The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-26
1 CUBAN GENERAL WILL Re LEADER.
The Masses Have Grown Tired Of
Foreign Misrulc.
LlBERTYls THEIR NATcnN0RD
And Under the Hammer of Or@sniaea
rrccmcn Thcy WIN soon De-
mand Complctc Independents.

The Porto Ricans OF this city are talking
abcne another uprising In Spain's minor
colony in thc West indies. They throw out
dark hints about an expedition that 10
daily expected TO land and talk with con-
fidepcc OF being able 10 sweep Captain
General Marin and the 5000 Spanish troops
into the sea, The Spanish volunteers, who
number about 1000 or the Island. IRE not
talson into consideration but are dismissed
by the plotters as men who never fight
Several Porto Ricans have arrived In the
| city within the last week with news from
the island that hne stirred up the fires Of
revolution among tho exlles who are here.
| riley declare that Porto Rico VIII not
accept autonomy and that nh uprising viii
take place before Spain has an oppor-
tunity 60 inausuratc the proposed reforms.
The revolutionary junta. of which DR..
Julio Hcnua les The head and which has
been inactive since tho abortivc attempt
Of March a. has been aroused by the news
from the island Meetings have been held.
messengers dispatched and an air Of mys-
terry surrounds those who are interested In
the project of wrestling Porto Rico from
the grip OF Spain.
II Is even limited that the mysterious
steamer silver Heels, which was SUP
posed 10 have LETT this port week ago
with war material for the Cuban insur-
gents. may not be bound for Cuba at all.
but may be intended for Porto Rica
waters.
Much Importance is attached to the de-
parture OF Jose Davill,, a wealthy mcr'
chant and coffee planter OF Juana. Porto
Rico, who has been In this city for six
months and who disappeared the day be-
fore the Silver Heels sailed. One rumor
places him ON tho schooner, while another
J is to the effect that nc has gone 20 jamaica
to TT up an expedition. II is said Davilla
,, will be joined BY Juan Rolg, who III now In
! thie city, and Jose Boudet who is de-
scripec as the hero Of the Yanco uprising
! last March.
} 1t Is said The services OF a Cuban insur-
) gent wath the rank Of major general ann
two Santo DOMINICAN generals have been
; secured for tho coming revolution, and
! that aid will be obtained from Haytl and
J santo Domingo, as we'll as from this coun-
J try. one of tho reputed leaders among
) the revollticniatts is Antonio ldeutacrae,
I q merchant OF Porto Rico. who IL now IN
this city. He refused TO talk yesterday
Dr. HupDa, the head OF the 1unta, also
declined to talk
, one of the Porto Rican rreiaents OF this
) city said he had received a iotter from tho
I island stating that the Spanish authorities
: have rcBorted to the 'comyonte' method
) OF treating their political prisoners. The
letter statou that Sonora Matos Bernier.
= Guilermo Vetasco and Tomas Carlron
!, have been subjected to the treatment.
r which is the same that is alleged TO nave
: resulted In the death OF DR. Ruiz In HAY
ana. The punishment was inflicted, 1t is
: alleged, for The purpose OF forcing tho
Is prisoners TO tell where quantity OF an-
y mutation and dynamite had been buried
:, but tho men refuses to give any infofma-
, ton.
! Word was received yesterday that Manuel
/ cnteila who was sent to Porto Rlca with
= :, messages from the junta aud for whom
the authorities were looking, had succeed
It ed in making his escape to Hayu.
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