The silver star., 1898-06-23

Itiuofb. lIuSC luil SOiOucl Souy
"a to place the flag Of Cuba among
t41Ags of nations in his exhibition,
- Dr that purpose had his agents
eooQn band of genuine Cuban pa
Heeo Tor the purpose of educating the
peoD4e Of the United States to knowl-
edep ~ the personnel and characteris-
ticaF9e our neighbors, their costumes,
an4 3Aeir flag, to create sympathy and
fesI(1 for the subject. In doing this
~ the assistance Of those interest
- Cuba. Colonel Cody offered his
eoeyloes to the government many
wec1U ago. They were accepted, and
~ ODDS himself In readiness when
eec4oo. With this band of Cuban pa
tI1oeoAnd General Acosta, he has spent
nue time studying the topography Of
~ 6land. Six of the men who have
bteo with him have already gone. hav-
in0 loft Monday night last, to take
ocUAnd in the expedition from Tam
r.. Their places have been supplied
~ tbur other disabled veterans, Gem
egol Acosta, Colonel Delgado. and
I1o1tonant Mazuria, and others will
heeD q communication with Colonel
Aong these veterans Is Col. Emap-
~ 4tancisco Aguero Aguerro. He
- ~ b6 years of age, and has been AN
trECDDssible patriot for 20 years, never
~ that time reconciled to Spanish
tUl0 When there was any fighting GO
~ a he was mixed up in it. Be-
tUyD times he was melting his coun
0Vuen to do more fighting for liberty,
en-uas always ready to take his share
10Sone active conflict. Seven OF his
Eo11ers have been killed In battle.
AW1IDg for Cuba libre. and two more
~ I'LL doing heroic service in the
- The Spaniards butchered his
Wies and seven children, and among
~ accidents OF his turbulent career
havo been two terrible terms of i'm
pg1ponment in Spanish prisons and IL
eovere wounds. five machete chops and
~ others by rifle and carbine balls.
A01ogro is the little, bronzed man, with
er1mlod hair and beard, who Is minus
. lo3 forearm and has only a remnant
a. . right hand. The old man says
Win grim satisfaction: 1--WE killed
pIon1v of Spanish" Among Cuban pa
tr1oto none receive so much sympathy
- IL one-legged man (the old colonel,
who has only one arm, runs him a
~ second). This singular rider is
~ . young man. just out of his teens
Was private soldier In the war of
10endence. Eldiodoro Hernandez
- 4 name, and he fought under COM
49, Of Col. Octavia in the forces
& 0G1eral Torres In Santiago de Cuba.
01o day when they were advancing
upoo Vittoria Lattuna. he was one OF
. oQuod of thirty men detached on a
foraGlng expedition. The Cuban army
was at of meat, and the squad was
un1dL orders to find cows and get them
Int. amp. They met with good sue
conk ketting together twenty or twen-
ty-1o cows. but at that point in their
gau6 were discovered by 16O Spanish
guolnlas. To save the precious cows
u pGosible twenty men undertook to
dr1v9 them off toward the main col
unns while Hernandez and nine COM
rados remained as sort OF forlorn
Aope 20 stand off the enemy 80 long as
might be practicable, and so gain time
foe tie drivers Of the cows to get a
DoQ1 start. That the ten would prob
~ pay with their lives for the cows
M accepted as matter OF course.
Hold6Andez fell with his right ankle
shnttered by two bullets. and was TAX
= peisoner. His evident youth moved
saptors to refrain from macheting
IT once, not because OF sympathy.
BY reason OF hope that fear of
and loye Of life might mako him