The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-20


Resign.
New York. Nov la--Nanael A.. Corona
DO, essstor cf the s.as4sn patriots paper.
LA Discussion, published IN Havana. who
escaped From tina. rlty IA Sh~ lAsg days
OF October. after Ger N9yaer had ordered
his arrest. reached Sew Nark this morn
Ing. he brought vita hsEa important news
for the JsaatA IN yh4s rs1y. and early this
afternoon visited the headquarters. or his
escape he said
when | learned ~ private tirs that
Gen. Aeyier had ordered my arrest
made inamssisate preparations for escape.
The order was not a surprise, ] had ser-
cured = disguise sn the costume 81 an
ordinary sailor, When my house Was sur
rounded by troops, hastily shaved or my
heavy moassache. and doanissg my dis
gaise. which also included a heavy false
black goatee. slipped into the house ao-
5olainx and made my escape 10 the street.
as thought. unobserved.
IT was O'Clock in the afternoon.
Jumped into q carriage. but the alarm was
given and the police pursued me In anoth-
er. Then I worked an old game. told
my driver TO keep ahead. and watching an
opportunity. jumped from the carriage
and walked back on tho pavement. min
gied with tho crowd and made my escape
10 the country. A few days afterward
q prefer not TO give datesl l shipped
aboard a sailing vessel as a common sail
or. The captain knew me. however. Wa
reached New Orleans after an unevcntfui
trip and came TO New York By rail-. ar
irving this morning.
In reply to question as 10 the general
feeling OF the people living In Cuea, no
said. through an interpreter.
To-day We might say that Spain holds
Cuba through sheer force of arms. The
whole country. Spanish ard Suhans alike.
desires peace at almost any sacrifice. and
although IL may seem strange. the Span
ish element Is quite as pronounced in this
feeling as the CuhaEs and wish peace and
independence for Cuba. II Is thought hat
Cuba. again under Spanish rule, wcaid be
unable to pay the enormous war debt al
ready incurred or stand the tremendous
tax that would invariably be imposed by
Spain upon Cuba. and another uprising
would under those conditions follow.
Spain would have TO expend great sums
OF money TO keep Cuba in submission. The
war debt now IL estimated at $500 0u0 DV0.
and is accommodating at the rate of Sl2.-
ooooo0 q month. II Cuba gains her indie
pendence In this struggle and hope and
maintain that she will. she will start
afresh. with wonderful possibilities for
her.
Spain VIII soon be forced By lack OF
funds TO withdraw her troops. The opin-
ION ! express ~ not that of transient
Cuban residents. but OF merchants and
land owners. Spanish as well as Cuban.
Inc Spaniards express this opinion In pri-
vafe only. a. public expression OF II would
insure their execution as reneis. Weyler
does as he pieases. Ills latest edict - that
all persons. men. women and children,
who are found outside az The Spanish lines
shall be considered rebels and shot rs
such- This edict WAS published only in
the onicsal gazette IN Havana, " hich cir
eulates among Officers and officials only.
There was no way IN which those outside
CT these circles could learn OF The edct
There Ia no railroad % Pinar del Rio from
Havana, and IL Ii in tails province that the
edsct has cost many ives. People taken
under this edict are marched outside of
the gates of the city and shot down by
the soldiers. The reports ef rFieoners cap
;ured by Wey'.r are on.y the capture OF
these poor devils The former practice of
the Spanish authorities of shooting pris-
orers ia Moro castle and shro.sng the
bodies into the water as fcod for the
sharks has been stopped, besause not long
ago several bodies drtsfef INTO toe Ray Of
Havana The authorities explained to tn
curing citizens that the men had prob
ably drowned. Bullet holes in the head.
however. disproved this
THE people would welcome anything to
hasten the end not only on account of
loss or property but on account OF the
massacres.'
Quinn, tho Spy. I'm Comrt.
The presence OF James Quinn. the Span.
ish spy. In the United States court.
against background of swarshy Cuian
sympathizers who scowled Mt him. gave
unwonted zest to the proceedings. G;.inn
was In court for the purpose OF informing
against Capt. Dickman and Col. NGnez.
accused of conducting the Lauraaa fiji
clustering expedition. His testimony did
not proclaim him as Spanish. except by
Inference. But the inference was freely |
drawn by the accused men and other |
Cubans. ono of whom said:
This man left the Cuban lines and en-
tered those OF the spanish forces. Other
mon who have done that have either been
shot or cast into prison. Quinn was pro-
vided with a passport by the Spanish au-
thorities. Since he arrived he has not
lacked money. He was only poor truck
mans helper in Boston before going 10
Cuba. Who gave the spanish consul the
Information by means az which he was
enabled 10 bring about this trial? We |
supporters OF free Cuba believe not only |
that Quinn Informed against Capt. Dick |
man and Col. Jones. but was in the en-
pIoy OF the Spanish authorities before he |
shipped on the I4auraGas"
Quinn was closely accompanied by q
stout bcdyEuard ana Pinke-ton detec-
tive. lie testified he sailed with the Lat |
rada May last from New York by ar |
raneements made b. Gen. Ruex. lie Iden- |
tiled DIR. Costello, arrested last week, as
the man he saw a; the Cuban funta, No.
IS New street. He described the landing |
OF the Laurada's cargo of Remington |
rifles and ammunition. He swofe 20 See
snr the two defendants on the Laurada |
before Il sailed from New York
dispatch TO the Herald from Panama /
Gays: The governor Of Panama. Senior
Aranjo. has received an official cable mes
sage from the national government AZ |
Bogota. signed By the minister OF foreign |
affairs. conveying important Instructions
as TO the preservation % order during the
celebration OF independence on the 18TH
mus. which begins on November o. TIE
governor IL ordered 20 suppress al af-
ternpts 90 subvert or in any way disturb
public order during TIE fstes TIE mes
sage particularly refers 10 the display Of
the Cuban aag. and anti-spanish demon
STATIONS are 20 he prohibited The gov
ernor ts also authorlzed in this connection
20 expei al fore .gness who make r,,ch |
demonstrations. Pubfir opinion "a Ynsis-t A,
variance Ia regard % the order Some
think that the decree - ta-1sciass on ac- |
count 81 The existing anisneH;fy between
thu Cucars ard SparIar6~ here. ard ira.
IL r. a cool preventive measure Others
censurs the order bitterly. declaring ii TO
he snsi-Dasraesic, against the people and
unworthy OF rFnuessTzn Soy1rr mani