Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-05-10
THE CUBAN REBELLION.
Something About It's Leader and the Cause
Which Led to II.

uel Aguero, publisher of III HSpano-
americana, at No. 60 Olive street, and
asked him for some information re-
gartiing 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 said: Gen.
Carlos Aguero is one of the revolution
lists who did not accept the conditions |
of the treaty of 1873, commonly known
as the Zanjou treaty, at the close of
the uprising, which began in 1868. |
He did not come in, but kept up war
fare with Il few followers. Finally he
succeeded in getting away from Cuba
in an open boat and reaching New
York. After his arrival there the Span
ish authorities trumped up charges
against him, accusing him of being a
bandit, and made application for his
eXtradition. He was examined and
the United States authorities decided
that he was a rebel, not bandit, and
declined to surrender him. This hap
pened in the latter part of last Jan
uary. NJ soon as he secured his re-
lease he began making preparations
for active operations in Cuba, where
he soon landed again and started the
present revolution. | see the Spanish
captain general says that Aguero has
only twenty-five men. which speaks
well for his ability as Il leader of re-
bellion, for it is fully three hundred
miles from the point at which he land
ed, Hicacos, to where he is now sta
toned, which is within the jurisdic-
ton of what the Spaniards know as
Porto Principe, called by the rebels
Camaguay. He has travelled from
Cardinas to Camaguay in spite of all
the troops the Spaniards have sent
after him. As an actual fact, he
is at present in command of | 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
hocked to his standard. The Spaniards
are arming everybody who can carry a
musket. The laborers on all the roads
are being supplied with arms, and that
is precisely what we want, us we know
that those arms will be in possession OF
the rebels before very long. new
complexion belongs to the present re
belliOn on account of changed con
dition of affairs, resulting from the
last one. In that rebellion the Cubans
had as enemies the Spanish element o
the islands population, who at tina
time had nothing to lose by the per
petuation of Spanish tyranny and mis-
rule, not being prOperty-holders ant
producers. However, after the crush
inc Of the rebellion, the Cubans were
deprived of their properties, whicl
came into the possession of the Spanisl
element, who were not slow to find on
that the taxes imposed upon propert,
and its products by the Spanish gov
ernment were of a most burdensom
character. These Spaniards objecteC
to paving taxes at all, and when tn
imposition rose to over 40 per cent o
the net products of the island they be
pan to groan under the burden. Thei
discomfort at the present moment /
very great, and there is every pros
pect that the Spanish element in Cub
will readily turn rebels as soon rs tn
opportunity grows sufficiently favor
able. Another cause of this discOnten
is the fact that the Spanish govern
ment has not recognized the debt the
incurred during the war The Spanis
bank of Havana, with n capital of Onl
$1,000, 600. has circulation of owe
soc, 600, 600, which they were author
lied to issue during the war, and owe
which gold is at Il premium OF abou
240. This, together with recen
loan made by the government in Spain
to be paid with the income of the Gus
tom-hOuses of Cuba, has greatly adSe
to the discomfort among the SPANS
land-holders. Here we look for
great deal of assistance from tina