The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
A SPANISH WATERLOO
Rebels Are Advancing on All Sides and
a Great Battle Is Imminent.
WILL Be A GLORIOUS VICTORY FOR CUBA
Says IL Patriot Now in America-Ic
Predicts Tint Spaiu Will Sin rtIy
be Overwhelmingly Defen.ed-zie
Gives Some Instances Of Spanish
Brutality and Cowardicc.

New York, Oct. 17.-Senor Manuel J.
Moran, who was deposed by Cuba's
Captain-General Weyler from the editor
ship of La Discussion, OF Havana. be-
cause OF his alleged too free treatment
OF events in Cuba, arrived yesterday on
the steamer Cludad Condal In an in
terN!ew with reporter of the Southern
Associated Press to-day he said:
If the plans of General Gomez have
not miscarrled an advance guard of ], 500
pa triots is to-day crossing from the pro-
vince of Santa Clara in.o the province
OF Matanzas, and the main body will
follow in few days to strike what Is
eSpece ed to be the decisive blow in the
campaign.
REBELS PRESSING IN.
With Maceo in the East awaiting
This movement" said Scnor Moran
and Gomez pressing forward, hhe Span
sh forces VIII be sandwichcd II will
be the great and in all probability the
final stroke for freedom. Not unt.l this
struggle is ended" he continued. land
the people OF Cuba attain their independ-
ence will the world know how The truth
mas been Systematically suppressed. I'm
DER existing circumstances il is impos-
Sible to send out the truth concerning
any victory or advantage gained by the
lnurgeniS 80 striC; is the censorship
;Shouid the editor of newspaper pub
ifih any news distasteful to the Captain
"Hti Al Ht ''ilt ttIlplJ l. called upon to
uiiclosc the source OF his information
REFUSAL means Imprisonment. BETRAYAL
or me author of the information means
similar punishment for that person
FEWER EXECUTIONS NOW.
The prisons are now overnowing.
ihere are fewer executions than there
were two month: ago. Wt.h!n tho la ST
Ihree weeks Weyier has notified Pre-
nier Canovas not TO kill 50 MANY. as II
tBlt %
Whatever executions take place now are
In secret. The Spanish commanders nm
der Reylsr are beginning 10 show the
whfie feather. Ii may seem incredible
10 an American military man. but |
Sta'e the simple truth when I saw that
the troyal troops in the province of
Havana are never moved in bodies Of
less than thousand. They ara afrai ia
10 venture out with n smaller nrr-
Der ''"'"-
WILL STARVE OUT MACEO
~ VIII he equally surpricing when I
STATE mat General Weyler. who pro-
ieSseS TO be as able a trastician as hc is
a butcher now proposes as his com de
grace to surround the impregnahla
neights held by Macco and wait for tbe
CUBAN General to come down. The ma
lrio' army is better equipped at pres
eht than u has been at any time all
reports to the contrary Notwithstanding
No one knows better than Wcvlnr ma,
Nlaceo cannot be dislodged from his no
sition in Pinar Del Rio. Neyerlhc,ne,.
the Captain General is actually in oar
nest in his crazy plan to bes.ege him.
y SPANISH WATERLOO.
The advance guard of Gomez, | have
no doubt, is at this moment in the Pro-
vince of Santa Clara or on it's bord.,.
ana The most important engagement OF
the revolution cannot be far of Tn.
Spanish must meet them and when they