The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-27
CUBA IS DESTROYS OF PEACE
Both Spaniards and Natives
Tired of the War.
EDITOR CORONADO INTERVIEWED
Weyler's Latest Edict = Many Nom
comba ants Murdered by Hfs Sol
diers MORO Castle Executions.

weyler's Latest Edict = Many Nom
comba ants Murdered by His Sol.
diers Moro Castle Executions.
New York, Nov. 23.-Manuel M.
Coronado. editor Of the Cuban patriots
paper. La Discussions, published in
Havana, who escaped from that city in
the last days of October, after General
Weyler had ordered his arrest, reached
New York this morning. He brought
with him important news for the junta
in this city, and early this afternoon
visited the headquarters. Of his escape
be said:
"When I learned by private tips that
General Weyler had ordered my arrest,
made immediate preparations for es-
cape. The order was not surprise.
had secured disguise in the costume
Of an ordinary sailor. When my house
was surrounded by troops. I hastily
shaved off my heavy mustache, and,
donning my disguise, which also in
cluded heavy false black goatee,
stepped into the house adjoining and
made my escape to the street, as l
thought, unobserved. jumped into
carriage. An alarm was given and the
police pursued me in another. worked
an old game. 1 told my driver to keep
ahead, and, watching for an oppor-
tunity, jumped from the carriage and
walked back on the pavement, mingled
with the crowd and made my escape to
the country.
"a few days afterwards prefer
not to give dates, I shipped aboard
sailing vessel as common sailor. The
captain knew me, however. We
reached New Orleans after an unevent-
full trip, and I came to New York by
rail, arriving this morning"
In reply to a question as to the gen.
sral feeling of the people living in
Cuba, he said, through an interpreter:
'Today we might say that Spain
holds Cuba by sheer force of arms.
The whole country, Spanish and Cuban
alike, desires peace at almost any sacri-
fee, and although it may seem strange,
the Spanish element are quite as pro.
nounced in this feeling as the Cubans,
and wish peace and independence for
Cuba.
''It is thought that Cuba again un
der Spanish rule would be unable to
pay the enoromus war debt already in
CURED or to stand the tremendous tax
that would now invariably be imposed
by Spain upon Cuba, and another up
rising would, under those conditions,
follow. Spain would have to expend
great sums of money to keep Cuba in
submission. The war debt now is esti-
mated at $500, GEO, ZOO, sid ia accumu-
lating at the rate of S12, 900 q
month.
eff Cuba gains her independence in
this struggle, and I hope and maintain
that she will, she will start afresh with
wonderful possibilities for her. Spain
will soon be forced, by lack of funds,
to withdraw her troops. The opinion
express is not that of transient Cuban
residents, but of merchants and land
owners, Spanish as well as Cuban.
The Spaniards express this opinion in
private only, as public expression would
insure their execution as rebels.
"Weyler does as he pleases. His
latest edict is that all persons, men.
women and children, who are found
outside of the Spanish lines, shall be
considered rebels and shot as SUCH
This edict was published only in the
official gazette in Havana, which clr-
culates among officers and officials only.
There was no way in which those out
side of these circles could learn of the
edict. There is no railroad to Pinar
del Rio from Havana, and it is in this
province that the edict has cost many
lives. People taken under this edict
are marched outside Of the gates of the
city and shot down by soldiers. The
reports of prisoners captured by Weyler
are only the capture of these poor
devils.
1.-THE former practice of the Spanish
authorities of shooting prisoners in
Moro castle and throwing the bodies
into the water for sharks, has been
stopped, because not long ago several
bodies drifted into the bay of Havana.
The authorities explained to inquiring
citizens that the men had probably
drowned. Bullet holes in the head,
however, dispoved this. The people
would welcome anything to hasten the
end, not only on account of the loss Of
property and life, but on account Of
] the massacres.