The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09
WORK OF VENGEANCE
General Gomez Changes His Method
Of Treating Prisoners.
FOLLOWS GENERAL wEYLER's PLAN
He Begins to Take Reprisal on the
Spanish Troops.
FOLLOWS GENERAL wEYLER'S PLAN
HAS SLAUGHTERED HUNDRED
Proposes To Keep Up the Policy Until
Wcylcr Is Thought 10 n Sense Of
Humanity ana Justice.

Havana via Key West Fla. January S.
General Gomez has at last begun the work
of roprjsal against the Spenlards. He has
put to death Iii prisoners and announced
his purpose to keep UP that policy until
the Spaniards are brought to u sense Of
their duty toward humanity. For two
years the war has waged on the island.
During that entire time not q life has been
sacrificed by the Cubans TO the spirit Of
hate. Not only has General Gomez en-
forced the most humone treatment of pris-
oners. but he has fed them when provisions
for his own men were soant, He has gone
even further than this. and punished tho
platadores as public enemies. when hc
might as we'll have recognized them as al
lies. In the face of this effort to carry
out the rules of war, Captain General Wey-
Ter has formed an alliance with the plata
dores and protects them In their work Of
! devastation.
The assassination of General Maceo ai-
fected General Gomez deeply. The death
OF his own son at the same time added to
the poignancy OF his feelings. but he did
rot act upon impulse. He sent trusted
n,cssenScrs to ascertain the exact facts.
| They reported TO him on the 2Sth of be-
.. ccmber. showing beyond doubt that Maeeo
| and his son had been pasely led into am
| buFh and assassinated. His resolution was
| ut once mad. to make terms with the plat
adores. and 10 show 10 quarter to Span-
| iards who did not surrender peacefully.
| Putting his men In motion he mado All
| attack upon the central trocha, crossing the
| island at Moron. The Spanish garrison ut
| lagode Ayile resisted strongly, but WAS
/ overwhelmed and Ii prisoners taken. Tho
men were notified that according to tho
| precedent set by their own government
| they should prepare to meet their fate.
| They were given an opportunity OF writing
messages TO their friends ia Spain, and then
In groups OF twenty-five trey We're shot to
| death When the last volicy told that the
work was completed General Gomez made
n speech to his men, saying. Vow the
death OF Maceo Is partly avenged.
Weyler has returned 10 Havana from tho
trocha by sea. sending overland 10000 sol-
dicrs to take possession Of the torts in ha-
Nana There is considerable friction be-
tween the conservative party and tho cap
tain general, and II ias been SO pronounced
that tho president OF the conservative par
~, Senior Apeategula. has left cuba for
Spain in order 10 speak to the government
| q, Madrid against the methods OF General
Woylcr. There is trouble also between
!
tain general does not allow the sugar plant
crs to make anX sugar this year because "
they mako sugar hat II an evident fact
that they are assisting the insurgents. as
the Spanish could not protect those estates
ms 1t Is an established fnct that they can
not protect their own property In Cuba.
Wcylcr Rcgains Favor.
London January .. The Standards Mad
rid correspondent says;
Despite the criticism Of the opposition
press, Captain General weyler has regained
favor in official circles since the Imposing
demonstrations Of sympathy by the loyalist
clubs and the commercial and agricultural
| interests IN Havana. These bodies have
sent tclegrams to the home government
strongly advising II TO maintain General
| Weylcr in the chief command. The gov
eminent also seems to be satisfied with
General Weyler's latest report.
| Ii Is stated that the latest proposed Gu
| ban reforms will be very extensive, placing
the services OF the island under the dis
recton OF the new administrative council.
but retaining in the hands OF the home
government all matters concerning the
army and navy. the Judiciary taxation and
| tariffs. as n foundation for the Spanish goy-
ercignty. The councils Of both Porto Eico
and Cuba viii be consulted however with
reference to their budgets and taxation,
and their opinion will be submitted to the
| cortes.