Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-16
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
Military Authorities MyslIlgd by
Strategic Movements.
Rebels Enthusiastic ~ Success Amtri'
cans Made prisoners un suspicion
Fighting Reported.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March TO-
Authentic advlcss direct state that thu
revolution Ia progressing most favor.
ably. Exact information "a 10 the
various movements cannot readily DO
obtained, owing 10 government CEN
sorahip over tslogtaphic c0mmunica-
ton. This was fofoseen and provided
for. Each section OF the Revolutionary
party have been operating iudopenu.
entity 90 far. Each loader lights on his
own account, thus distrGoling the
Spanish forces aud leaving them Ia
peTpetual doubt As 10 where aud when
the next blow will be struck. At every
point occupied the insurgents flfst
act IL TO destroy the telegraph 90 the
government shall DO left In tue dark w
10 their movements. 10 IN supposed MI
Havana and Santiago that Or. Grille,
tho president OF the Autonomy party,
aud Utbana 5AnoheE have lied before
tho Spaniards. Their movements,
however, are strategic. DR.. Grille IL
here. He came yesterday via Monte.
20 bay. Sanchez has gone 10 San Do
mingo.
The arrival Of Grille IL but the carry
ing out OF one Of the principal plans VI
tho insurgents. Fourteen other Ia.
suTgenls accompanied him.
The CubAns hero arc very active,
yet no overt act that could bring them
under the direct notice OF tue British
authorities has been or IL likely 10 be-
committed. In fact, 10 all appearances,
these visitora know nothing about any
revolution, and do nothing hut behave
Themselves with great clfcumtptciio
Besides mys,ilylng the military
authorities by dark movements, the
inturgent iorcoB have struck several
blows heavily and with faTidity, each,
II IL declared, having accomplished IT,
object. They were all TO secure
strategic positions. Many points Of
vantage arc now occupied inland anu
good secret coast positions are held,
through which supplies are drawn,
despite Spain'a wRtchiulness.
AZ Santiago the insurgents hold a
strongly iDttenohed position not fAt
from the city, under the command ot
Generals Monoads, Quento, Bundora
AMI Victoria Galzon. They are 400
strong ana well equipped with tour
mOnthe' supplies. several attempts 10
dislodge them have proven futile aud
costly TO the Spaniards, MoucaJa IL,
or rather was, awaiting instructions
and TeinfoTcements 10 enable him 10
capture Santiago.
At Barre 500 armed men made n
demonstration, There were also n
few fightsin Jaguety GTande In Man
tanzas. There we're 1000 troops
oru cred TO Santiago ON March l Suu
there was. fight at y barra, with
band tf insurgents, who were driven
a ~ -
%, 900 cartridges were captured.
n lively light with insurgents ut
Mocha was reported on March anu
% woro captured. A. Nvquitn, 800
rebels met the Spanish soldiers. There
were eleven killed and many prisoners
taken. The same day O demand was
made In the cabinet al Madrid Tor the
unlimitsd appropriations " suppress
the rebellion.
Tue defeat q tho JagueEy GTando
hand took place ON March 4 according
to the TohOItl. That was at Man.
tanERs. Eighty ware routed, wni'e,at
MluTugun, 10 the lower end Of the
island, thre different bands were dis.
pussthted Rnd the leaders olthUT Is lied
or male prisonera. Mary Of the taud
surrendered.
had beBu niade, but on AlaICn martial
law was declared there.
Ca thut day the Insurgents were am.
busheu at Los Cunas, near Santiago,
anu there was fierce hghung tor m
hour, after which the retcls ran away,
Another band folght an ran ~ Monte
ChTht0.
On March IA fifty rebels were billed
anu wounded uuar Guauiauamg,
It win be seen that even the govern
ment Representatives show great dCil
OF activity, while there ~ not siuple
report OF insurgents gaining any adj
vantage.
An American connected with the
revolutionary movement 6uii tuis
mOfnlug'
ave have got the 5paniards 90 hoo
doed they not only uOu't know where
we are, but don't know whore they are
themselveS"
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