Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-18
HOSTILITY IN CUBA.
An InAammatory Glass Demands
Recognition Of Cuba for Cubans.
RELIEF FOR STARVING IN HAVANA.
An Agreement with Cuban Leaders to Dis.
band the Csban Insurgent Army After
the United statss Government
Has Paid the Men on.


with the Cubsns is brewing. Their
attitude is one Of sullen hostility to-
ward Americans The better class In
Cuba favor the annexation Of the
island to the United States and q ma
jority Of the masses Is ready and
anxious to work and accept the shelter
and protection afforded by an American
protectorate; but they are Influenced
BY certain class Of rabid orators and
breeders Of sedition and rebellion
against anything smacklng Of law and
order. This inAammatory class de.
mands and urges the recognition Of
Cuba for Cubans and spurns all offers
or suggestions tending to prosperity
under an American protectorate and
excites popular discomfort. This is
exactly the class that pushes itself
most into evidence and whose views
and opinions are most overheard and
published.
Their advice to the Cubans is to re-
pudiate all offers o. peace or a cessa.
ton of hostilities, and to look upon an
armistice as an agreement between
the United States and Spain on their
own account, and not binding upon
the free and independent state of
Cuba, whose liberating army not only
regulates pacifcation, but will ignore
the armistce to the point OF continu-
ing to wage war and shooting every
Spanard in the field. A wild rumor
is afloat to the effect that the Cuban
army will attack Santiago and cap
ture it, to the glory Of the Cuban
arms, as soon as the American garri.
son is weakened. This is directly
traceable to the same source. A
knowledge Of this condition is impera.
tive to the molding of future policy
and to explain whatever harsh steps
may be rendered necessary in dealing
with the insurgents.
The official report submitted to Gen.
Shafter by Collector of the Port Don.
ALISON shows the customs revenues
from July 80 to August 10 to be ss4,ai5,
an excellent showing for the first fort.
night of American administration.
Miss Clara Barton, Of the Red Cross
society, yesterday cabled President
Mckinley requesting that vessel be
given her at once for the purpose Of
taking relief supplies to the starving
Cubans in Havana, where, according
to reports, want and distress prevail.
1t is expected that vessel will be
placed at the service Of the Red Cross
society Immediately, as there is an
abundant stock Of supplies here, only
awaiting means Of transportation;
and the excellent and far-reaching
work Miss Barton has done here de-
mands recognition to the extent of
furnishing her an opportunity for fur
JutT uuCll'utcutu TtllcI WOTh III Ia
vana.
THE CUBAN ARMY TO DIsBAND.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. ia secret
meeting was held last night at the
palace between the commanding off,
GERS of the American army and the
Cuban leaders The strictest secrecy
was maintained, but it can be said
with good authority that Gen. Garcia
was present. The meeting lasted an
hour and half The information OBJ
tanned is to the effect that the Cuban
situation was thoroughly reviewed, and
it was resolved to disband the Cuban
army and that the United States should
pay the men off, This involves the ex.
penditure of Sl5,OOO,O 900. but it is most
important to the prosperity of the is
land, whose wealth is entirely agri-
cultural; nobody, planter or farmer,
daring to cultivate his lands while the
insurgent bands are in the field raid
ing and burning.