The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-22
THE CUBANs MAY WIN,
REvoLUTloNIsrs HAVE WELL
LAID PLANS.
Ok Thousand Insurgeant Under Arms, and
aGood Prospect for Bitter Conflict.

! ,m ~,
o.Nson''e' 'i"" March is-Ex'
tracts from special to the Florida
Citizen from Key West saw: With
Marti, Gomez md Collnx IN ,ho Enst
with tho ,n.,r-,,.,n,,,a., 49,. ~
..e 'usu.'eNi"n's'S ah"auy IN
tUssess'oa OF tue Vyieta abaJado dis
Sr1ct OF Cuba, Spain Is confronted by n
turbulence which she knows from ex.
perience must result in tho death OF
MANY fo,tbrul srhio,,. ana Tho Lose n,
. ,,s .- NJ, -.
.s. ue"su'e' Ane 'orces NOW a.
"ork nave oeen gathering strehgth
twenty-five years. On the defeat Of
the rising Of 1868, the Insurgents fed
from the island and made their homes
IN the United States and Spanish.
speaking republics OF South aud Cen
tral America.
In these homes OF exile, revolution
AIRY funds were opened and regular
contributions were made until In New
aork alone $S,5OO,OOO was on hand, and
sne clgarmakers OF Tampa and Key
west We're pouring into the FUND Mt the
opening OF hostilities $1,000 day. 10
Seph Marti, with his chief residence IN
view iork' was head ana front OF the
secret operations. Martis plan was
prlmarily TO get some small, fast steam
vessels Tor transports TO CUBA. the
rising was 70 be In several pinces nj
once anu emissaries In spain, philiip-
lnes ana PORTO h'co were to incite IN
oursection. a..
Tue !aiiure OF boruehs eApeultioh
ueIayea the oeginning OF the hostiilics
several weeks The Lagonda, which Is
one Vi tne rastest vessels III lhe couh-
t,y, anu whose speed caused borIen 10
Snarter ner, was 10 cruise III Cuoah
,wateIs ana 10 occasionally sip INTO the
tsMhu cuban leader or n company OF
SIuts from Porto Rieo' san 10 DO.
.ihgo' rati' Jamaica, Nenexuen anu
COSTA hlea ana points IN FLORIDA,
WHERE viups OF CUBAN rcvoiuuohists OF
from ioo 10 2o0 members each hau
Deen formed ana VINO stood ready to
10 10 Cupa 10 take up arms against
SPAN.
Inc nghting 80 Tar has been done
Hhuer thc command OF General santos
aseA ana Henry Brooks, two able
.eaueH. Gomez Is already Mt hand,
aha Maru Is gathering forces and 1t Is
oeneved that the flag OF the revolution
10 DE unturied shortly In full view OF
havana, where the final struggle Is ex-
Pected to take place. BY that time
every enort Will he made by the Gu
pans to nave all their forces mt hand.
Guyamnro. In Porto Princi province,
mas been designated rs the place for
the final organization Of the republic
and the formation Of a democratic
form OF government II the revolution
succeeds.
Key West. Fla, March 10-The first
clear and trustworthy statement of the
condition of affairs In the eastern end
or Cuba Is brought by passenger on
the steamer Mascotte.
II have Travelled through the noun.
tsinous district constantly since the
trouble began" said he, and matters
are now In n much worse condition
than ut the beginning. The fighting
started In desultory and scattered
fashion, but the forces gradually be-
came crystnllizcd and there are now
fully G,OOo Insurgents under arms.
They are IN dozen or more dctach-
ments. and are giving the government
no end OF trouble. In mc5.y cases THE
spanish troops have beet beaten back
win heavy loss.
1.-THE most dcplorablc feature Of the
warfare Is the pillasing and burning.
The INSURGENTS have gained confidence
since the BEGINNING OF the trouble and
matters In the eastern district are In
almost ms bad condition Ms during
the war OF 1858. New leaders are
springing up and by force OF their In
teiiect and ability they have induced
the insurgents not to hold OF longer
Tor the arrival OF leaders. The gen.
ernl opinion In Santiago Is that II the