The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-25
CUBA ALL IN 4 BLAZE.
Armed Rebels i'm the Field
Throughout the Island.
5000 IN SANTIAGO PROVINCE.
Companies ofSpanish Troops Led Into
Ambush and Cut 10 Pieces.
The Rainy season. Which Begins I'm q
Month. WIN Handicap the New
spanish soldiers Aid Expected Prom
Friends of the Rebels in the United
states.

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states.
Tampa. Fla. March 4.-The steamer
OlIVette arrived tonight from Havana.
bringing number OF passengers from
The eastern END of the island fhey we're
able 10 give more authen<tc accounts cf
the Cuban snsurrecttou than any herst0-
fore received. Among them was a man
who had been az ManzaniiIo from jan
uary : 10 March Il. excepting occaSit.,a-
ally visiting the interior. HE states tho
uprising occurred simultaneously
throUg hout the province of Samtlago Fea-
ruAry n. The neXt day 9seu. la ghafn-
hre arrived az Guantanamo from sam
ttago Win AN spanish soldiers. reforming
to Santiago on the @gh with a lart of
the same troops. Ris reason was an
known. hat II is supposed he feared a
trap.
The chief % the rebels around Guanta-
naEno Is Henry Brooks. nephew OF Rich
ard Brooks, OF Santiago. Since tae first
outbreak he has been bolned ~ Pesaua
Perez. very good soldier, They have
tA men at Guantanamo. fG the santiago
province there are e.Wn men under arms
The opinion Is th&t ahould Puerto rfin-
clpe riss. as planned upoa the OsVeste's
departure. this would bring EtronZ
Insurgents TO about lee1 MlFa6el a
handit who held for ransom ouc I.opez.
son Of Sfrandu. returned the child 30 his
parents on March Is Mirabel claims 10
hold a commission OF colonel from thu
tuAans. He Comands strong. danger
Gus hand
At Santiago some young men who were
IN sympathy with the capae did mot Join
the movement. fearing that the negroes
were the principal directors. This iafer-
Cnce VAS drawn from Gilierman's S,afe-
mcnt that his chief was GuaBalberto
Gomez
About thirty miles from Santiago. near
III Cohre, 80 spanish troops were on
March Is ambushed hy an insurgent band
under command of pallaci. The SPAN
iards loss was exceedingly heavy They
were routed, and the cuhans notified the
Spanish authorities 20 send for the dead
and wounded. The number Of the Cuban
band Is not known.
Guillermon. who has a hand ia the VI
einity of Cristo. was seen by the passen-
ger interx iewed. lie is leader Of
strength and the government forces fear
and watch him. lte hoVers near Man-
zanlllo. commanding 50a well drilled cav
airy. About March Is he sacked Cham-
puegla village. which consists OF about
20 Inhabitants. and which Was guarded
10y nifty Spanish soldiers. The command
ing lieutenant was c8pturcd while absent
from the garrison. The fertilization was
surrounded. and upon the promise 81 lifs
being spared the arms OF the barracks
were surrendered. This happened 81 mid
day. That night. after the Insurgents had
gone. fresh spanish troops arrived The
surrendering lieutenant was arrested by
them and sent 10 prison.
\ great many Spanish soldiers are
with Guerra and Masson. four miles from
hanxanillo. Geurrera captured the arms
from the plantations, As a rule the plan
tations are unm0lcsted, bat a Spanish
plantation is not permitted TO work. I'm
Manzanilio the volunteers and citizens
are constantly fearing capture. The en-
frances 10 the city are guarded. and no
one IS allowed 20 pass the gates az night.
Those entering during the day arc com
pelied TO surrender their arms. The streets
are constantly patroilcd al night. Some
Of the richer stores have erected opposite
their stands small tuTreted towers with
with their round bodies projecting into
the streets from the corners. 80 that loop
holes command the four directions from
the street These towers are ten feet
high and twelve feet In diamter. The lat
est reports are that the imsurEeut forces
have Withdrawn into the interior. 20 plan
an attack q 81 thought. upon Santiago.
Col Santocftda has arrived at MANIA
Milo from Santiago and Is In command OF
the Mauzaniilo section Of Spanish troops,
of about io1 soldier. who. after a eight at
Raire. started for the interior When pass
ing Bayano and about fiYe miles distant
ne was embushed by nearly 80 tnsur-
gents The Ere was fierce that they
wers compelled 20 form hollow square
10 protect themselves The Spanish ranks
were fearfuliy moved down. while the
Cuban losses were not inslguifcant
Among the latter Rodriguez an aide of
Mason. was killed. Had II not been for
the timely arrival ~ Spanish troops from
fayano the band OF Sparsiards would have
been a total loss
Around the Caw'o river section the
whole country o. IN a state OF reoetiton.
4 strong band of insurgents are on sne
northern essast. daily expecting an 1peaa-
sion from the United states. The insur-
Yrrason movement does not aPeTar % be
received win favor by the pcople. who
are moving into rhe cities. All kinds ~
work Is suspended The cutting @f Riga
grade timber has stopped from tf'e faet
that numbers of the cutters aFe Win the
insurgents and others are not 20 be haa
70 take their places The insurgents do
NOT allow nf the movement 81 cattle,
kes.ptuw thefn IN fhe5r reguiur pasf nTeA-
In fbs latter part 81 April the rainy sea-
sagn hfsaiBa go tAas s@sfi1n- 'fhe ro's1s
VIII become inpaHsahie making aii siuds
~ movement difncnlt ana expensive. es-
1,s.tssHv with foreign troops. as hnrsas
wien tender feet viii Rave 20 he sh@f -
a4.su.fanca Everything viii then be IN
favor ~ fhe insurgeTs's.
The fornlai sen ~ the new Spanish min
fe,ry attracts u3urA attention u prudent
Trey may bold ehe revolution ga partly
massive. state FOR seYerfi month"; Or II
thev arf unmssc they may hurt a fre-
hrana into she powder magazine ani
drive many into rcv7eif who are now neu-
trail
4 sraan wautvpat pas fsf'roiiiBE tho
coast mar cape Cruz. March is. a'sd no
fsoarl = SHIPS yawi healing for them ft
proved 20 contain tvFa German sailors.
gns wanted water They claimed 10 -
fishermen from San Domingo. being
fIoRn fnern fhag coast fly he~t*y south
EASTERN gslcs Taey were sent 20 BasffiaAEo
ane pls tu 3afl where were also f~o
Americans found ia fhe same fnanF'rr NO
weeks previously. The American Ard Ger
man eoanals both have the matter uefor-
thefn
Tgle passenger mentioned = A. Anerf-
ss1fgan. ana gives a trnfhfal account
90 rke situation Many incidents men
TONED hs ls acquainted win by peFsofai
kupaleige.
M Mere FIFinG on American steamers.
wag York March e. The Pacific Man
sr.frretH.ta from fsrfgr March