The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
MACEo DAILY GAINING MEN.
CUBANs NOW CONFIDENT OF THE
SUCCESS OF THE UPRISING.

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Blow soon in order 10 Let the Gu
bans Know That He Means Busi-
ness.
/ From the Stan Correspondent OF the Uni
ted Press.
Santiago de Cuba, May 4.-Spain is
throwing troops into the province of San
tiago at the rate of 1900 or 5000 a week.
but the insurrection is growing apace For
six weeks following the rising OF Feb "a
little progress was made by the daredevil
patriots who took TO the woods in squads
of from dozen to a score, and who lacked
| arms, ammunition and intelligent leader
/ ship. Few Of the whites who went out re-
mained when they found themselves as
ISOLATED with bandits and shiftless blacks,
with mulatto leaders The government
troops and civil guards suppressed Incl
! pient risings in Matanzas, Puerto Principe
and near Havana, and the better class of
Cubans all over the island belittled the
| movement and said the time was not ripe
Tor another war. In the eastern district
alone did the men remain in the field and
| defy the mother country, but their num-
bers grew less instead of greater. and
even their strongest supporters shook
their heads and said that Cuba would new
er be free.
Within ten days the situation has COM
! pletely changed, and in Cuban circles,
where was no hope, absolute confidence
OF Ultimate success now prevails. The
two Maceos, Antonio and Jose, after ter
rlble hardships in the mountains and
! many narrow escapes from Spanish bull
! iets, nave reached the place from which
| lnsurgent operations are to be conducted,
| and have been Joined by Maxine Gomez
I rnp of xrar on
/ the sea and troops on the land With
| these leaders at the front there has been
| a rapid growth in all the insurgent bands
| IN TINS province and the concentration of
| forces in the vicinity of Jarahueca this
| week show that Maceo now has 5000 men
/ with him, and there are nearly 1000 others
/ under arms in other parts of the province.
! Jose Maceo, with 800 men, is near Guam
tanamo and Masso has won in the Man
| zanllfo district, and there are half dozen
| small bands scattered about on the north
| side and near the Puerto Principe line.
/ FROM this city 50 men left to join MaceO
! last Wednesday and more are preparing
| to leave. Thirty OF those who went We're
| white and belonged to the best families
/ here. one Of them is a well known ply
/ sician. Another is the owner of two plan
! tations and son Of one of the wealthiest
| men on the island. The others
are professional and business men.
| All are armed with rifles and re-
| volvers. Francisco Nalientea, a colonel
| squad of mounted men to meet the re-
| they are now with him.
After the conference with his chiefs at
miles northeast Of songo, Maceo moved
| westward, camping one night at Triompe
| plantation and passing Oh 10 Santa Anna
| where he now IS, with a force variously
| estimated at from 2OO0,to 1900 men. Gou-
| let's band of 1000 men is with him. Ma
| ceo's movements have been in the direc
| tion of San Luis, the terminus of the
| railroad which runs from here. As San
! ia Anna is only ten miles away the gov
meut moved all it's available troops 10
| san Luis, evidently expecting an attack
! upon that town. Four small triangular
| forts have been built of planks filled In
| with earth, in positions which command
| the approaches to the town. A rough
| breastwork of logs has been thrown up in
| front of the barracks. Nearly 200 Span
| ish troops are now at San Luis Songo,
the terminal point of the branch of the
| railroad. is another danger spot. but the
| troops have been withdrawn from there
| to strengthen the garrison at San Luis.
| Geo sWooped down upon SOngo first. Gu
| bans here say that Maceo will strike
| a strong blow within a few days in or
| der to let Cubans in other parts of the
/ island know that he is here and means
| business.
Gov. Garrich sent for the brothers Of
/ some of the young Cubans who went
| away yesterday and asked them If they
| knew of the matter in advance. One of
| them replied that he not only knew of it,
| but knew that half the Cubans in the
island talk of going to join Maceo before
| many days.
Gen. Martinez Campos has been expected
here for three days. The cutting of tele-
| graph wires inland leaves all OF the north
| coast cities outside of Communication, and
the government is now talking of laying
| a cable around the island. The forces on
| the north and south side of the province
| are compelled TO act Independently of
| each other, and part of the government
| plan is to have the forces act jointly.
Troops are being pushed inland from
/ Gibara to Holguin and beyond. and from
! ManZanillo to BayamO and north to meet
! the others and form line across the ISL
and. All the recently arrived troops are
/ sent away to carry out this plan, leaving
/ very few men for garrison duty here and
along the railroad. The Cuban residents
/ and may decide to attemp the capture of
| this, the second city Of the island. Some
| color is given, to this conjecture by the
| fact that MaceO has issued an order to
/ all chiefs to gather in horses. as he de-
sires to mount 1000 men to form cavalry.
There are. ten cases of yellow fever in
! the hospital here. The patients are all
| soldiers About three die every week now
! from the fever. At Guantanamo, the hos
pital is full of soldiers Most Of them have
an intermittent fever Exposure TO the
night air and rain in the interior brings
| it on.
Tampa, Fla, May 12.-Private advices
| received here from the Cuban revolution
airy leaders say big battle was fought at
Boryey Province of Puerto Principe, be-
tween Gomez, the Cuban leader, and Gen
Salcedo, the Spanish commander. Gomeb
troops, killing and capturing more than
LOCO men, and great quantities of ammu-
milton and army stores. The battle lasted
four hours and was hard fought. Men
from the plantations are joining the in
surgents hourly. Fifty from the sugar
plantations around Consolation del Sur
well armed with rifles, Joined the revolu-
tionists yesterday. The ranks of the in
surgents are filling up from the small
towns and plantations. All labor has been
stopped in the province of Puerto Prin-
cipe Laborers are hocking to Gomez.
Thousands are joining him. All work in
the OUTLYING provinces is at a standstill.
The Cuban patriots here are jubilant over
the news -
,,,oyenent has been noticed among the
monument Cubans in this city. 1t was re-
ppoTted to-day by Cuban leaders here that
inward Of 100 carrier pigeons will be used
bv filibustering expeditions.
Two prominent young Cubans arrived in
this citv Saturday on the Mascotte from
Havana One is a son of Fabio Friere
leading member of the home rule party in
Camaguay, and Sivestre Anglada IT is
1lInored they will join an expedition from
some point in Florida.
battle was fought by Gomez and San
tociIdes between Camaguay and Santiago