The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-14

The following extracts from recent
issues OF Spanish papers show the
ridiculous ignorance OF the people OF
that nation and the foolish ideas they
have OF the United States and her
powers.
ON April 10 the impartial said:
But behind and beyond the natural
fear Of Americans TO meet the brave
Spanish army upon land or our gallant
navy upon the sea, is the danger the
Yankee republic runs OF facing a revo-
luton at home IL is fact well
known to all European statesmen that
only by means OF armed force sta
toned in the late confederate states
has the Washington government been
able TO preserve the semblance OF
peace. Even now the new generation
OF the confederacy is but waiting for
the word TO revolt. When war
is declared General Lee, who has
been consul general at Havana, and
who was kicked out OF Cuba by Gov
ernor General Blanco, win raise the
standard OF revolt, and the old
southern confederacy. This Lee is the
same Lee who was general-in-chiei
Of the Civil war in 1850 10 1855 and
whose surrender in the last named
year broke the revolution. His acts at
Havana were for the purpose OF plung.
ing the government Into war with the
Kingdom OF Soain, at which time he
and his followers would rise against
Senior Mackindley. 1t is not likely
that Spain will find the United States
a.. hs. .
Washington will be engaged in put
ting down a civil war.
The Madrid "El Heraldo' recently
said:
An the troops OF the Yankees are in
the far western part OF the country,
many thousand miles from the At
lantic coast. There are only a few
thousand men AL told, and they are
ill-paid and not willing to fight. To
utilize this force it will be necessary
TO bring IL to the eastern tea-board.
There is but one railway by which it
can be transported, and that is an old
and poorly constructed affair. At one
place this road passes over Niagara
Falls, a cataract 900 feet high, near
Labrador At last accounts the bridge
at this place was in "A very dangerous
condition. 1t need surprise no one to
hear that some agency had made it
still more so. IL would serve the hate
ful pigs OF Yankees right il their
miserable army was thus drowned.
The "lmparcial, under date OF
April 20, publishes the following dis
patch from Havana.
Word has just been received here
that the Indians are rising against
the Yankees in Illinois, Ohio and
other places. The farmers are petit
tioning the government TO protect
them from the bloodthirsty savages,
who are burning houses ard killing on
every side, Troops are asked for at
Colorado in the state Of Denver, and
at St. Louis in Missipa.
Specializing upon what Spain should
do with the United States when she
has conquered this nation, the "El
Paris, says;
The country is not fit to live in. The
climate is eNecrable. When it is not
sleeting or showing, the heat is almost
unbearable. Avalanches are frequent
at all times and these threaten the
principal cities. As for the people
Oesid the few whites engaged in
business along the eastern coast the
remainder of the country is one vast
plain covered with Indians called COW.
ooys and great herds OF roaming
cattle.
In one Of its recent issues El Her
aldo says:
News is brought to Us that Buffalo
Bill, notorious outlaw and leader o.
band Of half-breeds, has isen agains
the American government and is burn
ing towns near his birthplace in New
York
What rude awakening Dewey
victory at Manila must have been t,
these people, and what still greater
shock it will be to them when thel
find out, in the next few days, tha
Porto Rico and then Cuba have beer
taken by the miserable Yankee pigs.