The herald., 1897-01-22

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.'If the Cubans in the field are too
strong to even consider such proposals,
the Cubans In the cities are too well ad-
vised of Spain's plans and Spain's pre-
carious situation to counsel this step.
In these cities, Spain's only stronghold,
men of position, of refinement, of wealth,
have but lately signed a statement, in
which they unequivocally say 10 those
in this country who seem to labor under
the error that autonomy would be solu-
ton of the so-called Cuban problem,
that nothing short of independence Is
acceptable to them. They base the state
ment not only on political, but also on
economic reasons.
What form of autonomy would help
Cuba. when sadded not only with her
previous debt. but with the added bur
den of the cost of the present war? The
future of the country would be ruin and
starvation. News of our success in the
field may be suffocated by the censor;
pacfication of the island provinces may
be falsely proclaimed. as in the case or
Pinar del Rio, DEGREES allowing grind
ing of sugar may be issued where all
cane has been destroyed; promises OF re-
forms of autonomy given ana amnesty
promulgated: foreign countries may by
these means and mendacious Spanish
diplomacy be cajoled into the belief that
Spain is mighty. Is generous and that we
are weak, are ungrateful, but we Cubans
will continue to fight for independence.
first last and all the time. Our leaders
may fall but others will take their places
"The opportunity will find the man.
Gomez himself has written that even
should he fall, the revolution Is strong
enough to continue it's triumph. The
only excuse we will have for having
begun the war will be its triumph, the
only fitting monument for our fallen
comrades the independence of their
country
At the office of the junta the statement
which follows was also given out:
Murders committed in Guanapacoa
during a week. Lieutenant-ColonelN Mar
cisco Fosdeviela in command, being
mayor of the city; Nicholas Hernandez,
white, proprietor of tackle factory.
known as an honest man and represent
ing the autonomist party; Andrea ana
Santiago Ruiz. mulattos, well educated
and honest. owners of an undertaking
establishment and of a cafe and billiard
room in Palo Blanco street: Jose Abella,
white, proprietor of a livery stable, hon.
est man; Luis Nunez. white man with
out reproach; Ramon Solongo, white. en-
ploye and nephew of the Marquise de la
Real Proclamation; Pedro Jose Acosta,
white clerk; Justo Garcia. white, clerk,
superintendent of a store; Ramon Muta.
white, a clerk; Manuel Pastoriza. cele-
brated pitcher of Alomandares base ball
club and a very popular young man; two
employees of Mr.. Almagro, owner of the
Maria station.
"All honest people and of good ante
cedents, their only crime being that of
being Cubans. Murders have occurred
with such frequency that the townspeo-
pie. fear-stricken, fled from the town and
tradesmen of GuanabacOa, all Spaniards,
have called on and complained to Lieu
tenant General Ahmuda in order to stop
the emigration, not through humanity,
but because their interests are suffer-
ing"
DELGADO'S FUNERAL.
HAVANA, Jan. 21.-Henry Delgado,
the correspondent of the New York Mail
and Express, who was captured in an in
surgent hospital in Pinar del Rio and
was brought to Havana for trial some
weeks since, and who died in the San
Ambrosio hospital on Tuesday from an
abscess which formed in the thigh. was
buried today at the cemetery of Colona,
under the direction of the American
hospital service, of which DR.. Burgess
is the surgeon. The hearse, which was
supplied by Consul-General Lee, con-
veyed the remains from the hospital to
the cemetery, followed by carriages
containing Consular Clerks Roswell and
Tosca, the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press and several newspaper rep
TeSeHIdllNtS anu several TtSlutHt AMER
leans. The regular service of the Catho-
lie church was held at the cemetery The
widow and children of Delgado are in
New York.
Yesterdays issue of La Lucha was sup
pressed by the authorities on account of
on editorial under the title, Who Are
Responsible? Legal process has been
commenced against the editor.
Gen. Weyler 2topped at Alguinos last
night and continued his military opera
tions today.
BARBAROUS WARFARE.
NEW YORK, Jan. "a special to
the World from Tampa, Fla. says:
Senior Maria Teresa Miguel, who has
come here from Cuba, having been forced
to leave her home near Artemisa. tells
a story of great suffering and barbar-
Gus treatment at the hands of the Span
iards
She and her husband, with a family
of five childrer-two boys and three
girls-livedI ten miles from Artemesia.
They had plantation of 1000 acres and
employed more than 100 hands on the
place. General Weyler's first order
scared all the white men off Almost
daily bands of Spanish troopers would
stop there, insulting the family and TAX
ing what they pleased in food, provis-
ions, clothing and even furniture.
One day Sonora Miguel's little boy re-
sented the thefts. Shortly afterward
he was shot dead near the house as the
troopers rode off. Complaint was made
to the commandant, but he refusd to
entertain it.
Other raids were made, and one day
her husband was killed before her eyes
as he resented an insult to her
Two daughters We're caught away
from the house and ill-trated by the
Spaniards Their little boy was shot
while attempting to prevent the sold
iers from taking his pony. All the
women servents We're abducted one
night three weeks ago and the house was
fired.
Sonora Miguel and her daughters then
started for Havana. They managed to
get on sail boat but were fired on by
| the Spanish guerillas, the youngest
| girl being wounded in the arm. After
! being on the water three days, they
were transferred to a fishing vessel and
! then transferred near Key West to Cn
| American craft, which brought them
here. Sonora Miguel says the Spanish
guerillas kill all pacifcos caught two
miles beyond the city limits, burn houses
and kill all the cattle they cannot take
with them. She names more than
thirty pacificos. men and women, she
knows to have been killed since Christ
mas Women are ill-treated whenever
found, she says, and the Spanish officers
are worse in this respect than their