The herald., 1895-03-24
1t Is Now Called a War of Races
In Cuba
THE PLANTATIONS LOOTED
Arms and Ammunition Said to Be Cached
In America
Story Told by a Cuban Government Official
WHO Has Arrived at Key West-Rea-
sons for the Uprising

TAMPA, Fla, March 23.-Dispatches
from Nashua, n. p, stating that the
negroes Of Cuba are attempting to make
the insurrection a race question, have
caused much comment here and are de-
MED bv Cuba's General General Figuerdo
was questioned about it and said: 1T is
merely runor put up by the Government
to discredit their many negroes under
arms. To show there is no line between
the races in this fight, Havana papers
and letters state that prominent lawyer
named Portuendo of Santiago has gone
out with thirty or forty young men OF the
best white families in that section. They
are going to Join the forces OF General
Guillemon Moncado, who is negro. he
has many white men under his command
The color line is not drawn in Cuba po-
litically and in business as 1t is IN this
country. The negro population OF Cuba
has decreased, and the whites in the ISL
and are in the majority.
1T is said one reason the province or
Puerto Principe has been slow to rise is
because the Government surprised the IN
surgents in that district. They intended
to rise with Spanish arms, but Spain was
too alert. Some time ago the Government
gave the citizens of this district .permls-
sion to arm themselves against the bandits,
who are very numerous. The people took
advantage of it. and two.days before the
uprising every man was armed. The Gov
eminent officers who searched the houses
in Puerto Principe found no less than
1000 rifles.
"A young man who was here two days
ago who conveyed arms in street car
from New York to Puerto Principe.
Street cars were ordered, and one of
them intended for carrying freight, was
loaded with arms in New York and
shipped to Puerto Principe. An examin-
alton of the general depot there disclosed
the cargo and the arms were selZed by
the soldiers
NEW YORK, March ga special dis
patch to a morning paper from Guanta-
namo, by way of Havana, says:
1T is reported that Perez with his
band has attacked a coffee plantation at
Hermitano, in the vicinity of Tateras,
with the result of being repulsed by vol
unteers, who are pursuing him. The
steamer Santo Domingo arrived at Santo
Domingo with 500 Spanish troops The
steamers Alfonso XIII and Antonio
Lopez. with Spanish troops for Cuba, ar
rived at Porto Rico last night.
The United States steamer Columbia
went to sea this afternoon. She will join
the squadron in the West Indies report
ing to Admiral Meade at the first con-
venent port, which will probably be at
Kingston, Jamaica, where Assistant Sec
IetarY OF the navy MCAQOO, VINO is
abroad, will leave the Columbia and return
home by d passenger steamer.
KEY WEST March 23.-An official of
the Cuban Government, who has arrived
here, says exact and detailed information
is in he hands of the Spanish officials as
to the places throughout the United
States where arms and ammunition are
being collected and shipped to Cuban in
surgents. The important rendezvous are
sta ted to be at Philadelphia, Perth Am
boy n. j., Savannah, Fernandina and
other points south, concerning which in
formation is being laid before the Spanish
Minister at Washington, which is likely
to form a basis or request for the issu-
ance of orders by the Attorney-General to
District Attorneys to apprehend parties
alleged to be engaged in the systematic
forwarding of revolutionary supplies.
The programme of the new government
being formed by Senior Castillo is pub
lished. 1t urges the new Ministers to act
with energy regarding the disturbances
in Cuba, and says that Cuba will not re-
coil from any sacrifices in order to sup
press any uprising.