The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27
OUTBREAK IN CUBA.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN HATCHED IN
NEW YORK.
Movement VIII BE Known aa the
Martf Observation-Disclosures Leaders
in America Sympathlze With the
RcTOlutiOnfstN.

New York. Feb. 26.-The outbreak in
Cuba is said to have been batchea in
New York. It Is said cipher dispatches
received here yesterday by members OF
the Cuban Revolutionary party, to whom
the date set for the uprising has been
known since February told that The reYo-
ton had been begun.
Jose Mari. twice bantshed from Cuban
soil because Of his hate of Spanish DOM
nations, and General Messing Gomez,
who commanded the eastern wing of the
Cuban rebels in the revolution of 1868, left
New York two weeks ago for Vera Cruz.
and the news received last night from
Cuba tells that they have Landed, for
their arrival WAS TO be the signal Tor
the uprising.
The Head of 1t.
The movement win be known as the
Marti revolution, for it is lee by Jose
Marti, who Will be the head of the pro-
are successful.
General Gomez, who accompanied him,
is the oOmmander-in-chief OF the reVolu-
Gonary forces.
II was here that the revolution was
planned and it vas from here that the
order was sent which lighted the fire
Of ciVal war in Cuba yesterday. or more
probably on Sunday, sinee that was the
date originally set. The Cuban leaders
here in league with the reVoluionists of
the island and whose syrnpathizers in the
American republics have been long pre-
pairing for the event. the inception of
Which is announced in the Cablegrams.
! The insurgent forces in MatanZas near
party raised its standard. are under COM
mand of Major-Geners. julio SanSuily,
/ the place mentioned being sixty miles
! east of Havana, on the vest end of
The scene OF the other uprising. Guam
! tanarno, is on the west end Of the island,
ana the fact that these widely separated
| places are given prominence was &C.
eepted by cubans in New York last night
| to mean that the uprising eAtenued
throughout the island and that the
Spanish authorities were attempting to
The revolutionary forces in the eastern
section of the island, are commanded by
Acknowledgement Moncada. 1t is esti-
mated that he can raise 1900 men.
Spanish Forces.
The Spanish forces number about 1s,oVI
regulars, of which about 1900 are sta.
SO within reach OF the rebels at Muanta-
name.
Che bulk Of the remaining Spanish
troops are stationed in Havana. and sc
are near the scene OF General Sanguily'
starting point, Ybarra,
Generals Gomez and Narti are expected
! to land on the south coast, but there Is
some uncertainty about their exact deSti
nation, as they we're forced to move with
great caution,
Men who are high in the councils of the
Cuban party here, and who We're en-
trusted with the date set for the uprising
said last night that with the arms which
have been smugSied into Cuba during tht
last few WeehS ana Which were LANDED
near Mataizas and other points, ane
these already in possession OF the pat
riotic forces, General Gomez would bt
able to arm 5000 men at once and many
more within a very short time. AQ
Lyitda confirmed the cipher dispatches
which yCubans of the revolutionary party
here received about noon.
Plan of Campaign,
The plan Of campaign is more compIet,
than any OF the numerous revolution!
y which have drenched Cuban soil will
!. blood. To begin with. relying upon TIT
arms and supplies of war smuSSled *
Cuba were landed at widely differen
points, Cor Il is upon patriot troops tina
MART and General Gomez must rely ant
they aimed to fire the entire island viii
the spirit of rebellion at the same hour.
To this end the banished leaders ant
the trusty men who we're already upoi
Cuban soil, were assigned to different dis
tricts. and all were given similar instruc
tons. They will arm as many men a.
their supplies of rifles viii permit, ant
| Fauylng III aUUlIIOH Hi OIL Tue uHAFIHoQ o.
poorly armed patriots to their standard
viii make head for a common deStina
ton there to meet Marti and Gomez I
possible and SO present a united front Il
the Spanish regulars.
The Cubans viii be handicapped in tn
matter of arms, but the leaders here sa,
that their oOunTymen know every foo
of the hills and the roads, and can en-
dure privations which would mean dealt
to the Spaniards they fought for tel
years before when their chances for sue
cess we're not nearly SO bright as now
C,abans here were saying last night tina
now they cannot fail.
other Patriots.
In addition to Gomez and Marti it j
believed that the following are in CON
mand Of bodies Of patriots at yariou
points on the island:
General Carlos RoloH, a Polish officer
General Antonio Maceo, General Chombe
, General Sanchez General Francisc
Arillo, General Enrique Collazo, Genera
EnriqIe Collazo General Julio SanguilJ
who was probably the instigator of tn
I'D rising at Matanzasi General Guiliern,
{, Moneada, and the Marquis OF SAINT
, Lucis.