Evening journal., 1896-11-20
sanor Coronndo,s Viewa.


ronado, editor of the Cuban patriot news
paper la Discussion, published in Ha-
vana, who escaped from that city after
General Weyler had ordered his arrest, has
lust reached here "When 1 learned by
private tip, he said, ''that General Weyler
had ordered my arrest, l made immediate
preparations for escape l had procured as
a disguise the costume of an ordinary sail
OF. When my house was surrounded by
troops, 1 hastily shaved OFF my mustache
and in my disguise, which included false
goatee, l slipped into the house adjoining
mine and made my escape to the street
A few days afterward 1 shipped aboard a
sailing vessel as a common sailor The
captain, however, knew me. We reached
New Orleans after an uneventful trip. J."
Speaking of the general feeling Of the
people living in Cuba, Senior Coronado said
To-day we might say that Spain holds
Cuby by sheer force of arms. The whole
country, Spanish and Cuba alike, desire
peace even at almost any sacrifice, and,
although it may seem strange, the Span
ish element is quite as pronounced in this
feeling as the Cuban and wish peace and
the independence OF Cuba. This is account
ed for by the fact in one way that spain
feels that Cuba again under Spanish con-
troll would be unable to pay the enormous
war debts already incurred or to stand the
tremendous taxation which would irevita-
bly, De imposed by Spain upon Cuba and
tliat nnothcr uprising would under these
condiuons shortly follow. Spain would
have TO exrend great sums Of money to
keep Cuba in submission. The war debt
now is estimated at $500, coo, 600 and is ac-
cumulating at the rate Of 10000, OO00 a
month.
The Possibilities Of Cuba.
If Cuba gained her independence in
this struggle as l hope and maintain that
$40 viii, she will start afresh with won
Oer'ul possibilities before her. Spain will
soon be forced by lack Of funds to with
draw her troops. The opinion 1 express is
cJ tat of transient Cuban residents, but
of merchants and landowners, Spanish as
well as Cuban. Tho Spaniards express
this opinion in private only, as the public
expression Of it would insure their cxecu-
tion as insurgents
"Weyler does not trust any one, Span
lard or Cuban-only the bayonet Of his
Spanish army. In illustration Of this dis
trust, might quote this incident A num-
ICr of Spanish volunteers were in q small
engagement macheted by Cubans and
routed. The remaining members Of that
corps asked that they be put upon garrison
duty in order to take revenge. Their re-
guest was refused, even to serve with the
regular army. Weyler does as he pleases.
His latest edict is that all persons, men.
women or children, who are found outside
Of the Spanish lines shall be considered
rebels and shot down as such This edict
was published only in the Official Gazette
in Havana, which circulates among Span
ish officers and officials only. There was
no way in which those outside of these
circles could learn of the edict. There /.
no railroad to Pinar del Rio from Havana
and it is in this province that the edict
has cost the greatest loss of life.
People taken under this edict ar,
marched outside tho gates Of the city ant
shot down by the soldiers The reports oi
prisoners captured by Weyler are but tn,
capture of these poor devils The former
practice Of the Spanish authorities o
shooting prisoners in Nero castle ant
throwing the bodies into the water be
meath as food for sharks has been stopped
because not long ago several bodies drifteC
into the bay of Havana and the authori
ties explained to inquiring citizens tina
the men had probably been drowned. Bul
let holes in the head disproved this. "