New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05
PREPARING TO INVADE CUBA.
THOUSAND CUBANs AT TAMPA IN
READINESS
THEY ARE GETTING MILITARY TRAINING
CLOTHED ~ ALL SORTS OF SUITS. AND
WEARING VARIED ACCOUTREMENTs-
WILLIAM AsTOR CTIANLER TO co
GENERAL. NUNEZ TO CON-

WEARING VARIED AcCOUTREMENTs-
WILLIAM AsToR cHANLER TO Co
GENERAL NUNEz TO COM
MAND IN CUBA
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIrrSEl
Tampa. Fla May 4.-The gathering OF the
Cuban soldiers has added picturesqueness to
Tampa which Is appreciated. now that the
novelty OF seeing the regulars has TO some
extent worn off To-day there are some thou
sands OF them gathered here from Tampa, Key
West. NewYork and other centres or CUBAN
population They have secured quarters at Ccs-
pedes Hall. West Tampa. and in surrounding
cottages Part OF them were taken to Port
Tampa to-day for drilling.
instruction in arms Is certainly what they
stand in need Of Some have service In
Cuba. one-ffth, II is said. but even these have
little training that military officers would ac-
count worth reckoning. The others are from
peaceful occupations although in evident ear
nest Their physical contrast to the Regular
Army IS striking Many youthful and few
could have passed the requirements for ad-
mission TO Government service which were IN
force before the began. When those who
arrived from Key West were transported here
by train from Port Tampa number sat three
In a seat with no great crowding. BY comparl-
son two companies OF the 1st Infantry when
were on a practice march this morning, looked
eligible for enrolment in the famous life guard
OF Frederick the Great. No arms for the Gu
bans have yet been provided by the Govern
nlent but they are expected shortly. Mean
while the men have been supplied with suits
by the Cuban Junta although Regular Army
uniforms promised.
VARIOUS SORTS OF SUITS
There is now the greatest difference between
,ha
kind Of canvas or duck. but the make OF
few IS alike: the colors white. yellow and
brown Some have buttons Of bone, some or
nickel. and some OF the kind used In the OnNeI
States Army and number wear so't ~
shooting jacket, with many pockets. ms ,.. ou.
tons at the neck ana j. "oIH Win "-N'
but no shir; ,.
Broad brimmed, gray sombreros predominate,
the brim in front Is commonly plnheu 10 ~ w
crown. and bears Ntue Cuban nag. or o'hc
device Most Of the men wear lcgg.ngs, OF
which there are many divers" iashl"is' l"'ig
is a sprinklins of .44-calhie revoiVers @mn
machetes are numerous. The men take an un,
SOPHISTICATED pride in their accoutrcnents' ana
some go around wearing spurs. althorsh urS
have no horses. The plan seems TO ne 10 wear
everything YOU own Thus. happy CuoanS may
he seen strOlling about in the not sun wearing
high lesgings and tight belts ana car, lnE
knapsack revolver. machete. canteen and per
hans a dagger Thev look martial enough, Out
exceedingly uncomfortahle
WILLIAM AsTOR CHANLER TO GO
william Astor Chanler. the African explorer.
/ whose offer 10 raise regiment was declined hy
President Mckinley, is TO go 10 Cuoa IN sp"H
OF this To-day his offer to join the regiment OF
Cubans was accepted. lie agreed to take ten
men along with him. He Will equip them a..
az his oV n expense. and all will be mounted
Mr. Chanler will have no official standing with
the body Of Cuban volunteers now pell6
equipped b. the Government me pan Is 10 10
have him ioin the forces OF General Gomez in
Santa Clara Province and a star appointment
has been promised 10 him. The Cuoans here
were glad 10 accept Mr.. Chanlers offer HIS
sxne-ience in Africa shows him 10 be an excel
lent campaiener. and his body OF ten well
equipped caVarymen viii be a welcome adallyh
10 the Gomez army. Mr.. Chanler had pie'l-
ouslv enjoyed high favor among the Cuhans.
having bought several rapid-Are guns for them
GENERAL LACRET MORLOT IN COMMAND
An extremely important change was made
to-day in the Cuban regiment. General Jose
Lacret Morlot was named TO command the Gu
ban volunteers while here, and upon their ar
rival I'm CUBA, by the same order. issued by
direction Of r. Estrada Palma. Brigader-Fen-
eral Emilio Nunez and Joaquin Castillo were
appointed 10 the command In the trip al sea
General Lacret Morlot displaces General san
euilv who WILL however. 20 with the troops.
General Lacret Morot has excellent rep
utation as a fighter, both In the Ten Years
War and in the present revolution The scene
OF his operations was Matanzas Province.
He is now here having come TO this country
shortly after the destruction Of the Maine
General Nunez has been or nlValudhle b"r =
vice 10 the Cuban cause as their attorney ana
leader Of hlbustering expeditions He left cuba
after the Ten Years War and has lived in the
Tinted states for sixteen years. His nome IS in
Philadelphia. where he was duly admittod 10
citizenship. At the beginning OF the present
struggle in Cuba he went into the field; After
z time however, II became evident that the
great need Of the revOlutiOnists was arms and
an1muntion. so General Nunez came 10 this
country and his success in fitting up and land
ing expeditions has enabled the Cubans to keep
up the war.
HOW CHAMBERS PARTY is MADE Up.
Mr. Chanler arrived here last night and is
now oncampod here He wants his men to get
used 10 out-of door life at once. The horses
for the troops were bought in Jacksonville All
are acclimated 10 conditions here. having been
I'm Florida two years or longer. Most OF them
are good sized ponies. it being found that they
do better service than big horses.
The men are fully equipped as cavalry. and
two of them are members Of wealthy families
In Ncw-York and personal friends Of Mr.. Chan
ler Their names are withheld until their fam
ilies can be persuaded to assent 10 their going.
should the objections Of their female relatives
prove insuperabe they VIII be replaced by two
other friends Of Mr.. Chaner who are anxious
70 step into their places
The other eight men nre the pick OF the regi-
,onnt which Mr.. Chanler enlisted. All have
,rhcr seen actual service in the field or have
r"nghod it in tropical countries Mr.. Chanler
ard his two personal friends have never been
soldiers. but have experience In the field az
+ travellers and as hunters The men have suits
of n Kind Of drilling such as Mr. Chanler found
most scrviceable In africa
Tbov will take tents. but Will have sheets.
.hicb II occasion requires. can be made into
tents Indeed. all the arrangemen's are DIST nased
di,iope are worse than In Cuba. He VIII
,,ritc straight for General Gomez's army. so as