The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-25
PAST AND PRESENT.
Timely Resume of the Rebellion
From Beginning Up to Date.

Timely Resume of the Rebellion
From Beginning Up to Date.
NEW YORK, May PA gentleman
for forty-five years a resident of Cuba,
in an interview with a representative
of the Associated Press today gave the
following timely resume of the past
and present of the Cuban rebellion Of
today, or that initiated Feb. a. 1895.
Owing TO his interests in Cuba and his
being in sympathy with the Cubans,
he refused to permit his name to be
used.
1.-The present rebellion" he said, was
devised and planned by Cubans in New
York. Following its inception a care
fully worked out propaganda was made
in eastern Cuba, and was conducted
with great secrecy. 1t had many active
agents among the best classes in cen
trail and eastern Cuba. Since the close
of the last war the very active pro-
paganda of the autonomists has edu-
Gated the masses. Today they want
EQUAL FREEDOM FOR ALL.
Everything was done by the masses
through their representatives to per-
suade Spain to grant their reasona BILE
demands, but the long-promised re-
forms were deferred from year to year.
EARLY in 1895 many of the colored,
or working classes, were idle. Then,
on the oath of February, 1895, a num-
Der raised the flag of the rebellion ana
demanded a Cuban lbre.' or free Cuba.
The standard of revolt was set up in
a number of places. and the blacks
joined the party leaders.
simultaneously in central Cuba
small parties formed. At that time, the
movement was not deemed a really Sc
rious one. However, the small parties
maintained their independence and
grew in numbers and strength. Then
they had few or no arms, but all had
the death dealing machete
THE Spanish officials, not believing
the movement was serious, so informed
the government and made light of the
whole uprising. Later,
SPAIN BECAME ALARMED
and sent out General Martinez Cam
pos, who, instead of bringing the long
promised reforms, brought soldiers,
whereas, if he had come alone duly au-
thorized to adjust all the differences,
the extension of the rebellion would
have been prevented and a settlement
had.
While the insular events were null
tiplying, Generals Gomez and Maceo
landed with a considerable following.
They were joined later by the late Jose
Marti. Then General Crombet and his
party landed. They were ambushed by
the Spanish, Crombet was killed, the
survivors were made prisoners, and to-
day are in the Moro castle at Havana.
When it became known that Gomez.
Marti and Maceo had landed. hundreds
of CubanS abandoned their homes and
joined them. Generals Gomez, MART
and others commenced organizing their
respective commands. Later reports
came of skirmishes with the Spanish
troops. The rebels made many pris-
oners and thus secured arms
The rebels foraged for living sup
plies. Next the rebels made the owners
of estates pay a tax on all cattle
slaughtered for general or private con-
sumption. Herds were driven into
THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS
for future supplies. hen as now, they
had more men than could be armed.
The best men were selected, and armed
as torreadors, or sharpshooters. The
men without arms, saving the machete,
have cultivated large tracts of rich
mountain land, growing corn, pump
kins, sweet potatoes, ETC. Thus food
supplies and commissariat departments
are not lacking.
Eastern Cuba has been and remains