The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-07
CUBKS FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
DE QUEsADA CLAIMS A VICTORY
FOR THE PATRIOTS.

Gen Lachambre Reported Routed by
the Gen. GuiIermOn of the ReVOIu-
tiOnistS-The Spanish Force said 20
Have Numbered 1000 Men and
That OF the RevOIutiOnists Only
7OO-He Asserts That the Dis
patches From Cuba Misrepresent
the Real state of AGairs on the
Island.
Tampa, Fla. March 6.-Gonzales de
Quesada. secretary of the Cuban revolu-
tionary party in the United States, arrived
in this city this morning and is the gues.
of Col. FigueredO. the leader of the move
ment here. Tonight a multitude OF his
compatriots assembled at his stopping
! place to compliment him with a serenade,
and to hear from his own lips the GER
tainty Of rumors afoat on the streets.
He is sick. but yielded to their wishes
and made talk.
Soon after the Southern Associated
/ Press correspondent called on him and
he talked quite freely on most points, but
refused to say from what point he came
ish government was watching his every
movement. When told that W. NJ. Pinker-
ton, the detective, had arrived last night,
he said: "AI right Let them spend their
money freely. but Cuba will be liberated"
He stated that he knew of his own
| knowledge that Gems Marti and Gomez
were in Cuba, but he would give no
] fr,e<
ments He said that on Tuesday battle
was fought between the Spanish Gen.
Lachambre and the Cuban Gen. CUTLER
mon near Santiago de Cuba. The govern
ment had a force Of 1000 men and the
/ Cubans 700. The Spaniards were routed,
with heavy losses. He said one could not
! get correct information by wire, as the
government had possession Of all the ca
bles, and every telegram had to be plain>
| ly written and submitted to the authori-
/ ties, no cyphers being allowed The hope
! of the Cubans, he said, is to develop such
a strength as to command recognition
at the hands Of foreign powers. so they
can raise their own flag and sail in and
/ out Of port without molestatio on the
! part of the foreign powers. When that is
accomplished Cuba will be free in one
year.
In regard to the efforts made by the
| government to suppress all information
he said: Their own movements demon
! strate the strength of the revolution.
| Spain would never send 1900 men. II 900
| stands of arms, millions of cartridges,
| four men of war to Cuba, three cruisers
| TO Key West and others to different ad-
| jacent foreign ports If there was nothing
In
In 1868 she issued paper money which was
redeemed at half price and less. Now she
is issuing paper money again. If she had
credit she would never do it,"
He would give no information as to
his movements in the immediate future
! New York, March 6--Passengers on the
steamer Yumuri, from Havana, which
| arrived this morning, did not bring any i'm
portant news of the Cuban insurrection.
/ Almost all action is confined to the south
/ ern part of the island in the vicinity OF
/ Santiago, and at Havana the news re-
/ ceived from there was SO distorted as to
I be ludicrous. 1t seemed, however, as if
! the rebels had hardly leg left to stand
/ on, If the government dispatches could
/ be relied upon. Gen. Sanguily, who was
arrested in Havana on Feb. 2S, will doubt
/ less be garroted, according to the opinion
/ expressed on the Yumuri this morning
4 There is always more or less discomfort
/ in Cuba" said a passenger, land it is
/ only by intimidation and force of example
that quiet is preserved at all, consequently
! whep the government have reason to gus
<pect any one of teaching revolutionary
doctrines they try to make an example
| of him in order to deter others, so l think
/, Sanguily's fate is fixed
F., Havana, March 6.-The funeral of the
/ Marquis de Duquesne, vice president of
/ the reform party. took place to-day The
! services were very imposing and were at
/ tended by large number of prominent
/ persons.
Alfredno and Arnago of Mataga's band
! have surrendered to the authorities at
/ Rodas. The mayors of that locality re-
| port that Mataga's band consists of
| hundred men, most of whom were i'm
/ pressed into the service of the bandit.
The Guantanamo troops have attacked
! and dispersed the band under Perez
Brooks at Luzo. Several of the band We're
! wounded. The troops captured all their
| arms, ammunition, etc. The provinces
of Puerto Prince, Matanzas, Pinar, Rio
| and Havana are quiet
Madrid, March 6.-The governor general
| of Cuba has telegraphed, requesting that
reinforcements be sent directly to Santi-
! ago, and that they be made ready to take
the field forthwith. The war office is
pushing actively the preparations for the
! expedition. There is remarkable enthu-
siasm in military circles. Detachments
| from all the garrisons are mastering rap
| idly Santander, Cadiz, Coruna and BARGE
Iona They will embark at the end of the
week. Two million cartridges will be
shipped on the cruiser Queen Mercedes.
A TERROR or THE RAILS