Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-14
GOMEZ CHANGES TACTICS,
The Fate Of thu Insurgents About 10
b. Determined.


WAsHINaToN, July l4.-Maximo
Gomez has changed radically his
plan OF campaign. A letter from him
was received in Washington today.
heretofore the commander OF the
army OF liberation has waged wait
Ing war. He has maintained that the
cOuiss OF the Cubans to pursue was to
let the fever among the soldiers aud
the financial stringency OF Spain win
the battles for indepe ndonce. He hss
been best Satisfied to avoid fighting
and to worry the Spanish force. Blu
for reasons which seem good to him
the leader OF the insurgents has now
adopted an entirely different policy.
This letter, received here today, bring.
from Gomez himself tue information
OF the change.
'I, must be settled" ssys Gen.
Gomez, speaking OF the war. Hetells
that IL Is his purpose 10 force crieis us
speedily as possible. 10 this end he
hss LETT the scene OF his long delay
near La Rsforma on the eastern edge
Of Santa Clara province and IN de nIs
way across Santa Clara and Mstanzas
provinces, anu Is now within Havana
province. He intimatee that no re-
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vicinity OF Havana as vital to the
cause, and that he will direct them u
person.
The letter wac received by an Office
OF The insurPeDt etmy who came to
Washington recently.
lie contents caDnoI be mnde public
further than has been indicated. They
are not interpreted as altogether en-.
cOuraging by the receiver, but rather
Ne showing the near spproach OF a
desperate situation, a crisis In Cuban
stfAirs. The officer in receipt VI the
letter from Gomez viii leave at once
for the Island, he believes that the
fate OF the iEsuffection Is now about TO
be determined.
The feeling that tue immediate iu.
ture is to produce important results In
CUBA is shared by the administration.
Within the last lew Gays three Amer!-
can cOnsuls on the island located at
Matsnzas, bngua ana Santiago de
Cuba, have asked for leaves OF alb.
sence. Under ordinary circumstances,
the requests would be granted. Mr..
Barker, the consul at SAgua, has not
been away from his post In three
years and has been urged by his ply
siciRn TO take vacation for reasons of
health.
But the state department has noti-
Bed all OF these consuis that it 10 not
compatible with public interests to
graft leaves at the present time. Con.
sui Gen. Lee Is fully expected to come
10 this country In July. 1t Is otated
that he will not leave Havana now
because OF 20 isible Developments.
ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED.
KEY WEST, Fla, July l4.-Au-
other American has besn killed In
Cuba, Charles Gordon, Capt. MenocaI
and two soluiers left Soidad camp to
join Gen. Gomez. While passing toe
Dsmuji river = guerilla force attacked
them. After sumo fighting Charles
Gordon and the two others were cap
tured. Captain Menocsi escaping.
Gordon said he WEB an American
citizen and wantet lair trial. Co.
toron replied: "Kill that Americana;
II he goes 10 Havana Lee Will cave
him."
Gordon was mscheted in the mos
cruel maLnsr. Charles GOWN, The
A merican correspoudsnt, And CHARLES
Gordon left the United States on the
same expedition anu boln hAvJ been
nssassinated in y very similar manner,
because they were Americans.