Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1893 — A CUBAN REVOLUTION. [ARTICLE]

A CUBAN REVOLUTION.

Two Thousand Insurrectionists Badly Armed and Organized. The New York Hdrald’s special from Key West, Tuesday, says: From all sources it is learned that twenty men took up arms on April 24 in Purnio, province of Santiago, led by two brothers named Sartorious, sons of a hrave Spanish general. Marching to Velasco, they were reinforced by eighty men, having a few arms. They took provisions from a store and proceeded to the coast, gaining reinforcements along the way. The civil guard of Holquln notified the captain-general in Havana that the uprising was of a political character. It is said tq be due to dissatisfaction over the election of representatives '"to the Spanish Cortes in March, and to excessive taxation. The Spanish and Cuban papery of Havana admit these facts, but Spanish surveillance forbids them giving full details. Revolutionists in Cuba notified their colleagues in Key West that they would rise not later than April 15, so the movement was pre-arranged. Senor Jose. Marti, their leader in this country, feceivcd the news In Neyv Orleans. He was surprised, as he desired the revolutionists to wait until some plans were perfected. He is expected in Key West to consult with the leaders.