The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-03
FLAG OF CUBA FLYING.
Forces Of the Revolutionists Re-
ported to Be Very Rapidly
Growing.
Spanish Officials Pretend to Boz
lieve 1t an Uprising OF
Banditti.
No Official News Of Revolution Has Been
Given Out by the Legation At
Warrington.

Nrw YoRK May 2-The Herald's Kew
West special gives further advioes in re-
gard to the Cuban revolution. From all
sources 1t Ia learned that twenty men took
MP arms April "a in Hurnio. province Of
Santiago, led by two brothers named Sar-
tolus, sons of bravo Spanish general.
Marching to Velasco they were reinfo- ced
by eighty men, having few arms. They
took provisions from a store and proceeded
to the coast. gaining reinfor oements along
the wav. The civil guards of Holeuin noti-
ned the captain general in Havana that
the uprising WAS Of a political character.
II was said to be due to diseatisfa aotion over
the election of representatives. to the Span
ish cortes in March, and to excessive taxa
tion. The foe of the inAnrrection lists,
April 49, amounted to 1,5OO men, unusually
we'll armed.
Tho captain general called a council Of
war Thursday night in Havana and issued
manifesto declaring the province of
santiago under martial law. Offering par
don to all who would lay down
their aims in eight days. all
Others to be punished as traitors. He o.
dered the battalion at TarraRona TO leave
on tho steamer Villaveicle for Jibira, but
at the hour of sailing Friday directed them
to Puerto Principe. whore they were to Join
another battalion. Three companies of
cavalry ordered to Jibira, received later
orders TO 90 direct TO Manzanillo, indioat-
ing that the insurrectionists were marching
rapidly north. or that the outbreak was
spreading.
The Spanish government was in arrears
with its troops. but tho captain gen.
ernl at once ordered payment for three
months in advance to troops sent against
the insurrectionists. This amounted to
$b3,OO He and some prominent generals
boarded the steamer at The last 10 oment and
urged the troops to do their duty. He prom
lsed reward to all who aided in QuellinQ
the rebellion. The insurfectlonists passed
through the districts Holeuin and Tunas and
took the road to Canto river, which they
passed Friday without opposition. With
force OF 1900.
The schooner Lille arrived to-day from
Jibira, Cuba, and reports the Cuban flag IL
| floating over the fortress. The revolution
lists number ]. 100 and are In possession Of
the city. The schooner arrived there from
San Domingo on April 20 with m IN and
| ditions are being fitted out in Jamaica and
san Domingo under the direction of Gan.
QueZeda for the southern Provinces Gen.
| Ruloff is here and it is believed he will di-
rect the expeditions from the Florida ports
| for the northern provinces. The Cubans 1t
Key West are enthusiastic over the news
and it 10 believed that many of them are
| anxiously awaiting an opportunity to get
to the island. Spanish papers ondeavor 10
suppress the magnitude Of the revolution.
One Havana paper admits that there are
1.5O) men in the revolutionary army in the
province of Vuelta Ahajo and 1000 in the
Santiago province. A 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 loops are mov-
ing 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 month's
pay in advance. The Cubans here believe
in a few weeks. The fede al officials here
are using every precaution to prevent any
expedition leaving here. The cutter Nc
Lane 10 the only government vessel here al
present.
About fifty refugees from Havana arrived
here Saturday and report that many othe
| will reach the insurrectionists without
danger of arrest. Havana ia CLOSELY guarded
and cunboats have been dispatched to tho
southern coast to prevent aid from the out
side. Farm laborers in Cuba are all idle.
| The tobacco and sugar crops are deserted.
Thousands are probably ready for adven-
ture.
MADRID. May "A dsputation Of Cuban
senators and deputies. including several
autonomists. waited upon Maura, minister
of colonies, TODAY. to protest against the
| Cuban revolt. The minister, replying, as
| cnraH tbou1 thnN thA ~ vok
hesitate to make any sacrifice to maintain
| Spanish rule in Cuba. but that unlesa the
| situation became worse he considered the
colonial army strong enough TO conquer ths
,ebels Reinforcsments. however, are in
| readiness to depart on the htst intimaton
from the capta!n-2eneral OF Cuba that
their assistance is requir ed.
Madrid newspapSrB advise urgent action
to rut down the revolt and declare that
national sentiment demands that the last
remnant Of the Spanish colonial empire In
America be kept at any cost.
| WASHINGTON. May 2..-Ths state depart
ment is ignorant officially of the reported
insurrectionnry movement in Cuba. Moth
| ing bearing on the su ject has been received
by the department from shs Spanish leGa-
| tion Ill Washington for several months,
| and no recent communication concerning
the matter has como from United States
diplomatic officers. Assistant Secretary
| Adee believes the movement nothing mole
than u renewal of the banditti system,
which offers manv opportunities in wild
and unsettled portions of tho island.
HAVANA May --latest news in regard 10
tho insure otion 10 that the bandits are now
between Puerto de Parde. a harbor on the
northeast coast of Cuba, and Manati. Seven
columns of troops arc in pursuit, the
s,oops being supported by two Spanish
ships of war of the coast. Up 10 date not
a single encounter has taken place between
| 4, and rahela | rnmnreA thnk
the rebels propose to surrender II they
can be guaranteed that their lives will be
spared.
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