Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-23
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The successful landing of General
shutters army In cuba. marks the boz
ginning OF a now and important chap
tor Ia the history " tho war ON that
island Tho preceding ones have been
fun ~ thrilling interest. but this PRONE
isrs Co exceed them all u should be- an
unhrokCn record Of vigorous action, ~
daring bravery and glorious Victories
ending with the hniHilng ~ the om'
bl,m N liberty over cuban SOIL amidst
the joyful shouts of a population freed
from the chains NJ bondage never again
90 become the Herfa ~ medieval
tyranny,
A hnsty rovlow ~ the war In cuba,
20 far. may NOT be- out NJ place nt this
time. on the 2iih ~ February, 1895. tho
uprising started in the province ~ SAM
tlnro de- cuba. where tho American
army D. NOW landed ~ first % np.
pear,d 60 the splnlhrlH nn more nlarm-
ina chan % small cloud on clear Hly,
but the revolt soon Hrow 90 alarming
dimensions Martial law was proc
claimed ln Santiago ami also IN Maiun.
ris. and Spanish troops wrro dir-
/ patched 90 the scenes of dIHiurbanceH
I in AprlL i,a, AnionI, Macrr landed
n cuba aui after many adventures
and narrow escapes from capture
reached tho Insurgents Soon he one
/ rnrsi small Spanish dctbchw antH ana
held hls own. \ little later Maxine
I Gomcz and jose M1rti succeeded ln
landing. This rlyr the Cuhans ,he ok
perlsncrd leadership thoy rl highly
needed. and their army soon numbered
sIg thousand mon. M1ftrH career was
not long. though. ilc was led Into am
bush hy guide and treacherouHly nn-
rlaHlnnttd. iln work WIS done, hove
ever ilr hnd orrnn.zci the rcyolu.
/ ton and raised a million dollars Tor lti
/ promotion,
/ Field Marshal Cnmuos conceived tn
Idea ~ dividing tho island by "a series
~ military lines ana 81 crowd IN
reboia nn the eastern end ~ Cuha
This. he found impossible, Come
ANA Maceo kept moving an the TIM
mud tho Spanish regiments could no
he concentrated az any given point
The Spanish war expenses In acvol
months had hren t2iOoo,ooo ana noarl'
10000 men. AZ the end NJ the yen
1896. General Cnmpoa had tn ADM
that his campaign had been q failure
Mncco had won tho battle NJ Iiayum
mud Comes had gained decided adj
/ vantage nt TaEunHco. The spaninrl
hnd 100000 mon in tho ncld Including
nDlo no.cnllcd volunteers and the 400
ursrut h1ud numbered about 5000.
IN 1890 what has been called IN
campaign ~ fire. wnH commenced
Gomez marched westward almost q
tho suburbs OF Havana through "a
cultivated districts of tho lnlaul.cycry
where applying tho torch and lolyIn
the rich plantations in ruins Mace
humt lnto plnnr del Rio, whore he hel
hlu own Notwithstanding AN onorta q
capturo him. General woylor huh
his trochas In order Go Keep the lnrur
E.ut leaders apart u was in ana 81
tort to cross one of these military limo
that Nlcco was KILLED -nHnsrIunto,
the Cuhons clalm through tho trench
cry of prZertucha, Macoo had olrh
brothers and they oll Zen for the ca
han couH1.
Boo 1907 Woylcr made renewed enort
90 crush tho rebellion Tic Hucceodc
apparently 900 Cor uH Puor del 1870 wa
concerned. hut only apparently ain
tary operations during tho year con
uuuol oven I'm the "uocIngd" prov
. lucos and the Cuhnns gained one fen
, pnrtaut victory northwest uf Blylm
Boo which che Spanish commander wa
killed and the heloasuored garrison suI
rendered. Garcia was the yictorlou
, Cuban general From now ON spni
relied Tor victory not ON her arm
hut on the cold-hlouded policy ~ icon
p ccntratou," In Santa Clara, Matar
Z zos. Havana ana pinar del Rio the ar
3 ricuitmul population 10 the numb,
1 NJ 100000 or more was drive
o into the clties aud rendered destitute