The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-14
GOMEZ WOUND.
TT WILL NOT PROVE AS SERIOUS
as EXPECTED.
CDbans Realize That They Have
Lost a Most Powerful Enemy in
Campos-WeyIer, Honorable But
Cruel Soldier.

NEW YORK. Feb 13-A special TO
tbe World from the headquarters OIL
General Gomez, near San Antonio ue
| Las Banos, says: .. lon
"a has not proved serious. In spite OF
his hurt and of his 70 years OF age
and 13 wears of war (ten OF them con
tinuous exposure in the last CUBAN Ie-
he1lion) his rugged constitution en-
abIes him to manage his merry nor l 20
and endure the eXcepuonal lduSue VI
long marches like a young soldler. ne
vas struck by a mauser bullet, wnlcn
nassed through his right leg from the
front Although causing no fracture
of the hone. the wound is painful lie
has personally directed his forces IN
their daily marches and almost daily
skirmisheS. III
In answer to the question, How viii
the substitution of General Weyler
for General Campos affect the CUBAN
chances General Gomez said:
1.-The change will benefit the Cuban
cause. We have lost most powerful
enemy in Campos. He is without DOUBT
the first general in Spain. The troops
all idolfze him and with his departure
they are left without a leader In whom
they have confidence.
Il regard these good soldiers as be-
ing in the same state in which the
grand army of France found, or rath-
er lost. itself upon the departure Of
Napoleon the first.
HE is CRUEL.
Il regard General Weyler as an hon
orable but cruel soldier. he declared.
I'm his military ability, however, l do
not think he can for a moment be
COMPARED with General Campos. In the
last movements of his command he
was noted only for his unrelenting
cruelty toward defenseless non-eom-
batants. which actions he now claims
were in obedience to superior author
ity.
1.-THE government of the republic OF
Cuba has been loathe to order me to
destroy the cane of American estates.
In fact, [ did not like to have to des-
troy any property, but it was deemed
necessary to strike a blow at the fl
nances< of Spain. This has been done
and our enemy will not now receive the
81 600 600 with which to carry on her
war against us that she would have re
ceived as import duties upon articles
brought into Cuba in exchange for
the sugar crop.
All the plantations have been treated
alike, American, German, Spanish,
even those owned by patriotic Ameri-
sugar this year"
'Are Cubans still willing to Dur-
chase their independence"
a DIFFERENCE.
After some thought General Gomez
answered: ''Of course owing to the
rapid increase of the growth of the
rebellion this course would not be so
readily approved by the Cubans as at
first Moreover it is a question for our
government to decide but ] think 1 am
warranted in answering. Yes to the
question. The Cubans will now offer
for their freedom $100, 000, 900 or perhaps
more. to be paid within one year from
this time To secure the loan 1 believe
the government of the republic of
Cuba would go as far as to allow the
government of the United States,
should the loan be placed there, to ad-
minister the finances and retain the
revenues of Cuba until such time as
the full amount should have been re-
paid"