The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-19
HIDING IN THE WOODS
How Gen. Maceo, the Fa nous
Cuban Negro. Fights
ne HAS THREE THOUSAND MEN.
yre He rs Unable to Defeat 400 Span
tsrds-The Rebellion Spreading
Like wfIdnre.

N<v York. May "a ey,eciaz 60 the
worEa from Havana says: TIE engage
ry.s-ss a. Jovi.e aGor1s good sxznssss Q,
zhe beds Of fighting which the Cafais
srsurzsz9ts Az*e adopted ne cozIaoilss7a
tsarsas % rerquszo. PEREZ. Miro, Bofazse,
CarxazszA and Carzon lay IN AMBUSH N
-ae wr.D1x and suddenly sFt7caez 1srsi&-
ssoIz.orh on <Ae march win a part o. AS
regsrasEaz, 1he '-ngntazag ss1aaneAs
fses.t. S.oEsscck, fsse surgeon, and sno1r-
4r asscev AZ E14e head OF <ae column feAA az
the first TIRE. Then the Spanish soldiers.
under Ma Robes oToSrs.gof 4 cover ara
f~srsg was kept UP al Gay. The insurgents
.ta6 n. ssselos@ themselves but shoS from
sns1.er whenever they could Zee the sug-
caxrf,r OF a soldier. TIE position CHOSEN
~ Gen. Mzcss vas strong anc ne was
ana "a ysacs ais vastly superior force n
secure csyzer IL Gel- Maceo nae IS mary
followers Is we're with ham Two Gays pre-
,iosssly. he had certainly -ea men TIE
snsusssI authorities assert that he actA-
ally had S.s81.
re- r,a~ttosa O. ne Slnancas regiment
~ri.k I.sur. CoInoca, the same AUTHORITIES
sav number only SO. After asSaAlofs
f~srr had continued fae entire day, a &C.
..chuex- OF volunteer cavalry 4o4hsA aN
f-uazsAnaEzso 10y Maj. GaTringo naAee
vigorous attack on the re2els' sAsifNai4s
-h@r on the flank. This dasconceT<ea
sh,& 20 nee, a sudden change IN the ST.
Txsson- Mai Garringo sSacceeced - rot
- shs rebels from thear sheltered posi-
4ia- sr.fiict4ng q considerable JOSS ANe
number of KILLED - uncertain ~,
A SPANISH regiment from ft.'o ~,
xufpsch has just arrived a. sAntlaeo'
ssscatrhea a. haste TO Guantanamo. NaA
go force. II is said. probably charged
800, base The loss Of Lieut.. Coacosh
O. unfortunate for the Spanaaros-
vsy west Fla May 1s.--If is safe
<fthus.ersng expedition LEFT here Tor Ia
VILE the Infanta Isabella was oetaliiso
"a quarantine "a Tampa
ssntsaro de Cuba. May ls-J'ne insur-
ra.f4on grows with TREMENDOUS silioes-
Ger Martinez Campos has changed rs
v,s,a about ending the trouble II three
snonfhs The chiefs are greatly eLaNSo
over The progress OF the revolution Hhss
say that more has been accomplished IA
the hast month than during the hrst lNe
wars of the last war. They declare lhaI
tbs war viii not last more than tNo
wears and may be terminated III a mach
shorter time II the people of the oiner
rroyIuces do what Is expected OF N4hhi'
The original plan for simultaneous Us
ing IN all parts OF the Island faheo' aA4a
The plan now Is TO extend the wave oA
revolution westward. sweeping the span
cards before st. until all Cuba is IN arms.
I-ar thts nurpose Gomez and Martinez
have gone 10 Puerto Principe, and al
ready comes news OF encounters between
government troops and bands OF Cuoahs
formed in anticipation OF their arrival IN
This proyince the rebels now nave more
men. more arms. ammunition. horses ana
facilities for obtaining subsistence taAn
they had at any time "a the ten years
war They have forests In their rear
which are tmpenetrabla 10 the spanish
troops. and have mountain retreats where
100 men can hold their own against Lou.