The evening times., 1896-02-03
cUBlNs IN SCHOOL HERE
They Are Fighting for Their
Cuunly's Freed, IN.
MONEY SENT THE CAUSE
AIetter From he Fut her of II Howard
University Graduate Setting Right
False Reports Sent Out Under SPAN
tsh Surveillunce-More Troops Sent
by Spain because of Defeats.

item of news relating To the reVoiutioh is
eagerly scanned, and reports Of Spanish
victories cause as much regret here us
in the largest Cuban stronghold.
There are about twenty OF these young
men at the university. They are engaged
In the study of medicine, but they do not
allow their studies To cool their arhor,
and each month a sum of money is sent to
Scnor Quesada, secretary of the Cuban rev.
olution, i'll New York. TO be transmitted
TO the insurgents. There are but few
other Cubans in the city. All give as
freely as they can from their monthly in-
come So far over $500 has been sent
from the capital by Cubans. American
citizens are also contributors to this fund,
but the amount of their offerings cannot be
asCcrtained.
The repeated reports of Spanish vie
tories had produced n feeling of uneasi-
ness among the enthusiasts here. Pri-
vatc information recently received, how
ever. dispellcd the gloom, and brought with
it visions of ultimate success. j. II.
Angula, a native OF Cuba, ana Il graduate
OF the law department Of Howard tniNNt-
sity. received n letter last week from his
aged father who. while too old to bear
arms, takes u warm interest in tb e progress
of the revolution.
FALSE REPORTS CORRECTED.
Referring To the reports sent out from
Havana OF Spanish victories, the writer
says:
Il see that you have been reading the re-
ports OF the great victories Won by span
ish authorities over the Cuban revoluttonists.
] am glad to say that not half of their re-
ports are true. ! agree with you IN your
statement that the Spanish authorities are
publishing accounts of these victories To pre-
vent the United States from recognizing as
belligerents the Cuban patriots.
"A great, victorious battle is soon eX
pected 10 be fought, but cannot give you
the date in this letter. ] am also pleased
to say that at the battle OF Pinar del Rio
the Cubans We're not defeated, as stated
in the newspapers. That report was sent
out by the Spanish Officials
The assertion ;hat Gen. Gomez is suffer
ing from consumption lacks continuation.
The writer stated that the general was
in poOr health. hut said nothing about his
having consumption. The letter contained
the further information that the residents
Of the island have great hopes OF eventually
gaining their freedom.
WHY SPAIN SENDS MORE TROOPS.
In speaking of this news to a Times re-
porter Mr.. Angula said:
The letter is very encoura ring to Gu
bans here, as the continued statements pub
lished in the papers OF spanish victories
had caused us much anxiety. one surpris-
ing thing is that, while the Spanish are
claiming So many victories over such Il
small number of people, they continue TO
pour 5odiers into the island and are fight
ing us very hard. Ii does not !oos reason
able that their reports can be half true
and they are not.
1t is n very difficult task for us TO re-
ceivc mail from home he continued. The
Spaniards intercept our letters and the CON
tents of many OF them are known before
they reach their destination. These letters
are not sent direct to the person for whom
they are intended. An American mai! is
forwarded To New York and distributed
from that point. The same rule is observed
I'D writing letters to Cuba. We send them
first 10 New York, and SenCr QueSada
sees To II that they find their wa Y into the
different parts of the country"
The Cnbans have no organization in
Washington. Their number Is too small
for that. In Philadelphia, New York and
Boston they are strongly Organized how
ever. especially IN the first named city. the
Cuban Iunta there being Il powerful body
WILL RENEW HIS EFFORTS.
senor Palma, the head of the Cuban
movement and represents atiye of TIE insur-
gent government in this county, is ex-
pccted TO return to Washington tonight.
when he will renew his efforts TO have this
government recognize the Cubans as bel
ligercnts. He has been in New York for
one week.
Secretary QlcSada and other friends of
Scnor Palma at The Cuban hcldutIa rters al
the Raleigh are very eXultant over the
outlook Today, and they will not lie sur
prlsed to hear of an important enga cement
at any minute between the Spanish and in
sargent forces. This is likely 10 he brought
about, they explain, on account OF the
relative positions of Tie fighting forces.
The latest dispatches from the seat of
war show that Gen. Gomez is near the
Guayraho plantation, while MIcco is not
far from Hoyo Colorado. Almost midwa v
between them is Gen. Marin and q strong
Spanish following at Quivican.
They suggest not only the Dc ssibity but
the probability of the insurgent leaders
closing in on Gen. Marin, in which event
his position can be none other than periOus
Scnor Qucsada laughs at the idea sug-
geSted by report in a morning PA per. sd "
ing il was believed that the filibustcring
steamer, ]. W. Hawkins, had not been
wrecked, but had proceeded on To Cuba.
The dispatch surmjsed that the alleged
wrccking of the Hawkins had merely been
an artful riiSc on the part Of the insurgent
sympathiZcrs: that the boat had not gone
down. but that some OF her men had been
pat ashore with the report of shipwreck
in their mouths and that the rest OF the
party had proceeded To the island with a
cargo of guns and ammunition.
1T is too absurd to think or" Scnor
QueSada said. that the men would take
suCh risks in such high seas for the purpose
OF accomplishing a deceit so open 10 dis
covcry.'
ANOTHER LETTER.
letter from a Cuban planter from Pinar
Del Rio has just been received at head
quarters. II was written January 16. and
says in part:
Gen. Macco is marching with 900 men.
He visited several plantations and the
planters say his men committed no Outrages
in any OF them. They took their meals a the
houses of the different farmers, and trea ted
all with respect. They burnt the cane i'm
the sugar plantations as they went along,
in accordance with The order issued by Gen
Macco that no sugar should be ground in
the space of one year.
"Delgado has been very active in the
provinces, burning several cane fields and
capturing a great number OF arms. The
Spanish forces under Garcia Navarro did
not seem 10 be able to prevent the Cubans
from marching triumphantly on. The
patriots took horses. wagons and clothing,
but did not steal them. They asked for
them. and they were willingly given.
"Gcn. Maceo and his distinguished staff
were kind to the children along the road
and in the towns. In this way they gained
the sympathy Of all classes and his army is
daily increasing"
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