The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-03
CUbANS ENLIST|NG
They are Anxious to Proceed
to Cuba.
NOTED CUBANS ARRIVE
THEIR PRESENCE INSPIRES
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
TO EFFECT A LANDING AT MATANZAS
One Hundred and Fifty Already: nIisted- Others
will Enroll TO day--They are Anxious
to be Among First Regiments
for Cuban Campaign.
for Cuban Campaign.

Key West, Fla. May 1.-The enlist
resulted in the enrolment Of 100 men.
The enlistment roll will be open to-mor
row, when more names are expected.
The arrival of Gen. Emilio NuneZ, Col.
-\coSta and Senior j. T.. Cartava has
greatly augmented the enthusiasm of the
Cuban colony. Gen. Nunez has been
the director of numerous expeditions.
Col. -\coSia WAS formerly Il daring cav
airy leader in Havana province. He
escaped from the island seriously wound
Ell ana IS anNiOuS TO return.
Col. Acosta. with his many marks Of
battle, notably the loss of his right ear,
IS the centre Of IN admiring 1hrOng.
Cartaya was in charge OF the Inflated
lille expedition wrecked off the east end
of Long Island. Tonight Gen. Nunez
and his party are arranging for the de-
p~artnre on the Mascotte tomorrow Of
the Key West contingent of the Cuban
regiment now forming at Tampa. The
Cubans hope this regiment will be one
of the first to land. Gen. Nunez is acting
undo instructions from Senior Estrada
IAeHt N liz foISo " W
tain passage to the fleet to confer with
Rear Admiral Sampson, but he was un-
successful as no boat left for the flag
ship.
Genera NuneZ is much taken with the
idea Of making Matanzas the base Of
operations. Although the city itself is
subject to the fever. the hills Il mile and
4 half back from the coast would furnish
an ideal camp grounds in every way more
healthful than Tampa.
The weather in Cuba, Gen. NuneZ
says, will be excellent until June 10.
Americans there should taste no Cuban
fruit Of any kind and must use boiled
water. The insurgents have had much
sickness during the rainy seasons; but
his has been due to the fact that they
have camped in forests and swamps.
Malarial fever resulted and the Gu
ban troops We're generally without quin-
inc. There has been no yellow fever
among them at any time and according
to Gen. Nnnez Americans in the Cuban
army have usually been exempt from
all disease.
There is much fever at Havana, Ma
tanzas and Cienfugos during the summer
because Of ~unsanitary conditions. On
the other hand, Sagua La Grande is
SpdlIISl tIOOlSS L
decimated by disease. Gen. Nunez says,
because not cleanly and because of i'm
proper food. He would favor sending
shoes. rifles and horses to the Cuban
soldiers. The Cubans are splendid
horsemen: but their mounts AVE been
killed and their shoes worn out.
When last heard from, Gen. Maxine
Gomez had in all the armies %. able
bodied men. Since that time there mas
been no fighting of consequence, and the
Cuban armies must now be in better
condition except in the matter of cloth
ing. There is abundant forage every
where in the island.
There is no truth whatever in the re-
port Of the execution last evening of Jose
Nglesias who is under surveillance on the
monitor Puritan as the result Of suspe-
ciOuS chayiOr near One of the maya
zines last Wednesday evening. lie has
not wen been placed on trial.