The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
BANDERAs, THE BOLD
HE HAS DUPLICATED THE MARCH
OF GOMEZ AND MACEO.
The CoIored General Appeals 20
Those of His Race TO join in
winning Cuba's Freedom.

New York, August So,--The Journal
and Advertiser says:
The sensationally victorious march Of the
Cubans under Maxtmo Gomez and Antonio
Maceo the entire length OF the Island In
Martinez Campos' time, has Just been du-
plicated by Quntin Bandefas.
This negro war captain has won greater
honors in the present struggle for indie
pendence. He has led $4,000 men from the
eastern end of the island. where the pa
triots In arms are strongest, TO the west
ern end. where. since Antonio Maceo's
death through the treachery or his b)dy
physician, Or. Zertucha. Inc Cuban cause
has not prospered 80 well. These 1900
men represented all branches OF the Cuban
army service. They penetrated into the
provinces OF Matanzas and Pinar del Rio.
strengthening the existing forces In each
OF those provinces to such an extent that
In the coming winter the campaign there
may be expected to be even az disastrous
for the Spanish columns as In the times OF
the redonbtable Maceo.
The news OF the brilliant achievement
was brought 10 the Journal and Advertiser
By mail from Havana In an autograph let
ter from Banderas himself. In II he re-
quests the publication OF the proclamation
that he is sure OF taking charge OF the de-
partinent.
Bandcras says that the second invasion
OF the west was made In compliance with
plans that were completed by Maxine
Gomez, the general In chief himself, In
| June last, and that the march was ef-
| fected with little or no trouble or molesta-
| ton from the Spanish troops.
I'VE crossed their lines again and again, "
1 he says. but there was no fight 10 then
and we had no battleh. our men behaved
/ pobly in the face OF constantly possible at.
tacks by larger forces. There was no fal-
iering at any time. and once more hay'
| been able to admire the heroiam OF oul
4 soldiers"
1T only remains for me to appeal to thu
men OF my race TO poiIf out to them tina
their post OF honor is here by my side. re
minding them that We owe the liberty o
our fathers 70 the revolution OF 1868. ant
Il is my duty to present 10 Them the ex
ample OF that noble figure, Major Genera
| Antonio Marec who died on the field 10
the liberty OF his country.
Listen, countrymen. When. after bat
tie, and filled with natural pride. we hay
gathered up the wounded OF the enemy I
give them the care that they may meet
many times I have been covered wit
shame and my whole being has been nile
with terrible bitterness TO see that III
majority OF the wounded were men OF m
race, who were fighting against the IN
erty Of my country.
II am confident, countrymen, that 20
have suffered SO much under the despotisl
Of Spain, that after reading these line
, yoa will come 10 our side and enlist In u
ranks Of the army OF this providence.
win a worthy place In history, and thi
, you will determine that 90 far as each
you is concerned. henceforth II will new
J be possible TO say that the coiored race
: Cuba helped tyranny's agents against the
own brothers
Come. then. and help us redeem u
. fatherland. thus complying With your du
, as honored citizens. Triumph Is nes
, Here we ars all brothers Our purpo
! guides ms In battle. 10 die, II necessary. I
Cuba's liberty. Citizens Of my race. To-
lIvs Ire Cuba"