The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21
FTHB WAR G~oESBRAVEIYoN
BkANCo OyLY INOITES TIRE GUIANA
z TO FIGHT THE HARDER. 4
The butcher. Pando, Takes the Eieid ana
Prounises Great ThisEs-Thirty spanihrds
Hanged In Retaliation for Another span-
i,h n Havana Editor.

Promises Great Th~isEs-Thirty spnnihrds
Hanged In Retaliation for Another Spas
ish susssucre-Mur-lins = Havana Editor.
HAVANA, Nov. 20, via Key West.-The war
10 assuming a most critical character. 'Ex-
traordinary activity has boon shown by the in
surgents in tho West since the landing of Gen.
Blanco. II tho patriots fought bravely in sight
OF the very city Of Havana when Gen. Wcylcr
was here, they are now doing moro still to
prove that the change of Captain.Genoral and
the offer OF autonomy from Spain have not
abatcd their resolution to be free.
#. So active arc they that to-day. in view OF the
little success attained by Gen. Gonzales Parade
in his campaign of a few days in the province Of
Havana, Gen. Don Luis Pando. commander OF
tho STAFF OF Gen. Blanco, took the field with tho
= column which arrived yesterday from Spain and
5000 other soldiers.
Gen. Parrndo's forces, numbering 10000
regulars, in tho province of Havana have
been up to this time repeatedly defeated
by tho dashing bands OF Arrange. Aran-
gurcn, and Diaz. Gen. Pando plans to
put tho whole province to sword and
and FIRE. then to proceed TO Pinar del Rio and
subdue the patriots there, and finally to return
and conquer the revolution in Matanzas. Such,
at least. are the boasts made by him to-
day in tho Palace before leaving the
city amid tho cheers of the enthusiastic
spaniards. who regard him. on account of his
Panguinary record and his cruel character. as a
second valeriano Weyler. Ho was accompanied
by Gems. Segura and Losada, who will act under
his orders, taking omman of two smaller
columns.
Tho departure Of Gen. Pando has thrilled with
terror all the Cuban sympathizers here. 1t is
well known that the butcheries Of pacifcos
committed recently were ordered by him. Gen.
BernaI, a close friend Of Gen. Pando, is
CARRYING out In pinar dol Rin nr0yi,,a th>
instructions of his superior against the pacihcos,
the sick and wounded, and the prisoners to q
: Weylerian extent. The battalion of San Quin.
tin. which Bernal commands. surprised on last
Thursday, IN insurgent camp near Pinar dol Rio
City. land, without accepting its surrender, killed
ffty-six Cuban soldiers. The insureent leader
Payaso caught, next day, thirty Spaniards of
the San Quintin battalion and hanged them.
On q tree near them he placed this inscription:
Spain. you shall pay an eye for an eye and a
tooth for n TOOTH"
The Spanish Generals Bosh. Aguilar, Hore
Lopez, Amor. and the Chief OF the Marine. Ad
miral Navarro, who opposed the release Of the
Competitors crew. sailed for Spain to-day on
the Spanish steamer. They all leave the island
in total disagreement with Gen. Blanco and
the autonomist policy of Sagasta. They
threaten to make important declarations that
will embarras the Liberal Cabinet when they
reach spain. Ihey VIII Dack Weyler and
Romero Robledo, because they are convinced
that war. and only war without concessions to
the natives, is the only way to end the revolu.
ton with triumph for Spain.
Tho Competitor affair has aroused the
Indignation of the Union Constitutional
party. The news OF the release of the
prisoners and their departure for New York
was carefully concealed here until to.
day by the press censor in order to avoid
public demonstrations against the United States
md the Competitors men. The hottest Span
ish newspapers in Havana are now most
carefully watched by the press censor, |
who carefully revises every morning their
news and editorial columns to prevent |
articles against the Americans and Gen. Blanco.
THE suns correspondent has seen q proof of an
the censor's red pencil. One of its paragraphs
says: /
Spain is descending step by step into an
abyss Of degradation and shame. Shall we, |
the patriot Spaniards. tolerate any moro |
those concessions 10 the Americans which are
against our honorf Shall we allow the spec-
tacle of Spain humbled before the Yankees
by the shamefu completely of Dupuy de
Lome and Sagastaf Our only hope lies in Gen.
Weyler. But II his voice is not heard in Spain
we arc here to maintain the national honor, and
the world shall know that the gallant spirit of
authorizations still exists in Spanish bosoms.''
An officer was sent to the editor of E Conner
clio to specially warn him against the publica-
ton of the article in case the order of the press
censor should not be potent enough to muzzle
him. |