The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-10
20 rREr CusA.
r.-k Of the revolutionary Party in
the United Statee.


-. The Ken West (Fgd.J Gulf Pennant.
~ work Of the Cuban revolutionary
~ is lust now attracting mere than
attention. Il seems to be the general
,s-f,n that the coming revolution is near
W9band Many believe that it will begin
- few months and nobody places it
VIZ Than two years in the future. Amer
pUl boweyer-even those in Key West
EaliIi .tjs aware of the work already accom-
SsT.bad hy the revolutiOnists, or the magni-
pa5a M that which they have undertaken.
"Tbs transformations enthusiasm OF the
cabsns which msnifeets itself rather in
Us than in words. speaks volumes for
". Ultimate SUCCESS OF .heir cause. The
~ evolutionary fund they have sccu-
En,nf1stsd has been, OF course, the result
IT, N individual contribution The les
~ If their late defeat has been we'll learned
~ tbs rsyolutionists, and they evidently
~ not intend to precipitate another san
.Uinsrv conflict until they are thoroughly
ssreDered to quickly bring it to successful
ts1e.
,ba nsrty is in the interior OF the island,
hat Dart must be done silently and secretly.
Their Dropsgandisn is carried on openly in
tba III ited states, and is meeting with great
ne u06I4le1E ICTS OF L06 party Is
st New York. Senior Jose Marti, well and
fsvorably known in Key West through his
recent visit. Is at the head Of the central
bodv. Benjamin Guerra is treasurer aud
GoDzalo de 0uesada secretary.
There are in the United States So Cuban
patriotic clubs, besides which there are in
Jamaica, in Hayti and IN Mexico. OF
the clubs in the United States those OF Key
West outnumber those of the remainder OF
the country taken together, there beng in
This city "a out Of total Of SIS. the Others
are divided among other cities as follows:
Tampa IS, New York 10, Ocale and Phlle-
dslphia each, aud Brooklyn, Boston, Chi
csgo, New Orleans, Atlanta Jacksonville
and St Augustine each.
The clubs in Key West are in flourish
ing condition. New clubs are constantly
being organized. and consequently the
number Of members TO each club is varis-
BE. Many OF them have more than fifty
members each, and several more than one
hundred each. Persons in a POSITION to
make close estimate believe that there is
total mbership of more than 5000 in the
Cuban clubs Of Key West j. D. Pogo Of
FL Yara is president of the central body, or
club Of presidents, In Key West, end Quail
tsrio Garcia is secretary.
No fee is charged for admission into these
clubs and. they are supported by voluntary
contributions. They have done much 60
arouse and stimulate the spirit of indie
pendence among the CuDans, and have
given an organization to energies, which, If
scattered and isolated, would be much less
effective.
Key Vests contributions to the revolu-
tonary fund have been very generous. 1t
Is thought that on last Patria day the sum
realized in the Cigar factories alone was
their earnings for that day to the fund, and
many Of them did several hours extra work
TO help swell the amount Tbs Pohalski
factory gave lite profit for that day to the
fund. 1t is now proposed TO commemorate
Patria day each month by giving the earn
ings for that day TO the revolutionary fund.
There is on exhibition at the coffee house
Of Francis Ybern, on Charles street, a
nachette and carbine, such AS were used as
Weapons by the patriotic soldiers during the
Cuban war of independence. The carbine
s merely g short Remington rifle of large
,aiber. differing little In appearance from
be ordinary Remington. The machette,
lowever, is an object of unfailng interest
o all who have never before seen one. In
hape it is something like a Missouri
orn knife, though much larger. 1t is
bout twenty-five inches in length and
u inches in breadth, is slightly curved
'ackward and sharp from point to hilt.
The blade is Of finely tempered steel. and
be bone handle, with scarcely any Drotec-
len for the hand, shows that it is not meant
or fencing but for business. Indeed, it is
more formidable LOOKING weapon than the
scotch claymore, and in the hands OF ex-
lerts must be a terrible instrument OF
leatb. There is littls wonder that it was 90
yreatly dreaded by the Spanish soldiery
Turing the Cuban struggle.