The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-09-01
QUINTIN BANDERAS.
The Famous Negro Commander in
the Cuban Army.
gE IS NOW WITHIN HAVANA PROVINCE.
He Has Led Twelve Thousand Men From
the Eastern End of the Island to
Participate in the Grand Final
Effort for Cuba Libre.

. NEW YORK, Aug. SO.-The Journal
Advertiser says;
The sensationally victorious march
of the Cubans under Maxine Gomez
: and Antonio Maceo, the entire length
.,tof the island in Martinez Campos' time,
has lust been duplicated by Quintin
Banderas. The negro war captain,
than whom no man of the Cuban race,
excepting Maceo, perhaps, has won
greater honors in the struggle for in
coincidence, led $4,000 men from the
eastern end of the island, where
the patriots in arms are strong
est to the western end, where,
since Antonio Maceo' death, through the
treachery of his body physician, DR..
Zertucha. the Cuban cause has not pros
pered so we'll These 1900 men rep
resented all branches of the Cuban
army service. They penetrated into
tbe provinces of Matanzas, Havana
and Piuar Del Rio, strengthenin 6 the
existing forces in each of these prov
inees to such an extent that the com.
Ing winter campaign there may be ex-
pected to be even as disastrous for the
Spanish arms as in the time of the re-
doubtable Maceo.
The news of the brilliant achieve
ment was brought to the journal and
Advertiser by the mail from Havana in
an autograph letter from Banderas
himself In it he requests the pub
lication of the proclamation that he is
sued on taking charge of the depart
ment
Banderas says that the second in
vasion of the west was made in COM
pliance with plans that were com
pleted by Maximo Gomez, the general
in-chief, himself, in June last, and that
the march was effected with little or
no trouble, or molestatlon from the
Spanish troops.
ave crossed their lines again and
again, he says, but there was no
fight in them, and we had no battles.
Our men behaved nobly in the face of
constantly possible attacks by larger
forces There was no faltering at any
time, and once more l have been able
to admire the heroism of our soldiers,
who have fought, are fighting, and
will ever fight, | am convinced, until
the independence of Cuba shall have
been attained"
The proclamation intimates that
there have been wholesale desertions
from the Spanish army in Havana
province into the Cuban service say
ing.
"In taking command of this province
send greeting to all its forces, but
more especially to the brave Spanish
soldiers of the Pizarro cavalry regi-
ment whom | reviewed yesterday, and
those who, filed with sympathy for
an oppressed people, fighting for their
liberty, have come to our files, in
this way givingsthe most direct lie to
those who say that the Spanish soldier
exists onlEi to serve as food for the
cannon and fol the purpose of afford
ing means to their officers to get titles
and decorations"
The rest OF the proclamation is di-
rected "To the men Of my race and is
Us follows:
1t only remains for me to appeal to the men
oimY race to point out to them that their post
honor is here by my side, reminding them
mat we owe the liberty of our fathers to the
4 revolution Of 1868 and it is my duty to present
mthem the example OF that noble figure, Maj
Zen Antonio Mace1, who died on the field for
The liberty of his country
Listen countrymen, when, after battle. and
nled with national pride we have gathered up
une wounded OF the enemy to give them the
care that they needed many times have been
covered with shame and my whole being has
oean thrilled with terrible bitterness to see
mat the majority OF the wounded were men OF
my race who were lighting against the liberty
@i their country.
am confident countrymen that you who
nave suffered so much under the despotism OF
spain, after reading these lines, will come to
Uuf SIDE and enlist in the ranks of the army OF
'n's proynceto win worthy place in history,
all that you will determine that, so far as each
4 Uyou Is concerned, twill hencetorth never be
pssioe to say that the colored race OF Cuba
aeped to clinch the manacle OF tyranny against
Eler own brothers.
I9me thea and help redeem the fatherland,
W Hus complying with your duty as honoret cit
neus' Triumph is near. Here we are all
S%V,aers One purpose guides US in battle-to
% ee ughting, If necessary, for Cuba aud liberty.
I, ''H1eaS Of my race, long live Free Cuba.
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