The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
TO CALL ON WEYLER
Another Patriot Army Comes
Up From the East
LED BY sERAFlN SANCHEZ.
spain La as the Last Dftch-u Cuba Is
Lost, the Bourbon Dynasty MAY
BE 0verrhrown.

Havana. Feb. B.-The report that na-
rler0us hands commanded % tne Wei
kroxn irasurgerf leader S@rann SAhc4aez
are coming westward and are now IN ne
immediate vicinity OF the province CT
Havana. - confirmed.
Capt w r. Nannix. correspondent in
Cuba for an American military journal
ami representative OF several American
newspapers. has. after considerable G4p-
loEnatic correspondence, been forcibty ex-
PEELED from Cuba He left the Island To-
day.
The column OF Col Amaya on the 10th.
18th and fsth Of the present month sas-
tanned severe and CALLING fire in the Irini-
dad district from the numerous tnsurgent
hands commanded by Bravo. PArico AID
Maro. No details OF the engagement nave
been received. bat official adviees indicate
that the loss Of the insurgents was coilsia-
cradle.
Col Leal, in command OF the Bahia
Honda garrison. recently received mes
sage from Solcmayor, the tnsurgent leader.
demanding immediate surrender OF the Tort
ress. The message Was accompanied py q
threat that a refusal would result In dyna-
mite being used 10 destroy the fortifca-
ti0ns. as well as the rest OF the town The
demand vas refused The insurgents at
tackled the place. The fortiflcations were
braveIy defended, ana al a critical moment
the ganboat Alberta put in an appearance
and the insurgents fed. sustaining heavy
losses
New York. Feb. ia special 10 the
World from London says: Adviees from
Madrid do rot indicate any great excite
ment in SDain'S capital over the Cuora
resolution before the United States CEN
gress. The leading newspaper says; IL
is not for the United States government
10 give Spain lessons IN humanity. Those
who live in glass houses should not throw
Faf ha
ment put down lynching before II reads
Us our duty to the Cuban insurgents
The recall OF Gen. Martinez Campos Is
shrewdly suspected TO be at the personal
initiative of the queen regent. camps
is the only general upon whose loyalty the
present dynasty can unhesitaungiy rely
Ia the event or the loss or CUBA giving Use
10 political disturbances at home.
IL lis useless TO try TO conceal the fact
that the Spaniards would be unanimous in
resenting foreign interference, whatever
the consequences might be. They look
upon the preservation Of the colonial en-
pire in America as not only an essential
and patriotic matter. but as a question OF
vital importance for their trade, their In
dustries. their agriculture. their capital
lists and their financial and political pros
perity in the Old World. That they VIII
make q desperate stand to retain their
hold upon Cuba there can be no doubt.
The whole tone of their press, Of their
political. financial and military circles,
and even of popular demonstrations.
shows that neither the government nor
the regency and monarchy can recede
from the attitude taken without risk to
their prestige-nay. very existence
Young Churchill, writing in this weeks
Saturday Review OF his recent experience
with the Spanish army in Cuba, main
tains that the success OF the revolution
would be unfortunate for the rest Of the
world.
New York. Feb. I5.-The following let
ter. written by w. w. Wilson at Bayamo,
Cuba. and mailed at Kingston. Jamaica.
has been received at the headquarters or
the Cuban junta:
"Bayamo. Cuba, Jan. 2s.-Senor Estra-
da Palma. president Cuban junta: Having
an opportunity 10 send you few lines, /
write to inform you OF our great success.
F. We are now occupying Bayamo. which we
took from the enemy on January i6. We
made an attack on the 9th. but finding the
enemy outnumbered US two TO one. We
withdrew and made preparations for the
| use of dynamite in order TO force our way
| in. and not with the intention of slaughter
ing so many. There were $40 killed in the
| explosion. and nearly as many wounded. /
/ have sent go men and a pack train under
/ Lieut. Munson TO accompany Sergt. An
derson 10 the south coast, whence the lat
ter viii leave In a small boat With two
] natives for Port Antonio. jamaica There
| he viii meet a steamer from New York
| bringing 1860 rifles, 1ooo,oo0 cartridges. so
| uachetes and two more small field
pieces. together with a lot of revolvers and
| dynamite. These have all been purchased
| by private subscription. Immediately on
| receipt of this war material viii leave
/ here for the west and cooperate with Gems.
| Gomez and Maceo. have received large
| supply of arms from the enemy here. I
/ will leave with about 1900 or 900 men. all
1 armed. We have been received with open
/ arms by all except enemies and we have
/ forced ourselves on the latter in such a
! way that they could not resist us. Hoping
that YOU may never hear OF our defeat, and
/ that all the strife win soon end with vic
| tory for Cuba. 1 remain. yours very truly.
/ ''W- w. WILSON,