The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
lSE OF COL. RUIZ.
ed by Army Officers at
Washington.
EKABLE SITUATION IN CUBA.

tKABLE SITUATION in CUBA.
ike an Opera Bouffe War to Amer
military Observers-Why Senator
Opposes Charles Page Bryan-Un- |
AIMS Proposed Armor Plate Factory. |
kuINGToN, Dec. 2s.-[Special. Dur
!, discussion caused in official and
.r, circles here by the killing OF Colo
uis, the Spanish emissar, In the In
Int camp near Havana, both views
been warmly supported. The weight
pinion now seems TO be that II IL Is
N Ruiz was acting as an agent of Gen
Blanco, carrying authority TO offer
q To Nestor Arangueren for leaving
vsnsurQent army and surrendering to
u Spanish, then the revolutionists are
kolyed from blame for taking the unfor-
late mans life. Army officers who have
de special study of this question say
insurgents would have been justified.
er the circumstances in shooting Rull
II he did not carry authority TO bride
Is admitted he did not approach tAe
manding general under flag of truce
the purpose of proposing treaty OF
!, or an armistice If such was his pur-
he had no business with Arangueren.
was only subordinate, but the man
hould have approached was General
nez, or at the very least the COMMANDER
ME Cuban forces in that district zen
Rodriguez.
though army officers thus acquit the
ms of blame. especially In view OF the
Kings which they had issued as to the
of emissaries who should approach
camps with any other proposals than
of Independence many public men
condemn the insurgents for shooting
n who was under a flag of truce The
feet of the incident appears &c DE
little damage to the cause OF CUBA
he opinion of public men at TINS capi
A Remarkable situation
mo army officer pointed out to me tint
,,,artsble fact that the insurgents ar
kIe 70 maintain camp sc near Havani
~ Colonel Ruiz was able to travei 10
,,hir few hours. They suggest ina
ne ia after all, the chief significance o
N.sa Ruiz episode. They marvel that tn
cnanish military authorities permit al
army of the enemy &c camp almost wlthi,
sight Of the Cuban capital, when Is a. d
times filed with the soldiers OF SPAIN
Tt the SUGGESTION that during the ia'e re
4 hellion Confederate army was tor ION
\ time encamped near Washington the re
nlv Is made that the cases are not az a.
similar The Confederacy and the onio
were about evenly matched IN point
numbers az the outbreak 81 the Wal
Sno,n IN the other hand. has had In Gun
Ave times as many soldiers a. the insu
cents could place In the field with all u
advantages :! ample supplies OF weapon
ana ammunition II there was sma
marty If rebels within zoe miles o was
ington they woulc De wiped ouf I'd
hours. ,,
gentleman who recently spent mu'
time In Cuba tells me that ever since
war started the Cubans have been aoie
maintain camps within short uistan
Of Havana Various efforts nave ue
made by the Spanish authorities 10 re
them out and once OF twice they ma
succeeded But a. soon as the SPAN
annroach their position the Insurgents
awav Nc sooner have the royal tro'
won this sort of victory" than u
gladly return 10 town to sit about
cafes telling of their proves. Ihen'
course. the insurgents come oaoh .
reoccupy their old camp 30 u Is .ha'
day one may. II he knows now starV
Of Havana on horseback In the morn
and at night be in camp or the INSURE
troons 7 notice the official dispatc
sent out by the permission oil oeh'
Blapcc tell how the insurgents are W
inc eanefelds and sugar plantations
Havana province IL looks IKE an OF
bouffe war 20 American military oihce
Joke on Charles Page Bryan.
There is a good joke on Colonel Cha
Page BRYAN, the Chicago man VINO wa
70 be minister to China and who Is III
to be nominated by the president after
holiday recess. though his confirmatio
doubtful Mr.. Bryan has oeeh III !.
for some time looking after MS own u
ests. and among the many senators
whom he called to talk oil MS case
Mr. Frye OF Maine. In speaking VI
matter afterward Mr. Frye naiveiy 50
liz was rather queer pu.
Bryan till he called on me and taike1
me about ten minutes, ana 1he" ;
against him, and expect 70 Dc az
him to the end
Colonel Bryan's friends insist, now
that he Is we'll qualified to be minis'
China and that he will he confirmed
Senator Fryes experience WIN 'ne
spective minister to China reminds III
story Of Senator Woicott. One DAY
ern man with views concerning .ne
the government should he run AN MI,
finances In particular called on w
at the capitol and talked to him LOT
an hour. He laid down the law w
eloquent and ,nsistent style the .o'
senator all the tinr dong his nes'
a loophole for escape innliy ne "
the door and in~i hei"rr "'s"ppy
turned Ia hls icEE " indvd Nni'"' "'o
1Yes. my freud ssr'r WIN va
wtths,anding yrur tnuu'rH
Woi..c'r ~" rsu.'n
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