Warren sheaf., 1897-12-23
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ceptance Of Autonomy. s|s 81
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gents have given further evidence Of
their grim determine ton that death
would be the portion Of every envoy
sent to them with offers OF autonomy
or with efforts 10 secure submission.
The latest victim of this grave measure
Is Col. Ruiz, who was sent by Blanco
to- induce the insurgent leader. Aran-.
guren to surrender. What makes this
particular instance Of short shrift all
the more noteworthy is that when Ruiz
was reported not to be In imminent dam.
ger Blanco appealed to Consul General
Lee TO use his good Offices to save the
syoung man. II complia nee with Blan-
co.'s request Lee sent Senior Tosca, q
member Of the United States consular
service, and Senor MOI ntalvnn, a Cuban
friend, to plead with Aranguren, but
the missionaries Of peace have just re-.
turned TO Havana, bringing with them.
the news that when they reached the.
insurgent camp it was only-to find that
the prisoner had been executed.
SeEor Tosca says he met outposts Of
Arrangements force, and that the chief
Of the party confirmed the report that
on his arrival Col. Ruiz was met by
Arangurcn and an escort Of 12 men,
who received him warmly. Ruiz urged
the party to accept autonomy, and con-
graduated himself that he would in
duce them to. return with him to Ha-
vana. The insurgents in camp had not
been prepared for the visit by. Aran-
guren, and, seeing Ruiz in his uniform
and learning the object of his visit, they
demanded the application of the proc
lamation of Gomez and Rodriguez.
which orders inf1iction of the death PEN
atty upon all persons who attempt 10
induce chiefs of the rebellion to surren-
der. In compliance with their demands
a aeourt-martial was formed and the sem
tence Of death was passed upon Ruiz.
Senor Tosca adds that Aranguren
stood aloof during the trial and allowed
the death sentence to be carried out.
Col. Ruiz was executed with machete.
The consequences of the death Of this
intrepid but imprudent officer will be
of the utmost Importance, for with him
perishes the last hope of the govern
ment being able to negotiate any terms.
with the insurgents. 1t will be useless
new stosattemptt to find anyone SO fool
hardy as TO deliberately invite the fate
meted outstoathe captain generals a7-
jutant. 1t means that the insurgents
will now continue the struggle with
even more than their present determi-
nation, and that it will be marked by
all the atrocities that attend war in
which quarter is neither asked nor
given.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The following
cable advices were received at the Span.
ish legation Sunday:
Havana. Dec. 10. "A bsolutel trustworthy
reports permit us to affirm that Ruiz was
shot with Aranguren Friday BY order Of
Alexander Rodriguez. After several let
ters exchanged between Ruiz and Aran-
guren. Ruiz left Havana on Monday to
meet Aranguren, not upon official mission,
and only as q friend. It is not known how
Rodriguez arrived, but the fact is that that
leader ordered the shooting OF both. The
Xeracity OF such act and proceeding indi-
Gates better than anything else the faith
in IS autonomy, the intransigents being
obliged ito resort to terror to prevent the
7disbanding Of theirKbands. Such is the gem
eral opinion and public opinion unanimous
ly qualities such act as savage and uD-
worthy. S CONGOSTO'
There is no confirmation Of the news
given in this dispatch from Congosto.
The information. it true, makes the
case almost a absolutely the same as that
of Benedict Arnold and Maj. Andre, ex-
cept that Arnold escaped while Aran-,
gnren failed to do SO. Aranguren was
a Havana boy Of a years when the war