The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-04
THE FLAG OF CUBA.
Forces of the Revolution sts
Reported to Be Very
Rapidly Growing.
spanish Officials Pretend to Believe II
AN Uprising of
Isanslitti.


Key West special gives further advIces
in regard to the Cuban revolution.
From all sources it is learned that
twenty men took up arms April 2i in
Hurnio, province of Santiago. led by two
brothers named ssartuus. sons of a
brave Spanish general. Marching to
Nalasco they were reinforced by eighty
men. having Il few arms. They took
provisions from store and proceeded to
the coast gaining rcinsorcements along
way. The civil guards Of Holgun no,i
tied the captain general in Havana that
the uprising was Of a political charac-
ter. 1t was said to he due 10 disaatls-
faction over the election OF representa-
tives to the Spanish cortes in March
and to excessive taxation. The force OF
the insurrcctipn list. hpril y. amounted
to LEO men. unusually well armed.
The captain general called council
OF war Thursday night in Havana and
issued manifesto declaring the pro
vince OF Santiago under martial law
Offering a pardon To all who would lay
down their arms in eight days. all others
to be punished as traitors. He ordered.
the battalion al Terragona to leave on
the steamer Tillayeiclp for .Iibira but
at the hour OF sailing Friday directed
them to Puerto Principe. where they
were 10 join another battalion. Three
companies of cavalry. ordered to Jibira.
received later orders to 60 direct to Man
zanillo. indicating that the Insurrection
lists we're marching rapipIt north. or that
the outbreak was spreading.
The Spanish government was in ar
rears with its troops. but the captain
general at once ordered payment for
three months in advance to troops sent
against the insurrectionists. This
amounted to $4,000. He and some
prominent generals boarded the steamer
"a, the last moment and urged the troops
to do their duty. He promised /; re-
ward to all who aided in quelling the
rebellion. The insurrectionists passed
through the districts Holguin and Tun-
which they passed Friday without OPP
position. with d force of 1000.
The schooner Lille arrived today from
Jibira. Cuba, and reports the Cuban
flag is floating over the fortress. The
reyolutionists number loo and are in
possession of the city The schooner ar
rived there from San Domingo on April
- with men and ammunition for the
reyolutlonists. Expeditions are being
fitted out in jamaica and Quezetia. for the
southern provinces. Gen. Rulotf is here
and is believed he will direct the ex-
petitions from the Florida ports for the
Key West are enthusiastic over the
news and it is believed that many of
them are anxiously awaiting an oppor-
tunity to get on the island. Spanish
papers endeavor to suppress the magni-
tude OF the revolution. One Havana
paper admits that there are 800 men in
the revolutionary army in the province
Of Vuelta Abajo and 1900 in the Santa
go province. \ council of war was
called by the captain general yesterday.
Manifestoes promising pardon to all who
lay down their arms within ten days
were published. The Spanish troops
are moving actively enough TO indicate
that the Spanish government believes
that strong measures are necessary to
suppress the uprising. Troops which
left Havana for Puerto Principe received
their months pay in advance. The Gu
bans here believe that every province
will join the revolution in a few weeks.
The federal officials here are using every
precaution to prevent any expedition
leaving here. The cutter McLaLe is the
only government vessel here at present.
About fifty refugees from Havana ar
rived here Saturday and report that
many others will reach the insurrection-
lists without any danger of arrest. Hav
ana is closely guarded and gunboats
have been dispatched to the southern
coast to prevent aid from the outside.
Farm laborers in Cuba are all idle. The
toDdcco anu sugar crops are deserted.
Thousands are probably ready for ad-
venture.
No FIGHTING YET.
HAVANA. May --latest news in re
gard la the insurrection is that the ban,
dts are now between Puerto de Parde
a harbor on the northeast coast of Cuba.
aud Manaii. Seven columns of troops
are in pursuit. the troops being support
ed by two Spanish ships of war off the
coast. Up to date not single encounter
| has taken place between the froaps and