Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-13

ted by the Insurgents in
-ra-AtLeast 5000 Cubans
Under Arms All Look to the
~ ed States for Recognition.
York. June 12.-Among the
-s who landed to-day on the
Valencia, from Cuban ports,
au. n. p, was Dr. Il. w. Dan
at Milwaukee. Wis. who for 10
has been the personal physi-
the president of the Cuban re-
salvador Cisneros, the marquis
santa Lucia. The doctor is 10 the
States on six months leave OF
nee having left Cuba i'm l6-toot
boat ON MAY %. for the island OF
Providence. After much suffering
exposure he reached Nassau. and
awaited the arrival of the Val
According To- Spanish reports,
ids7t C.srer5s died in February
and this -revs" was semi-0ficiaEy
--~s1 fn March last. But Or. Dan
MAS with the president as late as
,-. =-. and had in his possession
.ich he showed 10 the repre-
the Associated Press. dated
from the president The lat
only not dead. but when DIR.
left him. he was full Of quiet
s.7asm and animated by the most
lent feeling for the eyentful sue
Of the Cuban cause.
Questioned as to- the seat Of the gov
ment Of the Cuban republic, DR..
forth said ir was at Aguira. pro-
ce Of Puerto Principe, where the in
-.-e1ts have erected a capitol The
a5ent. however is not now at
.era. but is i'm the province Of san
-ar- Dc Cuba. DR.. D3nforth was asked
p, express an opinion as to the numeri-
"a, strength Of the Cuban Insurgents,
informed that late adyices placed
r Number at 5000 men. He said:
is difficult. if not impossible. 10
-e at a correct estimate. But YOU
that the CubaDs for a certainty
cr least 10000 20 53.VOU men TO-
-ueI and in good shape. The Gu
,.,,- 5...;-,.- +h. Loot
N years. and nave osen I-N Npo' ''~7
arms ana ammunition right along. I'm
brief .Ha r.h1rs are fehting a des-
.-... Gals. .-.f..-. .- Good condition
--.-..-.i- ,r.-
'." -'''
r-ageI ir ra-a-e contest, but tney
mo exhausted r- almost go.
.......... .t.u,- .h. r,,t,,- mill
.l NOT by reason OF Jnelr numer-
strength, for the Spanish have
Isl. 900 men i'm the field But
IS ul question but that the Gu
win ultimately win. All their
.r.a-- are sworn not 90 give mp until
are dead They are bound by
-1 rshr until the last. and they
s-r
-1 Spanish atrocities. what do
.v- of them. of YOUR own person
.v-aFre2" DR. DanfOrth was
-o.fti,r which occunie5 with
. .--..-. s,~ces recasssril,. ure-
INV obtaining aDv pers6na1
Hr- from the reports received az
quarters. there is absolutely no
NJ their existence. 7 remember
-.H H-tra Incident Tr was last Septem-
Some o 300 or 4. 200 Spanish sol
- had been sent to relieve Cascar-
I'm The fght which followed the
Spanish column killed. among others.
reeur caDtain. He was to have
..- promoted the next dav to the rank
fu~ When we secured his body
was horrible sight. Completely
with bayOnet wounds and
r.-a cuts. hacked and stabbed with
most horrible. unnecessary cruelty.
from good sources I have heard
M justified i'm asserting that men.
- and children have been most
e,rs1v treated bv the Spaniards
nv am the devastated parts of
rboi~ homes have boen burned.
---narfv DESTROYED and they have
.reeated to- VIEWERS zones of
.ar Zones of starvation is
ay should be termed.
7s taken by the Spaniards i'm
difficult to answer that ques-
n-- F. is 10 be presumed that
win continue wandering about
rf certifying to the pac.fcatiou
provinces. According to reports