Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-29
POURING TROOPS INTO CUBA
Insurgents Say That 100000 Will Not
Putt Them Down.
Alleged Secret Movement to Send an
Army From Florida to Aid
the Rebels,

The steamship Olivette arrived at Tampa
from Havana last night, bringing a num-
Der Of passengets. One of these, a Cuban
planter of vast estates, is going to New
York, his home. He says the Cuban revo-
luton means the ruin of the island; that
there are no influential men at the head Of
1t. He predicts a dismal failure in four
months. He fears that the rise of Canovas
to tie Spanish ministry means chaos for
Cuba, and thinks that the Cubans have
much injured themselves by this insurrec-
ton, when Spain was Just beginning to
give them home rule.
Other passengers brought news of the
arrival of additional troops from Spain.
These arrived at noon on Tuesday. At 8
o'clock two hundred of these were sent in
to the interior. This shows the expeditions
manner in which the troops are handled,
scarcely giving them time to eat dinner.
There are now twelve thousand Spanish
regulars and twenty thousand volunteers
on the island. The Cubans allege that If
there are two hundred thousand Spanards
sent there it will not suppress the present
rebellion. They declare they are out to
win, and win they must.
An American passenger on the steamer
stated that the newspapers were giving
only the government side and sending out
| wrong reports; that in all the engagements
the patriots had been victorious. He fur
Their stated that there were fully twenty
s
hands.
Charles NJ. and George W. Aguirre left
Havana by the same steamer. The former
had his head wounded, and claimed to have
been in band near MatanZaS. 1t is his
uncle that is in prison.
A planter of Bayamo confirms previous
reports given in Tampa dispatches but
could give no additional details He men,
tons Estaban, Tomaya, Perez, Brooks.
Baby, Capote, Guillermon, Popa and Lions,
the two latter formerly with the Spaniards,
as being prominent chieftains with the in
surgents. He says that Governor General
Calleja is the best man Spain ever had. and
his removal will be deplored by the island
generally but it will materially help the
revolution, as Calleja's successor Ill prob
ably resort to extreme measures and drive
many to the field.
An Alleged Filibuster.
Custom house officials at Savannah know
nothing of any fishing sloop or smack leav-
ing that port for Cuba, on which arms
could have been smuggled to the rebels.
claimed by the Spanish government. 1t is
not denied, though, that it would be posi-
BILE for one of these small vessels, of which
there are several putting in at Savannah,
to take aboard d small contraband cargo
and sail with it for Cuba or any other
country, as they are not required to clear
through the custom house. Harbor Master
Graham and other men whose business re-
quires them to study shipping laugh at the
creeks in the vicinity into which small
vessel could run and take on arms without
fear of detection
Secret FilibusterInE Expedition.
1t was reported at Jacksonville, Fla. last
night that a secret movement is on foot
to organize, equip and embark direct from
Jacksonville and Fernandna an army Of
1900 Cubans and negroes for service in
the instruction in Cuba. The movement
is reported to be managed by the Cuban
Revolutionists Society of New York and
Cuban Revolutionist Club of Jacksonville.
The ground reported to be taken by the
maEager is that the Spanish officials
perSistently deny that insurrection
exists in Cuba. Spain cannot make valid
complaint at washington against a filibuS-
tering expedition
The United States can and will recognize
and proceed against fiibusters only when
Spain gives formal notice that an insur-
rection exists in Cuba, and that an eXpedi-
ton leaving the United States is to aid the
rebellion, and therefore in violation of the
treaty between Spain and this government.
But the Cubans point to the Spanish Off
Gals persistent policy to belittle the Cuban
outbreak, SO that the result they arrive at
is either that Spain will continue to en-
deavor to deny the talk of rebellion and
thereby deprive itself of the only ground
for calling on the United States in the
name of the treaty to stop the flibusters or
else it will formally acknowledge and
notify all treaty powers Of the rebellion,
which. the Cubans say will give dignity to
the Cuban cause and call thousands of
exiles home to battle for freedom.
Perhaps n "Bluff."
1t may be that the movement reported
to be secretly taking form is merely an
| audacious bluff to frighten Spain in
to acknowledging the Instruction. but.
whether it is or is not, conspicuous names
are identified with the enterprise. ]. F.
Cancio is president of the Jacksonville
club and Gonzales de Quezado is secretary
of the New York society. De Quesada of
New York and Col Figueredo and DR..
Valdez Dominques of Tampa, who are
leaders of the movement, are reported to
be wealthy, and are contributing large
sums to the cause These gentlemen have
been invited by the jacksonville club to
address the Cubans at a meeting to take
place in that city within few days, and
they are on their way there now. The
club will invite all Cubans to attend the
n Getting, the object of which will be to
swell the funds, and to call out moral
sentiment from the public in support Of the
movement.
who will be conspicuous figure in the
legislature which will meet next week at
Tallahassee. is familiar with all the secrets
of the clubs. He has talked somewhat
freely in regard to the movement. "Solici-
tors are now at work throughout Florida
gathering money" SAID he, land engaging
n en- to join the expedition. An effort will
be made to organize an army of $4,000
Cubans and negroes. The army will be
commanded by an American soldier, an
officer of the G. A. r., who has volunteered
for the enterprise The plan of the club is
to charter fast steam vessels and embark
at Jacksonville and Fernandina. The ex-
petition will be prepared to fight as soon
as it leaves the United States waters. 1t
will make straight for some small Cuban
port and join the patriots"
TORTURED by TURKS.