The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-24
FRESH FROM CUBA.
James Fl. Kennady One of Gomez's
Lieutenants Visits Eugene Ware.

James Fl. Kennady One of Comes
Lieutenants Visits Eugene Ware.
As Eugene F. Ware sat at his desk
yesterday poring over a brief a man
walked into his Office and Interrupted
his meditations.
Il am James H. Kennady," said the
stranger and Mr.. Ware jumped UP ex-
citedly and shook the strangers hand
He served under Mr.. Ware in the
Seventh Iowa cavalry and had stopped
off in Topeka to see his old friend on
his way to Mexico.
Then the man told his story. He is
a lieutenant under Gen. Gomez, the
Cuban insurgent leader, and was fresh
from the island which is fighting for its
freedom from Spain. Lieutenant Ken
nady is a soldierly appearing man with
black hair and side Whiskers. He has
the broad chin common in lighting
men.
THE Cuban Independence is as good
as esta blfshed - said Lieut. Kennady.
THE trOcha which is the high line of
brestwOr6s thrown up to cut the in
surgents off from the eastern part Of
the island by Gen Weyler, and about
which so much was said is disregard
ed by the Cubans. They pay no atten-
ton to it.
There are 1000 Americans with the
Cuban forces and they have 26 pieces
of modern artillery. Rapid sailing
boats are constantly arriving and land
ing arms and men. They have no diff
fculty in lodging the Spanish gun
boats
The Cuban forces are well supplied
with money and the army is paid off
every Saturday night. The pay is
small but is promptly made and is in
American gold and silver
The Spanish troops kill prisoners
and non artisans women and children
who are suspected of sympathizing
with the CubanS, said Mr.. Kennady.
THE Cubans release the captive Span
ish officers on parole in every instance
and if captured Spanish soldiers who
viii not join their forces after a certain
time are also paroled- The Cuban
forces have two per cent of pure blood
ed Spanish, many Indians and the rest
are mixed races.
The rainy season has just begun and
it will make the interior roads impas-
sable until October I. so hOstilfties have
been suspended. An epidemic of vel
low fever is expected. The fighting be
ing over and yellow fever expected
did not care to remain in Cuba and OBJ
tanned permission from Gen Gomez
who paid me 500 per month, to return
to this country 1 viii probably return
to Cuba, next winter unless the trouble
is settled before that time and I think
it is really settled now.
THE Cubans now have control of
three-fOurths of the agricultural por-
ton of the island and all the upland
corn land. Captured Spanish officers
say they have 60, 600 troops in Havana
and 10000 soldiers in the hospitals at
the garrisOns on the island. The Gu
bans have So 600 disciplined men and a
large number of persons or slaves arm
ed with machetes. The Americans are
serving as sharp shooters for they are
about the only people on the island who
shoot and aim at the mark.
The Cuban junta in America. is re-
ported to have contributions from
wealthy expatriated Cubans amount
ing to $4,000 OO0 They will buy war
ships and attack the Spanish gunboats
as soon as recognition is given to avoid
a charge of piracy
Lieutenant Kennady left yesterday
for Mexico and he viii return to Iowa
in the fall and viii go from there to
Cuba, if necessary.