New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
STARTLING NEWS PRO NISED.
FIDEL G. PIERRA OPTIMISTIC WITH RE-
GARD TO CUBA-THE END NOT
FAR OFF

Fidel G. Pierra chairman OF the Press Commit
tee OF the Cuban Junta. was seen last night at his
home No lSS ST Johns Place. Brooklyn. and asked
what he thought Of the report that the Spanish
Government had utterly failed TO float a loan OF
500 DO.cO0 in London. lie said
Il have every reason TO believe 1t true. a CORE
spondent a Cuban merchant in London cahled the
fact to me on Saturday. and he is a man who can
be relied upon. He Is on the inside OF financial
matters and believe his statement on the matter
This is confirmed by what a Spanish banker In
New-York admitted He said the report was pos
siblv true as The Philippine Islands trouble was
calculated TO make London fnancicrs nervous about
lending money to Spain. Should this i" q iaci. II
Is equivalent to half dozen victories for rs. SIX
millions OF dollars raised for other purposes had TO
be turned over TO the War Department recently
without any warrant, although believe the Cortcs
has since approved this act The Government
calculated on being able replace The money from
this London loan, which has failed should not
be surprised 10 hear that the Bank of Spain had
suspended payment
There is no startling news from Cuba, bat every
thing Is In good shape. We recently landed 500
rifles and 1900 cartridges in spite of the fortyfve
armed vessels that guard the coast Their bottoms
are so foul they can hardly through the water
and have yards Of grass and seaweed trailing from
their hulls SO you see We can land arms ana
men when and where please. Maceo is waiting
for the Spanards to come out of their cities TO meet
into the plains He would gladly sacrifice 2.cJ or
5000 men TO capture W"yer All the latter can do
is TO butcher and outrage. The health of the Span
ish troops is very bad There are fully q per cent
of them III. especially along the rocha, much Of !:
Is surrounded by swamps with TWO or three feet OF
Weyier has seized every available building
for hospital purposes. The men are haf-naked and
starving. They get only one meal Of unsuitable
food daily. quite recently more than l0 of them
deserted to MdceO, and they were mere Skeletons
famished with hunger. In this way have col
lected about 5000 Mauscr rifles and plenty Of cart
ridges for them. our men DO not follow WeyleTs =
bloody example, and II has this good effect that
the garrisOns of small towns surrender easily know
Ing that their lives will be spared. The sixpounder
guns have got out have done good service under
American officer.
Spanish rule IN the Philippines awful espe-
cally toward The women Even creole was forced
10 take off his hat when he me, Spaniard. II =
strange that the entire history OF the Spanish
colonies from the days Of the Duke OF Alya down 20
Weyer has been long tale Of blood ana buichery
IL Venezuela in 1913 Domingo Monteverie had The
wealthiest and most respected residents Of Porto
Cabe.lo sufocaed In their cells with spirits OF am
only twenty-five survived TO be sen; prisoners 70
Spain When Bores entered Valencia the same year
he slaughtered ninety of the foremost citizens Sky
officers and than three hundred soldiers. AMI
that night compelled their wives and daughters 20
lance az a ball More neeu not he said. Before the
surrender OF the city he had sworn C spare the lives
OF the citizens. and this is how he kept his oa th
Nemesis seems to be Overtakng this Of butch
last In a few days you Will hear
startling news from Cuba. ana the end Is not far
off -