The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-07
NEW RECRUITS LANDED.
Bold and Successful Dash Made Into
Santa Clara.

Bold and Successful Dash Made Into
Santa Clara.
TAMPA, Fla, Oct 6.-Passengers arriv-
ing from Cuba tonight report the landing.
on Thursday, of an expedition in Bahia
Honda forty miles west of Havana, COM
posed of $50 welkarmed men, supposed to
lie commanded by Collaseo or Garlic.
Martinez Campos reached Havana Thurs
day morning from Santa Clara That night,
at o'clock, the insurgents under General
Sanchez entered the city of Santa Clara,
entering as far as Central Park. killing
many Spanish soldiers, capturing their
arms, ammunition and provisions and re-
turning to the country 1t was most
daring attack and caused great excitement.
Campos, on hearing of the bold stroke,
left Thursday at midnight for Santa Clara
without having given audience to any one.
His sudden departure from Havana created
CONSERVATION there. Rail communication
with Santa Clara Is impossible The in
surgents have destroyed the track end
the storm on Tuesday seriously damaged
all the bridges leading to Havana over
fifteen thousand bales of tobacco are stored
in Remedies and Santa Clara. but the
insurgents prohibit their removal.
From El Pueblo, Ovo Colorado, thirty
being enlisted and equipped as Spanish
volunteers. They are going out Tuesday
under Alfred Afolada- From A1quiz, Thurs
day night, forty-five men joined the insur-
gents This is forty miles from Havana
In the city of Matanzas the houses of
prominent citizens were searched for arms
unsuccessfully. Colonel Jose Lacrete has
burned EncrIada, which As near Sagua
La Grande, and destroyed the railway sta
ton and tracks. The large plantation, in
Cienfuegos, of Marquis Apistiguia, Cuban
who affiliated with the Spanish, was en-
tirely burned by the insurgents Monday.
He offered ammunition and money to save
his property, but without avail.
General Melro with a Spanish detachment
left Guento Principe on Sept. l9 for Sam
tiago province. Nothing has been heard
from him since and fears that the whole
detachment has been lost are entertained.
The storm and rains ruined newiy-planted
tobacco The authorities are taxing the
merchants of Havana by subscriptions for
large amounts to aid in the purchase of
new war ships. The Spanish soldiers ra-
tions for several days consists OF piece
of dried beef and pilot bread
Work of the Recent Storm.
HAVANA, Oct. 6.-Lieutenant Cullen, in
command of a company cf forty troops,
went in pursuit of a band Of Insurgents
near Daiquiri, province of Santiago de
Cuba, and was surrounded by three hun
dred insurgents. Lieutenant Aleare, with
a force of twenty, went to his assistance,
and the insurgents. thinking it was a large
force, retreated, leaving two killed on the
field The troops lost four wounded.
Word has been received here that forty
five more bodies have been recovered from
the inundated district in Vuelta Abajo, the
damage from the flood and cyclone having
now reached the dimensions of a great dis
aster. Many more persons. in fact. whole
families are missing, and as the floods SUBJ
side and the district is gone over by search
ing parties 1T is feared that the death list
will be greatly Increased. The money loss
to the railways at this time is estmeted
to be approximately 100000. A commission
of civil engineers has been sent to Arti-
mida to endeavor to devise plan by which
the perils TO which those districts are now
subject may be avoided in future. The loss
to property In that region is impossible 10
calculate accurately, but ii is believed that
il rises into the millions.
Spain VIII Send More Generals.
MADRID. Oct. 6.-The government will
send a fresh lot of generals TO Cuba. to
enable Captain General De Campos to re-
commence operations against the insurgents
on Nov. Is. Dispatches received here from
Havana contradict the report of the loss
Of the cruiser Conde DE Venadito, which
was sent TO III HeraIdo, of this city. Satur-
day. Havana advices also announce
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