New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-21
SUGAR GROWERS HARMED.
INSURGENTS WILL DESTROY ALL PLAN
TATIONS IN OPERATION.

cAMPOS AGAIN PROMISES REFORMS GOMEZ SAID
TO HAVE REITERATED FROM LAS VILLAS
THE noRsA EXPEDITION.
Washington. Nov. 2.-The following is a copy On
translation of an order received here believed to
be authentic and issued from the headquarters
OF portion Of the insurgent forces operating partly
in Santa clara ana partly in Matanzas.
LJBERATTNG ARMY OF CUBA.
Fifth Corps OF the Army, First Brigade.
In accordance with orders Of the Provisional Gov
isnorance. hereby make known
To the sugar manufacturers. cane planters tcoi-
onos) and propretors OF the Zone under my com
Firsi-The buildings and cane fields Of all planta,
no work is given to any able-bodied aborer, nor
the operations Of grinding begun. ,o.,-
forces located in The same for their protection;
the suspension OF all work. the destruction of the
fortihcatons and the withdrawal Of troops
Fourth-Those VINO contravene this order Will be
severely punished and their buildings and cane
"'''' FRANCISCO j. PEREZ, Chief OF Brigade.
Headquarters OF Operations Nov. S, 1895.
Madrid Nov "a dispatch from Havana says
the Constitutional Union party OF Cuba has held a
meeting at MatanZas and renewed its assurance Of
adhesion TO the Government General MARTINEZ
Campos was present the meeting. and expressed
himself as confident that reforms would be intro
duced in Cuba by the Government at the earliest
opportune moment.
The dispatch also says that the rebel leader
Maxine Gomez has issued another order command
ing the laying waste OF plantations and the burning
of buildings thereon and threa tening with death all
persons rendering assistance In the gathering OF
4 dispatch from Havana to the impartial" says
that while the successes OF the Spanish troops in
cuba have been small Of late, they have result in
defeating far the plans OF the insurgent leader
Gomez to invade Maanzas.
Havana. Nov. 2o-The Government asserts that
Maxine Gomez has found It impossible to,carry
in I.aa las iqtr and has SGpl
the river Zaza in the direction Of Camaguey.
Washington. Nov. 2O-Oficial Information received
here represents that the strength of the late Cuban
nlibustering expedition, which sailed from this
country on the Danish steamer Horsa, is exaggerated
In published reports There were but forty nsur-
gents, twenty OF whom embarked in NewYork on
the night OF Saturday, November Q. They had at
tended with others a mass-meetng in that city
which was held in the interest of the Cuban insur
gents and when this adjourned the men went to the
wharf where they taken on board a tug
which was awaiting their arrival The utmost
secrecy observed, and every effort was made
TO elude the vigilance Of the Federal authorities.
The tug had lights burning. and sheet of white
canvas pasted over her name. Shortly after
midnight the tug dropped down the stream and car
rled her of passengers TO a point of cape
Barnegat where they taken on board the
Horsa which awaited them az that place.
The Horsa had carried an equal number Of insur-
gents who had gone aboard at Philadelphia. These
forty IL is asserted, represented the full strength
OF the expedition The Horsa cleared from Phia-
delpha for Port Antonio Jamaica. Upon her arrival
in Cuban waters she attempted to land the mem
beers OF the expedition upon the eastern coast OF the
isand II was attempted to put the fibusters ashore
in two boats At the moment that these pulled
away from the HOrsa Spanish gunDoat move III
sight Whereupon the HOrsa Immediately steamed
away In the direction of Jamaica with the remainder
of the expedition on board Upon Der arrival at
Kingston jamaica the Horsa was seized by the
British authorities, as reported in United Press
The fact was developed to-day that two OF the
leaders of the Horsa expedition Francisco tarrlo
and lose Maria Agurre-are naturalZed American
citizens They were arrested in Havana at the out
break OF the rebellion. but were released az me
request OF Mr.. Williams. the American Consul sen
eral They asserted at the time that they hau no
Connection with the rebellion and their release was
granted because Of their American citizenship. IL
II said that they then in active sympathy
with the rebellion and that this last act Is the thrd
time they have allied themselves with the enemies
OF the Spanish Government.
that this expedition had It's origin in Canada, or
that any OF its members started from that country
The entire affair was planned In New-lork.
Suspicion was dir scted to the Horsa upon ner ar
rival at Philadelphia several weeks ago II Is Gus
tomary for incoming vessels TO employ the same
pilot upon arriving and departing. When the itorsi
brought up at her landing the captain paid her
nilot 500 which Is the amount he would have re-
ceived had he also taken the Vessei out to sea ana
he was notified that his services when the outward
hound voyage began. would not be required; THIS
ar once led 10 the belief that the vessel had some
hidden purpose in pursuing this course. ana r
movements from that time were carefully followed