The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-14
CAUSE OF CUBANS

CAUSE OF C'UBANS.
An American Who Was With the
Insurgent Army Talks
n MA 5SS Of II. 'ss.
Gilmore says the insurgents nave no
difficulty in securing arms and am Z tulu,L-i
milton. They levy on the merchants
and sugar planters, requiring Of them
SO much in money. or, preferably, q
piven number Of rifles and cartridges.
rs Another source is the Spanish army
itself The Spanish soldiers do not
scruple to sell cartridges to the enemy.
Many a Cuban woman. !" the Texan.
continued, s.has given q half-starved
Spanish private CUP Of coffee in ex-.
change for loaded magazine. But
such trades bring cartridges only
in driblets I have bought them by the.
case-1, 600 in box-from Spanish
lieutenants. A meeting would be ar
ranged by go between-not infre.'
ouently woman The lieutenant
would have from 10000 to 70, 900 car
tridees for the use of the troops under
him, and he was very glad to sell a. few
cases for cash. We paid IS in Spanish
gold for case. The lieutenant reported
them as used in the usual course of war.
and so got new supplies from head
quarters. = - ss &.
: k, nIauser, Rifles Hard to Get
uOf course, Mauser cartridges are7of
no value in q Remington rifle, SO we
had to get Mauser rifles I never heard
of a Spaniard selling a Mauser. We had
to fight for them. Every time there is
a skirmish. the Cubans make roint OF
Selling all the .Mauser rifles they can
get. Usually in = meeting between,
say, 500 Spanish / troops and an equal
number of Cubans, the latter manage to
get about 100 of the rifles: In this way
the insurgent army has become well
equipped. To my own knowledge,
5000 Mausers have been captured IN
these skirmishes..'' .' .'''-.' vas
story of Jose Marti's Death. y
Gilmore says the true, story OF the
death Of Jose MART has never been told.
"The sprniards," he said, .'tell about
Marti coming out before his troops at
the battle of Dos Rios, and with buster
and brag, inviting the death that over
took him. The truth is, he was assassi-
mated by a traitorious Cuban at the
instance Of Colonel Sandobal Of the
Spanish army. This is not the Col
ouel Sandoval that was wounded in
q recent battle, but another ofncer OF
similar name. Colonel Sandobal gave
the traitor $4,000 gold in advance to
kill the patriot, with promise Ct $4,000
more when the deed was done. The
traitor went TO Marti's camp and en-
listed as guide-a post for which he
was well fitted-and for month he
served well. Then Marti started for
the coast to embark en- a vessel that
awaited him. taking only the traitor
with him. The guide f.. NJ
" Shot the General in the Back, XXI.
threw the body into the brush and re-,
turned to Sandobal with proof of his
deed. He. received, rs but he did
not long enjoy the gold. Within.
week \ the patriots had him,
and they, made short work of
him, and inside of two months they,
had Sandobal, General Masso gave the
scoundrel the benefit of !, trial. The
courtmartial found that the. assassina-
ton had been planned by Sandobal and
he was shot to death" ~ f => -.
The Pat riot Army Numbers 20, 600.
When Gilmore left Cuba the patriot
armies numbered $4,000" men, and
against them were arrayed &c, 900 well
armed and well equipped Spanish sol:
:d!er5. The Cubans were growing
stronger and the spaniards weaker
every day, but the friends, Of Cuban
free dom have one thing to fear-the in
sidiuus " influence Of Spanish gold:
Coup. ed with the fine. promises Of Mar
tinez Compos, the liberal use Of money
suggested the possibility that some, Of
the leaders might be bought off. The
condition of affairs is frightful, but it is
the natural result of the war.
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH.
Much Better Than It Has Been Tor Sew
. r's - eral Years. r.
President Cleveland has returned to tho
capital in fine fettlo. Not for many years
has his health been better than it is at the