The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19
PARDON FOR REBELS
CAPTAIN-GENERAL DE CANPOS
MAKES AN OFFER TO CUBANs.
Who Lay Down Their Arms-Rccent
Fights-ArrivaI of Texans.

HAVANA, April ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mar
tinez De Campos has issued from Santiago
de Cuba proclamation, offering pardon to
all insurgents, with the exception of the
leaders, who will lay down their arms and
surrender. He has made preparations to
Immediately pursue the members of the
bands who refuse to come in under the
proclamation, and the warfare against
them will be waged vigorously. 1t is stated
here that some of the insurgent bands have
taken to torturing helpless residents of the
country districts who have incurred their
displeasure. At Blanquizal, near Man.
zanillo. a grocer. named Miguel Laureda,
was surprised at night by Maceo's band. He
was cruelty tortured and horribly mutt
lated, after which he was tied to a tree,
where he was left for the buzzards to eat
Manuel Iglesia, grocer of Bueycito, Man
uei Reitor and an old man named Vican,
who fought against the rebels in the last
revolution, have been murdered by rowing
insurgents.
The town of Palma soriana, province of
Santiago de Cuba, attacked by insur-
gents, who were repelled and pursued by
a body of troops. The rebels found refuge
in the mountains. The troops discovered
Gated and found dead rebel in it. A
number of weapons We're captured. E,vi-
of the rebel chief, Manofrita, was found
Three of the government force were
wounded IN consequence OF not carrying
out the orders that had been given them.
The cruiser Conde Venadito, which fired
on the Alliance, is cruising in search of
suspicious vessel from Grand League or
Haiti which cleared for port in Jamaica
Senor Dupuy De LONE, the newly ap-
pointed Spanish minister to the United
States arrived here at o'clock this even
ing. It is expected that he will proceed
for New York on Saturday. after making
an investigation into the Allianca affair.
Private dispatches from the province of
Santiago de Cuba show that the forces of
the insurgents do not amount to nearly the
number claimed by the rebels. Among the
leaders of the various bands are Emilio
Giral white man, VINO commands 200 men;
Camacho, white 100: Victoriano Garzen
white 400; Luis Bonne, mulatto, 200; Edu-
RADIO Dominguez, white. 200; Victoriano HER
rezuelo, muiatto, 300: Quintin Bandera,
negro, 1C0O, and Perico Periz, white 1000,
a total of $500 men. OF this number 1900
are said to be armed with rifles. while the
others use shotguns and machetas as
weapons. The rebels do not possess a sin
gle piece of artillery
Considerable excitement has been caused
by the fact the rebels are again resorting
to the incendiary tactics that caused such
enormous losses to the planters during the
last insurrection. The central plantation.
Senior Nicolas Castano, situated ON the coast
near Manzanilio, has been burned by the
rebels Two million arrobas of sugar cane
were destroyed. The adviceS do not show
whether the machinery of the plantation
was destroyed. These central factories con-
tain very expensive machinery, crushers,
vacuum pans, centrifugals, etc, and should
the rebels burn many of them the loss
would be enormous.
1t is stated on good authority that the
troops commanded by Colonel Santocilde
mountains in the province of Santiago de
Cuba. and that their capture is only ques-
ing stout defense and a very hot fire is
being exchanged.