Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-05
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mountain camp Ot ten. AptonlO MaceO that has been received in this country since Wey Ter left Hsvsps for the front, two weeks ago. came today by special
 messeng'r, who stopped in this city.
 Gen. Msoeo sends greeting to his coun- try men in the United States, and ID .
 few words assures them ard the friends
 of Cuba throughout the country thst his gallant band is safe and able, for . time
 at lesst. to take care of itself, no matter
 what the Spaniards may do. The message IS directed to the New York junts and reads
 "We have withstood the enemy in
 many encounters and are prepared for 1 ~ny move he may make. We have rsn-
 dered him much injury and will be able
 to withstand any of his stta.ks for some | time to come.
 "Assure our noble friends in the Unit
 ed States that the cause of liberty will
 not suffer in Plnsr del Rio. To those
 who are friendly to our cause I send greeting.
 (Signec) "ANToNIo MAcEo."
 The message vas dated at the rebel army camp nesr Las Posas, on the north l ern coast, at the farthest western end | of the Rubi chain of mountains, along
 which are the several csmps and strong | holds of Maceo's forces.
 Cubsns in this city are especially elst- ed over the report of Mscso, for they were fearful of his position during the past month or six weeks.
 The carrier of the message, whose name is not given out by the Cuban lead CTS, was witness to the fight at Arts-
 miss, which was first reported ss agreat Spanish victory and later ss . drawn | battle.
 'It was a splendid fight" said the Gu.
 ban officer, "snd gave great hope and
 courage to the entire army. You here
 in the United States, who read only mes- ger and untruthful reports, can have DO | idea of the nature of things in Pi0ar dol | Rio. But will speak more especially
 of ArteEiss, where one of the greatest Cuban victories wss won.
 l "Maceo did not use hls entire force | against the Spanisrds, but the latter, who numbered between 5000 and 5000, | were driven back from the foothills, and | mary of them were slain upon the hard plateau before the town. As night came on Mnceo ordered two batteries to the brow of the hill and shelied the town. | Fires began in various places in the city
 and the effective cannonadinR wac some- thing wonderful. Two dynamite guns did fearful work, some of which had @ chance to witness 8 few days ego when | I passed through the city on my way to Havana.
 "Artemisa was almost destroyed. You would be surprised at the work ot our
 cannon. The walls of the city were torn
 apart and many of the big houses were 1 completely demolished. l learned that
 many wefe killed during the four hours ! bonn osrdmsnt, The loss Of the enemy | in the city alone was in the neigh borhood | of l5O, according to those with whom
 talked while my brief stay lasted" l The bearer of Gen. Msceo's message
 will confer with the leaders in New
 York, deliver the message to T. Estrada Palma and then immediately return to
 receive the promotion which is invsris- |
 from 8 perilous mission.
 | NEW YORK. Nov. 26-The officers of
 the steamer City of Washington, which
 arrived today from Havana, say that | Havana is in the worst possible state of
 fear. The residents are momentsrily | expecting an attack by the insurgents. | The prisuns are full. business Is at a
 stand-etill and merchants of Spanish
 ideas are preparing to leave the country. A passenger named J. W, Brown. an | Englishmsn, recently released from Q | Cuban prison, where be spent 8 month
 for shouting in the streets of Havana Cuba libre," ssd who was expelled
 week ago by order of Cspt.-Gsn. Wey- | Ter, was one of the passengers. Brown said his treatment by the Spsnieh au. | thorities was brutal in the extreme, and that if he had not had papers proving him to be British subjsct be would have been shot or would still have been | in a SD ,nish Jail. He had been four years ia Havana and Is now on his way | home.
 "Cuba is loet to Spain. Tho latter country is now CD her beam ends, and the storm on tte little island will soou epeulf her." he said. Brown declared no political prisoners in Cuba knew what they were arrested for until they had
 been in priaon for sometime. As to his | own case, he does not remember having
 given the Spspisrds any just cause for | his arrest.
 "Let me tell you something of Wey- ler's evstem," he aaid. "Honore Laine
 was captured by Gen. Msceo of the Gu.
 can army about nine months ago. He
 was deJaIped but few days. Alter his liberation L8ine returned to his nome l ID Havana. Later he was arrested st the instance of an enemy, o personal friend If Weyler. Several months after his arrest be was tried by Jury com
 posed of Weyler's own creatures and de cared innocent. Did that make any diff ferenceP Not hit. He is still held . prisoner and his csse has been referred
 to Madrid.
 "Weyler showed his displ-asure to- ward the court that declared Lsine ,nno- cent, by sending its Cf6cers into the field as s punishment. Mr. Lalpe ls 8 Frenchman and Is trying to osll bis case to the attention of the French gov- erpment.
 ssWeyler has had many foreigners sr- rested. He detests them. Most Of these prisoners have never sesr the light of day. Finally they drop out of sight.
 1t saves the cost of trial. The poor Gu ban gets short shift. It is sufficient to know that he is a eympathizer in the cause. That is his death warrant" Mr. Brown relates Hsny instances of alleged cruelties by the Spaniards. Dr. Taylor, another passenger, s1ys that Spaln's cause is lost and that Gen. Weyler has 30, ,0OO sick soldiers on his hands.
 WARRINGTON, Nov. 28.-Congressmsn
 Cooper, of Florida, wse very much inter
 ested in the report of 0. B. Pendieton,
 the Florida newspaper man, who had
 been taken off the Morgan line of steam
 CTS at Havana yesterday by the Spanish