The morning times., 1896-11-26
STILL HAS FAITH IN .WEYLER
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year and a half awaiting a decision in
his case
The authorities until recently made no
attempt to inrlict upon him any n ore severe
punishment than imprisonment.
WEYLER's INCOMPETENCY
New York, Nov. 25.-The "inglorious
ending OF Gen Weyler's campaign and his
return to Havana" said Senior Thomas
Estrada Palma, chief of the Cuban revt :
Iuiionary party here, to a reporter of the
United Associated Presses today, "is. to
my mind, Il victory for MaceO and defeat
for Weyler
What more is needed to demonstrate
Weyler's utter incompetency: He was sup
piiea with everything he required In the
niatter OF men and ammunition and now he
IS bacR without accomplishing anything.
Mote wounded Spanish soldiers have been
Drought TO havana since the campaign in
Fihar uel Rlo was begun than at any time
during the war, That Is significant Who
Knows how many Spanish soldiers have
been Killed? Now mark The time is
coming when Maceo VIII assume the Of
1enslve and strike blow so decisive that
Weyler will be wondcr-stricken.
Il would like to see intervention 'nnw
on the part Of the United States Biool
enough has been shed The Cuhans hay.
earned right to be recognized II is
high 'iiIie tIe United States should inter
vene"
rIttsburg, Pa, Nov. ga special from
tindiay, Ohio, says: Lieuts Tillman ana
Lafierty and Timothy Shafer, OF Cornpany
A, Second Regiment, Ohio National Guard.
lett today for Tampa, Fla =, to Join an ex-
pedition for Cuba.
1t is understood that for some time n
Cuban agent has been enlisting members
of The National Guard Of TINS State and
that few men will go from each regi-
nf -i..t,,
report mt Tampa. The two officers from
here were well supplied with money
New York, Nov. 25.-WiIliam Brown. a
subject OF Great Britain, recently released
from Cuba Ii prison, where lie had spent
a month for the allie ged offense of shouting
in the streets of Havana, Cuba Libre."
and who was week ago expelled by order
of Captain General Weyler, arrived here
today ON the Ward Line steamship City Of
washington. III
Brown said he did not care to go into
details regarding his treatment by the
Spanish authorities, except to say that that
treatment was brutal in the extreme and
that If lie had not had papers proving him
to be u British subject he would yet be
in a Spa nish dungeon.
Cuba, in my mind is lost 10 Spain The
latter country is now on her beam ends
and the storm on the little island will soon
engulf her he said.
Mt. Brown declared that no political
priSonerin Cuba knew what he was arrested
for until he had been in a prison cell for
some time. While declining to give details
IN his own case, In talked freely of Spanish
cruelty in other instances Some Of his
stories are almost Incredible He said
INSTANCES OF SPANISH CRUELTY.
Let nae tell you something of Wev.er's
system. Honore Laine was captured by
i.4 fII, ..l.
months ago He was detained but few
days After his liberation Laiue returned
to his home IN Havana. Later he was ar.
rested at the Instigation Of personal
enemy, "a particular friend of Gen. Wey!er
Several months after his arrest he was tried
by jury composed OF Weyier's o VII crea-
lures and declared innocent Did that make
any difference? Not 4 bit. He is sill
held prisoner and his case has been re-
ferred to Madrid.
Z Gen. Weyler shower his diSpleasure of
the court that declared Lame innocent by
sending them into the field as a punish-
ment. Mr. Laine is a Frenchman and is
trying to get his case to the attention of rhc
French government.
''Weyler has had many foreigners ar
rested. He letests them. Most of these
cases have never seen the light of day
because of the Spanish system of placing
them SO that their respective governments
never learn of their subjects M isery
Finally they drop out of sight: il saves the
cost and trouble of the trial.
The poor Cuban gets short shifts
1t is sufficient to know that he is SYM
pathizer in thecause. Thisis his death war
rant. II the unfortunate one has no friends
bis trial Ii farce. HIS conviction is an
absolute certainty and by the first steamer
he is sent To Chalrlna or some other penal
colony.
BCTCHERIES BY MOLINE
Here is n story related by a prisoner
now confined III the prison in which l was:
Col. Moline, in one of his recent raids
while cndeavoring To locate an insurcent
hospital. met a fOurte ell year old boy,
Carlos Hernanda. He demanded from the
youth the location of the hospital The boy
did not know
''Cui Moline struck him OH the h cad with
his revolver, causing the blood to flow. a
repetition OF the question eliciting the same
reply, resulted in the boys eve being forced
from its socket by a blow from the Spanish
Officers pistol Noe satisfied with this,
he struck the boy again. killing him, and
undoubtedly reported a gallant victory To
Weyler, Oh, but the war records of Spain
are being filled fast by just such victories
Oh the field
This same butcher. Moline. murdered a
whole family the same day. Gonzales by
name, for refusing 10 inform him Of She
direction taken ny the insurgents These
acts of murder and cruelty are in marked
contrast To the Christian spirit shown and
practiced by Gen Calxto Garcia, the in
surgent chief, who's the wounded Spanish
prisoners captured from GiIiolnore to Puerto
Principe.
LA Lucha, in its edition Of November
81, Informs the people of Cuba that Col.
Fonsdevela surprised and destroyed r, bel
hospital at Campo Florida. There wcre
eighteen beds undoubtedly occupied at tie
time, and as there was 10 mention of
prisoners. it is understood that the sick
were murdered.
Reliable Information from a party lust
returned from the Pinar del Rio district
was a few days ago received in Havana
DEATH AND PILLAGE
1T states that the reign OF death and
piilase was Well under way there. men,
women, and children being outrac ccd and
shot down in their homes or wherever
found
Most of them We're pacificos, their only
offense being that they did not quickly
enough bend to Weylcr's soldiers, by re-
moving into towns where they We're al
most sure To starve to death, as Spain's
captain general was known To tave no
facilities for housing and feeding them.
This has occurred since Weylers took the
field 1t looks as if he wished to have
revenge for having been driven
from his comfortable quarters in Havana
Does the liherty-loving American bear
II mind that these terrible acts of rape
and murder are daily occurring less than
100 miles from the coast of the greatest
republic ON earth, and Vet these sam.
Spaniards have the audacity to send agents
broadcast to collect money to succor their
own wounded.
America and Europe have striven to
lelp the far-away Armenians. Charity be-
gins at home. Let this government apply
some of its doctrines in the recognition
If the Cuban heroes and suppress these
acts OF inhumanity."