hUTt
sHy the United htAtrs' stock IL iuily
equal TO tho utmhud Tor eighteen
months.
the LAuRADA's TRIP.
NEW YoRK, May 2G.-Ths Herald
publlants a description VI tue Laura
dg's trip 10 Cuba irUm IL special CORE
spOndent whU Accompanied tne eKpu,
ditlon. Ii Is dated May 10, "On board
tho LAuradp, oil the coast v! Cuba" II
sAyti
"rhe Cuban filibustering expedition
which lett New YORK on the night u
May 3 on the British ship LAuradf
has safely reached I've destination. m,
men anu munitions VI war are nov
being put ashore IN small boats ~ rap
idly as possible"
He tneu tells u the esoaps from New
York.
"Not more than an hours notice o
the departure was given" hs says. 81
boarded tug at Green Point, l.. /.
about half past ton O'Clock ON thosycn
Ing Of May 3, and soon afterwards ",
were ttesming down Long IslA ~
sound. Behind US were three Olhe
tugs-one lowing barge tlllsd Will
men, another barge with arms aHt
ammunition ana the third carrying
Thousand pounds OF dynamite.
A tug followed W uH lar as Hell CAT
and then dropped out Of the ohR,e. sn
was thought 10 be- chartered by Gu
spablsh Officers or lnoir detective,
Captain johnny O'Brion was In Chafg
Of our tug,
"Whun we were Just outside Mon
J tauk Point n steamer bore down on W
. | Hu y nanI. alr a.. The aftNFNnnn Al