The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-09
BUCLE AS A DECOY.
Insurgents by Strategy Defeat a
Spanish Convoy,
CuBANS ARE ALL READY TO FIGHT.
Crueltics Are Designated as Abuses
of Authority.
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Comm ONT III Cuban Conditions by n New
Arrival From ,hc Island Situa-
tion Fully Described.
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New Orleans. La. April S.-A gentleman
who arrived yesterday from Cuba, and for
powerful reasons. due to his business con-
nections. refused to allow the use of his
name, gave a very interesting report of
events ON the island.
The Cubans are all ready to fight until
the last one bites the dust. but they lack
arms and ammunition. There are plenty
OF men who would today be fighting on
the Insurgents side If they had arms and
ammunition. The Cuban junta in New
York is composed of men who are beloved
Ia cuba, and in whose integrity the insurS-
ents have complete tailn. The saying
among the Spaniards is that every Cuban
is at heart an insurgent, and as result
there is bitter feui always raging be
tween them, similar to the feud existing
between Germans and F'renchmen.
is there any truth in the reported cru
elites" lie WAS asked.
''CrUCltieS? That is a new name. In CUBA
they are designated by the more euphon-
ious appcllation Of ABUSES Of authority :.
That is TO say. overzealousncss. While l
was at Matanzas a man named Narcise
Gil Matos. married. "A years old, was
Killed In a cowardly manner by Corporal
Maxine Lopez Grana, of the volunteer
whole thing will end. as the murderer
Will be sent to the front and the case
hushcd up.
Those volunteers You read about are
the militia, but no decent man belongs
10 II. except those whose business con-
ncctions are such as compel them to join
the ranks for pecuniaiy advantages. The
bulk of the volunteers Is composed of low,
ignorant Asturians and Galatians. who are
all their lives driven from pillar to post
and whose chief aim is TO wear the sol
dicr's uniform. They are very brave when
in groups, but single handed one of our
Tulane boys could easily take care OF
them. While they don't dare trouble the
Americans. their remarks make you feel
like punching their heads. While j was
in Havana one afternoon heard n yelling
and screeching, and saw coming down
the Obispo street n huge. scething mass
of humanity. There was group of sol.
in the rear about twenty prisoners. The
force of soldiers which formed the escort
was utterly useless, and though They had
wished they could not have withstood the
attack OF the crowd Of soldiers laborcrs,
negroes. etc. who cried Death to the
bandits" Death TO the insurgents. Shoot
tied with their hands behind their backs
and also TO a soldier. Escpar was i'm
possible and their denth certain had the
mob which followed them been disposed
to break down the small barrier of men
who stood between them aud the angry
mob The procession stopped at the cap
tain generals palace, whore General Anu
NADIA came out, and ntter haransuinE
thing / notlcod was that the bulk Of the
people who cried for the blood OF the poor
creatures were soldiers. some officers Tni
the bulk with the uniform of the voiun-
teer. all melting the ignorant populace.
While at Havana used TO see daily
arrivals of wounded and manned soldiers,
mache,c Al san Juan dc Las Ieras,
there was n battle in which some 5000 men
were Interested. The Spanish official re,
port acknowledged sevcnty-iive dead ard
~ I.aI
truth The Insurgents, according 10 the
same report, lost $50 dead and 600 wounae J.
AS rule. the SpaniarCs count every min
man Of their dead. and the other four are
not taken into consideration. OF course,
the wounded who arrived during the next
few DAYS were silent but unquestionhhle
another column Of Spanish troops
which was almost annihilated We're tht
trooYs under Colonel Frances rms COZ
umn was composed of scmc 1909 men ana
Was attacked. 50 tho Spanish officials
ttaied by 5000 men They Admitted nlhety-
eight dead aud nifty wounded but ! Know
Government TO the place where the battle
took place. called Caya iabos. Thc hattles;
while invoIving a comparatively small
number, are desperate, for me Gupnns
know that II they are mGdo prisoners
the garrotc or tho living death IN inc
cells of FL MORO are the end. Iherefoic
tho lights are TO tho death, AZ Jnruco
The insurgents went TO tho jail, which was
n solid building and excellent for lort,
and after clearing IT OF prisoners. they
burned 1t to the ground to prevent It's
being made into "A fort.
Duo TO tho sagaciiy of one of the
insurgcnt leaders, tho Spaniards lost some
forly-lve men and large qnan'ily Oh
arms. provisions. etc. A convoy of troops
left f,speranza. being escorted by n force
of about sixty-five men. The troops were
going along quietly, when, al Of sudaeh,
they heard, clear as a bell, the spanish
bugle, calling tho troops 10 dinner me
escort halted, and. while the men hogan
to prepare tho rations. the officers IN
command sent some ONE men err 20 T Tsee' mem
went. hut after half an hour and no re-
turn. the commander ordered me Dugler
to sound the Spanish bnEIe fan ro iIr 't ao
w ", another buglc. Before could describe
il TO YOU from all around the Spanish
column tho trees and chaparraI hatt ,e.,
same time the insursent cavalry. WIN
drawn machetc. prepared to cnarge' ca 4
will not weary you. Those deyiis OF ~,
Mans with those machctes, fell on the
soanish soldiers, and before could fully
relate they had killed off score or more
and were In fun possession OF me ,arge
We're lef,. and these. with their com
mander. reached Esperanza,
AT Camaiuani an2thsr T ,atar r y,o,opg
was killed with thirty other men. me
Cubans, have no. doubt, could easily
win If they had half chance, that Is II
they had arms and ammunition:
"I,oiitical prisoners are as thick as bees
around a hive. have here newspaper
EYE .a CLARA by order OF General Wey-
Isr: sf Dom Juan Machado Ramos. Don Man
VEL l. via Don Jose cabo rr1 pon n9 1ao
i w pamos Paret Don Luis Oropesa
n te,n,,o Don Eduardo Caleb y Sabates.
Don Jose Catch Fetas i Don FTs nra,,e
,r,.,,h,as Don pho n. Valdes. Don Fran
N,soo Martinez Patrol, D. Merce.ino Ares
s isu9 and Don Lorenzo Llargnerr, doc,
.,era ia very little money to be had.
AM am onlv people who have money are me
IA and they because they steal what
spnv can in ono. place and sell II Tor
song In another.
cuBAN LEADERS HOPEFUL
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