The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-09

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sides Many OF the warriors in Pal
mas army Joined the loyal forces be
cause Of the good pay onered-S250 q
day Many Of the rebels took to the
woods because they liked adventure
and preferred a life OF ease, with juat
enough lighting 20 break the monotony,
70 an existence In which the principal
factor was honest toll Under these
circumstances the Cuban regulars and
the rebel bands have not always been
as eager % meet In mortal combat as
would BE expected In a war where the
opposing forces cherished toward each
other feelings of bitter luminosity. On
several occasions ID has been noted by
Observant correspondents that govern
ment officers sent out 20 look for lnsur
gent bands were verys stupid about dis
covering them. and. on the other hand,
the insurgents from time to time had
opportunities TO capture detachments
Of government soldiers, but neglected
20 seize them
Since this landing Of Messrs. Taft
and Bacon In Cuba many stories OF
outrages by insurgents and Of lack OF
discipline In the camps OF the rebels
have come to light In their levIes I'D.
on plantations the rebel bands are said
10 have maitreated many peaceable In
habltants In addition to taking their
animals and farm products for filling
the stOmaehs Of the hungry warriors
against the government The instances
Of violation Of the code Of civilized
warfare recall the story OF how BrIga.
der General Fred Funston, who was
recently ordered TO Join Secretary Taft
In Cuba. came to leave the Cubans
when he was fighting with them
against the spaniards in 1897. At the
Eight at Las Tunas he commanded o
battery Of artillery which included
dynamite gun The engagement ended
In the defeat Of the spanlards. Ac-
cording 10 the story told by one of
FunstOn's army comrades, the present
brigadler general saw his fellow war
riOrs for Cuba HIRE deliberately VIC
late the white flag and butcher a
Spanish officer and fOrty-six men. II
was at the close OF the battle that a
white dag was raised over one Of the
Spanish bi0ckh0uscs. aud the officer In
charge left = - parley with the Gu
bans. The Ceban commanding the In
surEeuts operating against the block
house went forward 60 meet the Span
lard, having ii negro subaltern with
him. The spaniard was alone When
the two officers met the Cuban gave a
sign, and tue negro chopped the Span.
lard 10 pieces wish his machete The
garrison surrendered. and the entire
force 81 forts six men was chopped
down with maehctes. This incident Ii
said 10 have dlsgusted Funston 50
much that be forthwith quit the Gu
bans aud BY the aid of Consul General
Fitz Hugh Lee returned 10 the United
States.
Hyrses are very important factol
Ia fighting like that which has beer
going on In Cuba. The insurgents selz
ed all the horses they could get ut the
outbreak OF the rebellion. thus Grip
pllng agriculture and Industry. and tn,
government bought many horses from
the United States aud other countrie,
with which TO equip the rural guart
aud the volunteer soldiers The Gu
bans are generally good riders ant
take TO the kind OF lighting In which
horses are used
The American commissioners have
praised the work OF Alfredo Zayas
> president Of the Liberal party. who as
sisted them in every possible way IL
their efforts TO bring the warning fac
tons In Cuba 10 an agreement d.
Zayas has been president Of the Cubal
senate. Before tho arrival In the Is
land Of Messra, Taft and Bacon Their
was talk among the lnsurrectionist
and their sympathlSers OF the organ
: nation OF an insurrectionary govern
msnt senior Zayas was spoken OF a
thu had ~ aslrh A rovpFamant