The record-union., 1897-01-22

Win Their Cause Without Outside
help-GeneraI Weyier to Take Per-
sOnal Command of Operations in
the East.
! NEW YORK. Jan. 21-In further
confirmation of news reports of mur-
ders committed by the Spanish author
ltles at GuanabacOa, a suburb of Ha-
Vana, the Cuban junta in this city gave
out to-day the names and description
OF the Fictims who were massacrei in
one week The statement follows:
| Murders committed in Guanabaeoa
| during one week: Colonel
| Narcisco Fondeviela being Mayor Of
the city; Nicolas Hernandez, white.
! proprietor of the tackle factory. known
as an honest man, and represent ting ths
autonomfst party; Andrea and Santi-
ago Ruiz. mulatto. we'll educated and
honest owners of an undertaking es-
| tablishment and of a cafe and billiard
room in Palo Blanco street; Jose Abel
la, white, proprietor of livery stable,
| an honest man; Luis Nunez, white. a
man without reproach, Ramon Soto
/
Marquis de la Real: Pedro and Jose
Acosta, white, clerks; Justo Garcia.
white, superintendent of a store: Ra-
mon Mata, white. clerk Juan ManueE
Pastoriza, celebrated pitcher of the
Almendares baseball club, and a very
popular young man; two employees OF
Mr.. Almagro, owner of the MarieI es-
tate-al1 honest people and of good
antecedents, their only crime that cf
being Cubans.
| The murders have occurred with such
! frequency that the towns people. fear
stricken, fled from the town. and the
tradesmen of fGuanabacoa, all Spaniards.
have called and complained to Lieu
tenant General Ahumada in order TO
stop the emigration. not through hu-
manity, but because their interests suf-
fered.
| The Cuban League of the United
States, of which Colonel Ethan Allen
Of 100 Broadway. New York. is Presi-
| dent, is organizing a branch league m
every town or city in this country. of
| 1900 inhabitants and upward There
are $50 such towns and cities in the
United States The object of the league
is to call for the exposition of the
| favor of Cuban independence.
An effort is also being made to Sc
cure the passage of a resolution in
every State Legislature demanding
that such action should be taken by
the Government as will end the cam-
paign of murder and destruction in
Cuba, and insure the independence, of
the island from Spanish tyranny
The league is receiving letters daily
from all parts of the country, not only
from men of prominence, but from
ladies of a social standing and inffu-
ence. suggesting ways and means for
promoting the cause of the Cuban
patriots.
REBELS DO NOT NEED OUTSIDE
HELP.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21-The SUMS
correspondent in Manzanillo, Cuba.
writing under date of January 18th,
says: General CaliXto Garcia says: I
am more convinced than ever that we
do not need help from any other coup-
try to achieve our independence. We
can fight the Spaniards alone and drive
them out of the island. Notwithstanding
their superiority in numbers and re-
sources. Interference on the part of
the American nation is therefore un-
necessary. We can have the glory Of
being an American country that can
win its freedom without aid from
abroad. We do not expect such assist
ance as when the United States Of
fered a friendly hand to Juarez to free
Mexico from European monarch
General Garcia had with him about
5000 we'll armed men and his stock OF
ra,so IN; 4if1y, ic tiesfo or
pared with the usual scarcity of cart
ridges in the Cuban army. He has two
cannon, one of them dynamite gun,
which he uses effectively.
WEYLER'S CAMPAIGN.
NEW YORK, Jan. PA dispatch to
the Herald" via Key West says: Cen
eral Weyler left on Tuesday morning
to take command of the operations in
the East. He drove from here to
Tuayono in his carriage, there mounted
his horse and took command of the
operations in the field.
Since the capture Of the train near
Guanabacoa by Aranguren. General
Weyler has decided very wisely, it
would seem, not to hazard a railway
journey, and it is announced that ne
will make the campaign on horseback
and surrounded by his gallant troops.
He proposes to proceed by easy stages
to Jucaro and there visit and inspect
the famous trocha, which Cubans pass
with such ease and expedition. He will
then proceed to MatanZas and perhaps
on to Las Villas.
While there are hints given from Off
cial sources that this campaign Will
result in complete pacifcation ON the
western half of the island, it is thought
by the best informed that, as usual
when General Weyler concentrates his
columns, they will find nothing before
them, and that the campaign Will re-
suit in simple tour of inspection OF
the forces in the field by the Com
mander-in- Chief.
The latest news from General Gomez
is that he is advancing slowly west
ward. A few days ago he captured the
town of Los Remidos in the northwest
ern part of Santa Clara, and then pro-
ceeded in a northery direction. This
is denied in official circles, but is noEs
the less true. The action of the Gen.
| eral in leaving the Capital in thess
| critical days is severely criticised.