The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-19

Tho aspirations of the Cnoans for free
dom from the exaotinE yoke OF Spain.
which 10 aggravated so fostering soreness
b. the corruption Of psssy officials. have
the sympathy OF all who love liberty. The
idea OF sovereign ruler II 30 repuguant
20 American instincts thai question be-
tween crowned head and people
unconsciously stlrs up within Us an an
+, sapsxhy 10 the emblem Of authority.
These are oonrmendatae feelings. n tho
sp.rtt in our own institutions Is commend
able. SO hong as our words of sympathy
~sth Cuba are inspired by suoh motives.
ard our actions tempered by good judg-
rsent. the American people % not likely
20 DO say-thing II will afterwards regret.
Hut II must not be lost sight OF that
there Is a bgroyarst element tn the country
which floats upon the surface of every
popular current. bobbsng w and down IA
busy impotence and uselessness. These
human coTlOs serve oniy to indicate the
course Of the popular current, adding
nothing 70 It's strength and knowing moth
ing OF the .depths which form thu true
force Of national intensity.
Remembering this. we can more readily
discriminate between tho genuine and the
meretrieious news which goes from day
20 day 20 foTm the sum of Information on
the Cuban rising. The conditions are such
s,sat newspapers cannot get reliable nevs.
or Indeed much actual news direct from
the oeateTa OF disturbance. The conEe-
aaence - that ali wlsoh can be ohiatnsa
ss accrptsd-oftea reluctantly. aut al
ways with the knowied1e that q win he
esgsafy read. Perhaps. considering the
difficulty reporters are under. thsy 80 very
wen. hut ssscir good intentions sometimes
lure chem On 70 statements OF Dubious
value.
II ruey. for Instance. Ne doubted whether
ere people are actually .'lsw!idared'' by
tia repors that Macro Is not dead: or tAss
anything Is 20 he accomplished ny exhum-
ting The asaf-hurnsd and aecayinx remains
ss the uen supposed 60 hs Maoeo and
Conner The war Is 90 be prosecuted
xsasehcr Nacec s. alive or dead. II &c IS
aitve g win soon become known. cot only
e<c~nse Of the fact ef Ma not seing super-
seSs~d by another commander, but oseamss
no~ssmg would DC naoys 20 Ere tAe csleans
with removed 'ssee ttsa the assurance sg
ms sscsps not onsy from death. eui frsvi
mo military precsusiaas 81 she trcchs On
the other hand. n Mace re rSssiiy deal. q
- 20 the hHsrest OF the Cuban leaders "a
scneesi " froaa those IN ere sssaad wiz
30 not know II. ard 20 threw siser~sls
uvon sAs ssery vita those ~as Gave
heard ~
The eestfncay sgssnss <as ssssSry - rs
death n enors:y nswscvs; & rnaa; COG
tsnsse 90 &c entirely negative ua,ezs Mace
T. seen alive Tns sssx thas ERE r@epse e
r,-sa Bravo. near where ere essfss tsoA
place. csaas. rss.s re - alive. hss 10 valus
whatever. They can have 10 rnare actual
knewfcSsre eslan shs peoqss hcussd n Sc
etrie would have of sas evessss sSssuTssng
during a fSastla at Kant. ssg~Ssalsy e sne
defeated were cszvea back tnso sas Cas-
c&te mountains
Eyva tho s.sraeca rr>esr cne 81 wsylsvs
generals ss Tire esssers part 81 tas ss,ansi
- ass reszs1Ttnw. lie says 10 bad an ca
sssesn<ns wath Macsc's saTSa& In Atstan-
xas. led by Naeeo ss1zrsels. u true. as
n very extraordinary, ga. whiae 70 - ues
iEmpossse,e. X IL hardy Fr0S&ass vaas
Mace cessl1 save reached sa~rs ara -
WITH any considerable fores. In sseA - eva
dislra as bis rsen naw~s - AFTER sSear re-
eent encoaaser. 90 cake ths fed ssAinsE
sncthQr assly Of Spanish srxrogs.
These are facts ~Aaen nssass F~SsesFs Goa
ssasr&sson- Nuver<aasesa. M@eee s. = very
sssnaEkasle nsAn. ard he us&y e eoTelas
As ~.y At s.gs speed saa tAzSasa b.