The evening times., 1896-11-17
CUBANs HERE IN HIGH GLEE
Confident That Maceo Will Vanquish
Weyler in Pinar Del RIO.
HOPE FOR RECOGNITION
They Believe That President Cleve-
land VIII Help Them In Case the
Captain General Is Whipped In the
Present Contest-Gen. Lee FavOrs
Their Cause.

Consul General Lee has been telling Pres
ident Cleveland and Secretary olney fun
ny stories about Spanish braggadocio while
Gen. MaccU has been walloping the HE
out of weyler and his butchers.
That's the Spanish Cuban American stu
alton in a nutshell.
Lucky for the little band OF valiant men
who are fighting for life, liberty and their
homes that Gen. Lee happened TO return
here Just at the time Wcyier ana Maceo
got together. The Cuhans in this city
profess to see in 1t an evil omen for
spain, and they say with gicc that Min
lister dc LONE may be called down on ac-
count OF promises he made the President
some time ago.
II heavy deIcau rather than decisive vic
tory should be the portion OF Spain in
the handtO-hand struggle in Pinar del
Rio the local patriots of Cuba libre profess
t. believe that President Cleveland may
recognize Cuban bclligerency and later
announce the freedom ui the island repuD-
lie.
THEIR ADVICES
a talk among tie Cuban contingent here
shows that they are in possession OF ad-
vices, they consider authoritative, that
Cleveland promises TO Interfere If Spain
does not make good the promises OF de
LONE.
II is reported the shrcwd little diplomat
assured the State Department that Jan
uary l would see the Cuban rebellion
crushed into insignficance if notinnocuous
desuetude.
lie diG this because hc then saw that Mr..
Cleveland was growing impatient and he
feared that political motives might lead
the President into semi patriotic action
disadvanta geous to Spain.
De Lone stated L. the President, the
Cubars deriSivcly relate, that Weyler pro-
Il-..tE' MI n
pound the insurgents into minccmcat for
American import.
He said Weylcr in propra persona, armed
with a regular arsenal OF weapons of
torture and frightful in appearance, would
lead SPANS grand army" against the
negro bandits" and kill more than one
sergeant and three rrivateS, the custom
airy casualties in a great engagement.
MEANING OF DEFEAT.
1t is further said that the ghosts of all
the Cuban leaders would be walking
around the island, and tranquility ami
wakes would be the order of business
January l next.
Therefore defeat now at Pinar Del Rio
may mean, the Cubans hopefully believe,
that President Cleveland may feel him
self released from a situation imposed upon
him hy DeLome'S assurances and appeals
Antiils time. in the face Of apparently posi-
tive statements that President Cl, veiand
will bequeath Cuba to Mr.. Mckinley, and
meanwhile let the Spaniards slaughter
by assassination in MUrr0 Castle more
Cubans than are killed i'll honorable war
fare.
.weyler. bah," said Senior Aguille. a
Pennsy sylvania avenue patriot; hes
wretch; coward, a-a-a-bahi" blowing
a cloud of smoke into the air. 'Maceo
will what you say? 'macerate him?
That is good; SO lie will, SO he Will, the
butcher!
'.weyler is "A coward. and even his own
soldiers know it. An, if it We're Campos,
things would be-nO, no: he, TOO, would
lose. Heaven will help our cause. But
Campos is a brave man, and Spain's fore
most soldier.
1T is true Maceo has small army
fewer than few months ago, but he viii
whip Weyler out of Pinar del Rio. and
drive him into Havana. He will do Weyler
worse than he did C ampos. whom he chased
back under the guns at MatanZas.
THE APPEAL.
Help us. you Americans. but little
while. and Cuba will be free: more, Cuba
will be Cuban America. and the Stars and
Stripes Will bridge the ocean between the
land of freedom and the beautiful isle,''
AgUle is cuihusiaStic-gre so, per-
haps, but all his countrymcn here are SINH
larry affected and when they reach the
ton words fail them, and only glistening
eyes, qUicEened breathing and cOnvulsive
fingers tell of a liberty-thrilled people.
Consul General Lee has admitted that
Weyler's fate in the present combat may
precpitate Cuban independence, and the
inference from tnat is plain that Spain or
the Spaniar,ls may do something TO Ameri-
cans within their power hat may require
the United States to push her another hun
dred years or so in the rear of civilization
PERHAPS A WAR
Should Weyler lose. he will be undoubt-
ediy called back in disgrace 10 Spain, and
that might excite the Spanish into an out
break against America.
The report which Gen. Lee has made it
is said, states that a revolution, and not
merely an insUrrection or small outbreak,
is in progress. ana that there is little jr,
pect Of Wcyler's being successful. In case
Weyler is forced TO hide in Havana. Gen.
Lee may recommend some recognition of
the Cuban reyolutionsts.
At any rate. the outcome of Weyler's
battles in the near future may give Cuba
freedom and force usin.o Il fight with Spain
The SpanardS have a supreme contempt
for the United States Il fighting ma
tion, and an astonishing confidence in
their ability to conquer 20, 900 600 Ameri-
can souls, evenif the cannot subdue ,O0O,-
600 Cuban patriots.
What strauge things We hear until we