The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-02
cUBANS NOT EASY TO CONQUER
GEN. MACEO REPORTED To HAVE
LANDED a LARGE FORCE.

His Men Reported Well Drilled md
Commanded by Thirty-seVen ON
cers-He Has With Him 5000 RIFLES.
Ammunition and Army StOres-A
Convoy Reported Captured by the
Rebel FOrce-Rumors That They
Have Arranged 10 secure Torpedo
Boats-CnmpOs Ready to sail.
Tampa, Fla. April LIN an interview
tonight Col F. Figueredo leader Of the
Cuban patriots in Tampa. and the recog-
nized head of the movement IN this sec
ton. said The latest news I have from
Cuba Is that Gen. Maceo has landed
large force Of men on the island together
with 5000 rifles. ammunition and army
stores. But at what point the landing was
effected / am not Informed. He has a
large force. with thirty-seven officers. and
his men are we'll drilled and disciplined.
Gen. Maceo captured a convoy. taking
several hundred men prisoners. besides
securing 10 mules and a large lot OF
valuable munitions OF war. This is the
latest facts. ! know there are all sorts
of rumors flying about. but what l have
stated are the simple facts as they eX-
list according to our best information.
would advise very little credence to be
placed on highly colored and sensational
newspaper reports We shall learn more
fully just what is being done upon the ar
rival of the steamer from Havana to-
morrow"
Gonzales Quesada, secretary of the Gu
ban movement in the United States, who
is the guest Of Col. Figueredo, and En-
rique Collozo, a Cuban leader from New
York, also here. expresses the same opin-
ion substantially as Col Figueredo Sec
Rotary Gonzales Quesada, Enrique Col
lozo and DR.. Domongos viii go TO Jack
sonville Wednesday and will address IA
mass meeting on Thursday night.
Passengers from Havana by the steam
ship Olivette last night report the revo-
luton in Cuba spreading rapidly.
There are 1000 insurgents re-
ported in Puerto Principe under command
of Malques De Santa Luci. He raised this
force near Quanaja and was marching
toward Yara, where all the forces We're
assembling in response to a proclamation
issued by Gems. Maceo and Masso. This
proclamation is supposed to have been
prompted, if not issued by Joseph r.
Marti and calls for convention TO de-
clare Cuba Independent from Spain, and 10
form provisional government. 1t is
stated that March 80 was set for the
Adtb VI TINS tbllN tAlAlOil. 1 ne oldIlSn gov
eminent acknowledges the presence Of
Gen. Maceo in Santiago de Cuba. No Of
fetal announcement of the presence of
Maru or Goenez has been made. and if
they are on the island their presence is |
still kept secret. After the victory of
Camfachula the insurgents burned the big
San Manuel sugar plantation near the
village on March %. Two hundred men are
said to have taken up arms in San Luz
grande under command of Col AIdaret
and are making their way toward Yara.
ST. Louis, April IA special from the
City OF Mexico says a fishing bark just
in from the Gulf Of Mexico reports hav-
heaNi. armed with cannon and apparently
well equipped with all the munitions Of
war. When hailed the boats made no re-
ply and the Mexican fishermen getting
afraid to make any further advances,
made their escape from the locality as
fast as possible. 1t is thought the ships
have bearing on the Cuban revolution.
although IL IS reported that they are
pirates manned by enraged Cubans coast
ing about the waters of the gulf and along
the coast of South America Numbers of
strangers have been seen within the
past few days in Progreso Campeche,
Merida and other points in Yucatan,
whose business was unknown and who
are evidently Cubans. 1t is alleged that
they are insurgents, and are in Mexico
for the purpose of gaining recruits for the
rebel cause in Cuba. That island has many
sympathizers in Mexico in her attempt
TO throw off Spanish rule.
Washington, April Information of a
somewhat sensational character has been
received in Washington within the past
twenty-four hours with respect to the re-
bellion in Cuba officials interested. have
been Informed from sources which they
deem entirely reliable that a prominent
eastern ship building firm has agreed 10
furnish the insurgents a torpedo boat at
an early date, which will be used to de-
stroy the Spanish war vessels now cruis-
ing In Cuban waters. Whether the firm in
question will build a boat or furnish a
steam launch which can be utilized as a
torpedo boat, is not known, but 1t is as
serted that a swift boat of some charac-
ter, which can be used for torpedo mr.
poses, will soon be in the hands of The
. Cuban sympathizers in this country In
is then proposed to equip this craft with
full supply Of torpedo tubes and start
her Immediately to Cuban shores The
Spanish government is said to be aware
OF this expedition and to have notified tho
state department officials. What action
the latter Will take cannot at this time
be stated, inasmuch as no information
bearing upon the matter will be given
out at the department A vessel such as
that referred to above could possibly de-
sfroy several Spanish cruisers before she
was captured even though she should be
unlucky enough to fall into the hands OF
the Spaniards. In such an event. it is
said, short shift would be made of the
officers and crew. who would be treated
as pirates and executed without mercy or
delay.
London. April IA dispatch from Mad
rid to the Pail Mall Gazette SAYS that in
order TO replace the troops that have been
sent as reinforcements to Cuba the gov
eminent will call out 10000 men. Gen.
Martinez de Campos. who is to assume the
comand in Cuba, held a farewell audience
with the queen regent last evening.