The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-15
The CUBANS ARE DEFIANT
Maintain That There Is Absolutely
No Hope for Spain.
MEN AND ARMS IN ABUNDANCE
Proclamation Issuci ci-provincc OF Cana. {.
guey Joins Their Cause with 5000
Mcn-spanish Troops Rapidly
Dying from Fever.

Tampa, Fla. June 14.-The following
proclamation. translated, has just been
received from Cuba:
To the Cuban People-MaXimo Gomez Is
In command with 1000 men. The Marquis
of Santa Lucia, with the cry of Cuba
Libre, has joined him with 1900 men.
Twenty of the most noted gentlemen of
Puerto Principe accompany the worthy
son of Camaguey.
There Is no hope for Spain.
Remedies has protected the landing of
Roloff and his $50 men. He brings muni-
tions of war and 5000 pounds of dynamite.
The landing of Yero and Seraphin Sanchez
is confirmed. They bring American pyro-
technics. Sancta Sprity has already
seven armed bands.
General Maceo with his G00O Macheteros
Is destroying and burning everything
which he finds in his way. Liberal Span
iards have nothing to fear. Lives and
properties will be respected while assist
ance Is not rendered to the government.
If Spain had hunted for general whose
mission was to annihilate the Spanish
army, no one would have better suited
than Martinez Campos, who does not let
poor and tired soldiers have any rest.
They die of hunger, for they are without
food or clothes, under burning sun In this
dealy climate.
The autonomist party says that insur-
rection in arms Is necessary to force the
government to favor autonomy. Shame to
these false patriots, who live on miserable
bread that the despot throws to them.
Soldiers from Mahon, Spanish province,
have gone over to the insurgents ranks.
The daily expenses of Spaniards run up to
S15O,OOO Martinez Campos has already TO-
600 men. Soldiers In the city of Manzan.llo
die in the streets of fever and dysentery.
Famine spreads through the province of
Cuba. In Baracoa and Guantanamo there
are 5000 insurgents in arms.
Liberal Spaniards, the sons of Riega and
Pinto, hurrah for liberty! To arms and
down with the metropolitan government
any tyranny! Hurrah for Maxine Go
mez!
Revolutionary Committee of Havana.
It is reported here that 1000 Spanish
troops will land at Neuvitas, on the
northern coast of Cuba today, being
the second installment of troops dis
patched to Campos by the home govern
ment.
Guerrillas Join Insurgents.
Jacksonville, Fla, June IA spe-
cial to the Florida Citizen from Tampa
says: News by tonight's Cuba steam
er is that the provinces OF Sogua and
Gibera went to the revolution on the
18th and 18th respectively. Camaguay
has seeded to Maxine Gomez, with
over 5000 men. Seven hundred men
from Cilgo de Avila and 500 from Moron
have Joined the Marquis of Santo
Lucia. The volunteers have been or
dered out, but under the leadership
of veterans. The volunteers refuse to
respond unless under their own leaders
The majority of Marco Garcia's guer-
rilas of Santa Spirite have deserted to
tho insurgents.
| mime. Isabel Aquero, a noble lady
from Camaguay, arrived at Havana
yesterday. She was searched in a nude
condition by the authorities. Reports
are that Maceo is in full possession OF
the seaport near Man2anillo; that he
cleared two ships of sugar loading oi
the United States last week.
Ramon Ramble, the business man.
ager Of La Discussion, passed through
Tampa for New York. He is going tc
purchase press with capacity of 90.
600 copies an hour. His paper paiG
s1,117 fine on Monday for publishing
news Objectionable to the government
There was an immense Cuban meeting
here tonight"
Havana, June 14.-The Insurgents
have destroyed the bridge on the rail
road at Gibara.