Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-03

known that the only iee ~ ho nxacted
eIs can n nianters by threats OF Vloi VOL, oo
lioin col, .n means obtained Wouiu H.. oni1 fo
anu .ss,,;r;ng arms and amm4hl.ion s,,,,-
~ ID. az IN the war with Spain. an tba
narted in this stand by Many their
planters who agree not ~ 80 If such
crops rather than De 1he &c the rebels and
the fruit or tnelr lapoA
th ..no ,o ~nn not think that by tne pr ~
b;h;+;on IF sugar crop the conn a,tont
the island will suffer ana ,,d ip indus
bouses connected with ta a eus
fries will be bankrupted: ~ oresant
~. ..T ~ not because up to the pres,Fn.
e,;Inras large or small nave to- ~,
Mace and the nerchan.s Tn the
fayor the idea against the crop. M The
relations between the planters ID az .;,@n-
merchants in G that t be planter lives more
fran tho merchants capital imam i1o -
tho octnaI products of his laliu .'nu :.
80, no asserted that the immense M M,
iar;tv can only commence WORK VII
money advanced by the hiei sIs -
therefore the common elehl tll; 'nnnav
better just now 10 .heep t;ons can
under key until the crop ops!!aa:tio.,,
h., hegun un(ier normal condluons.
.I+ g ranorted that the Spanish minis
+o,. FOR war intends to send anotnef IAlse
contingent of troops TO Cuoa ~
airy" ), ,onl;ed Cen. Wey-
,a,, 1T only think. can assure you,
tbat the nation is prepared TO make az
t;ndS of sacrifices both III men any
money which has already been proNJu.
70 conquer in this undertaking anu liiam aI
Spain's sovereignty respected pelofe s,, mm
above everything. -; Al me n,Ghs n,opey
H ~ p'.s heen asked for moth
ING neither for men nor Aoa
,ne, Snain does not hold Cuba TO
exnloit nor has she had anything from ,e.
her. Her pride in her great naIioii ; a nrs
toric traditions alone compels Hpa.Ih onst
she will defend Cuba and will exhaust
her last dollar and her last man IN 50 40
ing. This is not only the feeling or the
government. but also of the Spanish peo-
Die as is shown by the daily growing EN-
thusiasm and sacrifices by the natloh.
Spain Would Resent Interference.
''Do you think, general, that the recog-
milton of the belligerency OF the lhsu ll
gents by the United States would pc TAX
en- as an offense to Spain!
at would be strange if any act Directly
aimed at a recognition of any challenge
of SPANS right of sovereignty mere
which our people look upon as beng pc
yond question did not evoke an eAp } i''
of popular feeling which it would be mn
possible to check excited and ardent as
public sentiment is now Oh the CUBAN
question in Spain"
Trace Impossible.
Finally the correspondent asked zen.
Wcyler if he would agree to truce IN
order to bring about an exchange or
views between himself and the Cupan
leaders. He answered:
'"That would be out of the question:
such step would give the insurgents an
Importance which we cannot concede TO
them"
Veyler Leaves Havana.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Capt.-Gen.
Weyler left Havana on board the Span
ish cruiser La Gazpi for Mariel. province
of Del Rio. where he will resume per-
sonal command of the Spanish forces OPP
Grating against the insurgents.
Later in the day the correspondent OF
chief of staff here and informed him
that dispatch received in New York
from Jacksonville. Fla. stated that Gen.
Weyler during the recent campaign i'll
Pinar del Rio lost 700 men killed and
1900 wounded by the explosion of an
insurgent mine and that 1000 men Of the
Spanish force were killed and 1000
wounded during the two days fighting
in the Rubi hills.
The chief of staff stated that there
was no truth in the statements made.
that no mines were exploded by the
days fighting and that the report of the
engagement cabled to the Associated
press at the time was correct LIN every
particular.
A Cuban League.
New York, Nov GA powerful ally
of the patriots of Cuba is about to be or
ganized in this country under the name.
of the Cuban League of the United
States Of America
In 1870, when the public sentiment of
this country broke forth on behalf of
the struggling Cubans, similar organ
Zation was formed.
1t is to recall that league into activity
a preamble for Il mass meeting has been
issued. signed by Coils p Huntington.
Chauncey NJ Depew. Thomas L. James.
John r. Dos Passos. j. Edward Sim
mons, Judge Martin r. McMahon. Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, C. A. Dana, Paul
Dana. Roswell p Flower. George Hoad.
ly. Ethan Allen Dety and others
Many of the signers Wee active in tha
former league and cndeayored through
every means i'll their power to secure bel
lgerent rights to- the Cubans.
Captured Three Boats
Madrid, Nov. 27-An official disnatch
received here from Havana SAYS that
the Spanish gunboat Baracua has can
tured three boats laden with insurgents
arms and ammunition in the Maiari riv
er, province OF Santiago de Cuba