The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
CUBA WAITING FOR CAMP0S.
THE GENERAL TO TAKE THE HELM
THE MOMENT HE LANDS.

the IsIand-The Insurgents Claim
That n Syndicate Has Been Formed
in the United States TO supply
Funds to Carry on the Revolution.
Havana, April 10-Brig. Gen. Jose Jim
errez Moreno, chief of the governor gen
erals staff, sailed to-day on the Villa
Verde to receive Martinez Campos, who is
expected to arrive by the 18th. Gen. Cam
pos will land at Guantanomo or santi-
ago, and by royal decree becomes gov
ernor general the moment ne sets foot on
land, avoiding the delay attendant upon
observing the customary form of taking
the oath of Office here.
Governor General Calleja will retire
from Office upon notice of the landing of
Gen. Campos and will sail for home on
the goth inst. Gen. Campos is expected
to push active operations against the in
surgents in the vicinity of Santiago de
cuba, which is the only section where
the insurgents are known to be in any
numbers. The latest advices place the
number at 5000, divided into bands of
fifty to 200 men each. Gen. Bartolo Mas
so is in command. The other leaders arc
Adjt Gen. Cespedes, chief field officer;
Col. Estaban Tamayo. Capts. Rabi Perez
Estrada, Bello Guerra, Lewis, Capote SUI
araz, Papas, Vega, Gonzales Aramburo
and Brea.
The insurgents announce that a syndi-
cate has been formed in the United States
to furnish money for the revolution, re-
Endorsements guaranteed from customs
receipts when independence is secured.
Wealthy and influential Cubans here give
no aid to the insurgents, and declare the
uprising a mistake All three parties here
pledge support to the government. The
general belief is that the insurrection will
be short lived. Gen. La Chambre, In COM
mand of the government forces in San
uago province, reports rowing bands in
the mountainous sections but no massing
of insurgents and no rising in other pro-
vinces. All are under martial law. Troops
are stationed at all towns.
Monday a band Of forty-eight mounted
insurgents invaded Puerto Principe pro-
vince and We're attacked by government
forces and defeated. One leader, Panchin
Varona, was killed. another mortally
wounded and taken prisoner and a woman
and child In a hut killed by stray bullets.
Three of the party who laded near Bara-
Goa with Ge. Maceo, after killing the
captain of the schooner Horona, were cap
tured Monday. The others fled to the
The members of the party arrested Sun
day in supposed attempt on Jaruco bar
racks, We're liberated to-day, except Pedro
Lopez, Gil and Francisco Paz.
The others arrested at Puerto Principe
on April 5 were also released, including
Marquis Santa Lucia.
Tampa, Fla, April 1o.-Lyceo Cubano
was the scene of one of the most enthus-
lastlc meetings tonight ever held here.
Ihe occasion was the celebration of the
twenty-sixth anniversary Of the constitu-
tion of the Cuban republic There were
1000 people present, including several hun
dred ladies'. who Joined most heartily in
with an eager throng. The streets for
nearly block were thronged with Cubans
and their friends, and all round the build
ing the people stood in great numbers.
The hall was gaily decorated with bunting
ana national emblems. The Cuban and
American flags were gracefully wreathed
about the pictures of Cuban patriots on
the walls and on the stage.
Among those who had a place on the
platform were Ramon Rivero president
OF the society, DR.. Dominez Fernando
tigueredo, leader of the party here, En-
TTique Callejo, Guallerio Garcia and Jose
Senor Rivero. editor of Cuba, was mas
tef of ceremonies. The speeches abounded
with fiery patriotism, and the reading of
the proclamation of the republic in 1869
by Col. Figueredo was continually iRter-
rupted by applause. One speaker declared
the throat of Cuba until her grasp was
severed by the blood of Cuban courage"
another said: THE coming of Canpos
means the re-establishment of the re-
gema of the revolution, whose anniver-
Safy this meeting is called to honor.
lhen the garroted and shot the patriots,
outraged their wives and daughters and
burned their homes. The same fate now
nangs over the heads of our fair native
1neY
VIII be subjected to the basest cruelties
ever heaped upon the heads of a liberty
loving people, and they will be called
upon to wade through seas of blood, but
over and beyond 1t all lies the pearl of
great price, liberty for Cuba. Let them
40 their worst, we are prepared for them.
we nave made up our minds fully to the
Great struggle, and we are determined
70 win the freedom of Cuba and redeem
her from Spanish bondage at any and
every cost When garroting and shoot
ing and the outraging of our women and
tne burning of our homes begins, we
shal pay them in kind for their hellish-
ness. Mark you, we shall not begin these
Dlood curdling outrages and shall only
condescend to meet these devilish things
on an equal footing when we are forced
10 90 so by their own example"
The speech was greeted with continued
applause. Other speeches We're made by
ooetro Alfonso, Nester l.. Carbonell, Ed
uardo Reina, Francisco Diax, and
Spaniard, Sandalia Romaella.
one of the principal features of the even
ing was the speech of Miss Luisa Sanchez,
a charming and intelligent blonde. The
speech was made extempore and her every
movement was grace itself, While her
patriotic eloquence raised a storm of en-
thusiasm in and around the hall.
At the close of the meeting the following
resolutions was unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That the Cubans assembled
IN mass meeting indorse the action of the
councils m selecting Jose Maru as dele
gate and Benjamine T. Guerras treas
urer of the party. and accord a vote of
thanks to the secretary Gonzale de Quesa-
reSentation of the Cuban delegation.
The resolution was at once wired to Sec
retary Quesada in New York. Benjamin
Guerra, the treasurer is in the city but
was unable to attend the meeting on ac-
count of illness.
New York April 10-The Ward Line
steamer Seneca, which arrived this morn
ing from Mexican ports and Havana, says
mat 1t was learned that while nothing Of
nelal could be heard of the progress of the
cuban insurrection, the uprising was gen
eral throughout and gaining ground daily.
Everything is at high tension among the
people, and the insurgents have more SYM
pathyzers than the authorities are willing
10 admit.
Nassau, N. .,aAprii 10.--The British war
snip Mohawk has sailed for Fortune Is
land, whence cleared the schooner Homo
"a which landed the insurgent leader
Maceo on the Cuban coast. The orders
OF the commander of the Mohawk are to
thoroughly Investigate the circumstances
or Maceo's sailing.
Publisher Commits Suicide.