The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25

Inc Baltimore sun, WIFI us dcCuS-
toned enterprise and foresight into the
wants of its readers, has compiled from
its news columns of the past two
years, a resume of the war in Cuba,
its causes, its progress, it's chief items
of interest and the men who are lead
ing the forces of the respective COM
batants. The CITIZEN takes pleasure
in republishing the article in install
ment form, maybe two or three weeks
being required to complete it. By a
careful perusal of the facts AMI figures
contained therein, one may become
we'll acquaited with Cuban and Span
ish affairs just when the world is en-
crossed with their deep consideration,
and when the information can tie very
readily put to many uses:
Out of number of theories and ava
lanches of conflicting reports regard
ing the present state of affairs in Cuba
and the past course of the rebellion, it
appears an almost hopeless task to sift
the facts of it's two years. duration.
February "a, 1895, is usually given as
the date on which the insurgents de-
clared their separation from the Span
i-h monarchy, but mutterings of dis
content and revolt had been loud long
before that time, while the bill for
home rule was pending in the Spanish
Cortes, and a compromise was accepted
lNnk hraf fh.<v
lutiOnary opposition. The Spanish
Governor-Ge toward the end of
FebruarS, proclaimed martial law in
Havana, and at about the same time
Jose Marti, nominated by the junta
head. of a provisional government, and
General Maximo Gomez arrived III
Cuba to begiu operations.
FIRST YEAR OF THE REBELLION.
Two rallying points for the insur-
gents seems to have been in the prov
inces of Santiago and MantanZas
Bands of Cubans from New York,
Key West, Florida, and adjacent is
lands, among them many veteran
rebels of 1878, had been landed during
the winter. On March l the Span
iards reported the capture of an insur-
gent force in the aforementioned prov
ince, and on March Is the American
steamer Alliance was fired at l.y q
Spanish gunbOat upon a Suspicion that
she had heen landing rebe Is and war
material in the province of Santiago.
PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS
The revolutionary actions, as shown
in the Suns news, consisted chiefly
in the destruction of sugar plantations
and other property, with the idea of
stopping the payment of taxes to the
Spanish authorities. No towns were
taken, no permanent camps or strong
holds established, and the Spanish Con-
tinued to hold all the Important towns
both on the coast and in the interior
of the provinces entered by the rebels.
The guerrilla bands of the rebels hav-
ing no fixed headquarters, as a rule,
managed to e1ude their assailants, and
finding their way through the dense
forests and difficult mountain country,
perseyered in destroying Cuba's chief
industry. The provinces in which
they successfully operated were Santi-
ago, Puerto Principe, Santa Clara and
MantanZas, but they Were without the
means of maintaining large armies
aud fortified posts, against which the
larger forces of the Spaniards might
concentrate their energies.
In Santiago, where Jose and An
tonic MaceO and Gomez had landed
in the beginning of the year, amidst
regions mountainous aud densely
and eminentlY suited to GU
errilla campaigning, there was CON-
bot on Maze 8 with the Spaniards at
BOcas del TOrO and another, with con-
loss to both parties, at Baya.
mo on the 10th. Maceo fought the
Spanish at PalmaritO on April 10.
On the oath there was an encounter at
PalmirOs, aud on May 20 Jose Marti
was killed in determined fight few
miles east of Bayamo. at Dos Rios.
He was only about 40 years old.
THE OPPOSING FORCES.
The government force in the island
at first appears to have numbered
but 18, 900 men, two-thirds of whom
were statlOnedsin Havana, but soon
the Governor General asked for and
obtained endorsements, which had
been ready to sail from the ports of the
home country, and unlimited credit
was given Tor he suppression Of the
reyOlf.% From ttiM 'tiine, during tho
whole Of March, Cohfiietihg reports 81
incessant engagements reached the
United States Press. but NO decisive
lsct1Ou LOOK place. Ou MArcn ~, 1895.
Captain.General Ca1lejos resigned aud
Marshal Martinez Campus was ap-
pointed COInmander.in-Chief. He
landed in Cuba April Is, the revolu-
ton in the meantime having spread
Among the insurgent leaders of that
period were prominent the Generals
MassO. Jose MaceO, Crambet aud Val.
des. Petty encounters were of daily
too frequently favorable to
either side, according TO Spanish or Gu
ban, sources Of information, and no
in the worlds history sur
passes the present IN fabrication of sto- |
ries and downright lying.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
The town Of Canasi. near Mantanzas.
was fired by the rebels, (whO on Nav
;, had proclaimed the Cuban ReDu6. |
ic,) about June 10. AT that time |
heir forces were estimated at 90. 600 !
men by the Spanish officials, and The I
Danle of Antonio MaceO, one of their |
most daring aud cumming leaders. be- |
came more and more prominent.
Rebel sources, ON June %, furnished |
he intelllgence thats'all the Spanish
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