The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-13
SPAIN MUST LOSE
so SAYS DIR. DANFORTH, OF MIL
WAUKEE, JUST HOME FROM
CUBA.
PHYSICIAN TO cIsNERos.
STORY OFF THE DEATH OFF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE REBELS
DENIED.
wEYLER GUILTY OF ATROCITIES.
According to the Doctors Story the
Insurgents Have an Established
Capital and Government.


NEW YORK, June 12.-Among the
passengers who landed in New York
today on the st Gamer Valencia. rom
cuban ports, was DR.. H. w. Danforth
OF Milwaukee, Wis. who for the east
fifteen months has been the personal
physician of the president of the Cuban
republic, Salvador Cisneros, the Mar
gus Of Santa Lucia. The doctor is in
the United States on six months leave
or absence, having left Cuba in a. six
teen root open boat on May 20 for the
Island Of New Providence. After much
suffering and exposure he reached Mas
sau and there awaited the arrival Of
the Valencia. According to Spanish
reports President Cisneros died in Feb
ruary last, and this news" was semi
Officially confirmed in March last, but
DR.. Danforth was with the president
as late as April 6 last, and had in his
possession a letter. which he showed to
the representative Of the Associated
Press, dated April 29 from the presi-
dent The latter is not only not dead,
but when DR.. Danforth left him he
was full of quiet enthusiasm and ami
mated by the most confident feeling for
the eventual success of the Cuban
cause
Questioned as to the seat of govern
ment Of the Cuban republic, DR.. Dan
forth said it was at Aguera, province
Of Puerto Principe, where the insur-
gents have erected capitol. The presi-
dent, however, is not now at Aguera.
but is in the province of Santiago de
Cuba. DR.. Danforth was asked to ex-
press an opinion as to the hume q cal
strength Of the Cuban insurgents, being
informed that late advices from Cuba
placed the number at 5000 men, He
said:
ut is difficult, if not impossible, to
arrive at correct estimate, but you
can say that the Cubans for certainty
have at least 10000 to $4,000 men today,
armed and in good shape. The Cubans
have not been idle during the last few
years and have been importing arms
and ammunition right along. In brief.
the Cubans are fighting a desperate
fight and are in a good condition to
continue it. The Spaniards are also
engaged in a desperate contest, but
they are exhausted or almost so.
81 certainly think the Cubans will
succeed, not by reason Of numerical
strength, for the Spaniards have about
$50, 900 men in the field. But there is
no question but that the Cubans will
ultimately win. All their leaders are
sworn not to give up until they are
dead. They are bound by oath to
fight until the last and they will dc
LAS to Spanish atrocities, what do
you know Of them, of your own per
soral knowledge" DR.. Danforth was
asked.
The position which 1 occupied with
the insurgent forces, necessarily pre-
Guided my obtaining personal knowl-
edge of the atrocities complained Of.
But, from the reports received at
headquarters, there is absolutely no
doubt Of their existence. l remember
one little incident 1t was last Septem-
Der. Some 5000 or 1000 Spanish SOL
diers had been sent to relieve Cascarro.
In the fight which followed the Span
ish column killed among others, an in
surgent captain. He was to have been
promoted the next day to the rank of
major. When we secured his body it
was horrible sight. Completely COW
cred with bayonet wounds. and ma
chete cuts, hacked and stabbed with
the most horrible unnecessary cruelty.
From good sources 1 have heard
and feel justified in asserting that
men, women and children have been
most outrageously treated by the
parts of Cuba. Their homes have
been burned. their property destroyed
ard they have been relegated to Wey-
ler's zones Of protectiOn'-zOnes OF
starvation is what they should be
termed"
next step taken by the Spaniards In
Cuba?"
1T is difficult to answer that ques-
ton, but it is to be presumed that
Weyler will continue wandering about
the island. certifying to the pacifica-
ton of the provinces. According to
reports current in the island when I
left there, Weyler will be recalled and
Campos will be the man who will sue
coed him. and he will be instructed
broadly, to do the best he can under
the circumstances.
ut is a shame" continued DIR. Dan
forth. with energy. that United States
citizens are not more thoroughly pro-
tected. AS for the Spaniards, why
they shoot first and inquire afterward
as to the standing Of the man, Amer
lean or Cuban, and then they say he
was shot by his own friends. When l
left the president and his party they
were all filled with hope and trusting
in the United States. Should the
United States interfere? Most en-
phatically, yes. l sincerely hope that
the United States will soon decide to
recognize the bellgerency OF the
Cubans.
How would that assist them? Why,
by giving the Cubans the right to float
their bonds and by compelling the
Spaniards to treat their prisoners with
some show of consideration II the
Cubans were recognized as belliger-
ents. any Cuban taken prisoner would
have chance to be treated as a pris-
oner Of war"
What is the present condition of
the Cuban insurgents?"
Their condition is satisfactory It
Is true they are hard pressed in the
provinces, on account of want of ra-
lions, but as whole they are doing
very well. In Santiago de Cuba there
are 10 cattle, but plenty OF vegetables.
and In the province of Puerto Principe
there is an abundance of cattle and no
vegetables. In Santa Clara, on the
other hand. there is plenty OF Vege-
tables, and the same holds good with
the provinces of Matanzas and Ha-
vana. In Pinar del Rio there are no
cattle at all. only vegetables"
''As to arms and ammunition. how
are the Cubans situated in that re-
spect?"
They still want arms and ammuni-
ton and want them very badly"
BARNS AND GRANARIES BURN.