New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07
GOMEZ ISSUES A MANIFESIO.
THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADER
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
,rop,rs or A COMEDY 49, 4 TRAGEDY BROUGHT
FROM IIAvANA nY TINE SENECA w Az
ZEAL ASp A WAhAINb


PEAL ANp 4 WAhNINb.
The ward Lire steamer Seneca, "hfh a'lVe'
hero Yesterday from Havana, hhI l'' ~ W." y
connected win ihe cuban irNp' "p p''''' ''''' ~
I, IN, story Of "a farce nni fome 81 n th" story "'
,,,s.dv Tho central figures ~ the mt'' "''"
,,n ,onne men named Herman TfhV''s ana
.rh,un. anfinn They wffo students ~ w" '"
,orai,, ~ Vnlin,. bat iho' d"'ll"1 ih"' my
,uphl 10 80 down ami help Ho' 'uh' f''' NV,
lad a ahoigiin nnd twO pistols l"'"'"h '"'"' :"
ga. nnl1 b, SOME ~ the p'oll" on ih' H'h"," wv
,,,i,v mat their nnnoa ina'ond ~ being Th"'n"N
ao,,lon AMI Herman Travcrs are f'ally 'or'"n
,.,.,, ,,l 1-,avora Herman Whatever r'dp'n'"
,,,,r ,,u,.s may run In. they w"r" fnll of y""t"
and .nthuansn and 80 took passage q" wv.
.,o,nicr Yumurl. which sailed from mere Oh "p''
o. for Havana while they w"r" rahlhg """y wi
u,r and glory their respective fathers ma nv"
informed by ,hc faculty 81 the University OF VIZ
cinia ~ the departure OF their sons ""'' ''''
,,,i aos,l,,,ion The two fathers u once
r.,,lrc1 to Wa ~'ngton. and got Secretary 'reS"-
on, 10 telegraph 20 Acting Committeeman SP''"e'
-, ,to,,,, +, send the boys back by IN" next
s,eam.- when the Yumur nrriV'i AT havana
.,oro,o-. an official Of the consulate came on
hoard with nine spanish soldiers. VINO '"""S'"'
o.. sho,rur ard the two revolv'rs, ana 'Sco' 'e'
49,, ,,., -, tho seneca whl'h was 20 sail for New
,., ,h ,,.vt d,v when the Seneca arrived h'r"
,h, 80, f,,hera were waiting on the pier ana d.
~. As,or House last night they held long anu
serious barley with their martial sons.
The tragedy told by the people on III" 'r"e."
vas ,hc execution 81 Lieutenant Gallegos OF tne
-, ,r,,, From, the decks OF the steamer tho
,,co on,sid. o., Moro Castle whore the execution
took MACE could be- distinctly seen. ana all 'ha'
took place there The city OF Havana m"ue II
holiday and thousands hockei 10 me scene VI '"'
execution Finally Gallegos was brought our "',o
The space KEEP, open by troops ana placer WIN NE
A-t,,.r a~fN an
took position IN front OF him and AZ sisnai sho'
r,., 10 death Strange as II seems and hard 10 be-
ueye the passengers declare that instead OF "rl's
a yolev the men hrel separately Inc irs' sho.
hit the Lieutenant in the shoulder ana the seeol'n
in the middle OF the forehead ana killed MIN inc
other three soldiers dl not fire. ana the snow was
over ,;allegos was with sixty men In drinking
,.co 4, , village near Santiago De cuba. He got
,-url, 4, WAS charged AMI allowed himself 10 be
surpriseI by the rebels who captured the arms o'
the party and soma or the men Nearly ali inc
rgssengers on the steamer were or the opinion tha'
the revolution In Cuoa was likely 10 succeed.
IN n manifesto issued by Maxine Gomez. leader
~ IN. cuban Revolutionary party. he says
The representatives chosen by the revolution
which today is ratified. without usurpng the words
majesty OF duly constituted republic. recognize and
do their duty In declaring 20 the country that II
Without lust hope OF triumph. and OF declaring
the precise aims 81 this war. born OF judgment and
ana victorious conclusion. because II brings INTO
In. fcd OF battle I'm the torm OF a sympathetic
and nr,d.n, democracy. all the social elements OF
,'uha The war is not a clpricous attempt TO found
nm n,iepeudanca more be feared than useful. but
III. war IL the organized product OF the reunion OF
ylrlr minds which. In the tranquility born OF ex-
perience nave decided 10 once more face The dan
gers with which they are acquainted.
CovarIirr might seek To prOnt 10y "A rear under
the prcirN, OF prudcncc-the 'enseess fear which
never has been justified in cuba fear OF the
negro race The past revolution, with IT'S mar
tyrs and generous though subordinate soldiers. IN
dignantly denies. does the long trial OF exile. as
well as Of the respite In the island, the menace OF "A
race war with which spanish benehciarles
would Ike inspire n fear OF he revolution.
The novelty and crudty % social relations. conse
aueu, 10 the sudden change OF II nan who belonged
to another into a man who belonged TO himself.
are overshadowed by the sincere esteem or the
white cuban for the equal SOUL he desire for edu-
cn lion n. OF free man. ana the amllbl,
chnrarter of his negro compatriot.
I'm the Spanish Inhabitants Of cuba, instead OF tn
hateful spite Of the first war. the revolution.
which does not natter or fear. expects to ini
some affectionate neutrality or material aid that
throuph them the war viii be shOr'cr. s disaster
icss and more easy and friendly the subsequent
reac. I'm which father and son ere To live We
,'uhans begin the war. the Cubans and Spaniarls
Together WIN terminate n. II they do not -irca'