Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-05
THAT'S WHAT THE LOYAL Gu.
BANS ARE, BUT SOME ARE
KICKING.
NEW UNIFORMS RECEIVED FOR
SPANISH SOLDIERS
AND THE OLD ONES LAUNDERED-
THE INSURGENTS HAVE LAND
ED ANOTHER FORCE WITH
STORES OF AMMUNITION AND
CLAIM TO HAVE WON A BATTLE.
HAVANA, April


Especial Correspondence to the AS
morning battalion of Spanish troops
marched out from the fortress of Can
ba. which lies westward on the hills
above Norro castle. They were led 10
the railroad from which trains travel
south across the Islands to Battabano.
troops are being forwarded to the east
ern districts of Cuba, and when the
battalion en- route today shall have
reached Santiago de Cuba all the
troops arrived from Spain VIII have
been modified at that point. When
review, and then the hunt for the in
surgents will begin.
Meanwhile the organization Of the
troops by commands is being effected.
There will be two grand divisions and
two brigades In each division. The first
division will be commanded by General
La Chambre, now military governor Of
Manzanillo. This will be his base OF
operations and for the presa he will
be expected to preserve quiet or make
battle against rebels in the districts of
Principe Neuvltas, Tunas, Bayamo
sand possibly part of Holguin. Within
this territory. chiefly in Principe. some
of the bitterest business OF the last
rebellion took place. These are the
commands that make up the two bril-
gades of General La Chambres' d.
vision; the sixth company of the second
battalion OF artillery; the first squad
Of Herman Cortez; an infantry regi-
ment Of guerillas (troops enlisted In
Cuba; the second and nth batalllons
of Spain; an Infantry regiment from
the regular army of Cuba; fourth,
battalion of marines and a company OF
volunteers from Santa Catalina de
Gueso.
General Solodo will command the
second division, which will be consti-
tuted of these troops: The second
squad of Herman Cort2, the crack
Spanish regiment Isabel la Catolica;
the first and third batalllons OF Spain
and regiment of infantry from the
province of Havana.
The forces of General Salecedo are
expected to put down any rebellion in
Baracoa and the eastern part of Hol-
gum. These two companies with the
forces Indicated will number over 1000
men. At the palace of the governor
general the writer was today Informed
that when all the troops that are now
expected to come from Spain shall have
arrived there will b. available against
rebellion about $1,000 men. The num-
Der covers troops already arrived. the
standing army Of Cuba and all volun-
teers and guerillas.
The last named are not the guerillas
in the states, but are separate COM
panies enlisted for a definite time and
purpose. Regular army officers and
men are to be assigned among these
troops TO drill and lead them in bat
tie. These officers receive for this SER
vice $50 per month, and the men re-
ceive s25 There are cries of humiliation
from the press OF this city because
It seems likely the government may
accept the offer OF patriotic citizens OF
Santiago de Cuba to wash clothes of
some 5000 troops at that point who
may now indulge in laundry service,
as some 5000 new uniforms have been
received from Spain. The papers here
demand that the government shall
wash its own clothing. and not leave
It to be done privately, though patrioti-
cally.
While waiting the arrival of the
troops leaving here today the forces
now in the disturbed districts yester-
DAY began SthIN1lnS III Tue NAhPP'iNi
for insurrectlonists.
An interesting bit of news comes
from Santiago. a correspondent writ
ing March 25 states that he has been
looking into the Alliancia affair and
he makes the statement when hailed
she displayed the American nag, and
not that of England, as reported by
the cruiser Condo de Venendito.
on Saturday last the government
here freely ANNOUNCED that the rebel
chief Maceos had sailed from Costa
Rica on the Atlas line steamer Biron-
back, and that he had not arrived on
the soil Of Cuba.
on the same evening there was In
formation in Havana that Maceo had