The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18


che views 81 practical FnsE * aEaars ESoa
the s.tussio
Americas Patriotic Conssi.
.Cs Gen. Lee aesss say n:zie. Hix val
uahae servlees to nss country in s4s sxyaas
position are too xssI knswsa 10 a. o. ais
sozEtryn@n 30 require zneFzt.on- Bsns2ss
alalty, high character ard courage. aa pas
sesses ina important f.szaEsssss OF arssaah-
Ing tact and epartssY, AID slSAa4 AIs
military education ard training and BIAS
solassriy qualities are Invaluable aasSfa-ts
IN the equipment Of OR representative iS
country 20 completely under military
ruls Cuba
Gen. f4es kindly invited - 70 st a, MS
sabls al fhs hotel dassng asag sSay n ha-
yax4a. and taAs OPPORTUNITY Tor frequent
Informal talks with hsan Was OF great help
20 me- ia aaa.tioa - the tiateFneassos' ae
Voluntarily gass MS. II furnished a cos-
veaisaS opportunity - ask h.a saany
questions that suggested themselves In sx-
planaslgn o. th3ags se&n sssi heard Oh our
trips through TIE county.
II aIzo mst azla agent considerable time
with Consul Hgiee 81 Aatanzas. and with
Capt. Barker, - ata4ach ex-coafedefats
soldier. at Eagaa Ia Ur2nsis. q friend Of
The senator from Mississippi (sgaithaii),
None OF our representatives WHOM
gses In Cuba II OF Ray political faith. but
there Is = broader faith not bounded BY
party llnsS They arr ell three tras
Americans, ard have done excellent serv-
lee
EFT has been stated that said there was
no doubt the Maine WAS blown w from
ne outside. This II n mistake. may
have said that such was the general Inn
ureasion among Americans IN Havana In
fact. | have 10 opinion about Il myself,
and carefully asoidod forming one. gave
no attention to these ogsts.d. aurmiEes. i
met the members OF the court en their
boat. but you'd as soon approach our SUI
pfsu1o court In regard 90 a pending case
80 that board. They are as competent
ana Trustworthy wtthlu the tines OF their
daty as any court I'm the land and their
report, when made. will carry conviction
10 all the people that the exa.t truth has
been statsd just az far as It Ia possible 10
ascsr,a!n st. and until then surmise and
conjecture are Idle ard unproatabis. Let
Us calmly wait for the report.
Examination of Fear Provinces.
.'Thsre are SIX provinces IN cu5a. with
the exception OF Matanzas. extending the
whole width Of the island. and having
ahoat an sqlial SEA front "a The north and
south borders, Mataaxas touches the Ca
sbheaa SEA oaly az its sogthwes, corner.
being separated from ii elsewhere By the
narrow peninsula of Santa Clara province.
MY observations were confined TO the
foste western proslncss. which constitute
about one-ha!r Of the island. The two east
ern ones ara practically in tfa hands Of
tho Insurgents. except the few fortified
towns. These two large provinces are
spoken or today as Cuba llhye'
Havana. the grea. city and capital Of
the island. H. In the eyes of the Spanish
and many Cgbsns. all Culsa. as much AZ
Paris Is Franco. iiut having visited Il in
mora peaceful times aud seen It's sights.
tao tomb of Columbus the forts. Cabanas
aud Moro castle. etc. dia not care Ia re-
pest this. presesF!ng trips iuto tie coelu-
try. Everything seems n ~ on much ~
usual la Havana. Quiet prevails. and ex-
cept for tho frequent squads of esoldsrs
marching 10 guard and police dasy and
taeir ahounding presence In ali public
places. one sees liigie signs If war
Trochs. rarm prs.oa Yara-.
Outside Of Havana ali Is changed. II Is
not Peace. nor IL It war II l. 3esolstian
and destruction. misery aaa starvation.
Every town and village - surrounded by
the 'roeha UFe6etil. soes Of siile p!t. Su,
constructed on 4 plaza new 20 ne dirt DC
Ing thrown ua ea tlte outside and the
earoea wife fence On TIE eide If tAe
trench. These 'rovhss have - eyery car
rsF and al frequent Intervals aieag tte
sides small forss bar they are really sgl4ii
hIeckhousa- saany cf ;he,n Nke sentry
hax and with guard e frcsn two 81 len
soldiers IN each, Tho purpose - !hese
;reehas - 10 kesr he reeaucentgss{los 81 as
vet As 30 keep ;ha lusaresa.z cut Fsom
at TO surrounding country tsa vecrle
have heea arlyea tn,c the fortified ;oNps
ast held there - ssila!ss rs they cAa.
Th%v ate vjrtnaily gs3ssa yards, and reg
unlike ono ia general appearance. exceps
the walls ars noi - tisa and shoy g s.
where every polpt s. "a rsnxe - a soldiers
rife. - keep .s, tne psar Eaconrcutea.ias.
~atana and tas.avea, i.ssrs EaAs9.aJ stA-
s}en Is wttbln enc x ,as trocAas. aad has
sn armed geasd isvry s5slu has al ag-
fnoted trelght ear arrange! sr nsssl>e.c}
and alie,i With ssIa,ers an5 $50. ~ + os,-
served e.enny. avf VS. .1.er-nel Is al
ways tAe caae. . saas eealee &. goE'e ov s.,
SIS advance. There are gre4ae-t hs-,A-
naases enrloaet hy the traehs asa w3la
eaafi alerS tne gaf3rasa t-aek
saantrs Ah@eIwtsiy nesastateta
WIFE sh e,eept.aa. sAeGe IA m Aan,sa
lie or AsA.taGsoa tssgsseees tAose furs4aea
ie"as suA >lEAxep. aes tae,44gaest tas
vsale %: tee iaas Wea.eyn PROVINCES. ex-
cset So ID sers .nsi~d exs~ns a7n.,ax tae
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