The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-25
CuBA'SWAR EXPLAINED
Clear Statement Of What Led
to the Rebellion.
SPAIN MADE LIGHT OF n.
Fioeking to the STANDARD Of the
Patriot Generals.
SPAIN MADE LIGHT OF n.
ThefP PelSey In warfaPe-slsw Their
Ssed anA CeuDisssrtas D<pars.
Denss Are sspplieA-fhe Patriot
Array Hslf white ana Hsif black
Cresssng the TrseAa WAenever
TAey Please.

Copyrighted 1855 by the Associated Press.
Ner York. Nag IA gentleman. far
fifteen years q resident in Cuba. In an in
fervssw with . representative OF the As
soc,atsd Press to-day. gave the following
timely resume of the past and present OF
tAe CInan rebellion Of to-day or that
initiated February - Isas Owing TO his
interests IN Cuha and his being in sym
psihy vita the Cubans. he refused to psr-
NIT his name TO he used
me present rebellion" he said, was
devised and planned by Cabans ia New
fork Following its inception . carefully
worked out propaganda Vas made in
Eastern cuos and Was conducted with
great secrecy It has many active agents
emo1g the best classes In Central and
Eastern C4ol Since the close Of the last
War the very active propasnnda OF thu
autoroMixfS had educa,ed the masnea
To-day they want equal freedom fpr aIi.
everything was done by the masses
Inrougn their representatives to persuade
spain to grant their reasonable siemans1s
but the long promised reforms we're de-
ferred from year to year.
Earfy in 1856 many OF the colore3, or
working classes. were idle. Then, on the
stsh OF February. 1885. . number raised
the nag OF the Cuban rebellion and de-
nAnded Cuban librc.' or free Cuba. The
standard OF revolt was set up in q num-
Der Of places. and the blacks Joined the
party leaders. simultaneously In Central
euoa small parties formed. At that time
the movement was not deemed = really
serious one. However. the small parties
maintained their Independence ana grew
IN numbers and strength. Then they had
Few or no arms. but all had the DEATH
dealing machetes
The Spanish officials. not believing the
movement was serious, 30 informed the
government and made light Of the whole
uprising Later spain became alarmed
and sent out Gen. Martinez Campos. who.
instead OF bringing the long promised re-
forms. brought soldiers. whereas. II he
had come alone. duly authorized 10 adjust
all the differences. the extension OF the re-
hellson would have been prevented and .
settlement had
While the insuiar difficulties were null
tiplying. Gems Gomez and Maceo hnde.s
with considerable following. They
we're Joined later by the late Jose MART.
Then Gen. Crombet and his party landed
They we're amhushed by the Spanish.
Crombet was killed. the survivors xere
made prisoners and today they are in
Moro castle at Havana.
When 1t became known that Gomez,
Aarti and Aaceo had landed hundreds
OF Cubans abandoned their homes AMI
joined them Gems. Comes, Narti and
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- -. .--.ss eAs. VI
rass.i- =. q. ~ sha uoops inc
cured arms The rebels foraget for living
suppiieA Next the rebels made the own
ers Of estates pay tax on all cattle
~. ~ -psieaee con- con-.
- wts @.ssI VITO ,ne
rss. .as Avt 11.uN sappss.
- - 1o~, 1A.y naA l1o1e men shah
,s'.ss ing ose H'en we're Sc
.,.ss Hs a'io a'Haeu - uc.esao's. OF sharp
ane neu ~,.noue arms. saving
"a e.e .ss, ha Sui,isa.eo ialse t'aetS
% l,n mountain and. growing corn.
pasnpAhs pp sseet Pc.Atoes. etc. lhus ioo1
s-fpes a.a eosnsSae ospaf fenehis
".s nos iaeA.ns'
Eastern eupa mas peeh ana remains
sne eentes OF ,ns -repeiiion- Inc people
IN eshtrai anu Eastern SAoa. VINO are
opshis on me siue OF tne rsoeis. symp'a-
~ ~e..l1. Win sa4ela auo Atsp thsan iuaiy al
slsea 2, every movement OF the royal
sroops
IN reply 70 quesuon regarainS the
leosi serehs'h' tnc sent}eman said faiiy
sniea Hen are IN the various rebel COM
aaEhos. OF wnoHi' say tnFee-fosrshs. have
- si..s cure recsntiy, saM ne. wren
1th. Saiixto tsarcia landed, hundreds OF
stsndaru many OF them IN excefient So
eisl position- The men IN the rebel army
,poat na, Nn..e ana nall negro. ana
- 1-,"t naaAr s1s Jest soaeiers. As
~ auIe IN nsaes thss hfe twe or
so.Iess. ciose slth she enemy ana
$3.50. "a. ulasa,'s 20 manu- shoaslns 'netr
- - - - - -. s-- an se.se y
- s.,.,.S,.a - -,.. - .ses nsnh
80 - - -. r,.n "a - !
.,Ss,. a,..-- - - -, s., III iaest-s
,rr,,s = r,.s~s-..s ~. hs.a s sspe'
ptsrirfgnA - ~igi.slv ersars...5 p~.ss-s--
In sns hrr,T; sa-sa e. ,is,< ,.s,-.u,a,s.
wher, asked a. Il, ,he rxt.., ,.s,s,,,., -
attack. ~. s,saaker ss,ss thst !. - -
the usual Cuban tvre .--rhev ,ox, ,,.s,-
shareholders in urrttes az fsf,v srr..
they engage the advance guard of re-
royalssss from ambush firing r.ner .s.-,,,
and producing psnic and death IL crowd
ed too much that party VIII fan fxark
sbiie new enc Of fifty VIII make 4 dark
attack. and 80 they Simply harass the.
Spaniarsss and expose themselves az l,t
tle as possible. The ctshans are az crafty
In ameushing Indtans. In many Of
the sktrrasshes IN which tire fereadors
feal back when outnansieFei such en-
Sagernsntz are made 10 80 duty as sIan-
ish victories The policy Of the Spanish
troops s one OF rsAksshiffs rather than
OF sesrrh II oas'lins VIE the Sahsrs
Tns real .igntinz te-tay IS II IRE west
err part OF Central S4ea, ard 20 tHat part
the reoels are hurry1nS forward every
available man In many coast cities and
towns trade = At staafstlll, sna there
IS Fnach misery and want. msiE selling AZ
y 4 gallon NO vegetables are svzslst!e.