Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-25
THE CUBAN REvuLUTlONlSTS.
APPEAR TO BE GAINING GROUND
VERY RAPIDLY.
SOME STRONG MEN AND GOOD
SOLDIERS HEAD DEPARTMENTS
THAT HAVE WON SEVERAL Rat
TLEs-DowN WITH BAD GOV
BRNMENT IL THEIR cry.

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TLEs-DowN WITH BAD GOV
ERNMENT IL THEIR CRY
Tampa, ria, March 2i.-rhc steamer
ollvette arrived tonight from Havana,
bringing number OF passengers from
the eastern cnd OF the island. These
were able to give more authentic oc-
counts OF the cuban insurrectlon than
any yet received. Among them was
gentleman who had been al Manzan-
lilo from January $ to March II, ok
ceptlng occasional visits 20 the interior
lie states that the uprising occurred
simultlne ,usly throughout the province
OF Santiago. February a. Next day Gen
I.achnmbre arrived II, Guantanamo
from Santiago with two hundred Span
ish soldiers. returning 70 santiago ON
the 2Gth with part OF the samc troops
His return was unknown then. but 1t
was supposed that he feared q tran
The chief Of the rebels around Guam
tnnamo IL Henry Brooks. nephew OF
| Rich Brooks OF Santiagp and Guuntnn-
amo, some state that he Ia Insane,
others think him very able, but all con-
| ilcioncy In the use or tire arms, lie mas
/ no Americans with him. Since the nrst
! outbreak he has been Joined by Perlquo
/ Pcruz. very good soldier. They have
| six hundred men at Guantanamo.
Al Santiago province there are six
thousand mon under arms. The opin-
lon is that should Porto Principe rise,
aH planned, upun his departure, they
would win q slrong force OF determined
men, increasing the insurgents TO ubuut
1000. Mirabel. bandit, who held fJr
ransom the ll-yenr-old son Of Senor
Lopez OF Stanagua, returned tho child
| to his parents ON March 10. Miruhel
claims 10 hold Il commission Of colonel
from Cubans lie commands strong,
dangerous band. At Santiago some
Young men who were In sympathy with
the cause did not Join the movement,
fearing that negroes We're the principal
directors. This Inference was drawn
from Gullermos statement that his
chief was Gunalberu Gomez,
About thirty miles from Santiago,
near I'll Cohre, four Spanish troops
were on March 10 nmbuahed by an I'M
| surgeut band under command OF Pal
lncio. The spanish loss was exceedingly
heavy. They were routed and The Gu
bans notified the Spanish authorities TO
rend for the dead and wounded, The
number Of the Cuban band Is unknown.
GuillormOs whose band IL IN the Nlcin-
ity ~ Crlato was seen by tho pnsHon-
gers Interviewed. He Ia leader OF
strength aud the government forces
fear and watch him. They have circu-
lated reports that Guillermoa died re-
comfy OF dinbctis He was a govern
meut employe under the Congo treaty,
but has renowned his employment for
tho present insurrcetl0n That his
band IL wen equipped ls positively
Fa.s a...s
e2a. ut the first outbreak, received ord
prs from the governor OF the Santiago
province to collect oil arms possible
from the Inhabitants. which he did. and
then lied to meet Guillcrmoa at an ap'
pointed place In the mountains oil
Amador.
The Guerra band carry Spanish
nag with diagonal white stripes En-
, tering u town they cry viva Espanol,'
. "Viva Cuba" "Viyr Anironumic.'
: "Murto NAL Guvicrner." Death TO bat
government"
! A great many ox-spanish soldiers are
with Guerra aud Masso. -Four miles
from Manzanillo Guerra captured all
the arms from the plantations. As a
! rule, the plantations are uumolcstcd
In Mnnzanillo the volunteers are con-
Ftuntly fearing capture. Tho entrances
to II are guarded, and no one II al
lowed to pass the gates at night Those
. entering during the day ARE completes
10 surrender their maehettes or other
, arms 20 the guards. The streets are
constantly patrollcd at night Some
OF the richer stores have erected oppo-
/ site their stands small turrotod tow
, ers, with their round bodies projecting
/ into the street frim corners. so that
loop holes command the four directions
on the streets These towers are ol
, stone, fourteen Inches thick about ter
feet high and twelve feet "a diameter
Four have been erected In Manganlll0
where six old turrets OF wood from
the former revolution have boen re
paired. and several impromptu tower
OF timber have bpen constructed. TIL
same work Is being done at Bayamo 10
I thc protection Of property, the owner
OF adjacent properties paying therefor
Amhdor Guerra has charge OF tho ooaa
from Manganillu TO Cape Cruz, aiXil
miles OF Cuba's richest territory. Tn
latest reports are that the lnaurEen
! forces have Withdrawn Into the interlo
= 10 plan an attack. II Il Thought upol
Santiago.
THE whole country IL under tho swa,
or rebel influence Bands ~ the rebel
are marching toward basunaa de Vie
y torIa and puerta Principe. rrowlni
stronger as they march. \ strong ban
/, OF Insurgents are on the northern coast
!, daily expecting an fFpeaiuon IRON
= l the tHiteu states my ~ ~ 800
Z An the decentralization Of such an OK
d nedition the moment OF it, arrival IN
insurrectien movement does not appca
20 BE- received with favor By the PEG
pie In the fields. who are moving int
i me cities. An kinds u work Is SUI
a pended. The American and 8erma
n consuls both have the mntetr befor
J. them The passenger mentioned j. a
/, American citizen. and givea d iruthft
Z account OF the situation. Many inn
. dents mentioned h. Is acquainted wit
y. ~ narannaI knowledge