The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-24

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E... oAy,Uueu. s3.u >u4,. Vaa one
OF The fortunes of Nsr. but the Spaniares
10 their desperate extremity arc sech'ag
to make It appear that Il was the act Of
savaSes and not the act OF civilized WARS
fare and With the extraordinary facilities
they possess FOR dissemination Of any sort
OF news that viii help haosi M their tot
toring cause, they hsye succeeded ia
creating temporariiy false impressions
Permit ME, % quote "a YOU from the
military code OF Span, 10 which It "a pro-
yided that vhoSocver snail atter(pt 10
induce any officer or soldier or any aody
OF troops to jolu the enemy or Desert his
laS 10 time Of war stall be desne guilty
9 treason and thn cads provides ihss tie
offender sllil b deeraded in his office and
then sutter death Tbs feeulatira Is rrae-
! uchlly copy OF sini,a.' clause IN the
military code Of Fra Zoe
IN yaar own military regulations {; is
proyidfl ma any nAises o. soldier IL tho
enemy Who adyieas OF On ifaSnss 10 usr-
Sla1e any nitcer OF saltllTn o, the rptfd
| stitta 70 1eslft the ,tFyt,o NJ ihp rnstei
states IN tilne Of war shall b. aelned
scrthy OF deaif
THESE err the rule that gl,4 conpiete
Qualification 70 Brissliei raj Nsef stnn
| Tor hls aet. Rul2 M5s llut LiildA unat, lilo
nag % tipec, but ~ n sly. wafrsi & Die
/ BANG no, 10 ener the iHsarSpnt hpes I'D
| fully aware Of lae iondlstpnS tkst wo,ild
| follow.
"a What WIS kllwn as he 'Itt.c war.
OF 1919 was. 10 ohnmili u bisnlsrsn
n Sagra luan rotara. a Splrjsa platter
| IN ManaEua o hun19Dbataet. came 10 me
end sald hr dssiied 10 iatfodu'e a iyicna,
1 10 which ciitred NJ vSlcaloa, AMI he
| Presented few DAYS later Colonel
| Aguilere, whom SUPPOSED 70 be Cuban
IN sympathy with the movement ssaiast
SpgiiiSh cnplussion
i 1 asked aim Why he did not Join us ana
wss auiezej whsn hs Informed me that he
Was a colonel IA the Spanish army | asked
BIN how he dared come 10 nv csmn sish.
4 oni permission and he repiledahd came as
a brother Makrr aHd msde khps q. MS
be wsE rlsmEf that ergsnizafiosN He
asi1 he wanted Ia talk On general topics
| sMtan@sile Two az his comrades we're
taking 10 one Of my Officers sayng that
| Colonel agniiera had been aathnrizni ny.
csnsrh. uaneo~vthc same nianAo VIZ IS
| II HaYsra tedasA;o uller me sid,11n 10
| aold aua free trsnspa"tArlol 20 ny pnrt
Of thu world II A w9pld quit tbs cuHan
| carse After twenty minutes talk, Colonel
AgHllere departed swing INC bis word o,
honor that ! should not be nicssted 70.
! My previcrs experience had taught mo
!, 90 distrust Spa ish propisss and instead
OF remaining at tho spot where had met
Aguilcre ! broke camp and moved of sew
oral miles. The nest day force OF 1000
Spanish soldiers descended on the aban
dored camp 10 capture me, despite the a.
eWanco given by the Spanish soldier as a
gentleman ard Mason. that ! should noe
be molestof and had permitted him 10
depart niharmed Two days later I saw IN
the Spanish crgnnb u Havana that
Aguilere had mot me and that was ready
TO treat with him
This was followed by the sending OF
two Spanish spies disguised as Cubans into
my camp One Of them. Corporal Ro1aa,
was entrusted With the mission OF assas-
sirating me. Captain Pena, now colonel
IN the Cuban army discovered their In
tentlon. seized them aud executed them.
After the war was over ] met cololcl
Aguilere and accused him Of having sent
the spies to me. He threw the blame on
Lieutenant Colonel Eseovado. but admit
ted that the mon had been sent ostenssb.y
10 treat as peace commissioners, That is a
sample OF Spanish honor, and IL known V
hundreds OF Guiana