The herald., 1896-03-31
THE CUBAN CRISIS IS NEAR
INSURGENTS SWARMINd OVER HAVANA
AND PINAR DEL RIO
The Fliibuster Commodore Said to Have
Landed Her Cargo In Cuba-An Insurgent
Leader Executed-Spanlsh Comment on
the Senate Resolution Of Recognition
Associated Press Special Wire.

AbsOCiAJeu freSb Special wire.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 3O.-(Sent from
Havana March 2Sth to avoid censorship.)-
Twenty-Five thousand insurgents under
General Maceo are swarming over the
provinces of Havana and Pinar del Rio
destroying property, ripping UP railways
and tearing down telegraph lines. Forty
five thousand Spanish soldiers are in the
same territory and more are coming.
General Maceo is in immediate command
of the center column of the rebels with
about 5000 men. General Masso is in the
southern part of Havana with about 5000,
and General Lacrete is lowering around
the outskirts of Havana with about 5000
cavalry. The other 1000 men are divided
into small bands of pillagers. The insur.
gents are we'll equipped and have plenty
OF ammunition and are capable of giving
the soldiers warm reception. The activ-
ity noticeable about the palace of General
Weyler seems to bear out the idea that
crisis is near at hand.
FILIBUsTER's CARGO
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The treasury
department has evidence tending to show
that the steamship Commodore, which re-
Gently cleared from Charleston, S. c., with
arms and ammunition. did not lose her
cargo in storm at sea as reported by her
captain, but landed it on the coast of Cuba.
The collector of customs at Charleston, in
report to the secretary of the treasury,
says that the Commodore cleared at that
port on the 9th inst. for Tampa, Fla, with
manifest showing arms. ammunition and
artillery. On the 22d she returned with
out her cargo, and OH the following day
she entered as from sea. Her captain
made a wreck report, which says he en-
countered a severe gale, and that her cargo
was thrown overheard and the whole
power of the pumps was used to keep her
atloat. This statement ia contradicted by
one of the Commodore's firemen, who stated
the cargo was successfully landed on the
coast of Cuba. Other evidence in support
of the fireman's story is promised, and in
case it is proven to be the truth the vessel,
it is said at the department. is liable to for
feiture to the government for violation of
papers.
THE PATRIOTS MOURN
New YORK, March 3O.-A representative
of the Associated Press took news of the
execution of Aleman to the Cuban head
quarters here this morning. The greatest
gloom Immediately spread over the assem-
blage there. Senior Joaquin Castillo, who
acted as spokesman, said: ut is just
as we expected. Poor Enrique Aleman.
Poor Cuba. Another patriot gone. but the
cause s right and we will win eventually.
General Weyler has adopted the same
tactics that prevailed during the ten years
war. when Cuban patriots, after being
lIlt.t6 pllSOii6I5s WtTo COu5lucTtu Ddlluitb
and iDcendiaries, which charge meant
death the moment they were brought be-
fore drumhead courlmartial.
"Enrique Aleman, who is brother of
Cristobal Aleman. colonel of the insurg-
ent army in the province of Santa Clara,
belongs to one of the best known families
in Matanzas. He was captured by the
Spanish troops about three or four weeks
ago in battle near Matanzas; from there
he was transferred to Havana and jailed in
Fortress Cabanas. He was tried by court
martial and sentenced to be shot. Enri-
one was thorough soldier. and | am con-
fident met his fate nobly as a soldier and q
patriot"
GREAT PROvOCATIoN
New YORK, March 30.-A special to the
Herald from Madrid says: The duke of
Veragua, the lineal descendant of Colum-
bus, who visited the United States during
the Columbian celebration. in an interview
with the Herald correspondent, said that it
was his earnest hope that the trouble be-
tween the United States and Spain over
Cuba would die natural death.
''Spain," he said, 'has had great provo
cation for expression of resentment
against the United States. l am grieved to
say that the action of congress seems to
have been the insult of the century.
cannot understand how it happened. The
only explanation | can find is that the
stood the motives and the conduct of the
war in Cuba.
"Spain will never allow interference in
her domestic affairs. Even should not
other countries, which have interests close
to those of Spain, come into this quarrel,
Spain would still resist any interference,
to the last drop of blood of her subjects
and to the last centime of her money"
viole ut attack upon Senator Sherman
is published in the Imparcial, which calls
him former slave trader and asserts that
he wants the Cuban rebellion to succeed in
order to re-establish slavery in Cuba.
Ell Liberal today prints an article
ascribed to Senior Valera, former Spanish
minister at Washington, urging, in view of
the attitude of the United States, which he
says apparently aims at imposing on Spain
a heavy and shameful yoke, that Spain
should enter into an alliance with France,
Great Britain and Holland respecting CO.
louial affairs. Hs argues that these powers
would willingly conclude treaties with
Spain on the subject.