The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
SPANIARDS A TO FIGHT
THBT BELIBTE, IN HATANA, THEY
CAN THRAsH UNCLE San.

AFTER n1arehtnG Triunbhant1y g. Washisgtsn
They Weutd Pay spain's Dsbts with the In.
demnity Secures rrosa Us-A Piacara Show
tnE n Spanish wnrship Sinking Our Navy.
HAVANA, Feh. 12, via Key west-Ths Dupuy
de Lemo incident is admitted here by all a. the
greatest and most complete diplomatic victory
gained by the Cubans since tho war begun.
The Spanish element are exceedingly worried
over It. as It 10 the most palpable proof Of their
duplicity ana bad faith in their dealings with
the United States and Cuba. The young man
who took the letter was 30 worried over It that
he decided TO burn It, not knowing the value IL
possessed. until n friend persuaded him not to
do 80 and put him in contact with the Havana
Junta, who gave him the necessary funds to
take ID to New York.
De LONE was not admired by the Conserve
tivos or Weylerites. as they accuse him of
yielding too much to the interference In Cuban
AFFAIRS by tho American Government, with
whom, on account Of their Ignorance, they arc
very anxious to fight. The prospect Of q war IL
freely discussed. War IL much desired by them,
and It is quito amusing to hear them describe
the triumphal march Of the Spanish Army to
Washington, the seizure again Of Florida and
the liquidation Of all their debts with the in
dempity they intend to exact from tho United
States Pasted on the street corners and fences
Of tho city may be seen q Autograph representing
. naval combat in which the Pelayo Is sinking
the whole American squadron. 1t is needless to
add with what pleasure this picture is studied
by the passing dons.
The Diario de la Marina to-day makes o fiery
attack on THE SUN for having published an
article In reference to o few deeds Of Don Rafael
Vassalo. Civil Governor of Puerto Principe.
Tho article Of the Didrfo. which occupies .
column, does not give n single fact to prove
that what THE SUN says is not SO. half Of
Is said to DO twice a gentleman, first because ho is
aSpaniard and second because he 10 u Spanish
Of The SUN. which, Il says, 10 mot admitted to
honest homes in the United States on account Of
t tss W WorthT Spanish sad sSiS%atHsy o. aft caSs. against
The SpaniHrds have added another crime to
Cuban named Manuel Lopez and attempted to
father. who was not far from the house, heard
her Screams and came to her rescue. The sol.
e comp hsaHH the their amt into aGti ans the FSss FRI T prsSont ed
herself to the Spanish military commander
piled that. az no harm had been done to her, she
had no reason to demand the punishment OF the
nsn so SaH; as a iOd h eser f g a eS nve q his as sstaok
sp Ss5Sas sn0 ON %af s iHs,' i.i Ss.S {ssiy0y as sss1dfns
has soen discovered that only $4,000
~ 1 WnlCh tdCI nus SIOatiy aihIulOu bnC bu-
thorities, who are keeping IL quiet. The cause
of the diminutiono Of the Spanish element is that
owing to the war there has been no emigration
grants having gone to tho South American re- |
publics instead; ana, further, the exterlninating
policy of Weyler has affected . few of them.
The sixteen insurgents who surrendered with
Masso, after having somewhat rested from tho
fat.gues Of the field and bought plenty of
clothes with the money which was given them
for their surrender. have all gone back to the
field. Mosso. becoming alarmed lest the Spanish
authorities should think he had advised them
to do so, has come to live in Havana, where he
Cubans.
Letters received from the country give details |
of the fight between Betancourt and Moline. |
The Spaniards, who were entrapped in a small
valley, were not completely snnihilated because
the ammunition of the Cubans gave out. Mo- |
lima had 60 killed and los wounded, and en-.
Cubans had 8 killed and IL wounded.
It Is also known that the body which tho
Spsn 4; ID. S S0 : here here as gh that acc OF 0Oil; I hSiz b was
and who also was executed as q deserter In the
service of the Spanish Army. The grave OF Ruiz
The Autonomist Cabinet, who are still feeling
very 'keenly tho fact that they were ignored as
rulers Of the country. and were not Visited by the
are taking advantage OF the De LONE incident,
and are attempting to accuse him OF having
written letters to the States not favorable to
for which reason he should be con.
sidered as persona non grata. Gen. Lee. out
side OF his official communications to the Wash
Government, has never written a letter
to Senators, friends. his family, or any one else
concerning autonomy or any matter in conneo-
The Autonomist Cabinet seem to DO hunting
the Buccaneer incident. Not being sure how
tho affair would turn out, they advised tho
seizure to DO made on q Custom House pretext.
Red Cross Society.