The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-04-14
THE WAR IN CUBA.
History of The Present Trouble and
Prominent Persons Engaged in II.
Baltimore Herald.)

| Baltimore Herald.)
Early in 1895, Marti had received
pledges Of support from two well
| known military leaders in the pre-
| ceding rebellion, Maxine Gomez and
Antonio Maceo. With a fund of only
SO, 900 in the hands of the delegation,
Marti went to Santo Domingo, gave
orders for the uprising, and issued a
revolutionary manifesto. A few men
in Barre and Manzanillo took the
field against Spanish force under
General Lachanibre, on February
24th. Marti joined Gomez, and land
ed, April 18th, at Sabana la Mar, on
the southern coast of Cuba. In the
next five weeks he had called for an
assembly Of representatives Of all the
provinces to elect provisional gov
eminent. On May 18th he was killed
in a charge at Des Rios. The assem-
bly, did not meet until the next Sep
TENDER. when, at Jimagnayu Barto-
leme, Maso was elected president.
The captain general of Cuba made
proposals Of peace to Maso, but they
were rejected.
In March, soon after the first gun
was fired February u, 1880, Antonio
Maceo landed at Duava. in Santiago
de Cuba province, from small open
boat, in which he had come from
Jamaica. He and his brother Jose
Macco, with a few followers, broke
through the Spanish lines, and
reached the country. In few days
many rebels gathered about him
1000 it is said. The news Of the
landing of Maceo reached Madrid soon
after the overthrow of the Sagasta
ministry. Canovas, his successor,
resolved to send Spain's ablest COM
mander and most polite ruler to the
island. General Calleja was recalled
and General Martinez Campos, with
2j,ODO troops, landed on April 10.
During the first half of 1895 there
had been little more than guerilla
fighting, the insurgents keeping away
from large bodies Of Spanish troops
and making dashes, here and there,
on supply trains, and this chiefly in
the province Of Santiago de Cuba, to
which the trouble was confined. In
July. Campos, with 5000 men, and
MaccO, with 5000, met near Perale TO-
1t was a pitched battle and the Span
iards We're defeated. Among their
dead was General Sanlocildes, who
fell i'll sight of Campos. 1t was with
difficulty that Campos escaped cap
ture. Gomez, during the summer,
operated in Puerto Principe province.
In September he was appointed com
mandcr-in-chief OF the insurgent
forces, and soon after he sent Maceo
with 1000 men to the west In
November he Joined him, and on
December 3rd they defeated Col
onel Segura; on December 18th they
routed the battalions of Cararious
and Irevino, and on December 21st,
by victory at FL Desquite they
the way to the province of
Campos met them at
FL ColiseO on the 23rd and was defeat
ed.
The succession of insurgent victo-
rlcs led to Il demand for the resig- |
nation of Campos, and Canovas sent |
" eyler. Gomez and MaceO separat- |
ed and confined themselves to the |
subsistence trains sent out to the
scattered Spanish forces. On Febru-
lry 16, 1896, Weyler issued his |
lecrees of concentration. Under |
Ihcse, all who were not in the insur-
gent camps were ordered to concen- |
trate in the nearest fortified towns, |
heir houses were burned, and their |
'ropS destroyed, so that they could
not feed the insurgents. Of the
fleets of these DEGREES there are
iltfcrent accounts. but it is agreed |
hat an immense number have per-
shed by starvation.
On December I, 1896, Maceo was
,mbushcd and killed in Havana
province. He was succeeded by |
'aliXto Gracia, who had landed in |
-uba the preceding March. Gomez
won the battle Of Saratoga and gained
control of Santa Clara province. He
vas reported to have defeated the
spanish again. in February, 1897, at
Juan Crilo, while Gracia won the bat
lie of Victoria de las Tunas. These
resulted in strong feeling
against Weyler, although his recall
; said to have been due to the intlu-
nee Of President Mckinley. After
he death of Canovas, Weyler was re-
allied. and Sagasta sent General
'lanco to take his place, the new
commander reaching Cuba November
%, 1897.
Spain granted to Cuba an autono-
INST system against the protests of
he Spaniards in Havana This the
Insurgents rejected declaring death
o those who accepted it. They have
anged Spanish agents who have gone
o them in the interest of autonomy.
'lnce the killing of Aranguren. while
lSltlnga young woman near Havana,
here has been no trustworthy news
/ Importance from the INSURGENTS.