The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-23
IN CAMPS OF THE CUBANS
Observations by a Man Who
Recently Visited Them.
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called iu tu. spanish rnper-. i'ut
Are Courteous Grntirmcu aud Ne
tcrminrd Mcu.

Sew York. oct it-rbc Sun. this
wor1lns. print, o. lengthy interview
with Gentleman who went Co Cuba ON
o. tuNle. mission. and hs. just re-.
umej FOO this citv who gives au ac.
count Of her observations among the
Snaulari- and zoo the camp, OF the Ga.
bans
OF m,' man, officers in the Spanish
ranks and with very few exceptions
was treated by them as distinguished
guest, bat many OF Them were brutal
and iu.ultlng ln their language TO their
inferior officers and even 90 women. In
The majority Of cases found the Span.
i,h soldiers badly clothed. and with
worse fooigcar. and u their camps al.
ford a ample Of what they cnt when
provisions are plenty, J don't wonder
at the soldiers stealing all they can lay
their hands on wherever they go Whcr.
cvcra Spanish column stops the rcsi.
dents Of the locality are obliged TO
lodge them. and many complaints arc
withheld Tor fear of the rchukc the com.
plants receive.
"Thc Spaniard L. imbucd with Ouix.
oiism While he Is IN a safe place great
arc his powers and his stories Of the
terrible encounters with the insurgents,
but at no time have ever found one
honest enough 10 admit that be had
been beaten, or for safety had been
forced 20 make eountcrmateh la OF.
der to avoid the enemy. have person.
ally seen large sum, paid for iniorma.
ton concerning the location Of an in.
surgca post, and have known a Spanish
column Of 1000 men under one of their
mos, distinguished generals to counter.
march and 60 at least 80 miles out Of
their way because less than Goo insur.
gents were ambuscadcd on their line OF
march
II lost my patience once, and that was
In conversation with several Spanish
officers. They assured me that Spain
would finish the Cuban war inside Of
three months. and they evidently re-.
GREETED that Instead OF returning home
10 rest, ,hey had Il from good authority
thot war would be declared with the
United States; they would capture Bal.
iimore, Washington. New York and
Boston. This seems to be their limit OF
their geographical education, and these
four principle strongholds once cap.
tured. the United States would make no
further resistance. and they could then
claim a large indemnity Tor the assis.
lance rendered to the insurgents by the
United States
"The plan, a. far a. could make out,
was TO land 100000 men In New Orleans
or Tampa. and march right north. or to
land directly In Sew York. They or.
gued as the United States have no army
TO speak Of some 5000 men, and no
defence, and are purely a commercial
people, the conquest would be compare
lively easy. Thcy were a little stag.
CARED when ! Informed them that IN
side Of As hours We could have 100000
men up In arms, well disciplined, well
oilierred and In the best condition, and
all backed up with the unlimited wealth
that Spain lacked, but all that would be
unnecessary, as IN all prohabllli; II they
should attemp, TO land IN New York,
they'd be arrested by the Brooklyn po-
lice squad and sent to jail for ten days
for disorderiy conduct.
ain view OF what had been led tn ex.
peet, was agreeably surprised when I
reached, In the course OF my mission,
the insurgent headquarters. I was In.
Produced to his exeelleney, Salvador
Cisneroa, or as he Is more Familiarity
known. the Marquis OF St. Lucia, presi.
dent Of the republic OF Cuba, and also
TO the secretaries Of war, OF the treasury
and Of state, all Of whom treated me
most cordially, lending me every oppor.
tunliy for my mission. In looking back
I cannot but admire the tacrifces these
patriots have made, giving mp every.
thing 10 order 20 free their land from
oppression. Furthermore, found them
anything but The bandits they are called
In the Spanish paperf on the contrary
never have ] had the pleasure Of meet.
Ing more courteous gentlemen or more
determined men. On one side an OPP
pressed few striving for freedom, and
all against them; on the other hand, the
real yandals Of the country such were
my Impressions Of the parties 70 the
struggle"
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