Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04
DEsERBT EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER A. 1899.

and disappointed rcvoiutionlets. and ~
The following year undertook hls nrst
huhustcrlnE expedition with large
force N men. Ills mission was 20 ass
Hlat what Was known nH the separntist
rcvo' in cuba. and hc believed that
the trful faction would rally 60 hla
sun Landing at Cardcnas. he took
the 3D. defended city without much trout
pie, but held @ only two days. when
pc was compelled 90 retire. The Gu
bans distrusled ana failed 20 support
him, remembering that he was Span.
lard. who had gained high rank In tho
army u The opprcasor
Inc Following year he came again, In
hiH ntaunch ship. pnmpero. with 800
mon IN our Southern States there
was no prrtunao W disguise ln tho OBJ
igct ~ the expedition aud tho "details
gt ~ were toullshly made pubiici ro
tho spnniards were fully warmed and
had time To lay trip Tor Iuuez. be-
inE advised that De meant tu land la
the eastern cnd Of Che island. thny sent
letters % him. purporunF Co rlmf from
cuban patriots. prrsuudlng him Co land
ln the western portion ana promising
10 support him. Dc stopped lt ltoy West
90 take ON coal. landed ut Bahia Honda.
nH the Srauiurds hHl planned. and
marched into the interior where tho In
hufrcctluu was to take place. Ills Soc
ono in command. w 3. Cruou1eu. n
ready earned cuvlnhle iaurtl4 In the
Mexican war, though only "a years ola.
remained ct the sea slide. 40 base "
operations. Hearing nothing FROM Long,
ana knowing therefore that hia mission
had failed. Crltiotdun made u desperate
attempt 60 gsclpi with hls men Don opon
boats; but this attempt had been count
cd ON hy thu Sp1nllriB and uil were
captured, and taken TO Havana. The
United states consul wnn appealed 20
Tot assistance. but declined 90 lutar-
forc. and it ~ said that fearing Tor bic
SAFETY. he ala not eyon visit the cap.
uvca IN prison Co take last muHslres 10
their borrowing families Proceedings
were prompt Lopez was not permitted
the honorable death Of u soldier. but
was gnrrutcd IN the public square.
whcrc nll might Gee tho horrible black
bundle Tod Ia the fatal chair and hear
tho bones crack under the Iron collar Ha
tho vxccutinncr slowly turned iha fatal
acrgw. forty-nino or his men were shot.
ana the rest loaded with chaluH and
aGnt 20 that dreadful
AFRICAN PRISON.
Quota, wherv they were held In rcrvl-
tude several months. during which most
NJ them dlcd. Poor Crltioulen q prom
iaing young fellow from 400 aristocratlc
southern family. was shot under tho
walls Of old port AiarcH, with an his
men. tt refused 60 NuDol With his hnCk
90 The firing party according To the
spanish custom. but fourlosaly faced
the bullets. standing erect. saying that
Doc knclt only 10 his God. Report says
that The bodies u the victims were
treated 90 frlghtfu indirnltlca.
Three times between Lopcz'H day and
the late war with Spain. ala Uncle sam
uol seriously consider the acquisition or
cuba, hy purchase or conquest. 70 lH
not now story. but u VIII do us no
harm 90 hurnlah up our history Late in
the mites IL bin was introduced into
both houses ~ Congress DECLARING 10
oNpgii0nt that the key o. tho Antilles
should be IN possession of The United
states nud that negotiations should he
opened with Spain, looking 90 the rur-
chase ~ cuba Cor u sum not exceeding
one hvudred million dollars 10 had
been expected thut the solid south"
would particularly favor the scheme.
hut whom the matter onmo up Tor dis
cuHslon In tho senate. Mt g1ulg uf
Louisiana lod strong opposition To
wanted the island, but not by purchase.
llH WIS n brilliant speaker and hlH
slightly foreign accent imprisoned
speech ana
PERSONAL MAGNETlsM
added to the charm Of his oratory. Tho
bin was lost IN the Senate and never
came out Of the committee on foreign