Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-01
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Address 10 tho American People by
General QueSada.
INDEPENDENCE ALMOST sECUREp'
Thousands Of Spanish Soldiers DJiug oil
Yellow Fever--sympathy Of
Foreign Countries.

Rafael de Quesada TO the American
people. Among other things this
statement sayG
"Many misstatements regarding the
Cuban situation have been made.
They should be corrected.
~ have received word from Cuba
today that General Maooo is not a
prisoner. He 10 at the head OF his
forces and confident OF speedy succe's,
81 wish TO express gratitude to the
American people Tor their symphthy.
We are lighting system Of infamy
and oppression. We are fighting tho
spanish government, not the Spanish
people.
al tind American sentiment with
". have more than n thousand lot
tiers from leading citizens u the
United States expressing sympathy
and Offering aid In behalf Of free Cuba.
81 have told all these gontlemen
that we cannot violate the law. Tney
must wait until We are recognized hs
helligerents by the United States gov
eminent. Then we shall have oil the
men and arms we need and the war
will end quickly.
~ may say, however, that Cuba "
practically ours. Victory In already In
sight. We occupy nearly all tho L.
land. The Spa utah soldiers have the
town and the ground they stand on.
Despite statements 10 the contrary, the
death rate among the Spanish troops
IL appalling. The endorsements
asked by General CAmpos are to fill
broken regiments. Tho ptstilenoe IL
sweeping away tho soldiers nj in-
creased speed.
General CampOs few weeks ago
had n total force Of 10000 men. We
have 10000 armed soldiers ia the field,
but wo have 100000 men ready 10 70
~ tie front and eight A. soon US they
can set guns aud ammunition.
"The situation In Cuba has changed
within week. The yellow fever d.
stToys more men In n day than nto
killed In many battlea. II IL safe 10
tay that during July ana August Gen.
Campos will lose 10000 men from yel.
low lever alone.
1--WE want more arms and ammuni.
ton. We could dispose Of 1000, 600
cartridges ut once. The mon to uss
them aIe ready TO ma 'ch Al all houi's
notice.
"Aiarii was a great organizer and his
services were Of inestimRble value.
There has been delay In nlling his
place. But by July his successor
VIII be Installed. Meanwhile the vel.
low fever will have slain thousands Of
the enemy and We shall conquer.
ave shall soon be recognized as bel.
ligerents. The republic will DO pro.
claimed very soon. This iirst country
10 recognize our new government viii
be Chile. Next Peru anu then Colon.
hia, and next Argentina. The South
American countries are MI with us.
venezuela has too many serious COM
Ilicniions just now To make any official
denomination Tor Cuba. Chile detestB
the Spanish government. We have her
entire sympathy. Het wealth and in.
nuenIial young men have held many
meetings recently and sent us sub.
htautlal aid.
"ln North America the gulf ststes
Are with US TO m9u. Fiorila is
enthusiastically for Cubs. So we arc
confident OF winning our cause ai
establishing a substantial republic ut
an carly Day. We consider our indie.
pendeucO now IA good rs accom-.
plished.
Owe wish agRiiito thank the pros,
anu the people OF America for their
sympathy and letters OF encoursg . m.nt.
Meanwhile we shall obey tho laws snd,
IN Obsuienoo TO President CleyeInnu,s
PROCLAMATION, DO nothing contrary to
tho Will OF tue government"
THE ISLAND ABLAZg.
KEY WEST, Fla, July l.-Aocord-
Ing 10 n gentleman vino came from
Havana ON tho steamer Mascot, tbs
island Of Cuba 10 ablaze with the reyo-
lutionsTy fever. This gentleman, who
10 well posted on Cuban aliairs, asserts |
that Gomez Ia marching on Havana at |
the head OF 5000 well armed troops,
Gomez asserts that 10 a short time lao J
viii water hoTsss In Rio del Almen.
uhfas anu command tue capital of tho |
Island. Maxine Gomez surpTlsed "A |
garrison OF 1000 Spanish ut Ala Ora.
ella, anu had "A severe battle with them,
lie cut their ranks all 10 pieces anu
routed tho enemy with heavy losses,
Alter Ito had takon the town he burned
II. Colonel Borrow, one Of the Cuba
Leaders, was killed by his own men, but
u N said by some, accidentally.