New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
STIRRING NEWS FROM CUBA
IMPORTANT LETTERS BROUGHT On i"N
STEAMSHIP NIAGARA
THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN AN EMBRYONIC sTAiH
CONFLICTING RrMoRs ABOUT MoNhi
ANXIOUS TO BE REcOCNlZEp
AS RELLIGERENIs.

ANXIOUS TO BE RECOGNIZED
AS BELLIGERENTs
The news OF the formation OF Provisional uo',
~. g., oh, and the election OF Bartolome
No., az President was confirmed by messas
brought to senor Estrada Palma. the newly 49,
delegate az the Cuban Revolutionary parry u,
country by the steamship Niagara oil inc 49,
Line Yesterday. This news came carrier ~ a,.son
week and while there was no manies' uisI 49,, :,
en- the part Of the Cuban patriots IN ,n'' ny , i'm,
the report, the ineff1cient caDie SCI $500
possible verify 1t. ..,d
These messages said that a convention was "
at Camaquey The letters we're da'ed Au ,.' .he
and were written apparently immeuiA',is -,
election. The letters said that repuo'S " -
formed and that the delegates attending IA" 49,.
from all parts OF the island. 1t further sAu ..,
all districts engaged in actual warfare asa'"s "a
had been represented by accredited deleg"'e' o.
that the choice had been unanimous. Ca'.f =
was declared the temporary capital NM
Cabinet organized by the new Presiuen'' l.,
The new Government is still in an emoi' o" %,
state. No constitution was drafted ana tne O'
Gals chosen only TO serve Temporarily
government can be fully formed and regular e',s,
tion take place General Bartolome Masso. 'hc
newly elected President was the choice OF 'e"
in-Chief Gomez. He IL skilled In stateciai'
actual warfare. The faith ;hat the "oNe'"'".
has in him is manifested by the fact that ,he Sc
ton OF a Cabinet left entirely 10 MS diso,
This Cabinet consists OF three Ministers OF 'ne Ia
terror six Ministers OF War and one Foreign Minis
ter. Senior Estrada Palma will doubtless be ehose"
by General Masso Foreign Minister Se
Palma has not been Informed OF his appointment
but his recent election In New-lork ana inc
sponsible post which he holds here VIII MAKE MN
the logical candidate for the office.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE AT BAYAMo-
Gonza;o de y Quesada, a nephew OF General que
do nd a1c afarv IF Ia
airy party received private letters wnich CAV
fuller details Of the recent battle at Bayamo' i"'
writer says that the Spaniards lost one se"ei n
three chiefs Of division, fourteen line orncers anu
thirtythre privates The rebels lost In all se'ei'.!
four men, among them being their General Al
phonze Gonle This letter is dated July 81, al Mon-
tompolo The writer also gave list OF General Genera
Maceo's stan officers. He that these officers,
delegates which elected General Mssso President;
The names OF the officers as gwen atv o0 CS
Dental Secretary r. Portuondo. Chief Engineer
Sanchez. Assistant Engineers Asuiieta anu , ~:
is within the camp OF General Maceo and that he
insurgent army has the utmost confidence IN ul'-
These letters are said to have been brought by
d. 3. Dodge, an American, who was passeheffa
could not be seen. however. and 1t Is douptfni
whether he was the messenger as ne mas hcs PEN ~
was the bearer OF messages on the outward trip 10
General Maceo from General Rafael de Quesada,
in New-York and that he brought these letters
back The story says that he stopped oil at stnIl.
ago and looked over the ground. and IS 20 report
to the leaders here verbally as well as oy ies'er
~ the progress that has been made IN tuoa III
fRhting the Spanish troops under Genetii MAR
Campos There many conf citing STORES about
his trip one story says that he took $500 over
10 Cuba with him. The passengers on tne .essct
say, however. that II he took mat ei.oun. Oh
emily all he had was his passage money @nc'ner
report says that he brought $500 back 20 me
revolutionary leaders in New-fork whlcn was col-
tribued by wealthy Cubaas. This seems very I'M n
probable as the money Is for use in Suoa. anu IL
would hardly be brought here. AT CUBAN ned9
quarters all of these stories denied Ire iead,
ers said that no money had been sent over, anu
that none had been brought back. They refused TO
divuge the name Of their messenger IS snsy sa nd
that they might want TO use nm MN
would know him the next time that he went over