The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-07
To Help Campos Put Down the
Cuban Patriots.
INSURGENTS BURN PLANTATIONS
And Storms Cause Much Damage TO
the Suffering Island
The Daring Rebels Raid santa Clara
and Cause Campos TO Leave Havana
at Midnight when He Hears OF tt
Railroads Destroyed.

Havana Oct. e.--Csen. Martinez dc CAM
pos has requested the government 90 issue
extraordinary credit for the purpose OF
aiding the people of the inundated districts
OF Nuelta Absjo. lie has also personally
headed a public subscription intended for
a similar purpose.
Havana oct. Silent. Cullen, in corns
inauf az a column Of forty soldiers wens
in pursuit Of a hand of Insurgents near
DaiQuiri. province Of Santiago &c cuba.
and was surrounded hv Sa insurgents.
Lieut.. Alearc with force Of twenty, wens
10 his assistance. and the insurgents, think
ing IL was a large force. retreated. ieav~
ing two killed and four wounded. Tha
troops lost four wounded
Word has heen received here that forty
five mere bodies have been recovered front
the inundated district in Yuelta Aeato. tha
damage from the flood and cyclone hav-
ing now reached the dimension OF greas
disaster Many more persons and IN. fact
whole families are missing. and as tho
floods suhslde and the district Is gone
over by searching parties 4 Is feared that
the death list will be greatly increased, The
money loss 90 the railway company at tbs
time IS estimated % be approximately
$500. 000. 4 commission Of civt engineers
has been sent 10 Artimissa 20 endeavor 10
devise "A plan by which the perils TO which
those districts are now subjected may he
avoided IN the future. The damage and
loss to property In that region IS !mnosSl-
ble 20 calculate accurately. but Il Is be-
lieved that IL rises into the millions.
Madrid oct 6-The government VIII
send a fresh lot OF generals 20 cuba 90 en-
able Cant Cen De Csmpos 10 recom-
rnence operations against the insurgents
ON November a. Dispatches received nero
from Havana contradict the report 81 the
loss OF the cruiser Conde dc Nenadltos
which was sent 10 the III teFatdo, OF this
city on Saturday.
Advfces aIso announce that hurricane
has ravaged the tobacco plantations In
the province Of pinar del Rio. and twenty
are reported killed and numbers OF houses
destroyed.
ing from Cuba report the landing Thurs
day OF an expedition in Honda, forty miles
west of Havana. composed of iD we'll
armed men. supposed 20 be commanded by
Collazo. or Corrillo.
DE Campos reached Havana Thursday
morning from santa clara. That night at
s O'Clock the insurgents under Gen, San
chez entered the city or Santa Clara. en-
tering a far as Central park, killing many
Spanish soldiers. obtaining their arms.
ammunition and provisions. and returning
TO the country. It Was a most daring all
tack and caused great excitement. Cam
pos, upon hearing of the bold stroke, left
Thursday at midnight for santa Clara
without having given audience 10 any one
His sudden departure from Havana Gre
Railway communication 10 Santa Clara
is impossihle' The insurgents have de-
stroyed the track. and the storm on Tues
day seriously damaged all the bridges
leading 10 Havana. over i5.ooo bales OF
tobacco arc stored in Rcmedio and Santa
Clara but the insurgents prohibit their re-
moval
From El Pueblo Oyo Colorado thirty
leading men Joined the insurgents, after
being enlisted and equipped as spanish
volunteers They are going out Tuesday
under Alfredo Mota. From Aiquiae.
Thursday night thirty men Joined the In
surgents This is forty miles from ha-
vana
In the city Of MatanZas the houses OF
prominent citizens were searched for arms
unsucsessfully capt Jose la Crete has
burned Enrruida which is near Sagua la
firande. and destroyed the railway station
and the tracks. The large plantation IN
Ctepfuegos of Marquis Apistigui. 81 Cuban.
who affiliated with the spanish. was en-
tireiv burned bv the insurgents Monday.
He offered ammunition and money 70 sava
his property but without avail
Gen Melio. with Spanish detachment,
left Geunto Principe on september ~ for
Santiago province. Nothing has been
heard from him since. and fears that tho
whole detachment has been lost have heen
entertained The storm and rains ruined
newly planted tobacco. The authorities
are taxing the merchants OF Havana bv
auhscrfption bv large amounts 20 aid In tho
purchase Of now warehips. The Spanish
solafars' rations for several days consist
ed of a niece of dried beef and pilot bread