New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-27
REVENGE THE CUBANS MOTTO
MARTTS DEATH INTENSIF1ES THEIR
HATRED OF THE SPANlARDS.
CAMPOs TRIES DIPLOMACY INSTEAD OF WARM
sURGENTs NOT APPEAsED BY THE TRI-
FLING REFORMS PRoMIsED-THE Gil
NATE THEIR MOST POWERFUL
ALLY-FATE OF AN AMERI-
CAN NEWSPAPER COR
RESPONDENT,

RESPONDENT
Havana. Nav 22-Aside from the killing OF
Marti and the reverses at Dos Ras. Spain mas
ACCOMPLISHED little toward putting down the re-
belion by force of arms and Martinez Campos
has now decided to try diplomacy as well. when
he arrived in Cuba about six weeks ago he pro-
claimed war-vigorous, relentless war No
promise of righting wrongs was made; no nope
of instituting reforms was held out. He had
come to crush out the rebellion, and when mat
was done and quiet restored he would use his
influence to have put in practice the reforms
which had passed the Spanish Cortes some
months ago. He has found the insurrection far
more serious than he at first supposed. and he
has now decided 10 institute the reforms at an
early dav with the hope of dlsarminR the In
surgents Of the claim. which wins for them both
sympathy and support. that Spain refuses all re
forms During his recent visit 10 this city Gen
eral Campcs had interviews with Cubans VINO are
recognized as leaders of the Autonomist ana Ke-
form parties. To them he impaired MS lhten-
ton to carry into effect the Reform DILL Ths
measure is compromise affair passed by the
Cortes when It was seen that another revolution
was brewing.
The effect will undoubtedly be marked on
Cubans who have been on the fence FOR TWO
months They will fall Oh the Government side;
but those who are already in arms at the eastern
end of the island will not stop fighting for the
trifling reforms promised. The loss or Maru Is
serious blow to them. but 1t intensifes their
hatred Of the Span.ards and they Will fight to
avenge Martis death
The Government claims 10 have absolute PROOF
Of the death Of Marti. but Cubans here declare
that the body must be viewed by others than
Spanish army officers before the Identity Is
moi
and his nephew have asked the Government 10
bring the body here for final burial. Martfs
private letters which were captured at the battle
Of Dos Rias were from Cubans In this city.
Santiago and Holgun. The writer's are now
urder surveillance by Government officials. but
no arrests have been made.
The entire Province Of Santiago with the excep-
ton OF the fortified towns is in arms. The insur-
gents. who numbered 1900 when Campos landed.
now number 5000. They are constantly gaining
recruits Sugar grinding has ceased on an 'nr
plantations. and idle negroes. attracted by lr"c
beef and a rowing life in the mountains are JOIN
ing the different bands. White men from me
towns and cities are also going out lhese men
form only a bushWhacking army. hut with me
climate the impregnabe mountain retreats am
the impenetrable forests on their side they can
defy Spain for months and years If neel pe. Inc
insurgents now fairly well armed. lhey nave
captured many rifles and large quantities u am
muntiOn from the Spanarls.
Spain has sent over 10000 regular 'ronpS, anu -
preparing to send more. The hospitals ~ SaAu-
ago Guantanamo. ManZanillo and havana are
filled with sick soldiers. Most Of them are DOWN
with malaria fevers: a few have yellow fever
The rainy season has now begun. and yellow fever
will increase rapidly. There now fifteen cases
AZ Santiago out Of the 40 soldiers In hospital.
Here there are ten cases out of lso soldiers
Smallpox is now epidemic In Havana. but as only
a few soldiers are stationed hor" T. viii not a'cc'
military operations. The insurgents coun, on the
climate killing more Spanish soldiers with iv"rs
than they Will with bullets. II VIII cost SPAN
many millions Of money and many THOUSANDS or
mon to retain cuba. even for few years Event
ualy Cuba's destiny Is either independence or an
ncXatiOn.
The American newspaper correspondent VINO
was reported killed in the Dos Rias hghi IL proba-
bly, n Young man named Woodward. VINO arrlF"l
at Santiago about a month ago He went Int"
the interior on May 6 He said he was going u
ioin Maceo Gomez and Mari who We're then 10
rciher about thirty miles north of santiago II"
knew nothing Of the country. the p"opl" or the
language He was taken t) the insurgent camp
nv a mulatto who carried messages through the
lines Woodward has not been heard from since
May 8. and in all probability met his death Win