The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-03
THE CUBAN TROUBLE.
No Encounter Has Taken Place
on the Island.
THE INSURGENTS MAY SURRENDER

The Leader of the Insutrection Compelled
to Show His Hand Too Soon-One of
the Spanish War Vessels Sails for Cuba.
Tho Administration Has No News.
MADRID, May "A deputation of Cuban
senators and deputies, including several
autonomists, waited upon Senior Maura,
minister of the colonies, to protest against
the Cuban revolt. The minister, replying,
assured them that the government would
not hesitate to make any saorihce to main
tain Spanish rule In Cuba but that unless
the situation became worse, he considered
the colonial army strong enough to
conquer the rebels Rainforcements, how
ever, were In readiness to depart on the
first intimation from the captain general
of Cuba that their assistance was required.
The latest official dispatches dwell on
the fact that the insurgents have SO far
failed to find recruits among tho popula-
ton, but are still confined to their original
numbers. The dispatches, however, also
contain the unfayorable news that the
rebels are advancing into Sabanillas,
territory which is full of plantations, and
1t is feared that these will either be de-
stroyed or be used as q lever to obtain
financial resources by demanding large
sums as price of sparlng them.
Replying to a Cuban senator in the SEN
ate, the minister of war declared that no
extension of the revolt was feared but he
admitted that before it Is crushed the
rebels will probably do considerable mis-
chief.
According to private advices Spanish re-
inforcements must be dispatched, as, even
if the present rising is rcpressed the col
onial troops will be insufficient to insure
tranquility in the future and to prepare
for contingencies.
HAVANA, May 3-The latest news in re-
gard to the insurrectidn is that the rebels
are now between Puerto Del Padre, a har-
| Dor on the northeast coast OF Cuba and
Manati. Seven columns of troops are in
| pursuit, the troops being supported by
two Spanish ships Of war off the coast.
| Up to date not single encounter has
| taken place between the government
| troops and the rebels. 1t is rumored that
| the rebels propose to surrender ii they are
guaranteed that theirlives will be spared.
NEW YORK, May 8. .--Benjarnin Guerra,
the secretary of the United Cuban socie-
ties of this city, said that he supposed Sar-
torus, the present leader of the Cuban in
surrection, according to the cable mes
sages received here, who was expected to
surrender the command to well known
| Cuban general, had been compelled to
show his hand soonerthan he anticipated,
by reason of his plans becoming known to
| the Spanish authorities. Mr.. Guerra
thought that he had large and we'll
armed force.
The departure of tho Spanish mon of-war
from this port indicated, he felt sure, that
they had been ordered to Cuba on account
of the revolution. Spain maintains a
standing army of about $1,000 men in
Cuba, according to Mr.. Guerra's figures,
while the present forde opposed to them is
said to be no larger than 1000. The secre-
tary thinks that with 10000 men we'll ac-
quainted with the island the Spanish
forces would be hard pressed. He de-
clared that the revolution sentirnen mt is
spreading in Cuba.
WAsulSGToN, May b-The state depart
ment is ignorant officially of the reported
insurrcctionary movement in Cuba. Moth
ing bearing ON the subject has been re-
ceived by the department from the Span
ish legation in Washington for several
months, and no recent communications
concerning the matter have come from the
United Strtes diplomatic or consular Of
fee.