Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Spaniards and CubanS Pre-
pairing For Battle
spain VIII Make Her Great Effort
She VIII BE Met Face 20 Fssce syy tEses
Cuban Patriots-Insurgen wen
Armed. in Good Health an& Rave
Within Them an Abiding Relief
That Their Quarrel is 5usf.


Cuban flibus'ering ship Hawkins fopod-
cred off Barnegat with General Cainso.
Garcia and number OF Cuban reyOI1--
tionists on board. has there oeen sBrin
activity at the Cuban jun.a in this city
as was noted today The announcement
that General Weyler was about TO take
the field, massing an army of ao0OOo'
men on the island. and end the fns8r
rection bv one fierce onslaught Of waT-
has stirred up the Cuban patriots Of this
city, and inquiry for details Is being
made of the members of the junta.
The Cubans here do not express any
alarm as to the outcome, but they do
think that President Cleveland should
recognize the insurgents as belligeTeHfs,
and by that act prevent the repetition Of
Spanish barbarities which follows every
engagementin which the Spanish troops
obtain any advantage.
It is said that the junta viii again Pc
tition President Cleveland to take action
in regard to the matter. Senior Castillo,
one of the most prominent membe - OF
the junta, sail today:
president Cleveland ought 10 aecePE
the belIigerent resolutions of congress
as the expression of the people OF This
country, and act on them. From this
time until the summer months, if the
war lasts that long, the revolution ~il2
be vigorously prosecuted, and rs both
Cubans and Sraniards are determined to
end the strife, the most desperate battles
OF the war will occur witein the neKE
few weeks.
"The insurg ents have now three 6yB-
amite guns, hich have already 50ne
effective work. and VITA these and the
large quantity of arms and ammunition
which they are receiving by every TX
petition, they are in better condition
than at any time before.
"The report that Spain viii make z
determined effort to defeat the iBsHI-
gents does not brighten US, for We hare
heard such stories before; and so far a.
the 100000 soldiers are concerned, I RTE
sure that Spain cannot in her pTeseu n
condition support such large army
But" added Senior Castillo, "the insur-
gents are well armed and in good healt a.
and will continue the fight regardless Of
any action taken by the Spanirrds-,
Senior Trujillo. another patriot. Is con-
stsntlv in receipt Conformation from ali
paris of the island. Speaking of the baE-
barities practiced by the Spanish troops.
he said today;
MANY stories OF Spanish atrocities
have lately come from Cienfuegos, ca fzas
but of all those perpetrated by the span
ish guerillas in this district, on non
combatants, the killing several days ago
of Henery D'Abigon, a wealthy CAM
dian sugar planter, is probably the mos
ruthless of the recent outrages.
"The victim of this latest outrage was
an English subject, and the facts in The
case were at once made known to BrTt-
ish Consul Fowler, who has started AZ,
investigation. Thus far the Spanish
soldiers have been careful not 10 mclesr
citizens of England The death Of
D'Abigon is the first which the repre-
sentative of Great Britain has been com
PEELED to act upon, and the general feel
ing in Cienfuegos is that Consul Fowler
will demand an indemnity, or at least an
apology, and if this is not made il Is
likely that there will be considerable,
trouble. D'Abigon was visited al his
summer home at Rodas by four Spanish.
guerillas from Cartagena, nearby
town The major of this band suspected
D'Abigon of aiding the insurgents. and
wanted the planter brought before him
When the four gueriilas arrived at the
house D'Abigon as sick and refused fo,
accompany them to Cartagena. where
upon. without warning, and before the
ewes of his wife, the four emptied their
rifles into the unfortunate mans breast,
killing him instantly"
Neither Senior Trujillo nor Senior Cas-
tillo could say what, if any, action the
junta proposed taking, although from
the activity noticeable at headquarters
the inference is drawn that reinforce
ments are likely to be sent to the Cutzrs
patriots from this side.