Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-02
The Cuban Revolt From the Insur-
gent Side.
SPANISH SOLDIERS FEVER STRICKEN
Another View Taken by the Mayor
of Havana.
NOT OVER 5000 INSURGENTS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July 2-Bernardo
]. Bueno, a member of the banking firm of
]. Bueno Co. of Santiago, Cuba, and a
captain in the Cuban army, has just ar
rived in this city. In speaking of the Cuban
revolt he said:
THE hospitals are filled with Spanish
soldiers who are suffering from the yellow
fever.
1--WE have more men than we need for
fighting purposes" continued Senor Bueno.
The Cubars all over the island sympathize
vita the revolutionists. I have gone on
foot through all parts of the province Of
Santiago de Cuba with the revolutionary
troops and wherever We have been We have
been received with open arms. So much
sympathy is felt in the cause of free Cuba
that even the scouts and guards employed
by the Spanish troops keep us posted as to
the latter's movements. In the last war
the Spanish troops used to chase US around
from place to place; now 1t is the reverse;
We have to look for them. for they are not
inclined to show much fight"
The Spanish troops, Mr.. Bueno said, are
already somewhat demoralized. In the
province of Santiago alone there are about
1900 revolutonsts 1t is not men, but
arms and ammunition that are needed.
Mr.. Bueno declares that most of the Of
fetal reports issued by the Spanish gov
ernment are false.
Il have known of encounters" he said,
where the loss on the Spanish side was
300, when they only acknowledged in their
reports loss of is or 20, as, for instance,
at the encounter at Jobito, where Col. Bosch
of the Spaniards was killed. Our loss at
Jobito was IA dead and 80 wounded. The
Spaniards reported our loss from dead and
wounded at 300."
While 1t is undoubtedly true that Jose
Marti is dead, Mr.. Buenos said the report
circulated by the Spanish officials that
MlCimn Gomez hpan wO1lndad
was utterly false. While in the bush Mr..
Bueno was taken i'll and has come to this
country for rest and to benefit his health.
His face showed signs Of his recent Ill
ness.
Not Over 8,OOO, Says Alvarez.
NEW YORK. July 2.-The mayor OF
Havana. or alcalde municipal. Senior
Segundo Alvares. has arrived from Havana
on the stamer Orizaba. Senor Alvarez made
a non-committal reply when asked II the
situation on the island, from the stand
point OF the government of Spain. was
critical. He laid emphasis on his charac-
terization of the insurrecticn as an i'm.
ported article
''It is hard to estimate the number In
the field he said. The revolutionists are
confined to the small eastern end of the
island. They cannot, therefore, be alarm
ingly numerous. The number under arms
is certainly not over 600. 1t is true that
they are sufficient to make great deal Of
trouble. but they can never achieve the
independence OF the island. Their support
from the country at large is far 100 in
significant for that"
AS to annexation to the United States he
said that the generality of the people have
no conception Of 1t, while the 100000 or
more Europeans and their descendants on
the island are decidedly opposed to it.
Il do not blame the government of the
United States for the revolution" he con-
tinued. But the fact remains that the
revolution had its origin and has its main.
almost sole. support here
Arms for Insurecnts.
The World says that a passenger who ar
rived in the steamship Finance reports q
large arrival OF arms for Cuban insurgents
on the island of Trinidad. The master de-
clared, however. that his cargo must not
be molested, 1t was in transit. He said
he had no intention of landing the muni-
tions in Trinidad, and on this statement
he was allowed to retain the cargo. 1t Is
intimated that the arms We're intended for
the expedition led by the sea-going tug
they were transferred to her. The Spanish
officials keep up close watch on all steam
ers arriving at Cuban ports from the Uni
ted States The Norwegian fruit steamer
Kong Erode. which arrived today, reports
that while at the port of Banes she was
boarded by Spanish soldiers, who kept
vigilant guard over her until she sailed
for this port.