Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-25
The CUBAN REVOLT.
Resume Of tho Present Struggle for
independence.
DEVISED ny cUBASs lSNEw YORK.
from Small, Insignificant Beginning
II Has Assumed Large
Proportions.

NEw YoRS, May 2i.-iCopyrigni,
1895, by the associated pres. "A gem
ilemau, for fofiy.nve years resident
OF CUBS, Ia nm interview with a repre-.
tentative u the Associated Press today,
gave the following timely resume Of
the past and ptesont OF the Cuban r..
bsiliou Of today, or that initiated
February "a. 1895. Owing to his In
terests Ia CuDa aud his being in gym.
palhy with tho Cubana, no refused 20
permit bis name to ts used.
"rhe present REBELLION" no raid,
was devised nnd planned by Cubnns IN
Now York. Following IT, inception n
carefully worked out Propaganda was
made Ia eastern Cuua, and was con.
Quoted with great secrosy. 10 had
many active agents among thu best
classes In central anu eastern Cuba.
siuce the cl0'e ct tao last war, the very
active Propaganda o. the auiOnOmisls
has educated the mnsscr. Today they
want equal freedom Tor ALI
every thing was done by tho mass.
~, through their representatives,, to
Icrtuale spain 10 giant their feasona-
ule demands, but the lonr.ptOmlscd
reforms were deferred from year "
year.
early In 1895 many OF tbs worsing
and COIurUd glasses were IDLE. Then,
90 the "A he OF Feb uary, 1895, mum.
her rnisuu the fllg Of rebellion ana de-
mapdsd 'Cuba libre. or fee Cubr.
Tue standard Of revolt was set up IN q
umNtr VI places ana the blAcka Joined
luv party leairtS
simultaneously In Central Cubs
email PARTIES formed, At that time
tho movement was not deemed o
really serious one. However, the
email parties maintained their into.
luuurucu aud grew In numbers anu
strength. They hnd few Ot no arms,
hut all hal the death.deAllng ma.
Cbcts.
"rho Spanish officials, not believing
the movement was tenOus, 40 10.
iUfmtd the government, anu made
light of the whole uprising. Lated,
B,aih became alarmed and sent out
Gen. MARTINEZ Camps, who, Instead
OF bringing the l1ug.prOmised re.Otmf,
brought hgl1luTr, whereas, u no hlu
come alone, duly authorized 10 adjust
ull tho differences, tho extension Of the
rebellion would have been prevented
nud settlement he'd.
awhile tho inauint events were mul.
fiplying, Gems. G0mvE aud Mace o
iunuti, wlgn u considerable following.
ghry were Joined later by the late
Jose MARI. Then Gen. CTombet and
his party landed. They were am.
buthsd by the bpnnish. CromLet was
Killed, tho Survivors were made pTis.
onrrs and today arc la Moro Castle ut
Havana.
"Wheu it became known that
Gomez, MART aud MAceo hal landed,
hundreds OF CubAns abandoned their
homes aud Joined them. Gomez,
Mart anu other, commenced Orgnui2'
ing their respective comm ,nds. Later
reports came VI tkTmishes with the
Spanish ttOaps. IhU rebsis mnue
many prisOuora aud thus secured arms.
cine rebels i0fagvd Tor living sup
plies. Next the rebels made the own
rfs Of sstatos pHy a tax on all cattle
slaughtered for general or private con.
sumption. Herds we're driven into the
mountain hstuusues Tor future suppliCs.
Then, NJ now, they hal mOfU men
than could be armed. The best men
were selected aud armed a. sharp.
rhuulrta. lho men without arms,
saving the mnchttrs, have cultivated
large tracts Of rich mountain land,
growing corn, pumpkins, sweet
potatoes, etc. pnus FOO supplies aud
commitsafiat departments are not
lacking.
'cEasiern Cuba has been and remRln'