The herald., 1897-02-10

ing the captain generals generalship
announced that the latter had an inten-
| ton of going a great deal further In the
| direction of giving Cuba home rule than
| outlined in the Cuban home rule scheme
| just proposed in Madrid. The Spaniards
| here, 1t cannot be denied, are heartily
| sick of the war excepting only those who
| are without money or property, and who
| actually make better living out of the
| revolution than they ever did before or
could hope to do again If peace is pro-
| claimed. Then there Is another class
| anxious for the war to continue; those
| who hope to better themselves consid-
erably should the insurgents triumph.
| Gen. Gonzales Munoz Is on the point
of returning to Spain on leave of alb
| sence. His example is to be followed by
| Generals Basana, Piu, Figueroa and Lo-
| sas in March,
These officers, the friends of the in
| surgents claim, see absolutely no chance
of glory in Cuba and considerable danger
| of disgrace, to say nothing of disease
and wounds. Consequently their enc
mics add, seeing that the insurgents
must eventually triumph by the machete
or otherwise, they are adopting the policy
| of rats when the latter become aware
| the ship which harbors them Is upon the
| point of sinking.
AS this dispatch is sent it is known
| that the most prominent of the home
rulers here, after consulting together
| over the reforms projected for Cuba
succeeded in sending a cable dispatch
| to the Madrid government requesting
| the government to amplify the reform
| scheme, adding that under it's present
| form there is absolutely no chance of its
meeting the wishes of the insurgent
| leaders and bring about the pacification
| of Cuba.
BETANCOURT RELEASED.
HAVANA, Feb. 9.-Dr. Caspar Betan-
| court the American dentist who was ar
rested on December 7th as a political
suspect, was liberated last evening.
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb "a special to
| the Commercial Tribune from Jackson
vile, Fla, says: An expedition landed
in the southern part of Pinar del Rio
province last week and brought on
severe fight between the Spanish coast
guard and Cuban escort under Captain
Petoris. The Spaniards lost eighteen
men and the Cubans seven. Fifteen men
of Spanish patrol were killed in Ha-
vana outskirts on Sunday night, on the
southwest side. While they were passing
a large stone building it was blown up
and twenty men were buried under its
ruins. Only five were dug out alive. 1t
is suspected to be the beginning of the
reign of terror" promised by Lieuten-
last raid here.
AN INSURGENT DEFEAT.
HAVANA, Feb. 9-Col. Arajona, re-
turning to Ciego de Avila after raising
the siege of Arroyo Blanco has had an
other severe engagement with the enemy
at Juan Cerllo and the plantation of
Veto, driving the insurgents from their
positions and inflicting upon them loss
of fifty men. The troops had one man
killed and thirteen wounded.
CAMPOS IS WILLING.
NEW YORK, Feb. "a dispatch to
the World from Madrid says: Marshal
Campos expressed today his Willingness
to resume command in Cuba. The World
correspondent learns on good authority
that he can contribute towards securing
speedier submission by the insurgents.
adding: Il approve of the spirit of the
new reforms, but their efficacy depends
upon the mode of carrying them out.
Il believe the suffrage ought to have
been more extensive and the conditions
for the election of the assembly should
better defined it. Until the protection
maintained for Spanish imports into
Cuba, l consider excessive, as it may
prove prOhibitive in the case of many
articles.
THE government could afford to be
more liberal If it really was sure the end
VI lHc val W NdS III SlSHt.
LIBERTY OR DEATH.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-The World this
morning publishes an interview with
General MaXimo Gomez. dated Camp of
General Gomez, near Salida, province of
Santa Clara. Cuba January 29 1897.
General Gomez says in part Spain
Will not grant any real reform. We no
longer ask concessions from her. Even
were Spain's proposals bona fide, moth
ing could tempt us to treat with her.
We are for liberty, not for Spanish re-
forms. We are for Cuba, not for Spain
| am disgusted with this talk of reform
Does Spain think we have forgotten the
lessons of the past?
Liberty is what we are fighting for,
because it is one of the most glorious
gifts God has bestowed upon man.
I'VE want nothing from Spain. Cuba
hates Spain. Home rule in its broadest
sense is independence. That is the kind
| of home rule we want. If you ask, would
we accept home rule with a Spanish
captain general 1 would answer most
emphatically no. We want nothing
from Spain. We do not want her cap
tain general or her glory, if she has any
remaining-nor her care
do you believe the United States is
rendering aid to Spain?'
That is a delicate question:" he an
swered Il hope not. Still 1 will speak
plainly and with candcSI 1t is certain
the United States has not been our ally
If the government al Washington favors
the cause of liberty; if it favors the
cause of the struggle of freedom now
| going on here, it has not shown it,
even so much as an expression of SYM
| pathy."
| When asked about the stock of ammu-
| milton on hand he did not speak
Gould you materially increase the
| size of your army if you had plenty of
arms and ammunition 2?
Il could march into the province of
| Havana with $4,000 men in a month" re-
| piled Gen. Gomez. land that would mean
| the almost immediate freedom of Cuba.
| for one Cuban is as good as two Span
| iards. More than that, 1 am concinved
that with $4,000 men N"operly armed
and equipped and escorted by skilled
! leader, the Spanish army could be
| driven from Cuba within three months, !"
The Peace of Europe
| LONDON. Feb. S.-A dispatch to the
Daily News from Berlin says the Ber-
| liner Tageblat announces that while in
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