Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-12
THE CUBAN WAR.
Extract From tho Diary Of General
RaGml GOmtZ.
VANDALISM OF the sPASIARDs.
C,ulleuce Expressed In tho Success Of
the summer Csmpalgn-MAter.
lal support Needed.

NEW YORK, May IL. 60 ThomAs
Estrada Palms, tho Cuban delegate,
has received the following letter from
General Maxine Gomez, commander
il-chisf OF the Cuban army. The
letter was written a, the general head
quarters Of the Cuban army at iquara,
tsipg dated April 90. General Conner
syg
In order 10 make this letter short
will copy from my diary. Apr.l l7:-
On approaching the river ZasS, on the
ford Valvadaya, narrow aud danger.
,u,, both shores AIo occupied by n
strong spanish column composed OF
Infantry, cavalry and artillery. | sus.
pend my march and explore tine FIELD.
April is deiAch some shooters ~ ~
10 compel the enemy 10 move, placing
myself nj the right and trying 10 have
Tue spanish In the roar. The Spanish
no noI stir ana the light prevents fur
tnet operations.
Apfii 81 countermaTch, always
on my plan. The enemy advanced,
co SANITY under my nte, and II
brought los difnoult path where its
Intanlfy UAu hardly move. Not more
than three miles would we advance
during tue whole day and when night
comes We are face ~ face.
April 20-I continue advancing
win nothing 10 spoil my plans The
enemy move with the same caulson no
uciOre. Night a.ain stops our man
oeuvefe, the Spanish seemingly not
caring 10 press very muoh on us, and /
Ter my part having Ia mind the noces'
city ofaparing my men, W 81 ~ march
with all their strength.
April 9l-The enemy hardly adj
WAGES league towards me anu
aba adjoining my steps, | campou at
lguaTa, Que Of the prominent on
tfrncnod forts. 10 our march we have
described scmi.uirulo Of almost ten
leagues In diameter anu that mas taken
W more than three days. 1 an tJlI
tbat the spanish column IL uuuer
Colonel Martin and Notwithstanding
Ihe many ysArs OF oampaigu that nave
made me familiar with tho Spanish
Gu ties anu atrocities In Cuba, hAve
lett greater Jiegust and horror thHn
ever before for this columns work.
fhey have sacrificed numbeflsss
Ii l6aIs OF cattle, not even spafing tue
b young. To deprive US OF horses they
Nll all TINT comes Within their reach,
i young aBd old, good anu bad. 70 com.
Il 800 Tue cruel PROCLAMATION ordering
tlo concentration OF tho peasants, thus
'oIeing them to abandon their homcs
EAU take refuge Ia tue towne, whether
pfovided tor ur not, their houses have
now been Otuefod to be burned anu
their cattle 20 be killed.
All this with their customary n.y.
pocTicy they uescrive as having been
accomplished by US. l am FULLY conf
dent Of the success VI our summer cam
paign and have 40 doubt that We shall
continue receiving your valuable sup
port, both materially anu morally,
through your efforts near the AmeII.
eau government. IL " useless 10 say
anything about the operations In gen.
srAl. The reading OF the Spanish press
IL enough to show which VI the Two
armies leads the campaign aud which
II On the offensive"
LIBERALS SUPPORT THE GOVERN.
MENT.
MADRID, May Eat a meeting Of
liberal deputies anu senators last even
log, Senator SogaAta edmitto1 the
difficulties attending the immediate
application OF reforms 20 Cuba and
denied the right Of tue Uaitei StRtes
to recognize the insurgents M belligef.
ents since, he Rddof. They did nothing
but dee before the Spanish troops
burning property add committing
murders.
senior SeEasla expressed the belief
President Cleveland would not accord
belliEeTsnt rights TO "fsbels who have
no government with fixed place
OF residence aud who do mot hold n
fortified position"
senior begesta also promised to sup
port the government in the matter oil
expenditures necessary TO prosecute
the Cuban campaign and declared this
elections nj Madrid anu Cuba should
be quashed.
Correspondence says II believes Il
Captain General Weylor Teaigns, he
will he succeeded by General Blanco
governor Of the PHILIPPINE islands, who
will proceed TO Cuba via the Pacific
and San Francisco.