The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-27
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70 RELP GOMEZ.
War Department Planning
to Send Supplies to the
Cuban Insurgents.
LIEUTENANT RowAN's MISSION
General Miles Conferring at
Washington With General
Nunez and Lieut..
Artiago.
PASSING THE WAR REVENUE BILL
Democrats Will Condemn the Bond
Issue, But Will Not Delay
the Measure.
DEFENCEs STRONGER THAN EVER
More Guns and mines In the sound
Fast Cruisers on vedette
Duty.
DEFENCEs STRONGER THAN EVER

WASHINGTON, April 27, 1S9S.-Another
conference has been held between General
Miles. commanding the United States
forces. and representatives of the Cuban
civil and military authorities. The latter
included Senior Quesada, Charge de At
faires of the Cuba Legation; Brigadier
General Nunez, and Lieutenant Artiage
of the Cuban Army. Lieutenant Artiago
has seen seventeen months service IN
the field and General Nunez has an in
innate knowledge of all the ports OF
Cuba. having directed the movements Of
all fi1ibustering parties. The conference
brought about a full discussion of the
plans of cooperation between the United
States and Cuban forces. The details of
this cooperation are guarded with the
strictest secrecy.
The exploit of Lieutenant Rowan in
landing near Santiago has been known
for several days to both the United
States and Cuban authorities, as they CO.
operated in executing this move The
Cuban authorities here furnished the
guides and necessary papers to see Lieu
tenant Rowan through the Cuban lines.
1t is in execution of the plans outlined
IN these dispatches Monday for landing
at Santiago and Sagua, two points on the
Cuban coast. one north and one south, re-
spectively, with view to efecting juno
tures with both General Gomez and Gem
eral Garcia. Now that Lieutenant Rowan
Santiago it is not improbable that an
other juncture will be made by way OF
Sagua.
The first purpose of these movements,
it is understood, is to bring about full
equipment of insurgent forces, rather
than to secure a joint movement between
them and the United States troops. 1t is
said that Garcia and Gomez together can
muster g. 600 men, and that they will be
able to make a strong forward movement
on Havana as soon they have arms, am
munition and medical supplies. The lat
ter and particularly qutnine, IS SAID TO
be greatly needed.
The understanding among those best
acquainted with the plans of cooperation
is that the Cuban forces will advance on
Havana and make a land siege in CO.
operation with the blockade now in pro-
gress by the United States warships. In
this connection there is renewed talk OF
a recognition of the CubanG, at EeaSt
their belligerency, and possibly theiN in
dependence and confident hopes were ex-
pressed today in high Cuban circles that
recognition would be granted within the
next two weeks. One of the first effects
of this, it is said, would be to give the
Cubans an official status at Washington,
instead of their present unofficial status.
The conferences now held with General
Miles and other officials are being produc-
tive of important results, and yet they
ure necessarily unofficial in character,
owing to the unrecognized status of the
,gubans. Now, however. that Gomez and
Garcia are beng recognized as material
factors in the contest. and are being treat
ed with by the War Department, the
,1esirability of their recognition at least
US belligerents is being urged as war
rantiug formal recognition
1t is said the cooperation already es-
yablished is in itself recognition of the
lie factor existence of the Cuban army
and of belligerency and that the de jurt
recognition should follow. While. These
hopes are renewed in Cuban circles, il
cannot be learned that the Administration
has modified its attitude against recog-
slition of any characters
In the event of Cuban recognition II
IS probable that President Palma. of the
accredited from Cuba, with Senol
Quesada as charge d'affaires at Washing.
ton and Senior Albertini as first secre-
tary. President Palma spends most OF
his time in New York. leaving Senor
Quesada in active charge here.