The times., 1897-11-05
SPIRIT OF TRUE PATRIOTS
Leaders of the Cuban Arm!
Issue a Proclamation.
TO ALL LOVERS OF LIBERTY
They Resent as an Insult ''the Cow
nrdly Suspicion" that L hey Would
Accept Anything From Spain Save
an Acknowledgment of the Inde-
pendcnce Of Cuba.

Havana, Nov. 3, via Key West, Nov.
A. The following official document,
signed by all the leaders of the
Cuban army in the province OF
Pinar del Rio, has been delivered TO
me for publication in The Washington
Times. The original copy will be in New
York on next Sunday at the office OF the
Cuban delegation. The document says:
To the lovers Of liberty in all nations to the
people of the nileu States. and To the
Cuban patriots abroad:
We declare as soldiers and men OF honor
that we are now as resolved as ever TO
continue the var for the freedom or our
country, and that we resent as an insult
the COW ardly suspicion that because Spain
might grant autonomy to Cuba we would
surrender or accept from the Spaniards
any concessions short OF the independence
of the island.
We shall never forget that Spain sent
Weyler as her fittest representative to
Cuba. We shall never forget the bloody
crimes OF the Spanish soldiers, their
assassination of aged Cuban people, OF
women and children, their wanton in
eenGiarism and robberies, and all their
many outrages gainsu huma nifty and
civilization. We do nc Furthermore, admit
that blancD is better than Weyler. and
we Condemn as q traitor any Cuban who
desires 60 enter negotiations wich the
Spaniards.
The only treaty with Spain that we will
accept is that III which Independence of
Cuba is recognized, aud that must be Offered.
not 10 US, but 70 the government ofouT repub-
lie, the only power authorized TO sign a
treaty for the Cuban army according TO the
terms OF our constitution, proclaimed At
Jimaguayu the 18th of September, 1895.
We who sign this document comprise all
the leaders Of the different detachments or
the Cuban army in Pinar del Rio, and
may dishonOr fail upon our names IL we
do not sustain our word until the day ofo our
triumph or the day of our death.
The sigaers were Maj Gen. j. VI. Rod
rigrez, general or the Sixth corps; Pedrp
Diqz, brIgadier OF the First division
Vidal Dnc1ssi. hrisadier Of the Second
division Juan 1oreto, colonel chief of the
First bri gade, First division y arttu
Torres, coluI.-l chief OF the Second division,
Pedro Del Gado, oDloBel chief Of the Third
brigade. Fourth division; Antonio Far0ua.
colonel chief OF the Fourth brigade, First
division: .AdolfO Pena, colonel OF the First
| brigade Second division; Bernardo Ca
iaacho colonel chief OF the Second briga DE-.
Second division: Fernando Leyte
VIDAL colonel chief Of the Sixth corps:
Fraucisco Peraza lieutenant colonel, chief,
Miguel YIihaTreR, colonel chiefof the Sixth
Corps; Luis Lopez Marina, colonel, chief
of the sanitary corps: Hugo Roberts, hei.-
tenant of tn sanitary corps, First Division;
| Moiesto Gomez Ruhio. Major Andres PHI
lott, Co.'s. Francisco Fleftas, Pedro Sains.
Jose Castillo, Manuel Lazo; Lieut. Cols
Alfredo Despagne. Simeon ArmenteTos,
Rafael Henftes, Jose \. Sara, ErpeteIio
Suarez, Francisco Sabala, Federico Nunez.
Juan CampiEo. Julian Gallo, Luis Perez
AMI Major Gen, Fedro Diaz Leal.
Gen. Bianco after confernng here With
several prominent persons, has declared
tnat the situation in which he finds the
island is worse than he imagined when ie
left Spain. The Condition. of the Spanish
army is what has most impressed him.
| There are not over 10000 Spanish soldiers
alive in Cuba OF the 100000 sent by SPAN
since Size beginning OF the war. With re-
| gard to the financial situation the sum II
| $4,000 900 is due to the troops.
| The town Of Co;oIro, four miles from
Havana, was ratdcd yesterday by the Gu
| bans under Col. Aragueren. At san Jose
! dc las Lajas, also very near Havana, Col.
Arrange defeated Spanish guerrilla force
en- the same day.
Gen. Hanco has not vet expressed any
/ determination to improve the condition OF
the pacificus. Reports CT the aSsassina-
| tian OF country residents by the Spanish
column continue coming from Havana
| province, MatanZas and Pinar del Rio
| The policy OF determination is likely to
! go on.
In Havana city the ravages OF famine are
extreme, and the starving people die like
| dogs in the street.
| 1t is officially announced here that the
iGsurSent brigadier, Limo Perez Munoz, has
! been made prisoner at PaImareJo, Santa
| Clara province, by the Spanish battalion OF
| Astunas The statement adds that he was
| Captured with arms, and that important
| documents were found in his possession
| Munoz is veteran OF the ten years war
| Seuor Jose Congosto, ex-consul OF Spain
in Philadelphia, and now secretary Of the
| governor general of Cuba, arrived here to-
| day FROM New York. representatives.
| of the Reformis5 and Autononist parties
went on board the steamer To welcome
him ard escorted him to Havana.
| The Reformists nnd Autonomists are
united in their encomiurns upon the govern.
1nent fer promised reforms and express
| through their newspapers their strong de
! sire that the reforms should be carried into
| effect.