New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
four times. and received half dozen machete
DIR. DELGADO'S CASE.


When the case of Dr. Delgado the American
citizen who was shot down with seven Of his
employees by the orders of Brigadier- General
Melquizo, was made public by the American
correspondents, General Weyler anncrnced that
a military court would be formed and whoever
was responsible punished regardless Of rank. Yes
terday's dispatches state that General Weyler
has asked the Government to promote MelquiZo
to he division commander for gallant conduit
Or. Degado. IL will be remembered. survived ms
terrible experience. and the full etory OF his case
II file in the State Department at W ash
ington. Since the Delgado affair General Mel
quizo has continued in the same kind OF work
on March 90 his troops killed nine laborers on
the Rico HOBO farm and eight on the Garrido
estate. both near Banoa. Among the latter were
one woman and a six-year-old child Near
Campo Flordo Good Friday, Major Ponde-
villa. OF Melquizo's command. took nine Whlte
people Of the town and kept them In barracks all
night. In the morning he shot them down in
piece of woods nearby General Prats shot and
killed four peaceful employees on the estate Of a
Frenchman named De Friville near Limonar on
April 2. These are few Instances OF the
methods of Spain in Cuoa.
Nearly all | have mentioned are confirmed
by official records file in the different con-
sulates at Havana. There are almost daiy re-
ports Of similar affairs. which are impossible II
way of correspondents Owners Of plantations.
foreigners and Spaniards, as well as Cubans.
state that Government columns sent out In pur-
suit of innurgent bands falling to force hgit
or getting the worst Of one, fall upon I'M
armed and peaceable employees In the fields or
hiding in their houses and slaughter them win
out mercy This Is followed up by official
report of a brilliant victory. In these reports
the rebel loss is given from half a dozen to M
teen or twenty. and on the Spanish side one or
two .oicicr. reported wour ded The ultra
Spaniards urge Weyler to do more OF thls KIND
Of work. They declare without hesitancy that
all Cubans should be exterminated. They ask
for the arrest OF more suspects. although the
prisons overcrowded with political prison
ers They have succeeded in obtaining decree
taSt fh0 lfxrsn ont ~
of the civil administration. They urge Spanish
merchants to discharge their Cuban clerks ana
employ Spanards. They look upon Cuba as
place 10 be plucke1. and would drive every ma
tive from the island and cOnfscate his prop
erty for themselves.
PROMINENT PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAUSE
These Spanards are the dominant faction at
present. but they only small minority In
Cuba. The more lberll-minled Spanlards. and
those with property interests at stake, have diff
ferent views. but they are very careful about
expressing them now. The liberal Spanlards
the Cubans and the foreigners who own prop
erty on the island are the people who would
come to the front II an independent government
was to be formed There are people Of wealth
and prominence who are behind the revolution.
and their influence will shape the destiny OF
the future republic II there is to be As for
the present civil government which the Cubans
claim to have organized and In operation. have
little information. / have never visited Cueyi-
tas. have never ceen President Csneros nor
any Of his Cabinet. SO far as / can learn the
delegates met. organized an administrative
council, elected a president and officers, com
missoned Generals Gomez. Maceo and others
and then laid the civil government on the shelf
until the military commanders should succeed
in conquerins the Island SO far as spain IL
concerned. martial law prevails from one end OF
the island TO the other, and there Is little reason
why Cubans should endeavor to hold legislative
sessions just yet.
while was in Washington few days ago
found a strong feeling in both the Senate and
house In favor Of the recognition Of the Cubans
as begcrents. ] talked with several Senators
and Representatives who said they regretted now
that the joint resolution OF Senator Morgan had
not been insisted upon instead OF the concurrent
resolutions which were passed but there was
little talk Of attempting &c force Joint resolu-
ton through before adjournment The attitude
Of the Administration may be stated as opposed
to recognition of begerency until some more
tangible evidence Of the existence OF civil gov
for recognition Of belligerency or intervention in
the name Of humanity Is not to be heard. The
expressed will Of the two houses OF Congress goes
for naught save moral encouragement 10 Cubans
The patriots In the field say they are satisfied
that they can win. They claim to be able to
fight their battles but they would like an
opportunity to At up expeditions and obtain arms
and ammunition openly They would also like
spain TO cease shooting prisoners Of war as
bandits. TO stop killing unarmed employees on es-
.ates and to respect modern usages In respect
to hospitals and wounded soldiers