The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03

Col. ,. EBrmo. Who Had Bariiio
shot. in savannah.

rnoN. IN @ANauAAAMs
Col. J. Eurmo o. the Cuban insurgsnt
forces came over 70 savannah yesterday
from Charleston. where be landed last
Sunday IA the steamer Commodore from
Cuba.
Col. Eurmo is on he way 10 Texas.
which IL his home be vas born 10 that
state and went through the clFA war
WITH the Texas Rangers, being captain
OF company in the Eigltl reg imenl.
a W. IOmnklns IT, his real name. ne
having changed % Oh joining the cuban
ranks in order 20 have name Wnlcn
"euid conform 10 the language SPOKEN
ana make L easy Tor those with Wnom
ne mad 20 deal 70 pronounce
re was seen last night hy a represen-
tatiFe OF the Morning News. Y e. ne
sall, i came up from Cuba on the COM
modore. and a. soon az ] rest and re-
cover from my wound ] shall return and
take charge Of my command OF cavalry
Col. EurmO IL OF on little leave OF
absence, and came 10 this country 10
attend 70 little business Of private
character. He was wounded in an en-
kagement near Castle Blanc0 short
tune ago. a piece Of an exploding shell
breaking MS ankle. He is stil on crutch-
IS, Dut has pretty nearly recovered, and
expects 70 be all right in a short time.
lie ana about hundred other Texans
ana MeNicans went to Cuba and Joined
the insurgent ranks about eighteen
months ago, and he says there are now
about 100 Americans IN the insurgent
ranks. The insurgent army, he says.
numbers about 1120OO men. 10000 OF
whom are well armed and equipped. The
spaniards, he states, have about 10000
men on the island.
spanish soldiers are deserving from
their ranks every day" he said, land
1900 OF them in Cuba are now fighting
under the Cuban flag. Only about 1900
o. the cuban forces are negroes. The Gu
H. Haa.Ha
as there Is no sickness in the hills. but
disease is striking down Spanish troops
every day. The Cubans are
beating them in small engagements
on account of the telegraphic censorship.
1 nave no doubt that Cuba will be free,
II Is only matter of time. Spain is get
ting nearer bankruptcy ever day, and
she cannot keep up her forcible resistance
much longer. We could easily take Ha-
Vana, but II would avail nothing as We
have no navy with which TO hold 80. We
10 control small portion of the coast,
however, and IN this way manage to get
IN our arms and ammunition, by nlibusters
as You call them. We have number Of
small boats, too, that patrol part of the
01ast and lookout for the filibusters
when they are expected, and guide them
sdLety IN TO the shore where the unload.
Col EurmO IS the officer who had Col
Juan BarillO, the brutal Spanish com
mander court-martialed and shot This
happened last March. Col. Eurmo said
he ordered Barillo shot without consult
ing the junta or the generals, but his
course has been approved. BarillO, he
said, deserved to die on account Of his
brutality in Staying Cuban women and
children, as well as wounded capt.ves,
and though he begged for mercy. and
offered to desert, II was thought best to
have him executed. He was shot with
four Of his captains Barillo was cap
tured In an engagement at Castle Blanco.
Col Eurmo expects to return to Cuba
within a short time but VIII do so from
this coast, going with some filbusterlng
expedition from Wilmington, Charleston
or JacksonYille.