The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
NEVER TAKE PRISONERS.
A Young Americans Account of the
War In Cuba.
BARBAROUS CONDUCT OF SPANlAEDs 5
rrtsonera Killed ON the Field or Shot h,
Courtmnrtiai-Bogus Victories Arc
Claimed -Hoatile Cessation.

the seat of WAC. said last night that the
spangards no longer controlled any par;
OF the island except the cities. They have
an ..rny of III ono men. which is con-
stantly being recruited. every ship from
Spain bringing in several bundled men,
The losscs from the guewiAa lighting
which the Observation-Disclosures practice aeains,
them compels this constant systetn Of re
enforcement.
THIS Young American has resided lately
in Puerto Principe, province of CANA
guoy. He says that tho grand battle"
respected to have occurred near that city
between General Garcia AMI General cas-
teihn"s. on juno ,, WIS not - Spanish
victory. He saws that ahaut juno Gen
oral cestellents so' out with 300 men To
attack a force OF cuhaus ~ .he town OF
SARATOGA, said 10 b" urier neneral Gomez
General tastalanos took W4ih him rAtons
for eight DAYS The t1rte Was Anupyci
all day ly eu,crilla sNrm'shlng, ard a
right had suffered SO severely that
camp was formed on the Saratoga plan
iation. some disiance FROM town.
Here General taStclIuos became 80
alarmed NJ the mcnacne appearance O!
the hodies of inswrecifouis'y inoNg ng IN
his vicinity that he seri q "eu"n'llaro''
back 10 puer'" rIincino. with orders to
The conunandant. General . 10y. to hastcr
achievements. General Ciauny collected
nhcut 1861 mon from ih' gsrrisun aud
from he forts along me v'ilrrai running
'h' OF Puerto ifiht'ift t. NOM 3fas.
What followed his arrival * not Ger
atty known but the following day,
three days after 'iancral cast alltnos set
out. he came mlrchine n1ch again. ref Co.,
Ing n victory over tIe r-h-s. II app.ars
however. that the fore. he met In Saia-
iosa was not under Gomez. hu, under his
subordtnatn, Colonel capngn mulatto.
vno had ahon, 1000 men uuder his coin
inand- In View Of iho re;urn of the
Span ards 50 soon after Sc'ilne out with
rat,ons for long march Y Is presumed
h HN.|a1 o.
rhe vouug American sti that IN tho
9th of June. forrn of insurgents at
| tackled the town OF Bacuranso. Tn mits
from Havana. and burned IT, This town Is
| on the sea coast
Tn S me Informant says tina, the rebcls
have NOW about io.oN men in tho neld.
| all well armed aud clorhs General
| Gomez entered Camasuoy with 200 man
| and concentrated hts Ssinrath,gcrs He
has now about 2Nn mon. an woll armed
| and ca'rNing belts provided with l0'
| rounds of ammunition The armies have
| suspended operations IN CamaRpey pond
| ine the eNrlra'ion Of 30 agreement be
| tween the cullans and 'he sugar planters
should be done ill TWO months after The
| c,o,e of tive grinding season. Tho season
/ ends on July ~. A. soon as the agree
| denanimeni viii h resumed
,hl ne ,sf'ams HiNn manl s'mpa,nlserrsi n
keep Tho patriots informed If IN. move
ments Of tho span II troops When a
| spanish cnlrmn IS a:ou' to move The con-
| maudani prohibits twenty four hours IL
advance anyone from is,iviue ine town.
| This order dOe- nnf prevent the Cuhana
from knowing in advance what is mcdi-
| 'ated against II m rho ratriots n,Nsr
attack IN r'nssr7. hn' maintain u Instant
! skrm hing hiding Dc thu Brush and rlau-
Ming, ambusres. which wlnie vory fa,nl
20 The ercmy IS comparatively. stfc Tor
| fho rChels or rpnrsa a good deal ~
! drnpute Is siscf hli only after no;icr
! has l-on given Tor Instance tine rnfrto
/ rrnr're AMI Nsuvifas road is heavily
| inm'ied. and nacf Fort contains some
fifteen man Whar dvn7mitc is 20 he
| used. uti.c" rs is-uai Warning liin rail-
road people where T., '>pert ironllr. Tie
| explosive Is psci simply i'm order 80 dis
| ahc The road ana rrcvcn' tho ereuV from
| ma.sinl tueir troops. Nono II those forts
/ could STAND nW Illerv fro. and the in-
| surgents have NOW ,wo lioichhss rlpn-
| ilra guns rerenlV landed
! Tho ring Ann riran already alluded y
says that the Suaninrds ueN"r take nrif-
! nnere. oithoi. Hing them or thr spot ar
s. lteuciug ihem 70 10 e'ro' he court mar
tai. 1'hA commandant in Nina sta
ton. on Tho Puerto Princpo and N,nviins
undcr~iood mai it lba I'nllod saies rec-
| ogri2ed Cuban h"llgerenrE he would li1va
| 10 respect nic lives of pri-aners THAT'S
all rlrli." he sad II never take pris-
onors A."
| The snaniArds evidently oNpoctei fcw
weeks ago that the United Statcs would
| gan 10 fortily thu approaches Ia the har-
/ hor of Havana. They pat up SIX siSiy-fon
| guns on the MORO castle sdr of he h1r-
hor and began TO erect fortune ptions M
| the other side l'u az tho end Of HE Week
Tie iahorers were not pad and wen, on
a STRIKE so thlf when Tho Young Ame'-
| can left the STAND he works had not been
! completed
The same informant, when asked whcih-
or The war would soon he over. said ihat
| the Marquis de Santa Lac -. General Go-
n,oz ana Cionornl Macoo All believed tho
| SnaniHris would be driven Out his year
lie doubted bps, az tho spanards ar.
! 4 --rernfa and have many mon. tie sud
mat spain Was pressod NOR for funds
! lhan men. havre deeidcd TO throw 0ml
/ more MN mo culn N August or Scpr,ln-
her. H., admitted however. that IN the
last wear the rebels hnve accomplished
I more th..n va done N Tho whole 80 Ncaia
that ne asi war lasted He said NAT the
| Standards did no, dare 10 "a out OF liza
| ysnn rxocpt in column aud ,varv night
| the guards oxchange shots win The eie-
| NV In tho outskirts He 81 u that the ~
| han svn,nnthiz.r. I'm IIavana Ind prom saa
| 10 co-orsr,fe With Macoo ii he attempted
to enter The city, aud hnt me reh"is would
dssired 70
ft-t ts.a.e la,