The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-11

ashamed Of what have done. have been
promised Immunity from the courts II !
would renounce all allegiance 10 the loVeIs
have T friends 1en oad sa~ that had betrayed
their confidence. could never be friend
By the Bands svs of my for 50 ons that
my heart has grown sick. When IN MADRID
/ often appealed personally TO the goy. soy.
ernment to exercise a more lenient spirit
toward Cuba. / have repeatedly pointsl
out the consequences that would inevitably
come to the representatives of the King:
At last. finding that persuasion amounted
to nothing / armed myself and attempted
to- do that which Americans successfully
did over hundred years ago, ana TINS Is
my reward.
s.But my death will do the rapacious ras-
Gals of Spain no good. The germs of liber-
ty have been planted, and they will live on
the island, growing with each succeeding
year until at last the people will be free
win with the present forces he mas AT ms
command The Fevointioh was not no. ernrn per,
ment was made aware OF its existence. III
we had six months longer we would have
does the morning mists Maceo has not the
money. 1t has been promised, put 1 am am
not re- reach i,'a our friends in time to do any
good. Give my love to all my friends ana
to all the friends of liberty In America, and
tell them that I will die upon the scafoid
from the bullet of the assassin, as nave
lived. unawed by the pomp and arroganees g's
of the church. SO may my blood be the
seed of liberty for my countrymen in Cuba.
Gomez talked uninterruptedly for ten min
utes. He seemed to have had his speech
prepared and awaiting a time that he could
deliver it to someone who could communi-
twenty pounds in flesh in the last month.
His eyes and face have a haggard appear
ance an his appelte + poor, anu ere mas s,een
less.
Gomez is the greatest negro of all the
Latin-American countries. He was born on
the island near the city of Havana about
forty years ago. He was a slave during his
twenty years he purchased his liberty, and
from the day he was liberated ne COM
self-acauired, and it is doubtful if to-day
there is more learned man on the island
than he. He is writer Of wonderful fiu-
literature of Cuba some of its most con-
vincing arguments as to- why the island
He is the right hand manor at least was
until captured-of General Marti. who is
new supposed 10 be in Philadelphia Gomez
the political correspondent of La
Lucha, which is the most powerful repub-
lican organ on the island, at Madrid, for
a number OF years. He called back to
Cuba in December of the past year by Mar
ii. His coming aroused the Spaniards. and
as soon as he went into the field every ef-
fort was made to capture him. And had
it not been for the treason of Gen. Julio SAN
gully perhaps he would now be in the field
with Maceo. Gomez will be started toward
Matanzas the latter part of next week. 1t
was at Matanzas that he was captured, and
the government Will start MIN Tor tnaL
point and Kill him on the way. If not that,
he will be sentenced and shot within a day
or two after his trial.
Gen. Martinez Campos hates Gomez more
intensely than any other man on the island.
with the possible exception of Maceo. and
he will approve of the sentence as soon as
1t is pronounced.
Campos VIII Pacify' Cubn.
WASHINGTON. April 1o.-The policy of
General Martinez Campos Spain's COM
rpa da,.-i ui1o iS no on m
Cuba for the decisive stroke against the
revolution, is made known in copies of the
proceedings of the Spanish Congress, just
received here. On the night before Campos
sailed. both he and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs addressed the Cortes. The signif-
canoe of General Campos's speech lay in its
conciliatory tone, showing that his purpose
was to avoid bloodshed.. 1t also brought
out that, while he would keep free from
party entanglements in Cuba, he would be
strongly inclined toward the Autonomists.
or conservative element. and would depend
on them to resist the separa ton from Spain
Il am in hope" said General Campos, that
when l arrive in Cuba the war VIII be over;
He expressed hope that the various roliti-
cal parties in Cuba would be inspired to as
in a short time. 81 will do everything"
said he, toward seeing that nos party.
whatever its name may be- shall exercise
its influence against the autonomistic ele-
ment.
Numerous Arrests I'm Havana.
NEW YORK, April 10.-The Ward line
steamer Seneca, from Havana, arrived at
her pier to-day. She brought twenty-five
passengers. the majority of whom were
Cubans N d. O'Neil, of Bradford, Can
ada, was among the cabin passengers. He
has been in Cuba for the past two months
for his health. He said the rebels were
steadily gaining ground. All foreigners
who land in Havana are closely watched by
the Spanish authorities. and subjected to
much Inconvenience. Mr.. ONeil stated that
when he first landed he constantly
watched. and for ten days two Spaniards
logged his every step. Arrests were fire.
ouent in Havana, and the day the steamer
sailed eighteen Cubans were taken into Gus
tody by the Spaniards and confined in
Moro castle. The local papers of Havana
were not allowed to. print the, facts regard
ing the revolution. but each day their rep
resentatives were called to the palace of the
Governor-general who dictated what they
might publish regarding the insurrection.