The morning times., 1896-01-27
GENERAL GOMEZ NOT Ill
Letters From Cuba Expressly
Disprove the Statement.
IT Is A SPANISH BLUFF
If the RevolutiOBist Leader Has Con
sumption 1t Has Developed within
II Few Days-Idea Is RidicuIed ny
Cubans In This sCity-InterestingP Pri-
vate Letter From Havana Province.

| party in this city are in receipt OF letteI
| which show the stories Of Gen. Gomez
| feeble health to be utterly false.
| They state in the most positive term
that, aside from the ulcer on his righ
leg. the insurgent leader has not a wound
| They further declare that, far from suffer
| ing Illness from consumption, Gen. Come
! is hale and well.
"The stories of the generals III healu
| are too familiar TO us TO cause US an,
| worry" said Secretary Quesada last night
| Look at these clippings" And thereupoI
Mr.. Quesada produced large collection o.
newspaper extracts bearing dates of scvera
| months ago.
There are the same statements prac
tically. Theyau say that he was wounded
that he was % feeble health. and they wer,
going TO have him die right away"
MADE A BIG BLUFF.
leaving Puerto Principe. and making for
the provinces. The Spanish saw their
danger and they put up big bluff They
even said, as you see here, that he was
going to leave Cuba to cure his wou nds.
He didn't go, and he is a well man. as
he was then, and as he is likely 10 be for
years to come il no accident befalls him."
II can assure you that Gen. Gomez is
ali right. and the reports which say he
isn't in Perfect health are outrageous lies.
WHAT the obiectofthe bluff? Why simply
to influence the Congress of the United
States against the recognition of Cuba.
1.-THE Speniards know that this country
has been on the point of recognizing the
reyolutionists and they resort to these
desperate methods 10 avert the danger.
"You ask me where Gen. Gomez is. No
body knows where he is. But you may de-
pend on this, he is doing some deep planning.
I can fell you in sort of unofficial way
that think he is in Matanzas province.
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED.
when General weyler arrives look for
a big field battle in Havana province. 1
think Gomez is planning to give him one.
IL he does SO the Cubans will win, for GEN
eraI Gomez never ventures a field hattie
without he is sure In his shrewd mind that
he will win.
II cannotinfer as some or the newspapers
do. that the campaign is going against us
around Pinar Del Rio province. In fact,
! know that such. is not the case. II we
have not won in that province. why do we
stay there. Why is 1t that General Maceo
is receiving constant reinforcements from
the population of the province itself?
when you hear this periodical talk about
General Gomez in the last stages OF con-
sumption and the Cubans' losing campa igns,
you may know il is 4 sign that the spanish
are hard pressed and feel it necessary to
resort to lying
A gentleman of this city who owns sugar
plantations in Havana province received
an important letter from private sources
in Havana today.
MORE MEN FOR GOMEZ.
1t gives what purports to be perfectly
authentic news of the situation In that
part OF Cuba, as well as in Maianzas. The
letter states that 5000 men have within
u few lays Joined Gomez's army from those
provinces, and that many moreoffered them
selves. but were refused because of the
scarcity OF ordinary side-arms with which
to equip them.
The cable reports of the last week are
confirmed in the statement that the people
of the provinces are fleeing from the country
in large numbers.
1t is also stated that there is scarcity
OF food and provisions in Hayana and
that the situation on that account is
likely soon TO become alarming. All
the railroads have discharged half of
their men. and the other half have been
placed on half pay.
They refuse to run trains except within
i few miles of Havana.
Not a single plantation is working. and
the young men of Havana and Matanzas
have very generally gone away to join
Gomez's army
AS SEEN IN SPAIN
Secretary Quesada has handed the fol-
lowing statement to The Times:
The following is an impartial account
OF the number of Cubans in the field
taken from the Spanish paper, Ell Pals,
published in Madrid:
ain the Eastern department Leader
Echeverria has / 900 men; Gil. 400;
Ccbreco, / 500; Masso, $500: Jose Maceo,
2 600; Antonio Maceo, 1000; Miro. 400;
Ycro. 500: Quintin Bandcras, $500;
total. i5,600.
IN Puerto Principe: Castillo. eco:
700; valdes, 800; Lcpe Recio.
8. 900; Arranontc. 500: Recio Bctafcourt,
,ttU. v aroma otO. lut1l- s,-'o fbti-
"In Santa Clara: serafin Sanchez, 2.3o0;
Rolorf. 2,1OO; FIeites. 300; Albcrdii. zoo;
Roban, 500. Garlic, eco; Castillo. 500;
Arce. $50: socorro Perez, 800: suarcz.
1 900: Rego, &c o: Bermudez. 500: socoTro.
500; Zayas. 2.0c0: Rosucta, 200. Gonzales.
eco: ArqueIles. ESQ: ccpero, 15e. sardny.
1 90: Nunez. 800: Bacallso. ESQ; JiDenez,
ESQ: :Rivandeira, g 80; Espinosa 200. Total.
l 4.03O men,
"In Maianzas: Lacret. $500: Alfonso.
ESQ: Amicya. 200; the Englishman. 200,
Fraga. $50. Total, 1900 men. To these
must be added 5000 more under Rabi. Ruen.
Guerra. DIaz. Aleman. and Vidal. giving a
grand total OF 53,i 80 men,
The Spanish paper could NOT ut that time
mention the thousands which have Joined in
Matanzas, Havana, and Pinar del Rio
after The great march OF Gomez and Naceo. |
II continues as follows:
we have then before our troops 90, ,0oO |
insurgents. OF which $4,000 are mounted |
and perfectly equipped.
How could such an army have been |
organized without the supreme authorities |
Of the island knowing IL?
Either on account of ignorance or in |
difference OF completely; anyone of these |
causes, constituting by itself. treason and |
10 this crime. can not be suffered by the |
latiun. Only thus by the existence OF such |
4 mass Of insurgents organized in radical |
lnits. fully disciplined. and with all the |
natural elements in their favor. can this |
failure of poor Martinez Campos |
De explained"
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