The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-04

| year ana began at once TO STIR up and
organize the Province of Santiago. The
| region, being mountainous and densely
wooded, is eminently suited for guer-
| rilla warfare. There was a combat
with the Spanish on March 8 at Bocas
del Toro and another, with consider
able loss to both sides, at Bayamo on
| the 10th. Maceo fought the Spanish
at Palmarito on April 10. On the 18th
there was an encounter at Palmiros.
On the 10th General Campos arrived
| from Spain to take command, with a
view TO active operations in the fall
after the sickly season was over. On
May %, Jose Marti was killed in de-
termined fight few miles east of
Bayamo.
Meanwhile other leaders with rein
fOrcementS were arriving from abroad
TO extend operations westward. and
soon there We're numerous encounters
in Puerto Principe and Santa Clara.
Gomez was early felt in Puerto Prin-
cipe and made Najasl his headquar-
tiers. Sanchez, Serafin and Suarez es-
tablished themselves later in Southern
Santa Clara and Roloff in the northern
part Of that province. Sanchez and
Roloff landed at TunaS southwest of
Trinidad. Other leaders are: Carlos
NJ. Cespides, son of Cuba'S first prOvi-
sional president in the former, war,
who sailed from Canada in October
last; Zayas. Dauchez. Nuniz, Guerra,
TamayO, Miro, Capote and VasqueZ.
To each, it appears. is assigned GER
tain area which he is TO keep in alarm.
while the commander-in-chief seeks to
extend the field of operations to the
rich and loyal provinces of the west.
On November 10, Gomez entered Mat
anzas, and four weeks later he was re-
ported 10 be making for Havana.
Innumerable engagements have been
reported, which are too often favorab bic
to the Spanish or Cubans. according
to the source of information. There
was a fight at Peralejo in August, and
others at Sac del IndrO and Ramon del
las Yaguas. Skirmishes occur almost
daily. On December IL, Gomez at
tackled the town of Rudgo, in Matan-
zas, and on the 18th a band of eight
hundred insurgents, led by Rodriguez.
Lopez and Recio, surprised a Spanish
column near Minas, between NuevitaS
and the town of Puerto Principe, and
almost 3nnihjlated If
More recent actions have been re-
ported in the vicinity of Colon, in Mat
anZaS, with equivocal results. Ger
tain bands, being pursued. have taken
refuge in Zapata, the swamp country in
the Province of Santa Clara, south of
Matanzas.
Upon the whole, nothing has occur
red vet TO show what the end is to be-
If General Campos does not produce
better results before the return of the
hot season, the success Of the patriots
is, however, indicated. Time is on
their side, as the expense Of the war is
Spain.
The first cause of the Cuban rebel
lion is Spanish misgovernment; the
second is the beet-sugar production of
Germany, which has lowered the price
of sugar to such an extent that the
chief industry of Cuba has ceased to be
profitable. While money could be
made and workingmen had employ
ment the oppressive taxation, injustice,
nepotism and stupidity of the Madrid
could be endured, but with |
hard times came discomfort, which was |
easily given a political character. Ex- |
lied patriots saw their opportunity |
Money was raised, arms bought ships |
chartered and parties of patriots-Some |
Of them veterans of the war of 1S6S-7S |
were landed in the eastern provinces, |
where white and colored workmen of |
the plantat tons and small villages were |
induced to take up arms. The prop
ertied classes, who led in the previous |
rebellion, when slavery existed, take,
as a rule, it is said, no part in the pres
ent movement Now that the slaves
are free, the white planters fancy that
the independence of Spain gained by
the help Of the colored element would !
result in popular government, on the
model of that of Hayti. in which the
white minority of planters would have
little voice.
ONE COUNTRY, ONE FLAG.