The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-17
NEWS. FROM THE ISLAND.
Revolution, Crows Rapidiy-CamPos
Not So Confident.
(From the United Press Stan CORE
spondento

fFrom the United Press Stan Corre-
spondent)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 4 Wa
KEY WEST, May II, 1S9o.-The lnsurrec-
tion grows with tremendous strldes. MAI
tinez Campos has changed his mliiu
about ending the trouble in three months.
He returned here on Sunday, May d
read his Generals severe lecture upon
the inaffectiveness of their operations
against the rebels, outlined a portion oi
his newly formed plans Tor an extern
siye and prolonged campaign, ano salieu
away on the Villa Verde on the morning
of the seventh. just when Maceo was
= cutting up Spanish troops at seVetdi
noints along the railroad which runs
from here and carrying away as a prls-
oner the Alcalde of Caney, town only
six miles from Santiago.
Maceos operations during the past
week have been very systematic. he
moved with about 2,e00 men from the
vicinity of Jaranhueea TO Banapacoa'
which is about ten miles from the rall-
road town of Dos Caminos, and IS IN
the middle of the Y formed by the rali-
road from here TO Cristo and its branches
to San Luis and Songo. Then he MADE
q diversion beyond San Luis with de-
tachment under Planes, one OF his most
capable lieutenants. General Gasco, IN
command of the Spanish troops at san
Luis, sailed out with 1000 men, ana al
ter three days march returned without
meeting any force of rebels. Next
body of insurgents appeared near Sohgo'
end General Jsasco, with several hum
dred troops went by rail to Songo, put
failed to find Maceo in that quarter
SOL thf.
led by Jose Masco, Planes. Raby and
other chiefs, rode into the town of Cris-
TO. twelve miles from here, and attack
ed. the troops at the railroad station
and at the barracks. The Spanish forces
numbered only 15O, including the guards
civil, while the insurgents had nearly
-,- -. frs stsaeE sHaS - fra
railroad station, where twenty soldiers
were on duty They held their position
and kept up such fusilade that the
insurgents withdrew. The next attack
was at the barracks, and the insurgents
failed to capture that. Then the rebels
overran the town. helping themselves
to what they wanted at the stores, burn-
ing to the ground the largest store In
the lowlI ais. ltrr!Iy4nss t1e inha3itaal4.
hey did not interfere with the telegraph
wires, but permitted the penneG-in
troops to. wire here for reinforcemeen1tts ae1 rs
town. after killing ten soldiers and
wounding about twenty. They went
down the railroad taking & the ;lel draek tbis Tu.
side of Cristo they compelled the TRACK
layer to remove one rail at point where
there is a curve and a high eInbank-
ment. Then they waited for the relief
train. General Salcedo sent out a train
with 800 troops from here at three A:
M. A pilot engine with a captain ard
soldiers preceded
wrecked. and one of the soldiers shot
dead, and the others wounded. The en-
The insurgents fired on the train but ap
parently did not have a large force pres
emit. as they retreated as soon as the
soldiers opened fire.
The troops left the train and went on
to Cristo on foot. During the fight in
doye, in which there were four ladies
from Brooklyn and three small children.
had a narrow escape, their residence
This morning they walked three miles
to the next town from which they OBJ
taned tai, h9rses fa to bring them EN- her here They
er. While this affair was in progress at
Cristo detachment of insurgents visited
here made the Alcade and other Spanish
town, officials prisoners, and burned the
~ BRIDGE BURNED.
Early this morning as the regular pas
senger train, from San Luis approached
the town, Smoke was noticed coming
from the bridge. The train put back to
San Luis, and it is. reported that the
the road. is in ruins. The railroad people
have replaced the rails near Cristo and
are are m running % today. The raj railroad n has not not
been interfered with until now. General
Maceo said a few days ago:-"The rail
wish to injure it as Americans are inter-
ested in it. but it is causing much
As a matter of fact the. road is a
over half the, stock Is held by Spaniards.
Americans hold the rest: 1t has
porting troops, and Campos yesterday
ofIered me company, an ~, ssoVoo ~ e month 70
of Baysac and Guantanaso. His purpose
was to employ it as an aid to military
plantation hands who will be idle when
the sugar crop is finished, would work on
the railroad instead Of joining the IN
7 The he residents of cristo fear another
attack by. Maceo's men tonight. Raby
with o9D bsa wa is near the
formed as to Maceos plan say that he
has promised to come within a stones
to give all Cubans here an opportunity
to join him. If he desired to take this
city he could do SO easily. as Of the 10
COO troops from Spain who have been
landed here not more than 800 are here
now. The bulk Of. the troops have been
sent to Manzanillo. Cibara and other
ports. The Cubans in town say that
any time he wants it. The conda de
Venidito and the Reina Mercedes at an
chor in the harbor. form the only obstao a.
men within thirty. miles of here now, but
he will probably let the city alone; and
who are scattered about the railroad
towns which are now practically cut
off from relieving each other. Songo, or
San Luis. may be the next point Of at
tack.
The insurgents chiefs have decided not
to form provisional government at
present. MART, Gomez and nd Maeeo Ias geo have
bands. giving them military titles and
rank the same as prevails in the Span,
ish army Colonels, commentaries and
tenientes are now numerous in the hills
around songo: MART Is "Director Poli- eli
rector de la Guerra. " or Command nder-in-
Chief Of the army and Antonio, Maceo &c
rebel forces IN the Santiago Province