The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14
They Are Joined by Many Recruits, and the
Force Is Now Said to Number Four
teen Hundred Men.
Work of the Human BlOOdhOunds of
the Irish Dynamite Societies.
Hanghoa and the Villages in the Vicinity
Successfully BOmbarded by the French
---Cable News of All Kinds
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Aguero Gaining Many RecrIits--The Spanish
Press on the Situation.

Press on the Situation.
MADRID, April 12.-Official advices received
from Cuba by the War Department are to the
following effect: Aguero's band remained only
one day near Cardenas, and all is now quiet at
that place. After landing near Hicucos, the in
surgents were followed to the east in the direc
ton of Morena, where they were joined by sew
eral persons Thence they went toward Ma
cagua, to the SOUTH in order to reach Puerto
Principe and the old revolutionary district of
Bazanio. Aguero did not dare attempt to 60 di-
rectly there, because he knew the southeast
coast of Cuba was watched with especial vigi-
lance. His band was greatly increased during
the march of eight days, and now is not far
from l,400 strong According to the latest
advices the force arrived on the 10th
inst, in the neighborhood of Ciego
de Anla They passed on the preceding day
through the district of Santo Espiritu. The in
surgents were received by acclamation in the
villages, where the Patrocinados freed slaves)
themselves had joined the column after firing
four plantations and sacking the safes of the re-
ceiver of taxes The receiver of Trinidad, who
was making his rounds from Santo Espiritu, ac-
companied by an ordinary escort of twenty caza-
dores, fell into the hands of the insurgents, who
took from him several thousand dollars Aguero
and his army will reach early in the week the
mountains Of Las Tunas and Bayamo the old
seat of the late insurrection. Captain general
Castillo holds two councils of war day
The Liberal journals of the Dynastic Left at
tack the Conservative ministry more openly than
Castelar, Zorillist and other republican Sheets
which are afraid of being suspended or sup
pressed altogether. The organs of Sagasta
Serrano and even Posado Herrero himself
insinuate that Canovas del Castillo seems to
bring ill-luck to Spanish interests in Cuba
These organs state that he was the indirect
cause of the great insurrecton in 1869; for it was
he that, as Minister of Ultramar submitted on
the 25th of November, 1865 to Queen Isabella
report, the object of which was to assemble
commission to make an investigation upon the
condition of Cuba and Porto Rico An investi-
cation was made but under the pressure of
Canovas del Castillo, who declared in his report
that the two American colonies ought not to en-
Joy the liberal code of 1872 which was applied in
the peninsula. He also claimed that the main
necessary to Cuba and Porto Rico 1t was then,
say these journals that the long insurrection
broke out, and they now fear the same condition
of affairs will come about, since Agueros return
to Cuba has followed so closely upon the return
to power of Canovas del Castillo the old enemy
of Spain.
Official dispatches from Cuba report that a
band of forty insurgents under Duran, who
intended joining Aguero were attacked by troops
and thirty eight men killed.