Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-17

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MAJOR GENERAL W. II. SKATER.
beach, and at small wharf erected by
the engineers. had neither the time nor
| the men to spare to construct permanent
whalves. liz spite of the fact that had
| nearly 1000 men continuously at work on
the roads they We're at times impossible
Tor wagons. The San Juan and Aqua
doraS rivers would often suddenly rise
SO as to prevent the passage of wagons,
and then the eight pack trains with the
command had to be depended on for
victualling my army as we'll as the 2O,OO
refugees who could not, in the interests
of humanity, be left to starve while we
had rations. Often for days nothing
could be moved except in pack trains.
|
after the great physical strain and
exposure of July 1 and 2, the malaral
and other fevers began to rapidly ad-
vance throughout the command, and on
July the yellow fever appeared at ST.
honey. Though efforts were made to
keep this fact from the army, it soon be-
came known. The supply of quarter
master and commissary stores during
the campaign was abundant, and not
withstanding the difficulties in landing
and transporting the rations, the troops
On the firing line We're at all times sup
piled with its coarser components,
namely. of bread, meat sugar and coffee.
| There was no lack of transportation, for
at no time up to the surrender could all
the wagons had be used.
I'm reference to the sick and wounded,
! have to say that they received every
attention that Il was possible to give
them. The medical officers without ex-
ception worked night and day to allevi-
ate the suffering, which was no greater
| than invariably accompanies a cam
paign. 1t would have been better if we
mad more ambu!ances, but as many were
taken as was thought necessary, judging
| from previous campaigns.
"The discipline of the command was
/ superb. and l wish to invite attention to
the fact that not an officer was brought
to trial by court martial and, as far as
know, no enlisted men. This speaks
volumes for an army of this size and in
a campaign of such duration. In con-
clusion. l desire to express to the MEM
bers of my staff my thanks for their
efficient performance of all the duties
required of them, and the good judgment
and bravery displayed on all occasions
when demanded"
Santiago. Sept. 15.-A manifesto,
signed by President Masso, Vice Pres-
don't at.ia ~
i III" council of the provisional govern
ment. has been issued together with
an order to the military commanders
OF the ins,rsent army. 1t touches on
the history Of the movement for Cuban
independents ard prlncip' es upon which
the Cuban people have fought for their
liberty, and proceeds in part as follows:
The peace performances have been
signed. and the United States has i'm
posed upon Spain an obligation to re-
nounce all her rights of sovereignty
over The island If CUBA ard to evacuate
the territory immediately. The ces-
satioL Of hus'iIitiei has SO been agreed
upon. Though the principal object of
our revolution has been obtained, that
is the destruction of Sirin'sh dominion,
the WORK of this council is not yet at an
| end, for the Cuban Inrubic-the ideal
for which we have fuuGht-has not yet
been constituted. Nov Chat hostilities
have ceased and Spain has renouncel
her sovereignty. it is the duty of this
council to set before the Cuban people
the feeling and purposes of the men who
made the revolution.
oil, cola
through our own perseverance we
would in the long run destroy Spanish
domination; Lut we must acknowledge
that IN indefinite pro.onGation of the
struggle would have annihlateu the
little that Was left of our wealth ami
population. Tie entrance upon the
field of n powerful and decisive factor.
upon which we lave always relied and
toward which the hearts of all CubanS
have always turned, has put an end to
the horrors OF war, Ia the benefit of all
concerned This prompt solution W..
must acknowledge we could never have
obtained. II l& proper to acknowledge
the evident truth. That is the best
title the United States has to our graft
tudr. We were abandoned by the
world, some nations ignoring us through
sellishness, Others, ignorant of our real
condition, considering us an obstinate
ana ungovernable people. because we
did not accept the cajoleries and natter-
les with which Spain tried to soothe
our just anger. This was our situation
when the people of the United States
their government and congress cam, to
our rescue and took upon their Shout
ders he task of delivering us at once
from an unbearabe yoke, as our suf-
| ferings could not be endured or per-
mitted longer. They have accom-
p!ished their program brilliantly: what
| Is more they have liberated. in one way
or another. from the rule of Spain all
peoples oppressed by her. The liberia
ton is definite and irrevocable. Spain
has been expelled from this hemisphere
eve are grateful. In nations as well
as in individuals. gratitude is ennObling.
AS we begin now our national life we.
more than any other people. must be
jealous of our national honor. 1t is
therefore the duty of this council to
explain to the people of Cuba what. in
| its opinion. are our duties towards the
Sensational Arrest Imminent.
Paris, Sept. 14.-Among the rumors in
circulation regarding the Dreyfus case
lie. fhnt III CT