The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-08
THE REBELS NOT AFRAID OF HIM.
Willing 10 Let Spain Send as Many
Troops as She pleases.
een. Maceo the Toussaint I'Ouvert ur-e
OF the Revoit-He wfl Not Give Bat
tie Till Disease Has Weakened Cam
pos Men-A Waiting Policy.
Special correspondence Of the Associated
Rr.SS


Tor some days 10 come. Gen. Martinez
Satnpos, with a couple OF million dollars
IN cash, lot of troops and a large per-
sonal Influence. is bending sail here
Great VIII be the day and large the o.,-
casion when Campos again sets foot on
Cuban soil TO put down another rebel
hon- The people here are expecting him
and anticipate with anxious interest hIs
coming. To an onlooker. the interest
among official people seems TO grow out
or anticipation OF the pageant and the
ciatter or bright metal rather than from
any consciousness that Campos is need
ed here Havana. always accustomed to
military movements, has not been v4Vid-
ly impressed by the landing OF troops
from Spain. The repression OF the Ha-
vana papers results In ignorance of de-
tails. If not of facts. from the eastern
districts, and SO. while the people lock on
and are interested in the show before
Them. they feel that they have no possi-
bic part in the matter. and are, indeed,
quite content TO leave all fatigue of ac-
uyity To those who must act.
Meanwhile during the week there will
be lesser diversions furnished by the ar
rival OF about 2,e9 more Spanish troops
AT any moment now the steamer San lg-
nacio de Loyola, from Cadiz. with / 400
men. and the Ciudad de Santander. from
Corunna, with si5 men, may enter the
harbor.
The Spanish cruiser Sanchez Baereaez-
etegui entered the harbor here yesterday
and left today. The utmost vigilance is
exercised by the government to prevent
the landing in Cuba of the rebel leaders
who are in other parts.
The government especially definitely
desires TO intercept Maceo. whom the Off
cials profess TO believe has not effected
landing There is positive information
in this city. however. that Maceo Is now
on the island. and that the other leaders
Will come later. This negro Maceo Is a
veteran of the last revolution, and is said
10 be an able man. "A shrewd tactician in
the chaparral. and brave. He is to the
official house here the bogy man of the
insurrection.
All the movements Of the rebels make
proof that the plan announced In these
dispatches and the one laid out by their
leaders is being consistently followed.
This is a waiting campaign. They APP
pear and disappear. They make a sortie
against some village, and If troops appear
they hustle out of sight They have
alarmed the Inhabitants and they have
harrassed the troops. whose officer tele-
graphs the governor genaral that his men
hravely met "a group" and routed the
enemy. who ran away"
IL is a fact that there are on the Island
today between 500 and 5000 rebels who
nave F4fiSS anu tdflEHiSsS @ttHiH tfttlf
reach. The government may scout this
statement, but IL holds. The leaders
know better than TO openly oppose their
5000 or 5000 men against superior forces,
when climate and sickness are relied upon
as allies later on.
why don't the rebels pitch In and do
something before all the Spanish troops
are here?" is a question asked by oppo-
nents Of the rebellion here. The anawer
Is that while engaging the forces here
the rebels would suffer to such fegree
as not 10 be rapidly mended. and upon
their weakened force would I've constant
increase of more fresh troops from Spain.
Let Spain get here all she intends 90
send, and then we Will play hide and seek
with them. aided by climatic conditions.
We can combine all our forces and strike
a decisive blow at tho sick and climate
worn forces OF SPAIN That Is about the
reply the insurgents would make 70 criti-
cIsms Of their lack of aggressive activity
Already the government troops arc
securing through Manzanilio, and Col.
SantociIde has just telegraphed the gov
ernor here as 20 what action shall he
taken in the event Of the rebels In hig CT
little groups desiring 10 surrender Clear
~ Santoeilde expects successes 20 his
army Troops are being sent to guard
the plantations.
The autonomist party has issued an
fmlFGTfH0f MANIFESTO NffkFH fitCldffS tfidI
the party profoundly recognizes the con-
fdence reposed IN them BY the govern
nent After pointing out the benefits
that have recently been conferred on
Cuba. the manifesto declares that all the
political parties condemn the rebellion.
which interrupts the pacific progress the
island was making. and saws II Is dcs-
perate venture that viii cause retro
syresSion Of civilization. IL advocates
- ma ~ a tFfRA hkr al ~ =
who have the interests Of the island at
heart and calls upon them 10 use their
best efforts 10 restore tranquility. IL is
added that the manifesto is issued by
the signers. no; as chiefs OF a party nor
as liberals. but as patriots and brothers
who aspire TO happiness. dignity and the
maintenance OF their rights.
Tampa Fla. April "A large number
Of passengers arrived by the steamer
Mascotte this evening from Havana.
From them details OF the late events in
connection with the revolution were
learned. a Cuban makes the statement
that an effort was made 20 plunge Ha-
vana into darkness by cutting the eiec-
trie wires at the central lighting station,
In the next building 10 which was stored
a quantity OF powder. The wlre-cutterB
were SURPRISED by the soldiers and police.
and were Obliged 20 fee. Kerosene cans
well filed and other fncoDdiary material
were found where the men had heen
working near the powder storage. The
supro~sticn IS that rs soon as the city
became dark the powder vas 70 have
been exploded.
During the stay OF the steamer az Key
West the Havana passengers learned of
A story among Key West syupa. .hizers
which contemplated the assassina ti0a OF
Gen. Carnpos on his arrival al Havana.
TIE uiaa vas being Tn2tured on the as
suruutssu that CamF@9S viii hand n Hs-
yar,s about The 18th inst He Will NOT lard
there however as he VIII first fofgea al
Puerto Rico. \ fuil statement OF the az
fairs on the island wIIl be sent 10 Puerto
Rico hw government officials WHO viii
rnoet Casnpos. and from these he VIII de-
terrrsine al what point in Cuba he vii,
Land he viii probably GisernhsTk al
santiago ae Cuha, where he VIII esiab-
ush HEADQUARTERS and begin the cam
paign-
Among the passengers Ia q merchant 0f
Haiti who sitseruharked at Santiago de
r,sh. where ne remained two days lie
savv rFsgrh % the Spanish troops eanneTt
@h-re ara arriving from Spaln. He states
1nas they are most wretcbed Appearing.
many being boys. some scarcely able 20
esr~w a gun This merchant says that
while ne was there tt gaS reported that
sha -eR,egs were q bout 70 attack tne out
skirts % s4aR topvn- ard thousand neRly
arrived Sra nkartts were aks5ut - meet the
~aF.sls TIE encounter occurred near the
c-sev. and only SO of the Loo troops re-
turned fhsrs<rorn- TFre-e agnsrei ard
fygsrerv wsre killed wounded or captured
t,f sha wAkAsa Ma rs~s OF this sTEaZe-