The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-26
CUBA'S FIASCO.
Only a Handful of Negros
Are in Revolt in the
Ever Faithful Isle"
CAMPUS WELCOMED EVERYWHERE
The Whites Would Rather Have
Spanish Rule Than Freedom
Under Revolutionary
Bandits.

Bandits.
(From the Staff Correspondent of the
United Press).
1ARACOA. April Is. via Tampa April
c8. 1885. The special correspondent of the
Enited Press upon arrival here learned
that news of the landing of Maceo. three
miles west of here on April l. gave the
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81 tiie port took his family on board the
Spanish man-of-war Neuva Espana, and
announced that the town would be bonn
barded The United States Consul went
on board the American ship which hap
pened to be at anchor in port. taking his
family with him. The Neuva Espana
lcleared decks for action. but no shots
were fred.
tt was thought that there would be a
general uprising of Cubans and negroes.
Instead of that only about dozen mule
teers and town vagabonds went out to
join Maceo. A detachment of soldiers
was sent from the fort here to attack
Maeeo's band. One Spanish soldier was
killed and seven others wounded. Three
of Maceo's men We're made prisoners.
One 1nulatto. who belonged in Baraeoa.
was killed and most of the arms and
ammunition landed from the schooner
was captured.
The two sailors who were on the
Schooner which landed Maceo and whose
captain was murdered. were found to
have over $500 in gold on their persons.
1T is believed here that they and not the
Insurgents killed their captain. They
Were taken by the Conde de Yenadito to
Santiago where they are in prison.
The schooner which was a small Brit
ish smack from Fortune Island. is a
wreck. 1t is said that Maceo was greatly
disappointed upon landing to find only
a few negroes to join his band. AT this
writing. Flor Crombet. one OF his chief
lieutenants. has been killed. eight of his
followers made prisoners and the re-
nainder Of the band driven into the
mountains back of Guantanamo. where
they are supposed to De surrounded ana
have only to choose between facing
musl1ets of the Spanish regulars or
loco troops stationed at the two anti
quated forts. Guards with fixed baycn-
cts patrol the streets day and night
and We're there an inclination toward an
uprising it would not have a ghost of a
chance. AS a matter of fact the intelli-
gent residents here do not favor the in
suryeetion in any way they declare that ist
insurgent bands would be worse than
Spanish rule They say that from two
thirds to three-fourths of the insurgents
are negroes. or mulattos. and that the
whole movement is akin to an anarchlstlcs
uprising of the worst element in Cuba's
population against the more prosperous.
This is the opinion of all the better class
of residents whether natives or not. No
defense is made of the oppressive and
unjust methods of Spanish rule and the
day is looked forward to when the island
will have home rule with a Spanish pro-
tectorate or absolute freedom, but the
time is not ripe for revolt.
Campos at Santiago.
(F'rom the special correspondent of The
United Press.)
+ SANTIAGO DE CUBA, AprilSl7 via
Tampa, Fla, April 26, 1S95.-Martinez
Campos has arrived and the city is en-
fete in his honor. Salutes from the
Spanish nen-of-war in the harbor. pro-
cessions under trumphal arches and
banouets arranged by the loyal citizens
have, in a measure. softened the task
that the new Governor General has be-
fore him. The Plaza de Armas is a mass
of bunting, flowers and bright colored
decorations, the orange and red of Spain
predominating. The Neuva Espana. La
Reina Mercedes. FL Nautilus and Conde
del Venaoito, with bunting fore and aft,
doomed salntes from the water. The
British warship Mohawk and half
dozen passenger and freight steamers
made the panorama in, the harbor a
warships were present, although two of
our sailors have langutshed in prison
here for two months without trial,
The seat of government of the island
is Temporarily transferred here. Mart-
nez Campos, by Royal Degree. assumed
the, duties, Of Governor General upon o.
is here and also the chief financial Off
Ger Of the government. as well as the
higher military officials.
The antonomist party has issued sew
eral rnanifestoes disclaiming responsible
fty for the rebellion and asserting that
insurgents are injuring rather than ad--
Martinez Carnpos is enjoined to put
Immediately into effect the reforms
granted by the Cortes just before, the
some that the effect of a promise Of the
amnestysFo insurgents and Inauguration
of reforms will result in the rebellion
2 ms who talk about their rights, how
ever, outnumber those who fight for
The rebellion up to the present has
been a failure. Marti, who was the prime
mover, has not landed. Gomez. who
was to land on the field of battle. has
Big leaders who did land. was greatly
disappointed to find only a few negroes
and half-breeds ready to join his party:
He is now, in the mountains back of
this city with perhaps a thousand men in
all. In all the insurgents do not ex-
coed 1900, and two-thirds of them are
cololerd Nearly all the leaders are
negroes and many Cubans of good fam
lilies have refused to serve under them.
The rebels have no money, few arms,
have not captured single town. They
have no leaders with even sufficient
military knowledge to cope with the ill
treated soldiers of Spain.
Supplies from the outside do not reach
the rebels even if any attempts are made
TO forward them.
Spanish men n-of-war patrol the coast
and troops swarm at every port The
rebels have many horses and can live
for months by foraging on the planta-
tions. They can move quickly and easily,
annoying the troops in the mountains.
but they cannot defeat them in battle.
They can make Spain pay a heavy price
lose many soldiers from heat exhaus-
tion and fever If Martinez Campos
succeeds in speedily bringing the in
surrection to an end. he will achieve
glory greater than his former laurels
and the better class of Cubans. as well
ure with greater ceremony than his ar
rival.
As to NIaceo's Landing
(Frem the Staff Correspondent of the
United Press.)
SANTIAGO DIE CUBA, April II, via,
Key West. Fla, April 26, 1s95.-The Brit
sish ship Mohawk, sent to investigate
Fortune Island aiding Maceo's landing,
has arrived, and reported that Maxine
Gomez and a party of six, including two
sons, left Inagua Island on the German