Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-08
cAMPos AND TROOPS ON THE
WAY TO HAVANA.
THE NEW cAPrAIN-GENERAL HAS
MILLIONS OF MONEY
WITH HIM.
THE INSURGENTS ARE NOT DIS
MAYED. BUT, ON THE CONTRARY,
BECOME MORE AND MORE HOPE
FuL-rHE SYMPATHY MEETING
IN FLORIDA.


80 sheNaht @hfAAA ~
Special Correspondence OF the Assoc
elated Press) There Is keen anticipa-
tion now among the Cubans and will
be for some days 10 come.
General Martinez campos. with a
couple OF million dollars in cash, lot
OF troops and large personal prestige
is now on the ocean aud bending sail
hither Great will be the day and large
the occasion when Campos again sets
foot on Cuban soil TO put down another
rebellion. The people here are expect
ing him and anticipate with anxious
interest his coming. To an on-looker.
however, the interest among unofficial
people seems to arise more from anuci-
patton OF the pageant and olatter OF
bright metal than any other conscious
ness that Campos Is needed here.
Havana, always accustomed to mill
tary has not been wildly impressed
by the landing of the troops from
Spain. The suppression OF the news
OF the insurrection at Havana results
In ignorance OF details. il not OF facts,
from the eastern districts; and so while
the people look on and are Interested
In the show. they feel they have no
personal part In the matter and are in
deed quite content TO leave all fatigue
OF activity to those who must act
Meanwhile during the week there
viii be lesser diversions furnished by
the arrival Of about 5000 more Spanish
troops. At any moment now the
steamers san Ignacln del Loyalo from
Cadiz with 400 men and the Desant-
ander from corrunna with si5 men,
may enter the harbor The Spanish
cruiser Sanches Barcastegul entered
the harbor here yesterday and left
today. She Is lowering along the coast
The utmost vigilance Is exercised by
the government to prevent the land
ing In Cuba OF the rebel leaders who
are in other parts The government
especially md dennitly desires to In
terccpt Maceo, who the aficinls profess
TO believe, has not effected q landing
on Cuban soil. There Is private in
formation In this city, however. that
Maceo IL now on the island and that
other leaders will come later.
This Cuban negro Maceo. vet
teran OF the rebellion. Is said
20 be an able man, q Ghrewd taoticinn
In the chnppnrel. and undoubtedly
brave. He ls 10 the official house here
the big man of the insurrecton,
All the movements OF the rebels make
plain that the plan announced I'm these
dispatches ms the one laid out by their
leaders. is being consistently followed.
There IL waiting campaign. They
appear and disappear, They make q
sortie against some village and iftroops
appear they hustle away out OF sight
They have alarmed the Inhabitants
and they have hnrrassed the troops
whose officers have telcgruphed the
governor-genern that his men bravely
met a group".-that lg the govern
mental designatlon-of the rebel forces
aud routed the enemy who ran away,
II Is a fact that there are on This
island today between FIVE and six
thousand rebels. who have rifles ana
cartridges within their reach. The
government may scout this statement
but It holds and the plan of campaign
Is TO the west.
The leaders know bettor than to
openly oppose theft five or six thousand
men against superior forces when
climate and sickness are relied upon
as allies n little later on.
why don't the rebels pitch In and
do something before all the Spanish
troops reach here2" Is n question asked
the rebels here The answer IL that while
engaging forces now here the rebels
would suffer losses not to he RAPIDLY
mended md upon this weakened force
would be constantly coming more
fresh troops from Spain.
let Spain get here all she Intends
to send ana then we win play hide and
seek with them, until. aided bv
climatic conditions. we can combine all
our forces ana strike decisive blow
at the siokening and climatic worn
forces OF SPAIN"
That Is about the reply that tho
insurrecuonist would make to criticism
as 10 their lack Of aggressive activity.
Already the government troops are
occurring through Manzanillo and Col.
santocilde has JUST telegraphed the
governor here MS to what action shall
he taken In event the rebels In big or
or little groups desire to surrender.
Clearly Santocilde expects succegses
to his army. Troops are being sent TO
guard the plantations. The govern
ment has removed the duty OF 30 cents
hitherto Imposed for the viaes OF for
eign passports. The reason Is not sta
ted