The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
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are sailing up and down tho coasts OF Cuba.
Spanish gunboats are Watching Key West, and
the United States man-of-war vAndalia 10 an
chored In MAtansas harbor. The reason for all
this 10 that It has boon rumorsd that other
boats like the one from which Asuoro landed
at Csrdenaa may possibly b despatched from
Florida 10 Cuba. On the island itself there 10
much noisy mystery about Agusro. and start
ling reports ny from city to CITY. always TO b
soldiers that have settled upon the unhappy
island. like flies upon discarded bit Of meat
are very much exercised about him. Com
panies and squads here and there pretend to DO
chasing him In fourteen places at once. while
all the others rost uncasily In tho cities walt
Ing for orders to 20 into active service.
II you can get spanish of1oeF TO break the
national rule and speak upon the subject at
oil. be will impress you with the seriousness
OF the situation. He will not say how many
men Aguoro has behind him. but you will gain
the impression that Il Ia . large number. He
will talk about the amount Of damage that 10
~ Essn. cam. ing sou AK sa Tho cubsns Who
% , ,aS Know Ss
Cupa Is in a most unhappy. condition, bn. that
CAV Tsss VIII Vs
true patriot he may once have been. he IL one
a Ss soasi. % mot q
STOP him.. A. for the so-cnlled new revolution.
VII s ySu th 70 4 l. a. .,sH o S9u ns wry
Losaon and s" Msdfd sss sSsso wa
Ssnsray SseSsa 20 o founded Sn fact there
y every od reason they say 70 believe ths story
dition. Life In Cuba ID not only pleasant for
Tho ofieers. and exeeedipgIy profitable as well.
which promotion can b earned. Cuba was be-
Ss r fs sn 4, ass %
tary establ!shment there Some sort Of a foe
was needed Now Lientenant whose posse e <:
gets q Captaincy. and a Captain who captures
9ns Of Asnssros horses or men Il Likely to b.
.a9a active
and II the stories OF the foreigners are half
correct thore are sorry Toings on In money
soIaers m nay ING comes from Madrid prompsIy
yet the soidi.r waits for i until he can wait no
ca Mhs due 70 sm Ths
enough Of Il to satisfy them. without waiting .
matters ~ these. Perhaps this IL all out Of
S Sasa sH any vt Tas ANY Ss
Cn , whS speak plainly in any city or village
But whit arc the facts about Aguerog There
are no Official reports before tho people. The
Government is opposed to the publication Of
STATE. and Europe Z Kept pS suppllea with DC.
spatches calculated 70 spread the impression
that the patriot already has fnlI regimen, at
Idly growing moro and more numerous In spite
Of frequent encounters with the soldiers. But
tbs district he 10 operating In is very different.
The first story that reached Cienfucgos was
brought, here BY, some cattle dealers, who said
With two CIVIC t yards at fonda on country
road u few miles out Civil guards arc picked
the personal exnerience Of reliable resident Of
miles south OF BemSo when a slender black
mounted. dashed into the road ahead OF him
from out Of piece OF I. sane n r., d,rv ....a
ySa assa1'ssss - ssft man asked
Very we'll. then" said the other. am
e h 90
the cso % unit Until the BemUo man isSnd himself
spisSdiaIy mounted on = black or a bay horse.
The harness in each INSTANCE was costly and
Fab T 4oaS SaaSn sna MAKING Ms
stop, when Aguero announced that he intended
to turn of at a certain plantation and demand
The Bemboite dissuaded. him. saying that the
real estate was 80 near town that the visit
T ror au%ssrs
his interview with Aguero that the man then
bad no more arms or hSrses than were In use By
JOIN Tim II they could issa for his .srSss
Gn.raia Givis he lost one man at one time and
all his horses at another II the other battles
that arc Dragged OF by the soldiers have taken
and not with Agueros.
Ten Or twelve days ago Asuero rode over 9
with MIN. He said he WINS not burning or rob.
bling. He was dnapp2ipted in not having met
Tor. His followers had split un-into two bands.
according TO one account: Into three, accord.
no mo- one M has any faith in the leaders assertion
not on Tas
a robber. 0 Hs has has ioowsd the fashion SGT By
large ever since The ySNI,n;;Gsmandng money g
piSsss!en: %ssa / i not iSi,s ss w.",
whom Xgusro went from, there. Xguero was
we'll known there. and the story that he had
es ihers any ors than IN CUBA TO-
day. Tho schooner IN his service was regard
k Tso IT.. ~" ArHa1 ns Mas kay
i Hsusr" i. Ba. Tor srIes i could never have
ROt NWNy. VII tu0 UlkHt " uiu oO ohI VI sAkuo-
ro's friends upset n lamp In O. shanty on tho
outskirts Of the town. setting fire to the house.
A fire In such q village makes q tremendous
sensation: The glars q the flames and the
pealinG OF the bell sent the whole population.
heIter SHELTER, to the scene. and the schooner
slipped out. Twenty four hours Hfterwnrd the
Swatnra and the vandaiia gave chase. but
Aguero had already landed at Carisnas. and
R, | The "s Sss" S:Irsa
sells. while the Americans watch the Bay Of Ma.
removed, and the schooner was cnptured when
| shs touched at Havana. but u there was my
| desire to land reanforcements for Aguero there
would be nothing to hinder the project; pro-
| vided the vessel did not sntl from Key West.
| touch ut Mntanzas, or run into one OF the two
| rams that are guarding 1900 miles OF coast.
| with tires banked and only their jibs and fore
| sails set.
Ii is not easy to get up revolution In Cuba
| Tho island has been rendered wretchedly poor
by ten years war; By Hmi,ssS9yer9pnsn, foolish
production Of sugar. There is no heart or hope
| In the Cubans just now for trying TO- OBTAIN re-
| lief In the direction OF revolution. The leaders
and the rank and file speak in one voice on this
| subject. We have little else to hope for now.
| they sny than that In some WAY and BY some