Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-26
MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA.

Advfces Received by the State De-
pnrtment and the Spanish Minister.
Secretary Gresham has received a cable
from United States Consul General Will
iams at Havana, announcing that martial
law has been proclaimed in Cuba. The
Spanish minister here. Senior Muruaga. has
also received similar advices from the
Cuban officials. As nearly as can be gath
cred here this measure Is rather precau-
donary at this time, and while there have
been q few small disturbances on the "a
land. the trouble has not yet attained any
considerable proportions. and it is expected
that the firm stand taken in suspending the
operation Of civil process will be regarded
as a warning by malcontents and lead to
the speedy restoration Of peace and quiet.
Minister Muruaga's Advices.
According to Minister Muruaga's advices
there have been two small emeutes in
Cuba. The first Yves In the province OF
Matanzas. in the south. where fifteen men
armed themselves and undertook to start
a rebellion. The other was in the province
Of Cuba, where twenty-seven rebels were
routed by the government troops, and
three OF them taken prisoners. The min
lister has no apprehensions OF a general up
rising. The government. he says. has about
10000 troops in Cuba, a force sufficient to
meet any probable emergency.
He fears. however. that as q result OF
these disturbances serious injury may be
inflicted upon the trade OF the island Just
at time when 1t was hoped that II would
be stimulated by the sacrifice the Spanish
government has made in its interest by ac-
cording to the United States the favored
nation rates Of duty on imports into Cuba.
The Cuban government, therefore, has uIl-
turbers of the peace,and by declaring mar
tial law give them to understand what
they may expect II captured.
AHitatOrs at Work In This Country.
It In known here that agitators are at
work in New York. Boston and Tampa
collecting money ostensibly for the purpose
Of causing a rebellion in Cuba, but, owing
to the laxity of our neutrality laws. 1t is
extremely difficult for the Spanish govern
ment to secure the necessary evidence upon
which to base an appeal to the government
of the United States to do its duty. In the
matter. The decision OF our courts in the
Itata case and the action Of the treasury
in the cases Of the yachts Amadis and La
gonda have given serious concern to many
they fear that the door has thus been OPEN
ed to successful fiilibustering expeditions.
and that any protest they may make In
cases where their own countries are con-
cerned will be Of no avail.
THE REVOLT EXPECTED.
1t IL Led by J.ra Marti and General
Gomez.
Advices received in cipher dispatches In
New York yesterday. says the New York
Herald today. show unmstakably that an
other revolution has broken out in Cuba
It has been known for several weeks that
the revolutionary party was making prepa-
rations for an outbreak to begin at a signal
given from their headquarters in New
York. Last Sunday was agreed upon as the
date for beginning Of hostilities. and from
all accounts It appears that the revolution
lists, under command Of Jose Marti and
Gen. Maxine Gomez, have taken possession
in different parts Of the island.
The governor general yesterday issued q
proclamation suspending all constitutional
guarantees. The Spanish cabinet held q
meeting to consider the situation, and au-
thorized the governor general of Cuba to
proclaim martial law. The most violent
outbreak occurs at Ybarra near Matanzas,
where the largest number of insurgents are
assembled. 1t is known that Marti and
Gomez, the former Of whom has been twice
whom commanded the rebels in 1868, left
New York two weeks ago for Vera Cruz,
intending to make a landing where 1T was
expected they would receive instant and
sufficient support to be able to hold their
own until all parts Of the island should be
aroused and send reinforcements. This re-
volt has been long expected. as there is a
strong and rich combination of Cuban ex-
lies in this country. who have long hated
the domination of Spain, and pledged their
lives to the cause Of freedom in Cuba.
Since the last revolution the Quickening of
good feeling between the various states Of
South America and the United States and
the increasing prospect Of the completion Of
the Panama canal or the Nicaragua route
between the Atlantic and the Pacific have
given new courage to the friends Of free
Cuba. 1t is believed that this will be the