The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06
CUBAS. REVOLUTION FIzZLE.
WIZ TIE RECENT MOVEMENT CAUSED
A BIG CONVICTION.

| HONerDmeUts
E-thusi.sn OF Cub.ns In This Countr,
and Eisewhere-It Was All started b,
Twe,ty-three Mes with Eleven Guns-
why the so-enlI.d Revelation Coll p.sd
HAVANA. July 25.-When. on April 81. It was
| announced that group OF men, headed by the
| snrtorious brothers. had raised the CRY oil
| Vird Chba Hbrei In the Department. OF Hol-
| gum. It was tho general impression that the
conflict would be bitter and protraeted To
the astonishment OF all. friends as we'll as foes
the movement collapsed as suddenly as It had
originated. and no satisfactory explanation
has. as yet, been presented OF this startling
episode OF contemporary history. In New
York. in Havana. In Matanzas. in Santiago,
the movement was ascribed TO different causes
Everybody differed from everybody else. The
whole affair was a mass OF misunderstanding.
1t Is we'll to rom mber the effect OF the news
OF tho uprising. For some time before the
outbreak rumors were aloat that an expedi-
tion was to be sent to Cuba from some port in
the United States. Tho Spanish Consul In
New York brought up the matter before the
Washington authorities. and tho Spanish
Minister was assured that the United States
Government would not tolerate any infraction
OF the lnws OF neutrality. The Colonial Minis
ter addressed telegram to Cuba's Captain
General. Gen. Don Alexandra Rodriguez
Arias. demanding categorical answer
MS to the existence OF revolutionary
clubs In the island and the prob
abilities OF m uprising. Tho Captain General
replied that the island was in absolute peace.
and that tho Infanta. when she came. would
be received with every mark OF lovo and 10y
atty on her arrival The despatch was shown
to the Queen. who was 80 pleased at the tone
OF the message that she sent her thanks By
cable to the Captain General.
Forty-eight hours had barely elapsed when
the telegraph announced to the world that
Cuba was UP in arms against the rule OF
Spainl The Madrid Ministry was furious. the
Queen. in her anger. refused to SEQ her SOD.
the infant King. as Is her custom every morn
ing. and 1t was decided to recall the Captain
General in disgrace for his ignorance OF the
true state OF affairs, The Captain General
would have been recalled. even after the out
break was over. had he not been called away
to answer higher tribunal
The Spaniards were panio-strlcken at the
suddsnnsss Of the uprising. and tho Captains
General lost no time in declaring the provi nce
OF Santiago do Cuba in o state OF siege. The
Cubans. especially those residing outside the
island. hailed the movement as an indication
that tho spirit of liberty was still active and
vigorous. Their enthusiasm. however, did
not blind them to tho perlous nature OF the
undertaking. and thoy looked forward to a
long and holly contested struggle. The Cuban
WHICH, %as h r' a. nailed NeE
BY It's enthusiasm and It's llberaity IN
spirit h and Patriotic iervor. Wherever bans
were to be found tn: was tn
as in the sistIss and seventies, name to con:
juro with. Young mon and old promised I'M
reSsHryedyd to Sc to the !, extraordinary
the insurreotionists as TRAITORS without con-
Ing mother country" Overeoms by his emotion
ne sat d tH to wPs II ,bs tear ana mea
uprising with Unlimited vehemence and called
upon the Goyelrnme nt to crush the movement
spatched to the seat Of war. ,Cunboats were
ordered to Havana: the twelve apostles. as
are ealsd Met T ceareS oobsebs and osded
ID s:sS Ne ssS s
to ENJOY : god time q Ssw Yors and chiesss:
troops that had been unsuseessiully pur.
suing the ,brigands near Mat L,;n were we're
S FRI .nesSs! dst.sS%snt; or; oi LaeSs%:
precaution was overlooked. The spanish
MOST 81. f H1 and acaln.t
whom? This is another difficult point, for tho
Ianse three To said to
The Spanish Government kept the world In
formed OF the way the rebels were being hotiy
served to inspire the Cubans with Increased
patri9tism and faith. and for few short hoars
ABLY MANNED than
of,9S had started In the over faithful island,
Whom the enthusiasm WAS at is height. the
band had surrenderedl The Cubsns refused
70 believe it. and the men at the head Of tho
tened to inform the public that such reports
were base fabrications. Another meeting was
no
reality. that meeting was a wake held over the
days 1t was an undeniable fact that the Sarto-
rus group had unconditionally surrendered:
proclamation, allowing them eight days 70 re;
r turn peacefully to- their homes The
numb erad twenty three mon. and that In all
the party there. were but eleven guns.
celved no assistance; The question arises.
why were not the sartorius brothers sup
Ass thy ths mStss oi
pal actors Of the movement. and sounding the
general opinion on the men and their pur-
poses. think ! can answer the question sat
ana that this expianation may
ton OF the Sartorius band may be NEG
sssary About three months before their
hostile demonstration 1t was current, In
Cuba that some letters from the leaders
Of the Cuban revolutionary party to the sar-
sion OF Gen. Valera. who pleaded with the Cap
tain. General on their behalf, the Sartorius
brothers had not been arrested as conspira- |
tors, But this does not prove that the Cuban
party entrusted the opening OF
b ostilitles to the Sartorus brothers; and as |
stieatns tho Movement ais He we must ACCEPT their
word as final Was tho cry Of tho sartorius
brothers upheeded because they were person |
ally unworthy OF support The stern indifrsr- |
eence :, Of the Cubans In the island to
trast to the enthuslasm of the Gu
sive attitude Of the Cubans near the scene of |
var We was d M to the personal dement's q the
gpished men. still they were persons OF rsspect-