The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-19
TO FIGHT FOR CUBA.
-Four Patriots Who Broke Their
Parole for Independence.
GENERAL GARCIA AMONG THEM,

President Palma Receives Word of the Safe
Arrival in Cuba of Two Expeditions, one
of Them Led by General Carrillo, Re-
Gently Acquitted at Wilmington.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Four men who
voluntarily forsook life of ease to take
up arms for the independence of Cuba.
with the full knowledge that their appre-
hension anywhere on Spanish territory
means death to them. reached this city
! yesterday on board the French line steam.
snip La Champagne. They are Major
General Calexto Garcia Mariana Aber-
1che, Alfred Arrange and NJ. Soto. Calexto
Garcla achieved distinction in the ten
years war for Cuban independence, rising
TO the rank of major general of the revo-
lutlonary forces. Being taken prisoner
during that war he was sent to Spain for
Trial Powerful court influence was
brought to bear in his favor, and his life
was spared on condition that he spend the
remainder of his life within the confines
of the city of Madrid, unless permission
was given him to leave the city by the
Spanish authorities.
Less than a year ago Alfred Arrange,
Mariana Aberiche and NJ Soto were exiled
to Spain with other Cuban insurgents.
There they met General Garcia, now a man
90 years old. Their stories of Spanish ty-
ranny and cruelty so fired Garcia that he
determined TO do what he could to secure
Cuban Independence. In an interview last
night Senior Arrange said
In leaving Spain, as we have done, we
nave OF course broken our parole, but any
man who knows how brutally the Span
1sh authorities treat Cubans will saw we
could do nothing else. 1t is absolutely i'm
possible for a decent man to live under
spanish rule in Cuba, and it is worse now
than ever it was in the past. Death is pre-
IeraDle to such condition. and the people
are driven to fight. General Garcia could
hoC be idle under such state of affairs
and there are many natives of Madrid who
sympathize with us"
General Garcia said: II do not exuect tn
stay long in New York, and may start for
CUBA IN day or two The plans have vet
TO be determined upon We will consult
with the Cuban revolutionary committee
and take plans for instant action. | think
Spain will soon learn that she cannot
longer hold Cuba. Her persecution has
been too harsh to leave any one any hone.
and nothing will now satisfy Cuba but
absolute independence, and that is sure To
come"
President Palma, of the Cuban revolu- |
Zionist party in this country, has received
word of the safe arrival in Cuba of two ex
pedltions sent out by the party. One of |
the parties Is headed by General Francisco
Carrillo and Tomaso Collazo. and the
other under the leadership of Colonel Jose
Maria Aguirre. General Carrillo is one of
Gne tlrs oWehty-one men recently acquitted at
Wilmington, Del, of fllibustering.
General Carrillo and his party started
from Cape Haytien in schooner. 100
strong, with 10000 cartridges. After great
hardship the party arrived on the north
ern coast of Cuba where General Carrillo
found awaiting him a party of 1000
Cubans
The other party, under Colonel Aguirre
landed on the south coast of Cuba at about
the same time. There were 129 men in
Aguirre's company. The contingent was
was made up from all parts of the conn.
try, from jamaica New York, Kew West
Tampa and Philadelphia. The party
started from Canada, and among the
mem bers of it were Captain Rupert Stuart
Weatherly, of the British army, a grand
son of Lord Cockburn. Captain Weatberlv
fought in the African war. OF the other
members of the party there were Captain
Antonio Gomez, Bartholome and Carlos
Masso, son and nephew of Vice President {
Masso; Pompeyo Viada, Edgar Dfaz :
Charles NJ. Aguirre and others. The marry
lad with them two cannon, 500 Wincbes
jer rifles and 10000 rounds of ammuni- I
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