The herald., 1896-04-01
An INSURGENT MANIFESTO
sALvAroR cIsNHR0s ASSERTS THAT Tn1
cuBANS WILL NEVER YIELD
A Banished Correspondent Believes Thse
cuba Will Be Free II the United Statse
Grants BeIiiRerent RIghts-Ths spanlsn
Army On the De efensive
Annotated Pres, spec,al wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Ths Heralu 10
day says: A manifesto signed by Salvnr
dor Cisneros. presidents Of the insurgon1
Cuban government, has Just boen Feceivo0
In the United States. Nm it Cfsneros states
that sugar estates, which In the eastern
division Of the island have been permitted
to grind, all others In the west have been
prevented from doing f,o simply because at
the beginning arrangements were made
between the proprietors Of said estates and
some of the Cuban leaders, whereby the
former In confederation Of . ''war tax"
paid into the Cuban treasury were granted
the privilege of grinding under the protee-
ton OF those leaders. The manifesto alsQ
states that the insurgent armies have not
burned country dwellings except when
used by Spanish troops a. forts or garrit
sons, and that for the sake of families,
wives and children of non-combatants.
food is now allowed to enter towns and
cities at present held by the armies a
Spain on the payment of an import dutys
Cisnero most empnaticalIy denies tha1
OF 5a tbs part or sv
proclaims that Notwithstanding the courDe
being pursued by Spain toward captured
insurgent soldiers and political prisoners,
the Cuban government will not retaliate,
The manifesto concludes with theso
words:
hopes, but if our armies should unfortu.
nately suffer defeat in the field we will
never give up. Cuba will perish with the
world looking on without. renounning her
one great hope and neutrality-suspicious."
Among the passengers on board the
steamer Yucatan, which has just arrived
here, was Albert Rappleye. the Newspaper
correspondent who, after three monthss
stay in Cuba; was banished from the
island by q decree of Captain-G General
Weyler. Mr.. Rappleye, in an interviews
said:
months the insurgent cause will be trium-
phant If the United States government will
grant belligerent rights and give to the Cu-
bans anything like fighting opportunity.
The Spaniards are now on the defensive.
Every battle fought in Cuba during the last
few days has been invited by the rebels.
"The Cubans now practically hold the
island OF Cuba. The troops of Spain have
been, as they are now, entirely on the de-
fensive.
"When General Maceo started on his
western campaign one-third of his men,
$4,000 in number, were unarmed. His
forces have engaged in battle with but
three cartridges each, depending entirely
on the capture of the enemy's train for the
ammunition TO continue the fight. If the
Cubans had enough arms they could pus
100000 men in the field.
enough to eat and they are heart and soul
with the Cubans and are willing to suffer.
Spanish cruelty has nc been half de-
scribed. Execution of priNsners is daily
occurrence. SPANS kills all prisoners in
Cuba"
pYGERr's CASE
New YORK. April IA dispatch from
Havana to the World says: Complete in.
vestigation of the case of Walter Grant
Dygert, the American confined in prison as
Guines, leads the captain-genera! 10 hold
him. and he officially informed Consui-
General Williams of his decision tonight.
High authority is quoted as saying thai
ample evidence exists to justify this deter
mination. Consul-General Williams in-
mediateIy cabled the result 10 the stats
department.. =,
THE BERMUDA SEIZED,
New YORK, April IA SPECIAL to tho
Herald from La Libertad, Salvador ,\yiA
Galveston. says:
The Bermuda arrived at Puerto Corteik
Honduras, on the 29th, with a cargo o1
ammunition, which has been seized by thu
port authorities.
A Madrid special to the World says: La
Epoca and other ministerial papers have
been instructed to contradict rumors that
the Madrid government had abandoned
the idea of sending to Cuba Spanish iron.
clad squadron and six merchant trans
Atlantic steamers equipped as fast.
criliaera.