The herald., 1895-03-02
FOR THE FREEDOM Of CUBA
The Spanish Government Ready
for the RevOlutiOnists
TROOPS READY FOR WAR
Difficult to Get at the True State Of
Affairs on the Island
The Insurgents Are Under Arms and Well
Mounted--Some Of the Leaders in the
Outbreak Are Known

London, March IA dispatch received
Associated Press report of last night an
nouncing that the Spanish Govern ment
was prepared to send a large reinforce
ment of troops to Cuba, if such step is
found necessary. 1t is stated that the
Spanish Government has issued definite
orders for immediate transportation OF
seven battalions of troops. each composed
of 900 men, to Havana. Another battai-
ion has been ordered to Havana from
Porto Rico, making 1000 dispatched in
haste to Cuba.
st. Louis, March IA special telegram
from Havana says the insurgents have
defeated force of 1000 Spanish troops,
but no details are given. 1t is reported
that Vicenti Garcia brother OF Manuel
Garcia was also killed in the engagement
near Aguacali Another battalion OF
Government troops left Havana Tor the
east. Many encounters are reported in
Matanzas. One thousand trained men lett
Havana in the last sixty days. few at
time, so as to disarm suspicion. Sew
eral former Cuban chieftains are among
them. An insurgent band led by Marero,
near Jaguey Grande in the province OF
Madrid, March 1.-The Government OF
Spain believes that the rising in Cuba
can be quelled without much dithculty
There are AZ, 600 Spanish troops there.
The rising is said to be lacking the sup
port of the Union, Constitutional, Auton-
omist and Reformist parties in Cuban
politics, which groups, as represented IN
the Cortes, united to pass the Cuban re-
forms bill OF February 18th.
Port Tampa, Fla, March 1.-Between
the persistent efforts OF the Spanish au-
thorities to belittle the present movement
for Free Cuba and the disposition OF
the Cuban patriots and their sympathizers
to make the most OF it, 1T is dlmcult 70
get at the true state OF affairs at the Is
land. The Mascotte, whose arrival from
Havana was mentioned in former dis
patches, brought copies of Ell Plas, La
Lucia. La Discussion and other dailies OF
Tuesday and Wednesday. vi these La
Lucia is by far the most liberal and has
the strongest leaning towards the cause OF
the revolutionists. In this paper is a
special from Matanzas dated Tuesday
which says that on that day squad OF
Cuban revolutionists numbering fifty men,
some of them mounted, was engaged in a
fight with the Spanish soldiers stationed
at Benavidis. One soldier and one police
man were killed and several other
capped with only few scratches and were
still under arms at Benavidis. From
Aguscate comes atrumor that an armed
insurgent company of about 125 marched
by that town Tuesday night. Some Gov
eminent troops were ordered out to search
for them. but they returned without nav
ing found any rebels.
In the encounter at Ybarra last Sunday
between the Cuban insurgents and the
Spanish policemen, soldiers and citizens,
Armmadro Gonzales Spaniard. was
wounded and has since died. The latest
reliable reports from the seaport OF
Guantanamo, on the eastern shore OF the
island. are that the uprising there is by
no means suppressed. Fully 100 insurgent
troops are still under arms, and over half
of them are mounted. In Havana Tues
day afternoon and night the following
persons were arrested by order of the Gov
eminent and imprisoned in Castle Moro !:
Edwardo Laborde, Martin Arostiqui
Aberdo Roquizes, Julius Sanguilly and j.
Maguerce. Laborde is brother of the
Pullman car conductor who is reported to
have been poisoned in Spanish restau-
rant in New York last Monday, and who
addressed the meeting of patriots in
Yboro City. Another brother was one of
those killed by Spanish soldiers in 1871.
julius Sanguilly was at a ball when ar
rested, and was taken to prison in his
dress suit. He and Aguerra are natural
lied American citizens, but the Govern
ment suspects them of completely in the
instruction. A court-martial has already
been ordered to try these two men. and
they have applied to Consul General Will
liams for protection.