America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . hy with the Cubanrebels expressed in some newspaper writ-ings attributed to him. At the beginningof 1895 the number of these clubs in theUnited States, Mexico, Cuba and Central and South America was estimatedat over one hundred and fifty. The clubs collected war subscriptions,bought arms, some of which were stored in the fastnesses of the insurjin the ten years war; enrolled and drilled volunteers, and set out intelli
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . hy with the Cubanrebels expressed in some newspaper writ-ings attributed to him. At the beginningof 1895 the number of these clubs in theUnited States, Mexico, Cuba and Central and South America was estimatedat over one hundred and fifty. The clubs collected war subscriptions,bought arms, some of which were stored in the fastnesses of the insurjin the ten years war; enrolled and drilled volunteers, and set out intelligentlyand systematically to correct the mistakes of the earlier revolts, and toorganize a rising which would bring success. It was figured that at the endof ls<.4 the Cuban revolutionary clubs had in their possession a war fund offully $1,000,000, and arms, some of which were secreted in Cuba, for 8000men, part of which anus were of the best modern make. All that the insurgents now needed were leaders and an intelligent planof harmonious action. The former they soon got, and these quicklv devisedthe latter. Antonio Maceo, the most dashing of the rebel chieftains of the. THE LATE GENERAL ANTONIO MACEO. 42 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. ten years war, lauded in Cuba on March 31, a little over a mouth after therising took place, aud with him were his brother, Jose Maceo, Frauk Agra-monte, Flor Crombet, one of Antonio Maceos old companions in arms, a fewother veterans, and about one hundred younger volunteers. They arrivedwith an expedition from Costa Rica, and brought with them a quantity ofrifles and some cannon. Maximo Gomez, the commander in the latter partof the war of 1868-78, landed on April 13th with an expedition of one hundredmen from Hayti, one of whom was Jose Marti, the chief organizer of thepresent rebellion, and most of their companions were veterans of Gomezs ear-lier struggle. About the time of Gomezs arrival, a provisional governmentwas formed by the insurgents, wi
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