The evening times., 1898-01-25

Senor Gonzales de Quesada, the
Cuban charge d'affaires, has furnished
The Times a reply to the challenge of
the Spanish minister, Mr. Dupuy de
LONE, in the New York Tribune of
last Sunday.
In the article referred to Mr.. De
LONE dared the Cuban junta to pub
lish the names of six insurgent gener-
ais who were at present in good stand
ing in Cuba.
Senior Quesada said: Il suppose that
Gen. Palma will answer Mr.. Dupuy dc
LONE, but in the meantime | beg to
present to him the following named
generals in good standing in the Gu
ban army:
Gen Maximo Gomez, general-in-
chief
Gen. Calixto Garcia. general COM
manding the department of the east.
Gen. Mayia Rodriguez. commanding
the department of the west.
Gen. Pedro Diaz, commanding the
province of Pinar del Rio.
|. Gen. Alexander Rodriguez. COM
manding the province of Havana.
Gen. Petrc BetancOurt, commanding
the province of MatanZas.
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the province of Santa Clara, and at Las
Villas.
Gen. Vega. commanding in Porto
Principe.
Gems. Rabi, Rios. Menocal and Ce-
breco. i'm the department of the East,
and Gen. Aranguren. who recently exc
cuted the spy and emissaiy of Mr. Du-
puy de Lome's government for trying
TO bribe sub-officers in the Cuban army.
I'm replying To Mr.. Depuy De Lone, /
beg the public TO remember that the
Spanish government has already sent
to Cuba four captain generals and
over fifty generals, who have now re-
turned 10 Spain / would like to know
which of these is in good standing
now? When Mr.. De LONE will have
proven to me that Gen. Gomez has
given up the cause. or that any Of his
generals have, he may then assure him.
self that autonomy has succeeded III
Cuba.
The dispatch from Havana today
says that $4,000 was given To MassO
PARA. whom Mr.. de LONE knows per-
sonally. was not commanding in Cuba.
and who was court-martialed by Gen.
Gomez. In regard TO Cepero, who was
said to have surrendered To the Span
ish. il should be remembered that he
battle of Maltiempo fer cowardice in
refusing to lead a cavalry charge He
was tried by court.martial by Gen.
Gomez. but escaped to the Spanish. 1t
was then reported that the Spaniards
had captured a Cuban general, when,
as a matter of fact. Cepero escaped to
the enemy TO save himself. He was i'm
prisOHed and afterwards released. He
came to America, but returned to Gu
ba and tried to get Gen. Gomez 10 put
him on his staff Failing in this. he
went over to the Spaniards and il was
published in Spanish dispatches that
he had surrendered with a large COM
mand.
Senior Quesada said that as the Span
ish minister had published in a local
newspaper an official bulletin from the
Spanish secretary general in Havana
saying that the Cuban capital had been
taken, and that its government Off
cials had escaped owing to the resist
ance made by 800 insurgents, he was
now willing to rest his contention
that the Cubans have those elements
necessary for the recognition of their
rights in the testimony Of those who
have persistently denied the existence
of a permanent head or any civil gov
ernment whatever as the Spanish min
lister. by publishing the bulletin. had
admitted that there is a Gu
ban government and that the Cuban |
army was large enough to mass ,, 500 |
men at one place.