Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-29

tense of getting his bridle, the peasant sent his brother ahead to notify his countrymen that the Spaniards were coming.
 Suarez Inclan climbed the mountain from his side and came upon Caracaji- cara. He opened fire upon the strong hold, expecting Bernal to do the same from his side. But Gen. Berhal had climbed to the top of the mountain and hadn't found Caearajieara. Weyler's map was wrong. The mountain was six leagues across the top, and Cara eajieara was on the side next to Suarez Inclan. Instead of taking the rebels between two fires the Spanish general found himself surrounded by them and forced to march back in the direction he came from. Weyler heard the news of this defeat, and while he cursed Der nal for not keeping his appointment to 1 meet Inclan at Caracajicara he pub lished an extra announcing great vic tory over the insurgents, in which 300 had been killed, and described Suarez Inclan's retreat as an advance back to bahia Hondo. In this action Maceo ac- tually lost some three men killed and some ten or twelve wounded. while the Spanish losses were up in the hundreds
 However absurd this may seem, it is q perfect Illustration of how Weyler has conducted his campaign in Cuba. He has continually sought to deceive his government, his people and himself; and in this he has succeeded well. How long he is to keep it up remains to be seen.
 Spaniards are 10th to open their eyes to the truth. They are like spoiled children, who expect to get this worlds good things without striving for them; and when they find themselves disap- pointed they kick up & rumpus and break things just like spoiled child, and if anyone attempts to correct them they immediately feel an intense hatred towards the person who would point out to them the evil of their ways. This proneness to self-deeeption which eharaeterizes the SPaniard is the chief reason why Spain, with all her re- sources, has failed to put down the in- surrection in Cuba.
 In the civil war between the northern and southern states, when the northern soldiers met defeat at Bull Run, no one ever thought of hiding the truth, and the news of that defeat acted as stimulant to stir the north up to greater efforts. But it is not so with the Span iards. The news of O defeat puts them in a panic, and they lose their heads.
 When Gen. Campos finally found him. self outgeneraled at Coliseo, if he had come into Havana announcing that he had chased all the rebels from the east in Havana province, so that he could get them on a more convenient battle field he would undoubtedly have received the praise of the Spanish people, and would not have been called upon to resign. Put he told the truth, and he was not powerful enough to change the pre- vailing characteristic of the nation.
 After having an experience of years with Spaniards and carefully watched Weyler's operations in the field. I am satisfied that he is not worthy, in any respect, of the position he holds. He does not even possess good education in our sense of the term. He probably knows that the world is round because he has heard everybody say so. He can write his own language because Span- ish is a comparatively easy language to write. As for being a 'buteher," I think that term misapplied.
 Valmaseda, who commanded in tbe last war, was justly entitled to the ap- plieation "butcher." Weyler, who was only lieutenant colonel under him. left his record in Cuba chiefly as an oppressor of defenseless women. never heard of his fighting a great bat tie, but 1 have heard of his sneaking around some village from which all the men had fled, and after submitting the women to all manner of indignities. turning them over to his soldiers to be tortured and killed.
 There are other Spanish assassins, like the infamous Milguizo, for instance. who go about killing the peaceabIe in- habitants of Cuba through a fixed policy. They look upon these people in Cuba as their country's enemies. and believe that to subdue the island for Spain these people must be killed. But Neyler does not seem to have acted In the last war from any such fixed mo- tiYes He simply went about commit ting unmentionable crimes. There are people in Camagney to-day who can relate, with all the horrible details, the diabolical cruelties. which this dwarf wearing a Spanish uniform practiccd upon their relatives. They are stories which could not appear in print, yet Spain has conferred upon this barbarian all the high honors belonging to an honorable career. No wonder that when Campos heard of his successors nomination he exclaimed 'Weyler? i Why, when he comes the very dead will turn in their graves"
 Then we are surprised that Weyler, with all the resources of Spain at his command, has failed to put down the 1 insurrection?
 THOMAS R. DAWLEY, JR.
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