The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30
CUBAS ONE SIDED CONTEST.
TROOPS ROUT A BAND OF 700
REBELS WITH NINE KILLED.

The Residents of Santiago de Cuba
Disappointed 20 Discover That Gen.
CampOs Has Come to Put Down the
Rebellion by Force Of Arms In
stead of by the Inauguration Of
RefOrms-NIRximO Gomez ON the
Island.
From the Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press.
Santiago de Cuba, April 49,, via Tampa, /
April 29.-Sinoe it has become evident that
Gen. Campos came here for war and not
for a settlement Of the rebellion by the in
stitution of reforms in the administration
of Cuban affairs there have been quiet dis
appearances from this city Of some we'll
known men who belong to good Cuban
families. They had hopes that Spain
would grant home rule. or at least take
a step in that direction upon the landing
Of Gen. Campos, who has absolute powers !
When they read his proclamation and saw
that he promised no reforms until the is
land was quiet, and then only those which |
were passed by the Cortes three months
ago. and are of little value they took the
Winchester which they had secreted and
in little groups of a dozen or more went
to the interior Forty men left town on
the day after Gen. Campos' arrival, and
others are said to be leaving daily. At the
clubs, the cafes and other places where
Cubans meet here ii is said a good many
are leaving here and towns Of the eastern
districts to join the insurgents and that
Martinez Campos has not enough soldiers
here to put down the rebellion.
on the other hand the Spanish officials
from Gen. Campos down say the war will
be short lived. They claim that they
have only to push active measures which
have been held back up to this time and
the rebels will surrender or be killed like
sheep in the mountains, as they have not
sufficient arms to go around and many
with rifles have no ammunition.
News reached here yesterday that Max
imo Gomez his two sons and several
other Cubans have landed on the south
coast between Guantanamo and Care
Maysl They came from Inagua Island
ana FORT Antonio, Hayu, on the steamer
to head them off but failed.
1t is reported at Guantanamo that Flor
Crombet IS certainly dead, and that of
Maeeo band only two or three escaped
death or capture.
Wednesday band Of $50 insurgents at
railway near San Luis. and in a fight
with the troops which ensued three rebels
We're reported Killed and one Spanish
soldier wounded. Small bands of insur-
miles of the city, but no serious encoun-
ters nave occurred. Perez Is said to have
had an engagement with the government
troops near Guantanamo, but the casual
ft1eS are not reported
Yesterday a committee Of leading Cit
liens, headed by the archbishop waited
upon Gen. Campos and asked the pardon
OF some wenty soldiers who were in
subordinate two years ago and were sem
fenced to ten years imprisonment. Cen
Campos replied that it was out of his
power 10 grant the request, but that he
would use his influence with the court of
pardon in Spain.
The explosion in the artillery barracks
mere last night in which one man, Juan
Lopez Castillo, was instantly killed and
hve others seriously injured was in a
stones throw Of the Plaza des Armes.
Where tables were spread in the park for
a banquet to 1000 soldiers. The chamber
OF commerce furnished the banquet and
Uhe soup was being prepared on open fires
on the stone fOOrings of the cuarto. or
barrac ks. The intelligent Spanish soldiers
utilized couple of old shells to support
the soup kettle. They did not know the
shells were loaded. One of them exploded
and that dozen Others did not follow suit
is mystery.
Gen. Campos after dispatching Gen La
chambre with orders to push active oper-
atiOns in the vicinity of Bayamo sailed
on the Villa Verde to instruct generals
( I ct or poii is along Tire coast. and prob
ably t. visit FL HeVana before his return
here This WILL however, be the base of
operations. as Gen. Garrich, the civil and
militia " governor of ths province, has
headquarters here and TO him Gems Sal
cedo, Lachambre and Naldes will report.
Jacksonville, Fla, April 29.-A report
reached here from Key West to-day that
the Cubans in that city claimed that there
were several hundred cases of arms and
ammunition on board the Clyde ship Semi
mole, now in this port from New York,
intended for the insurgents The report
further stated that these arms were pur-
chased in New York by Mantell, who fig
ured in the La Gonda affair, and that
Vile to some south Florida port and there
transferred to a schooner which had been
engaged by the insurgents.
Investigation showed that there was
nothing i'm the report The officers of the
Seminole exhibited the vessels manifest
and proved that no arms had been ship
that the arms were consigned 10 Hubbard
& Co. and Clarke e. Co, hardware firms
of this city, who had acted as MantelFs
agents in the matter These gentlemen
emphatically deny that any arms were
shipped on the Seminole for them or that
they have had any dealings with Mantell.
Messrs. Huau, F'ritot, and other Cuban
leaders in the city say the story is absurd
They assert that II was started by the
Spanish vice consul at Key West for the
purpose of making the United States au-
thorities more active in their efforts to
prevent flibustering.
Specials sent out from here tonight
stating that the city was thrown into a
fever of excitement by teh rumor and con-
tanning other similar statements are the
VerioSt sbOSh and We're manufactured by
correspondents for the purpose of gull
ing unwary papers. There has been no
excitement caused by the report, which
is totally without foundation.
From the Staff Correspondent of the
United Press
Guantanamo April 29-t is reported
Thar a column of government troops I'M
der Col. Copellos, made an attack to-
day upon q band Of insurgents 100 strong.
under command of the rebel leader. Maceo,
killing nine and wounding a large num-
her of the revolutionists The government
Santiago de Cuba April 29.-One thou
sand one hundred Spanish troops arrived
here to-day on the San Francisco. They
were welcomed by cheering crowds at the
docks J. Frank Clark.