The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-12
A CUBAN WAR CRAZE IN SPAIN.
THE TROOPS NOW READY TO SAIL.
NUMBER 10000.

Many Veterans of the Previous Gu
han Campaign in the Ranks-AII
seem Anxious to Go 10 the Front.
several Generals Awaiting Orders
10 Take the FieId-OnIy Forty In
Sureents Vow Left in the Baire
Band.
Madrid. March ia credit of 81. 600. co.
10 be used in suppressing the Cuban insur-
-setion, has been cabled to Capt. Gen.
CaIleja in Havana.
The preparations to ship more troops to
cuba are pressed forward with great
rapidity. In addition to the three trans
ports which have already sailed, half
dozen or more troop ships have
been made ready to leave Ca
dix and Santander as soon as
the infantry shall be got aboard. The
total number now under orders for the
Cuban campaign is 1900. Not a few OF
The SOLDIERS are veterans Of the previous
campaign. They and the other expert
enced men have been distributed among
the regiments so that every company Of
new recruits may have a backbone of
tried campaigners. All seem ready and
anxious to go to the front. Despite the
terrors Of the Cuban climate for the Eu-
ropean Spaniard. there are numerous vol
unteers from all parts Of the country. The
popular excitement is beyond anything
warranted by the sanguine reports given
ont by the government. 1t is almost as
great al when the Kabyles attacked Me-
lila.
Among the generals awaiting orders are
4. Marin, inspector general of cavalry.
c. Polavieja, commander of the Sixth
army corps, and Correa Garcia, command
ant at Centa, and general of division
While military men here profess to be-
leve that the instruction is not very
serious, the officers of Cuban experience,
most notably Martinez de Campos. fear
that the present outbreak is the begin
ming Of q long period of unrest on the
island. They think the army will be forced
70 remain some time in the disturbed dis
tricts. The expense and loss of life in
the trying climate, they predict will be
sources of constant regret and incon-
venience TO the mother country To this
view, undoubtedly is due Gen Campos
eagerness to have many thorough re-
forms introduced into the administration
of Cuban affairs. He has reiterated in
private converse ton with members of the
government the plea for reform which
he made in the Senate last week and the
ministers have decided to take in hand
most Of the measures suggested by him.
Havana, March 1.-THE Barre band of
insurgents, which was attacked, defeated
and dispersed by Gen. Carrich, has been
reduced to forty men, and negotiations
are pending for their surrender. Public
sentiment in the province of Santiago de
Cuba now the only really disturbed dis
trict, is very strongly in favor of peace.
Tampa Fla, March 1.-THE latest news
received here from the Cuban revolution
airy movement is wholly of Spanish origin.
The Cuban patriots of this city have re-
ceived no news from the field direct, re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The last news they had from Marti and
Gomez was on Feb. &C. Since that time
they have heard nothing from them direct,
nor FROM any of their generals on the
held La Luchia and other Havana pa
pers were received in this city to-day, both
containing news as sent out by the Span
ISL government. The government admits
that Moncada, an insurgent general at the
head of 1000 men, routed and captured a
thousand troops at Barre. Many were
killed The insurgent, Massa, has marched
through Maneauillo and Bayamo, and
through many towns, killing many gov
eminent troops, capturing many more and
securing arms and ammunition in large
quantities. The Cubans in this city are
satisfied with the revolution so far.
Gonzalez De Quesada, secretary of the
movement in the United States, who has
been here for several days, left this morn
ing for New York, in company with Horace
Rubens, an attorney of that city.