The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-04-13
REBELS ARE sANGUINE OF SUCCESS
Plan TO Blow Up Havana Buiidiug-Re
ported Defeat of Spaniards.


plan TO Blow Up Havana Buiidiug-Re
ported Defeat of Spaniards.
Tampa. Fla, April IA large number
of passengers arrived by the steamer
Mascot this evening from Havana.
From them details of late events In con-
nection with the revolution were
learned. 4 Cuban makes the statement
that an effort was made last Wednesday
night to plunge Havana into darkness
by cutting the electric lights at the cen
trail lighting station in the next building
TO which was stored a quantity of pow
der. The wire-cutting conspIrators were
surprised by the soldiers and police
and were Obliged TO fee. Kerosene cans
well filled and other incendiary ma
terial was found where the conspirators
had been working near the powder stor-
age. The supposltion is that when the
city became dark the powder was to
have been exploded and other insurrec-
tionary acts done
During the stay of the steamer at Key
West Havana passengers learned of the
belief among Key West sympathizers
that plan was on foot to assassinate
Martinez Campos on his arrival at Ha-
vana. This plan was being matured on
the assumption that Campos will land
at Havana on his arrival about the 10Th
instant. He will not do so. however, as
he will first touch Puerto Rico
\ full statement of the affairs on the
lsalnd of Cuba will be sent to Puerto
Rico by government officials, who will
meet Campos, and from these he will
determine at what point in Cuba he will
land. He will probably discmbark at
Santiago De Cuba, where he will estab-
lish headquarters and begin the cam
paign.
Among the arrived passengers Is a
merchant of Hayti, who disembraked at
Santiago De Cuba, where he remained
two days. He saw much of the Spanish
troops camped there and arriving at
Santiago. He states that they are
mostly wretched appearing, many being
boys, some scarcely able to carry gun.
This merchant says that while he was
there it was reported that the rebels
were about to attack the outskirts of
the town, and a thousand newly arrived
Spanish troops were led out to meet the
rebls. An encounter occurred near the
city and only 500 Of the thousand troops
returned therefrom. Three hundred
and twenty We're killed wounded OF
captured by the rebels. No news Of this
engagement had been given by Havana
authorities up to Saturday last. nor was
It referred to by arriving insurrection-
lists.
A Cuban from the eastern end of the
island, who is in close touch with occur
rences in the disturbed districts and
who is advised of the plans or the rebel
leaders, in whose behalf he journeys,
states that Maceo's party is much larger
than is believed. He says the schooner
Honore. which landed the party, was
filled with arms and ammunition. Gu
bans make the statement that Maceo
and his party landed on March 81, in
stead of the S1st. as given out by gov
eminent officials at Havana. Captain
| Periquito Perez also has joined the Gu
ban cause. He is a. nephew of the Span
! ish general known as ''The Tiger"
| SPAIN COLORS ITS NEWS
Madrid April THE Cuban home
rule party here has issued manifesto
condemning the rebellion in Cuba, ex-
| pressing loyalty to Spain and proffering
assistance to crush the rising. The latest
official dispatch received here today de-
clares that the rebellion Is exaggerated
by the local authorities in Cuba. mas
much as 1t is confined to mulattoeS and
negroes. who have failed to extend their
operations beyond the eastern province