The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-14
Every Battle So Far, He Asserts, Has
Been n Triumph and the Spanish
Soldiers Are Panic-Strfcken.
SPAIN AND THE MORA CLAIM
THE PRINCIPAL TO BE PAID IN SEP.
TENDER, But NO INTEREST.
Possibility that the United states VIII
Not Accept the Propositfon-BuI-
garians Killing Turks.

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-Favorable ac-
counts OF the progress Of the Cuban revolu.
ton were received to-day by General
Gonzalo de Quesada. secretary Of the revo-
lutionary party in the United States, in a
letter from General Maceo. dated General
headquarters in the field, Montompolo.
July 81" The letter follows:
Dear sir-The revolution is most power
ful in Santiago de Cuba and In Camaguey.
the liberators OF this country. The Span
ish soldiers are panic stricken and sur
Ireder TO their conquerors. who spare their
lives. think that We shall soon oblige the
Spanish government TO give up the island
TO the Cubans, who wish TO be free, and
who are striving TO throw of the yoke
which oppresses and ruins them.
'The five representatives OF the eastern
department have left for Camaguey In
republic. The representatives are DR..
Joaquin Castillo Duany. Rafael NJ. Porfu-
ondo, Rafael Mauduley, Pedro Aguilera
This will institute a government composed
OF a president and three secretaries. those
of var, interior and foreign affairs II is
probable that the President viii be Gen.
Bartimole Masso.
II viii send you soon El Cubano Libre.
newspaper which will be published in
this department, giving our official news
OF the military operations OF the army or
the East and Of the progress OF the revo-
I'VE congratulate ourselves on the cleo
ton of Thomas Estrada Palma and Manuel
Sanguilly as representatives OF our sacred
cause in the United States. Give to the
people of that generous country our re-
CARDS, and assure them that Cuba has
never doubted their sympathy. 1 am yours
ANTONIO MACEO, Major General"
In an interview in an evening paper Gen.
eral De Quesada says: 1T would not be
surprising IL General Campos did carry out
his oft-repeated threat OF throwing up the
command in Cuba. Information received
from Camaguey this morning tells OF the
success OF General Gomez and OF daily re-
inforcemnts to his ranks. The city Is In a
panic, and the Spanish troops are afraid to
venture beyond it's limits. General CAM
pos has ordered that every body or the
troops shall leave monuments behind in or
der to show that they have operated in the
places designated by him. One-hah of his
soldiers are disabled by sickness. In the hos
pital at Puerto Principe there are over 400
Spanish soldiers. and the deaths average
twelve per day. From the sugar plantation
of FL Lugerano fifty spaniards, natives Of
Gallacia. recently Joined the insurgents.
showing that even the Spaniards are in
sympathy with the revolutionists.
From Madrid / am informed that the
reserves of 1891 are so disgusted at being
OfutIcu 10 1uDd ludl Tic government -
afraid of mutiny. To prevent this they
have been disarmed and their arms and am
munition will be shipped on a transport in
cases, to be delivered to them upon landing
in Cuba. The reserves. however. declare
that they will join the revolutionary forces
when they are disembarked In Cuba"
In "a state of HeIples. Confusion.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The Times will pub
lish dispatch from Tien-Tsin tomorrow
which says: THE Chinese government IL,
in state of helpless confusion and is in
capable of any decisive action or of exer-
cisIng any effective authority. The results
will probably prove serious unless the for
eign powers take precautions"
An official-telegram has been received In
London announcing that the Pekng gov
ernment at the suggestion of the British
minister Mr.. OConner, has issued a per-
emptory edct calling on the governors Of
all the provinces in the empire to prevent
the people from being misled by idle rum
ors calculated 10 excite anti-mission dis
orders Five OF the participants in the Ku-
Cheng outrages have been arrested and
will be triedfforthwth.