The San Francisco call., 1896-11-11
CUBAN PATRIOTS
ARE VERY ACTIVE
Preparing to Send Further
Re-enforcements to
the Island.
Not at All Alarmed by the Move
of Weyler in Taking
the Field.
YET CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
With His Two Hundred Thousand
Troops the Captain.General
Cannot Conquer.
YET CONFIDENT OF VICTORY

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 10.-Not
since the Cuban flibustering ship Haw-
kins foundered off Barnegat with General
Calixto Garcia and a number of Cuban
revolutionists on board has there been
such activity at the Cuban Junta in this
city as was noted to-day. The announce
ment that General Weyler was about TO
take the field, massing an army of 100000
men on the island and end the insurrec-
ton by one fierce onslaught.of war. has
stirred up the Cuban patriots of this city,
and inquiry for details is being made OF
the m members OF the Junta.
The Cubans here do not express any
alarm as 10 The outcome, but they do
think that President CleyeIand should
recognize the insurgents as beiligerents,
and by that act prevent the repetition OF
Spanish barbarities which follow every
engagement in which the Spanish troops
obtain any advantage. 1t is said that the
Junta will again petition President Cleve-
land to take action in regard to the
matter. Senor Castillo, one of the most
prominent members of the Junta, said
to-day:
President Cleveland ought 10 accept
the belligerent resolutions of Congress as
the exposition of the people of this coun-
try and act on them. From this time
until the summer months, if the war lasts
that long. the revolution will be vigor-
ously prosecuted, and as both Cubans and
Spaniards are determined to end the
strife the most desperate battles of the
war will occur within the next few weeks.
The insurgents have now three dynamite
guns, which have already done effective
work, and with these and the large guam
tity of arms and ammunition which they
are receiving by every expedition they
are in better condition than at any time
heretofore.
''The report that Spain Will make a de-
termined effort. to defeat the insurgents
does not frighten US, for we have heard
such stories before, and so tar as the 300 900
soldiers are concerned 1 am sure that
Spain cannot in her present condition
support such large army.
But" added Senor Castillo, "the insur-
gents are well armed and in good health
and will continue the fight, regardless OF
any action taken by the Spaniards."
Senior Trujillo, another patriot, is con-
stantly in receipt of Information from all
parts OF the islands. Speaking of the bar
barities practiced by the Spanish troops,
he said to-day: MANY stories of Spanish
atrocities have lately come from Cien-
fuegos, Cuba, but of all those perpetrated
by the Spanish guerriilas In this district
on non-com batants, the killing several
days ago of Henry d'Abigeon, wealthy
French Canadian sugar-planter, is prob.
ably tho most ruthless OF the outrages
charged to these men.
1.-The victim of this latest outrage was
an English subject, and the facts in the
case were at once made known
to British Consul George Fowler, who has
begun an investigation. Thus far the
Spanish sold diers have been careful not to
modest citizens of England, and the death
OF d Abigeon is the first which the repre-
sentative of England has been compelled
to set upon, and the general feeling in
Cienfuegos is that Consul Fowler will de-
mand either an indemnity or at least an
apology, and If this is not made. it is
likely that there will be considerable
trouble.
| ss 3D. Abigeon was, visited at his summe r
home at Rodas by four Spanish guerrilIas
from Cartagena, a nearby town. The
maj ior of this band suspected D. Abigeon
Of aiding the insurgents and wanted the
planter brought before him. When the
four guerrillas arrived at the house
D. Abigeon was sick and refused to accom-
pany them to Cartagena, whereupon.
without warning and before the eyes of
his wife, the four EN- ptied their rifles into
the unfortunate mans body, who died in
stantly."
Neither Senor Trujillo nor Senior Cas-
tillo could say what, if any. action the
Junta proposed taking, although:from the
activity noticeable at headquarters the in
ference is drawn that re-enforcements are
likely to be sent to the Cuban patriots
from this side.