The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07

Ter. WAS to take campos' place 10 Cuba.
But be knew tho nature Of the cruel
STanlzris and he knew that hatchery and
niocished were 10 come. How well that
prediction has been fulfilled can be read
in ihe record % Weller during the last
iwelycmouih.
~ that time. IN the mountains of the
Havana province. within Two days march
on h0Tseback from the stronghold Of thc
Spanish capital Gomez declared his love
fgr Csmpos. Gomez feared Campos, while
he admired him az an enemy. on the
rshoie be believed that the recall of the
brave old general was good thing iv
cuba. and 30. indeoi. IL seems to have
shown iiscif Gomez declared that campos
was tie best general in the Spanish army.
Tho force of character which he was said
10 have Lacked was that force o. character
which forbade his huiehering innocent men
and women and children. hanging and
shooting suspects IN the cities ana murder
'ng prisoners without trial. Tie old gen.
efal iu bis mountain camp aid not at that
time speak like soldier @. fortune or q
hireiing or matchmaker lie spoke pro-
phsucaiiy and his prophecies are worth
reu'su boring az this time, now that he IS
IN fuN Axhi and ~ marching INTO the rich
est province Of The blood stained island. lie
rre1ic'nA hat on TIE recall OF Campos,
sislu would try 90 crush the lie out ot
CHba's he2rf. hut he babe Spain beware. He
szid hat spain could not. as IN the coil
aud change a. the lye years Ot horror from
1853 tn 1875 plant her great. bloody font
upon BE bssrthS % CGha. Ia those years
OF dsriucys and weakness Cuba could not
rsl4y spaia in the coin " her own stamp.
But cuba could 10 10 now. The eyes OF
The eaoie world were on her in her strug-
gle ior breath. the heart ~ the world beat
I 10 the same pulse ss hers. Tho spirit OF
| revolution mad set the island on nre with
fame thai could never die until the Span
( lard ard Cuban were both consumed or
I tire sianlsFd Consumed alone.
He then told Spain what TO expect.
l he leti behind him 70 his long march this
year. gave concrete form and substance
| to his chiefs prediction. Let Spain be-
| gin tho butehery" cried the aged war;
rlor ia his fastness. I'VE will retaliate
and We must, and tho civilized world can
not hold Va responsible" Gomez said
more than ihs lie knew what the sue
cessor OF Campos would DO. although he
did not know who that successor was 20
be. Weyier came. and the world shud-
dered. In January Of last year Gomez
appealed 10 the American people and
asRed them II they were PREPARED 10
stand by and behold the atrocities which
We're soor to be enacted under their very
eyes, almost within Runshot OF their
shores. win they hear the cry from
Armenia" be said. "snd close their ears
te the moan OF weak sister on their
! ooorstep' trust not | pray to God
: that this will no; be sou Gomez az this
time argued for the recognition OF Cuban
pelhgeroncy by the congress OF the
United States. He believed that America
, could well afford 10 aid Cuba. and thet II
me property of Americans WAS destroyed
; by the Spaniards the furnishing republic
OF CUBA would be able to amply indcm-
nlfy all who had suffered. Cuba. with
her fertile soil. her inexhaustihle re.
sources. the tropical esuberunce of her
crops. under free government. and with
no exhaus'ing tax to weaken hor. could
far better pay debt Ike that than de-
crepit Spain.
In the field and In camp General Come,
u nffoctS Pie style 4 4 Ysh commander