The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-05
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Gen. AIaeeO Defeated i'm a Battle
with TrOops-Advices From Revo-
lutiOnarS Sources Picture Every
thing as Going Their Way.
Havana, April 4.--The Spanish steamer
lgnaicso de Loyola. conveying / 100 sol
diers to reinforce the government troops
in the island of Cuba. arrived here to-day.
Madrid, April 4.-Gen. Martinez lie
Campos started from here last evening
EN- route for Cuba. The members of the
cabinet and a large number of deputies,
senators, generals and other distinguished
persons bade him farewell at the station,
the platform OF which was packed with
enthusiastic people who cheered for Gen.
Campos and Spanish Cuba. The general
sailed from Cadiz this afternoon. The
Chamber of Deputies has approved reform
of the penal code for Cuba, the changes in
which have been made with a view to in
hicting severe punishment upon promoters
Of rebellion and separatism.
A cabinet council was held to-day. over
which queen Regent Christina presided.
Premier Canovas del Castillo read a dis
patch from Havana stating that the insur-
gent leader, Maceo. had landed in Cuba,
fought a battle with the government
troops and been defeated
Tampa, Fla. April 4.-The following tel
egram was received here to-day by Ramon
Rivero. editor. from Enrique Trujillo:
New York, April 4.-Antonio and Ma
Geo Crombet Cebreco Corona and eigh-
teen men landed happily in Cuba.
The five first named were distinguished
military leaders Of the last revolution,
and three OF them have been exiles ever
since
The explanation given by the Spanish
government Of the conduct of her cruiser
in firing on the Alliance was that Gen.
Maceo, who had Just landed with party,
was on board. The Cuban leaders here
assert that the patriots made a demon
stration at Puerto del Padre for the pur-
pose of attracting the Spanish troops so
that the landing OF the party might be
successful Senor Andrew editor of La Dis
cusion, has been imprisoned by the Span
ish government for printing information
favorable to the patriots.
La Lucha and other papers received by
to-night's steamer declare the news pub
lished in the New York Herald to be
false, but in other paragraphs admits that
Germono is dead and several other things
which the government at first announced
as untrue, The same authorities state
that overtures made TO Pemiro and other
insurgent leaders to accept the terms
of peace offered by the government have
been stoutly rejected.
The Sixth battalion Of Spanish troops
has arrived from Spain.
The laborers on the sugar plantations
have gone on strike, and only a few
are working
Jacksonville, Fla. April 4.-Gonzales de
Quesada, who is now the head OF the Cuban
party in this country since Gen. Martfs
departure, accompanied by Col. Fernando
Figeredo and DIR. Fermi Faldeo DOmin-
guez, arrived here from Tampa this morn
ing. They were met at the depot by the
reception committee, consisting of r. j.
Martinez, E. NJ. Delgado and ]. p Cancio
and also by about fifty Cubans and escort
ed to the residence of Mr.. Cancio, whose
guests they are while here.
Tonight a. mass meeting was held at
Metropolitan Hall to express sympathy
with the Cubans in their effort to throw off
Spain's yoke. There were fully 800 people
present including the most prominent bus
mess men of the city Among those pres
ent were United States District Attorney
Clark, United States Marshal Mckay,
Postmaster H. w. Clark, Mayor d. L.
Fletcher, City Attorney Bars and Judge
Gibbons of the city court.
The meeting adopted the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved. that it is the sense Of the
American people here assembled
/. That they most heartily sympathize
with the Cuban patriots in their desires
and efforts to free Cuba from foreign con-
troll and obtain for the people OF that IS
land the right of self-government so much
priced by US. They have vastly more
reason for their action than had our fore
fathers of whose actions we are so proud,
and they will persist in their patriotic en-
deavors until Cuba is free.
2. That it is the duty of lovers Of free
American institutions to express their
sympathy for the oppressed people of Cuba
and their desire to see them free.
3. That we urge upon the legislature of
the state of Florida the duty Of formally.
by resolution, expressing the sympathy of
the whole people of Florida with the
movement for a free Cuba.
4. That we urge upon our federal gov
ernment the duty of promptly recognizing
the Cuban patriots as beligerants and do
ing all in their power TO procure the recog-
milton by the Spanish government of the
freedom of the island Of Cuba.
3. That we call upon all American citi-
zens who sympathize with the Cuban pa
triots to make known their sympathies
in order that their moral support may be
given to the good cause.
Senor Quesada received a dispatch to-
day confirming the reports sent out that
Gen. j. A. Maceo had landed on the island
with three generals and 221 men. One of
Mr.. Quesada's party added that arms in
the shape of cannon, rifles and ammuni-
ton were also landed. but from what
port they were shipped IS a secret none
of the gentlemen will divulge
The four generals who landed are old
campaigners against the Spanish. They
fought In the last revolution.
The three lieutenants Of the famous
Maceo are +. Crombet, the Costa Rican
f. Cerron and Patricio Corona, who was
known when in jacksonville as Senor
Miranda, one of those connected with the
yacht La Gonda, which was seized in
Fernandina, found to be laden with arms
and ammunition, and which was subse-
quently released.
Senior Quesaha hints that Gen. Maceo
and his party were landed from the steam
er Ethelred which was fired upon by
Spanish vessel a day Of two ago.
Senior Quesada seems confident the rev.
olution Will succeed. He said: THE only
difficulty we have Is 20 get our ships
out OF this country. II we clear the
coast Of this country we will do the rest
This talk about Spanish warships patrol
ling the coast OF Cuba Is all buncombe
sent out by Spanish authorities 70 bull
doze the patriots and their allies. The
steamer Mascotte. a week or so ago, made
trip 10 jamaica ana then skirted the