The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-27
REVOLUTION IN CUBA
UPRIsINGs REPORTED IN TWO
PROVINCES OF THE ISLAND.
Strength of the "Patriots- Said TO
BE About 1000 Men-The Out
break Hatched in New York.

NEW YORK. Feb. GA dispatch from
Havana says it is reported there that "sev-
eral revolutionary parties have risen in
arms in different parts of the island. The
Governor-general has issued a proclama-
ton suspending constitutional guarantees.
There is great excitement throughout the
island. Many well-known separatists have
been arrested. Tt is also reported that
there has been an engagement between the
government troops and the insurgents. A
rumor has also been circulated that many
persons who were expected to join the
movement left Santiago last week for New
York and San Domingo
The outbreak in Cuba is said TO have been
Matched here in New York. 1t is said by
members of the Cuban revolutionary party
that the date set for the uprising has been
known since Feb. 8. Jose Marti, thrice BAN
ished from Cuban soil because of his hate
of Spanish domination, and Gen. Maxine
Gomez. who commanded the eastern wing
of the Cuban rebels in the revolution of
1865 left New York two weeks ago. Their
arrival in Cuba was to be the signal for
the uprising. Marti will be at the head
of the provisional government if the revo-
lutionists are successful. General Gomez is
the commander-in-chief of the revolution
airy forces.
The Cuban leaders here in league with the
revolutionists on the island and with SYM
pathzers in the United States, Mexico and
the South American republics have been
long preparing for the uprising. The in
surgent forces in Matanzas, near Ybarra,
where one wing of the patriot party raised
it's standard are under command Of Maj.
Gen. Julio Sanguily. The point mentioned
is about sixty-six miles cast of Havana,
on the west end of the is and. The scene
of the other uprising, Guantanamo, is on
the east end of the island, and the fact
that. these widely spread places are given
prominence is accepted by Cubans in New
York to mean that the uprising extends
throughout the island, and that The Spanish
authorities are attempting TO belittle its
extent The revolutionary forces in the
eastern section of the island, which in
cludes Guantanamo, are commanded by
Brig. Gen. Guillermo Moncado. 1t is esti-
mated that he can raise four thousand
1900 regulars, of which about 5000 are
stationed in Santiago de Cuba, within reach
Of the rebels at Guantanamo. The bulk of
the remaining Spanish troops are stationed
in Havana near the scene of General San
guilyS starting point, Ybarra.
Men who are high in the councils of the
which they have Struggled into Cuba dur
ing the last few weeks, and which We're
landed near Matanzas and other points,
and those already in possession of the pa
to arm three thousand men at once, and
many more within a very short time The
plan of campaign is more complete than in
any of the numerous revolutions which
have drenched Cuban soil with blood The
Cubans will be handicapped in the matter
Of arms but the leaders here ere say that nat their heir
and roads and can endure privations which
would mean death to the Spaniard. They
fought for ten years before, when their
chance for success was not near SO bright
as now.