The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-03
A REVOLUTION I'm CUBA
The Eastern End Of the Island
In Open Revolt.
ACTION OF SPANISH GOVERNMENT,

The situation Regarded as Scrious-Insur-
gents Headed by Young Men OF Good
Family--Ships and Munitions Being
Sent From Spain-Councii OF War Called.
HAVANA, May "A general uprising
has taken place throughout the eastern
PORTION of the island. The movement,
which has been kept from the public by
the authorities, was started near HolQuin
on the 9th ult., when two brothers named
Sartorus raised the warcry and, with 20
followers marched out of little town
named Purvio, being reinforced on the
following day by eight men from the town
of Velasco. They continued in the direc
tion of Mulas, near the north coast, where
they were strongly reinforced and where
they expect to meet expeditions from the
United States.
The Sartorus brothers are young men of
good family, born in Gibara. Their father
is a retired captain of the Spanish army, a
man of wealth and highly respected. The
two boys, however, have been prominently
identified with revolutionary movements,
and were under Spanish surveillance for
several months. Reports of uprisings
throughout the districts of Manzanillos,
Holouin, Guantanamo and Tunos are be-
ing received.
'i'hc captain general called council of
war OH the night of the 9th ult., and Sat
urday issued an order declaring the prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba in state of
siege, and orders have been issued detach-
ing troops at every available point, which
are being sent eastward to check the up
rising now becoming general, apparently
in keeping with the previous arrangements
of leaders throughout Havana, MatanZas
and the neighboring cities.
Troops Drilling Tn Havana.
Regular troops are marching through
the streets and drilling constantly in Ha-
Vana- The militia is being pressed into
service, and extra guards are placed on all
public buildings. The situation is consid-
cred serious by the authorities and the
press, and all the available force of the
government is being concentrated in the
Vuelta Ariba district.
A cablegram from Madrid says that the
directors of the naval arsenal have been
ordered to prepare war materials for ship
ment to Cuba, and several regiments are
preparing to embark. Spanish officers
with long Cuban experience believe that
operations there will be protracted, be-
cause the rebels have chosen' the best time
of the year for their uprising, as the rainy
season is about to commence, and this will
severely handicap the unaccimatized
Spanish troops.
The insurgents can retire to almost in
accessible retreats and will be aided by n
sympathetic populace in the prosecution of
an interminable guerilla warfare should
they be repulsed in apitched fight. The
roads to Santiago are impossible for artil-
1eTy 9nd baggage, and all~snpplies must be
taken to Santiago by sea
The latest news in regard to the in
surrection is that the rebels are now
between Puerto Del Padre, harbor on
the northeast corner of Cuba, and
Manati Seven columns of troops are
in pursuit, the troops being supoorh c
by two Spanish ships of war off the
coast. Up to date not q single encoun
ter has taken place betwee the govern,
ment troops and the rebels 1t was
rumored tn at the rebels procose to sur
render II they are guaranteed that their
lives will be spared.