New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23
IN FREEDOMS CA USE.
GENERAL DE QUESADA STARTS FOR
CUBAN BATTLE-FIELDS.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION SAID TO HAVE BEEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sYMPATHIZERS DOUBT
THE STORY OF THE DEATH OF
MARTI THE LEADER.

SECURED-lNSlRGENI
THE STORY OF THE DEATH OF
MARTI THE LEADER
General Ricardo de Quesada. the Venezuelan COZ
fee prince who has been at the Flf'h Avenue f'o'e
for some days and who has espoused the cause Vi
the Cuban revolutioniss. quietly left New-hofA
Yesterday morning. The General during MS stay
IN this CITY was constantly in consultation with
Cuban sympa thizers and leaders. and programme
was mapped out. Naturally a great deal OF secrecy
was maintained by General de Quesaaa ana MS
aids and their sudden departure was only one move
in the policy outlined
II was learned at the Fifth Avenue HoteI yes'er-
aav that General de Quesada was accompanied on
his Quincy by his nephew. Manuel y dc Vuesaua'
and two others whose names are not known IL
was said that all arrangements nad Deeh Cohpie'su
for landing on the island and the party had gone
20 some place in Texas. where the start would be
made.
The news OF the death of Jose Mart was re-
ce,ved by the Cuban patriots at the same time
that the newspapers received their Information
There is a disposition on the part OF the 'ubahs 10
doubt the report and they say that 1t is probably
a dispatch concoctcd by the Spanish authorities
However they are visbly worried over the report
and will remain In state Of suspense untI inc
story is verified. one OF those who did not go SAID
yesterday:
III the report that Jose MART Is dead Is true 1t Is
one of the greatest blows the cause could have sur
fered lie was n that Spanish gold coud not
buy nor Spanish threats intlm!daic. He was
tower OF strength. II he Is dead, as report says
ne died In a cause that cannot be Killed through
tho removal Of one man. however great he may De
Ills name viii be waichword throughout the
island and his death viii be avenged Ills tacrln'e
will do moro 60 advance the cause Than anything
else and the work VIII so on to tho emu Every
man echoes the sentiments OF the great American
who raiI Liberty or death" Every one IL wllIlhs
20 lay down his NE and II Spain should animate
every leader It viii not avail for other" WI" 'pf'ns
up IN their places ., a.. ,,.r,,t.rs a.,
Quietly that no one been able 10 g't i"'' "l h''
movements II Is known that ne hhd hiF' tuln7
of money at his command, ard II was Hilu S'hlei-
day that he had secured 1900 rifles anu Inc IcPulhe
ammunition These arms are sall 10 nave I'Von
shnpel south, where the General VIII ma Neiu
and secure their transportation To Nubd me s'oi
thai ne was recruiting men mere are ur-
nlei AT cuban headquarters, No. % iiroau"dS' 'h'
~ The men there said yesterday; Ill.
.'Ii would do the cause very hlic b'ou ~ '""H,
mon here who have no interest IA the revolt ana
,u'hn would only go account OF "A pecuhlhIS coz
sia.r,tiou There plenty OF earnest men on lh'
tsiand ready TO fight What Is lacking Is thc arms
General de Quesada Is stranine all ms energies u
iand arms and ammunition. When they gel ,hcI'
90 trnuhle will Ice Met In getting men 10 use lhtih
~ natriois are simply waiting for ms, ana Whei
,hnv are fully armed and confident the island VII
h'rs, f,rth i'm blaze OF revolution from one END IL
another"