Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-16
EAGER FOR LIBERTY.
How the Cubans Intend to Cut
A Leaders Version Of the Existing troubles
and How they Intend to
Settle Them.

New NoEK, July l5.-Gen. Ramon Leo
cada Bonachea arrived in this city few
days ago and is ut present engaged IN or
ganiling an expedition and securing the
necessary arms and money to operate
against the Spanish forces in Cuba. GEN.
BonaChea has always been one OF the ire
and when the revolution OF
three years ago came 10 an end in Cuba,
he told his fellow Chleftains that spain
would not keep her promises and that
Cuban liberty could only be won by the
sword. This prophecy has, he claims, been
amply fulfilled. aud he is now engaged in
making preparations for struggle which
lie confidently asserts will result in
Driving spain Forever Ont or CABIN.
! reporter saw Gen. Bonachea last even.
.rr at No. 32j West Twenty-third street.,
nd through an Interpreter had a conver-
>ation with him in relation To the present
status and future prospects OF the reyolu'
ton which is now in progress in Cuba.
The General said he was In conmunica'
ton with the insurgPnt chiefs, and er'
pected 10 Join them in Il short time with
cor siderable force. When he reaches
'Uba the di iTsreut chiefta'Ds vii. meet and
el1,t a president. End the stan lard Of re
volt will be formally m sol. g u nt"hea
ssli the gre at m .jDriiy ot the peoplr va
no, only ripe fox armed revolution. bu
iully convinced that re if iro the
IbtoIerRbIr Tyranny.
10 which they are a. present subjected
cor a be secured in no other way. Tue
p!ar.trs were. the General said, bankrupt:
he taxation was something appalling. and
the Custom House frauds were OF such q
Gigantic nature that business men or mer'
chants who were not favored by the Span.
ish monopolists must, IL change Is not
speedily brought about he driven from
the island A proclamation signed by
Gen Ronaches ard Endorsed by the d' ier'
ent Cuban revolutionary bodies in New
York and in other places, calling on all
Cubans 10 aid in the revolution, is being
widely circulated both here snd In Cuba
The General Indignantly denied that the
men now engaged in armed revolt in Cuba
were. as the Spanish authorities claimed,
mere bands OF robbers who plundered re-
spectacle people under the
Prcteuse Of Patriotism.
They were, he claimed, pure patriots, fight
ing for o sacred cause and ready TO LAY
down their lives at any moment on TIT
altar Of liberty. The statement has beer
published since Gen. Bonacheas arrival 10
New York that he was in favor OF the rs,
OF dynamite. and bad already purchase
great Quantities of the explosive, which
we're now awaiting shipment 70 Cubs O.
various points for use against the Spsniards
Beirg ssked directly II he favored the US
of dynamite, Gen. Bonachea said he haf
not given the subject thought lt tn
Spanisrds conducted the war In an honor
able and civilized manner the Cuban
would observe all the ussges OF hon
orable warfare, but II the spsniards wer
Guilty Of the Csaeities
which they inflicted on Cuban prisoner
during the last revolution be would be u
favor Of the use by Cubans OF dynamite 0
OF anything else that would put On end !
the rule OF Spain in Cuba. A public NEE
! ing 10 rsi,e funds for the expedition
| Cuba will be called within few days.
| A respectable New York business ma
who 10 deeply interested in the Cans
cause said TO reporter yesterday that Gel
Borsches wss among the sblest and pest
The Cuban leaders. and that he would q
iaipIy rsise the standard OF revolt IN Cub.
surrou nded by . wen equipped force, Will
In short time.