The record-union., 1896-11-11
Determined to End the War by One
Fierce Onslaught.
The Junta to Again Petition President
Cleveland to Recognize the Insur-
gents as Belligerents-Desp
Battles Expected to Occur Within
the Next Few Weeks.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10-Not since the
Cuban filibustering ship Hawkins foun-
dered off Barnegat, with General Calix-
to Garcia and a number of Cuban revo-
luuonistS on board, has there been such
activity at the Cuban Junta in this city
as was noted to-day. The announcement
that General Weyler was about to take
personal command of the army of 200,-
600 men on the island and end the insur-
rection by one fierce onslaught of war,
has stirred up the Cuban patriots of this
city, and inquiry for details is being
made Of members of the junta.
The Cubans here do not express any
alarm as to the outcome, but they do
think that President Cleveland should
recognize the insurgents as belligerents
and by that act prevent the repetition of
Spanish barbarity which follows every
engagement in which the Spanish troops
obtain any advantage. 1t is said that
the junta will again petition President
Cleveland to take action in regard to the
matter.
Senior Castillo, one of the most promi-
nent members of the junta said to-day:
President Cleveland ought to accept
the belligerent resolutions Congress
adopted as the exposition of the people
Of this country and act on them. From
this time until the summer months, if
the war lasts that long, the revolution
will be vigorously prosecuted, and as
both Cubans and Spaniards are deter
mined to end the strife, the most des-
perate battles of the war will occur
within the next few weeks. The insur-
gents have now three dynamite guns
which have already done effective work,
and with these and the large quantity
of arms and ammunition which they are
receiving by every expedition, they are
in better condition than heretofore.
''T'he report that Spain will make q
determined effort to defeat the insur-
gents does not frighten us, for we have
heard such stories before, and SO far as
the 100000 soldiers are concerned, am
sGTe that Spain cannot in her present
condition support such a large army.
But" added Senior Castillo, "the in
surgents are well armed and in good
health, and will continue the fight re-
gardlesS of any action taken by the
Spaniards."
SenOr Trujillo, another patriot, is con-
stantly in receipt of information from
Oil Poi - VI the ISldHu. speaking Oh LHe
barbarities practiced by the Spanish
troops he said to-day: Many stories
Of Spanish atrocities have lately come
from CienfuegOs, but those of the Span
fsh guerrillas a few days ago is prob
ably the most ruthless outrage credited
to these men.
The victim Of this latest outrage was
an English subject, and the facts in the
case were at once made known to Brit
ish Consul Fowler, who has begun an
investigation. Thus far the Spanish
soldiers have been careful not to molest
citizens of England, ard the death of
D Abiger is the first which the repre-
sentative of Great Britain has been
| compelled to act upon. D'Abiger was
visited at his summer home at Rodas by
tour Spanish guerrillas from Carta-
gena, near by The Major of this band
suspected D'Abiger of aiding the in
! surgents, and wanted the planter
brought before him. When the four
guerrillas arrived at the house D'Abiger
was Ill and refused to accompany them
to Cartagena. whereupon. without
warning, and before the eyes Of his wife,
/ the four emptied their rifles into the
unfortunate mans body, who died in
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