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with financial and moral aid. Cuban working- 



- bland that had iv- 

 the former war. some 



, r lu,hng 1,000 

 lilii.n thai planned in MU! in 



Um tarht " U k '"M'i<i " fr-'" 1 ' n:.,!..!.:^. f|u 



IMtfS. was broken up by the United 

 .orities. Gen. Antonio Maceo, its 

 ).)*, with Jo*' Mar 



f,r with the revolutionist 



leaden un the island and the organiiers abroad 

 IUM! a thorough understanding. The insnrreo- 



l ilay, bur 



tiago, Santa Clara, and Mstanias. The 

 ire com pan* 



national troops could occupy stra- 

 tegic points and begin effective offensive opera- 



go the insurgents knew pli-t. 

 ce* from which they 



<-<>ui,l harass and 

 iN-nmimU- th- Spum*h troODB, 

 i-General Calleja had only 15 bat- 

 r 0,000 troops, though the nominal 

 ..f tu.f..r.-,- maintained on the intend 

 1,000 to 80,000. These were not enough 

 m the towns, even when re-enforce- 

 oonsitfting of 4,200 recruits, 

 gunboats were maintained in Cuban 

 hese only 7 were available to 

 I leagues of coast line, and they were 

 issetooflow speed 



appointed day, Henry Brooks, a plant- 



mtaiiHtno, raised a band, which was 



1 the Government troops, but escaped 



mountains, losing 8 prisoners. In 



.11.-,- (ruillcrmon 



took the field with a large band of 



Mr of Aguacato, where he was bet raved 

 hands of the Spaniards and killed. 

 band was collected at Ybarra, which 



'i-M i iy tiir tr.".|-. an-! I rebels wan 

 D the same province of MntnnTm* the 

 me upon a quantity >f hi<li<-u arms. 

 tram NVw Yi-rk ;i- 



troops were 



,-rv hum, ! 

 Jn 





neral proclaim"! 

 Matansas. Th- 

 MM MM! fata ' 



ruirn*. and other 

 before in revolu- 

 serated in tbeOa- 



fn*m Santiago de 

 abroad to avoid 

 argents were well 



,ly' SMSAste, \- 



ranished into the 



not follow. From safe retreats the retieir 

 raids upon the plantations of loyalists, Many 

 plantations were denuded of laborers, who ran 

 away in ofdar to take part in this gosrrilla war- 

 fare. Commander Perico Peres, who marched 



uaii ve militiameo to seek the Mba^Lil^aMtafi 

 hie sharpshooter, aad Joteed iBraoki in his 



field, but they had noez| 

 leaders yet and were not organised for 



IPW VAAe^nnr HuwU IWW^ 



baib] 



sada was secretary, and Benjamin J. Gnerm 

 treasurer. The most extensive local 

 Uon occurred at lUirr. from which town 



militarv 



sd Urn 



bio ' '. M 



West Indian or United States 

 patrol The 



suosed to hare a fund of tUMOjOOO. Tbe- 

 a did not uke 



I m 



peeled uprising in Havana 



..sn^r.th..;:.., :,:> fMI 



betrayed theiTplans for mow 

 Masso, after recruiting a large band in 

 lanillo, went into the province of Havana with 

 lerraand Enriqne Cenpedes, and at- 



temptedtoorpnixethereoellionlntheTieinitj 

 of tne capital where, however, the revotatte- 

 ists dared not show themselves openly. The 



part of UM UnmoV 

 Santa Clara, where 

 and active force. 

 Gen. Luqne broke 

 go* and took 30 

 tne main body. 1 

 toward Colon, hb force 



ll,-r- an-! S 



tin 



as a large number of the gollowati of Antonto 



en on a plantation where they ranilssvunssd, 

 anj ,' ' ,:. rl lad with 0ni -' m 

 Gualberto Gomes were canchC The bands that 



bf 



|| ,::'-..",... 

 H ' \ ttfl I] 



:.- with a band 

 band of Bratin 



M, r'." 



V f r 



- vn'of v, 



\ m 



S<<rilla the revolutionists under the command of 

 Gen. Guillermon Moncada repelled the attack 

 of 1,000 of Brif.-Gen. LacbambrVs regular 



troops, and subsequently captured a plantation 

 r soWters, On a plantation near 

 guard was captured. 



