The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
Insurgents Cain GROUND
Sanguine Observers Believe That
There Is Yet Hope for Cuba.
SPANISH TROOPS POURING IN
Within Ten Days the Situation on the
Island of Unrest Appears to
Have Been Changcd-Thc
Maccos in Command.

Santiago De Cuba, May 4.-Spain is
throwing troops into the province of
Santiago at the rate of 1000 or 5000 a
week, but the insurrection is growing
apace. For six weeks following the
rising of Feb. a. little progress was
made by the daredevil patriots, who
took to the woods in squads of from a
dozen to score, and who lacked arms,
ammunition and intelligent leadership.
Few of the whites who went out re-
NAMED when they found themselves
associated with bandits and shiftless
blacks with mulatto leaders. The gov
ernment troops and civil guards sup
pressed incipient rising in MatanZas,
Puerto Principe and near Havana, and
the better class of Cubans all over the
island belittled the movement and said
the time was not ripe for another war
In the eastern district alone did the
men remain in the field and defy the
mother country but their numbers
grew less instead Of greater, and even
their strongest supporters shook their
heads and said that Cuba would never
be free. Within ten days the situation
has completely changed, and in Cuban
circles where there was no hope, abso-
lutte confidence of ultimate success now
prevails. The two Maceos, Antonio
and Jose, after terrible hardships
In the mountains and many mar
row escapes from Spanish bullets, have
reached the place from which the in
surgent operations are to be conducted
and have been Joined by Maxine Co
mez and Jose Marti, who cluded men
ot-war on the sea and troops on land.
Confidence in the Leaders.
With these leaders at the front there
has been rapid growth in all the in
surgents' bands in this province and
the concentration of forces in the vicin-
ity of Jarahuasa this week shows that
Maceo has 5000 men with him and
there are nearly 1000 Others under arms
in other parts of the province
After a conference with his chiefs at
Jarahuasa in the mountains, twenty
miles northeast of Songo, Maceo moved
forward, camping one night at the
Rioempe plantation and passing on to-
ward Santa Ann, where he now is with
force variously estimated at from
1000 to i,O0O General Campos has
been expected here for three days. The
cutting of telegraph lines inland leaves
all of the north coast cities outside of
communication and the government is
now talking about laying a cable
around the island.
There are ten cases of yellow fever
in the hospital here. The patients are
all soldiers. About three die every week
now from the fever AT Guantanamo
the hospital is full of soldiers. Most
of them have am intermittent fever.
Exposure to the night air and rain in
the interior brings it on.
Jacksonville, Fla, May ia special
from Tampa, Fla, says: Private ad
vices received here from the Cuban
revolutionary leaders say a big battle
was fought at Boryey, Province of
Puerto Principe, between Gomez, the
Cuban leader, and Salcede, the Spanish
commander. Gomez was victorious,
annihilating the Spanish troops, killing
and capturing more than 1000 men, and
great quantities of ammunition and
army stores. The battle lasted four
hours and was hard fought.
Men from the plantations are joining
the insurgents hourly and all work in
the outlying provinces is at stand
still.
The Cuban patriots here are jubilant
over the news.
Jacksonville, Fla, May IA cable
gram from Key West says: An active
movement has been noticed among the
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