Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
THE CUBAN REBELLION.
Something About Its Leader and the
Cause Which Led to It.
It. Louis ost-Dispatch.

Something About Hts Leader and the
Cause Which Led to It.
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
A Post-Dispatch reporter made a
call this morning at the office of Mr..
Manuel Aguero, publisher of Ell His
piano. Americano, at No. 610 Olive
street, and asked HIM for some in
formation regarding his relative, Gen.
Aguero, who is at present conducting
a very promising young revolution
against the Spanish government in
the island of Cuba. Mr.. Aguero
sain:
Gen. Carlos Aguero is one of the
revolutionists who did rot accept the
condition of the treaty, at 1879, .com-
monty known as the Zanjiou treaty,
at the close of the uprising, which be-
gan in 1868. He did not come in, but
kept up warfare with few followers.
Finally ne succeeded IN getting away
from Cuba in an open boat and
reaching New York. After his arrival
there the Spanish authorities trumped
up charges against him, accusing him
of being bandit, and made applica-
ton for his extradition. He was eX-
amined, and the United States au-
thorities decided that he was rebel,
not bandit, and declined to surren-
der him. This happened in the latter
part of last January. As soon as he
secured his release he began making
preparations for active operations in
Cuba, where he soon landed again
and started the present revolution, l
see the Spanish captain general says
that Aguero has only twenty-five
men, which speaks we'll for his ability
as a leader of rebellion, for it is full
ly three hundred miles from the
point at which he landed, Hicacos
to where he is now stationed, which
is within the jurisdiction of what the
Spaniards know as Porto Principe,
called by the rebels Canaguay. He
has travelled from Cerdinas to CANA
quay in spite of all the troops the
Spaniards have sent after him. As an
actual fact, Che is at present in COM
mand of 1, 400 men, who have Joined
him on the march. On his staff are
some Cuban officers who figured in
the first rebellion. Quite a large
number of Spaniards have flocked to
his standard. The Spaniarls are
arming everybody who can carry a
musket. The laborers on all the
roads are being supplied with arms,
and that is precisely whatLwe want,
as we knew that those arms will be in
possession of the rebels before worry
long. A new complexion belongs to
the present rebellion'on Eaccount of a
changed condition of affairs, result
ing from the last one. In that rebel
lion the Cubans had as enemies the
Spanish element of the islands pop
ulation, who at that time had nothing
to lose by the preparation of Spanish
tyranny and misrale, not being pro-
perty-holders and producers. How
ever, after the crushing of the rebel
lion, the Cubans were deprived of
their properties, which came into the
possession of the Spanish element,
who were not slow to find out that the
taxes imposed upon property aud its
products by the Spanish government
were of a most burdensome character.
These Spaniards objected to paying
taxes at all, and when the imposition
rose to over AZ per cent of the net
products of the island they began to
groan under tae burden Their dis
content at the present moment is
very great, and there is every pros
pect that the Spanish element in
Cuba will readily turn rebels as soon
as the opportunity grows sufficiently
favorable. Another cause of this
discomfort is the fact that the Spanish
government has not recognized the
debt that incurred during the war.
The Spanish bank of Havana, with a
capital of only 100000, has a cir
culation of over $50, 900, 900, which
they were authorized to issue during
the war, and over which gold is at
premium of about $40. Tins, togeth-
er with a recent lean made by the
government in Spain, to be paid with
the income of the custom-house of
Cuba, has greatly added to the discon-
tent among the Spanish and-holdcrs.
Here we look for great deal of assis
lance from chat source during the
present struggle. All over the
United States Cuban sympaLhizers
are at work here in st. Louis several
parties are engaged in forming a
junta, to aid as far as they can the
Cuban patriots in the field What
the patriots want especially is arms
and ammunition, not men. There is
an abundant supply of the latter. 1t
is safe to say that everybody in Cuba
is a rebel, and | believe the present
rebellion will prove a very sturdy
blow for freedom. We want all the
assistance we can get, and certainly
think we ought to have the sympathy,
at least, of all the republican govern
ments of the world; in fact, of all an
llghtened governments which are OBJ
posed to cruelty, tyranny, and OPP
preston"
In conclusion Mr.. Aguero stated
that Gen Aguero is a young man of
but little over 80, aud a brave aud
skillful, though technically unedu
Gated, soldier. He was born in the
jurisdiction of Porto Principe, where
his occupation has been that of a