The morning call., 1895-02-27
CUBA IS UNDER
MARTIAL Law.
THIS TIME THE REBELS SAY
THEY ARE BOUND
TO WIN.
ACTIVITY AMONG REFUGEES
THE GOVERNMENT TAKING Elk
IRENE MEASURES TO CHECK
THE RESURRECTION.

HAVANA, Feb. 26-MartiaI law has been
declared here, and the police and Spanish
garrisons throughout the island are on the
alert to prevent an uprising. Slight out
breaks have already occurred at Cienfuegos
and Matanzas. AT the latter place three
Cuban patriots have been arrested and a
small quantity of arms seized. The coast
guards on land and gunboats by sea are
patrolling the coasts to prevent the land
ing of filibusters from Florida, Honduras
or Costa Rica.
Spies in Tampa and Key West have re-
ported unusual activity among refugees
and have forwarded some information of a
general conspiracy afoot. The Govern
ment seems to fear an instruction and is
taking extreme measures to stamp it out.
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 26.-Ferdini Fuguredo
late this afternoon received the following
telegram from Gonzales Queseda, the secre-
tary of the Cuban Revolutionary Club,
located at New York: "a revolution broke
out on Sunday. The whole island is in
arms"
A correspondent called npon Fuguredo
in West Tampa and found the whole pop
ulace wild with excitement. Fuguredo
was in the former revolution as colonel
and is prominent agitator in the reyolu-
tionary party. His statement is as follows:
Joseph Marti leader OF the party, left
New York on January % for San Do
mingo, in which city he was to meet Gen
eral Gomez, a Dominican gentleman, and
one of the old leaders of Cuba. The peo-
pie needed him there to take the initiatory
steps. The plan was to land with small
force of leaders.
The entire island is perfectly awake to
the situation, the result of the jealous
work of Marti for the past four years.
During the last revolution Havana and
Vuelta Abajo provinces did not participate,
but they have bound themselves to be in
the field in this revolution. Therefore I
think the first show has been made from
Matanzas. l received letter on Sunday
from one of the prominent generals saying
that his next letter would be from the
field
The people are well armed I believe
that the Spaniards will not attack our
forces, but viii try conciliatory measures.
l believe they will hasten General Mar
tinez Campos from Spain. 1t was he who
made the former treaty, and his generosity
made him popular with our people.
There is a very serious situation. The
plans are well laid. The difference be-
tween the former and this revolution is
that we have chiefs and soldiers and we
know how to take arms from the enemy.
We can raise drilled army from the start.
The policy of Marti has been such as to
perfectly organize the clubs and colonies
throughout the interior so that the most
Il of IL i
in accord.
1 received a telegram yesterday from
New York stating a mass-meeting was
held there Sunday and large contributions
were made. A telegram was received
from Key West this afternoon inquiring
about the outbreak, and l have wired
them that the uprising is a fact
Tampa will be very important news
depot. The Cubans here are having big
celebration in West Tampa. A hundred
revolvers were fired at o'clock. The chill
dren join in making the air resound with
shouts of enthusiasm. The cigar makers
are to donate two days work to the cause
this week. The Spanish torpedo-boat
Neuva Espelano went from here to San
Domingo to watch the movements of Marti
and Gomez.
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 26.-Several thou
sand Cubans are permanent residents of
this city and nearly all of them are
monthly subscribers to the revolutionary
fund. This fund, the accumulation of
years and contributed to from all over
America, is supposed to amount to several
millions of dollars.
For weeks and months Cuban patriots
here have been expecting that a blow
would be struck and the revolutionary
flag raised again in Cuba. News from
Havana has been disseminating swiftly
and is being excitedly discussed in places
of Cuban resort tonight.