The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-07
CUBAN FORCES UNITED.
Spanish Advices Claim That They
Are in Danger OF Disaster.

Madrid, Dec. GA special dispatch from
Santa Clara. Cuba, to the impartial con-
firms the reports that the rebel leaders,
Maceo. Gomez, Roloff and Serafn San
chez have united their forces and are
now leading an army whose strength is
variously stated TO be from 1000 TO 5000
men. The intention Of the rebels the dis
patch says, is to make a strong and con-
certed effort to invade the district OF
Matanzas, put a stop TO agricultural work.
destroy crops and inhtct other damage.
The correspondent asserts that the ruin
of the combined army is Imminent, owing
to the difficulties in the way OF their re-
treat.
4 dispatch from Copenhagen states
that the prime minister has repeated the
ship-owners, ship-masters and sailors, for
bidding them to convey men or muni-
tions of war TO Cuba in Danish vessels,
and threatening any violators of the or
der with prosecution.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Representative
Boyce of Indiana has a monster petition
for recognition OF the Cubans as belliger-
ents which he presented 70 the House
and has been circulated through every
state and territories in the union, con-
tanning 92,200 signatures. Pennsylvania
leads In the number of signers, with 1915
and Illinois comes second with SIPS II
is headed "a petition in the interest of
humanity and the cause of freedom" and
requests congress to take such action as
shall result in speedy recognition as bel
ligerents of the Cuban patriots in their
struggle for freedom.
New York, Dec. "a Havana special
to the Herald says rebel blockade runner
has succeeded i'm landing a cargo OF arms
and ammunition for the revolutionists at
Mariel, which is ony about twenty miles
from Havana. 1t has large, well shell
tered harbor, and is connected to Havana
by railroad.
Havana, Dec. 6.-The steamer Leon
XIII landed two battalions of troops at
Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba yes
terdy -Four battalions were also landed
at Caibarien by the steamers Buenos
Aires and Satrustegui.
Key West. Fla, Dec. .6-The revenue
cutter Winona, Capt. Abbey, left here
Tuesday afternoon last under orders of
the collector of customs to visit Cape
Sable, 1t having been reported that a
large party of Cubans were camped there
waiting an opportunity to go over to Gu
ba. She returned this afternoon about /
O'Clock, having captured several thousand
rounds of ammunition, several hundred
rifles and machetes, a large quantity Of
dynamite, fuses. saddles and other sup
plies of military character. At the
cann were three unknown men and a
young man by the name of Domingo
Fernandez who was badly crippled his
feet being terribly lacerated and swollen.
Ihey were brought 10 the city on the
Winona. The others of the party had
evidently taken to the woods on the ap-
proach of the cutter, as the camp looked
as IL IL had just been vacated. The Gu
bans in this city are much excited over
the affair and small groups Of men are
to be seen on every corner discussing the
matter.
Kingston. jamaica Dec. ca large par
ty of Cubans left the island OF Jamaica
in an open boat to-day and boarded a
steamer from the southward, on board of
which was a formidable filibustering ex-
pediton prepared to operate against the
Spanish in Cuba.
Baltimore, Dec. GA permit 10 shiD 100
900 pounds of dynamite cartridges TO Gu
ban and Mexican ports was 1ssue1 ty
Acting Mayor Henninghausen to-day. In
view of the recent efforts to aid the C.I-
ban insurgents, considerable comment
was INDUCED in about town when the is
suance of the permit generally became
known. Mr.. Grandheld, the agent of The
Numson steamship line, in his applica-
ton, stated that the cartridges were to
be used for blasting purposes and that
his line had shipped many tons to those
countries before