The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
They Fight Shoulder to Shout
der in: the Engagements. ;:
With the Spanish.
SIXTY SICK MEN MURDERED.
One Way the: Invading Forces Have
OF Increasing the Number Of
r.: Rebels Slain. =;


Principe to the effect that: since j Qly IL
" communication has been entirely inter-
;, rupted between. Puerto Principe and y eu-
yitas Maxine Gomez, the rebel" COM
mander-in-chief, it is. .said,ls awaiting the
arrival of well-known chief of the first
war. Rafael Rodriguez, to begin strong
operations. -: :: -. ::
The revolutionary leaders of Camaguey
at meeting unanimously agreed to elect
Antonio NIaceo Fl as: leader in that province,
while Gomez will so to the Villas: The
people of Can1aguey are about to have
: another M Getting in Puerto Principe, with
the object of forming a provisional mill
tary governments. of the rebels, Maxine
Gomez remaining general?in-chief. Mr..
. JOAQUIN Castillo, Lawyer Rafael Portuondo
:. Famavo. Civil Engineer. Pedro: ;Aquilera
and Planters Rafael Manduley and Mariana
Sanchez have gone to attend the meeting
Representative of this region.
J: The Spanish Governor of Puerto ;Prin-
: ipe called a meeting. on the 18th :ult in
.viting all civil authorities and mant> citi-
zens. to attend, with the object of asking
money to. rebuild the old forts>that sur
rounded the city. during the war of 1868.
This is taken to indicate that the treasury
of the Spanish Government is rather
empty. = -:
=. Enrique --Recio,.. who was very :. badly
wounded iii the attack at Cascorro (Cama-
:. guey), and whom it was said was killed, is
I almost well again. a young Cuban named
: Francisco Bassols y Hernandez, SON Of a
:: Spaniard and Cuban mulatto. woman,
! who Joined the insurgents at the beginning
ofthe war, has surrendered to the Govern
ment and has: given the authorities papers
in which was a record of the operations of
-. the brigade to which he was attached. He
dfyulged the names OF many persons who
are. Favorable to the insurgents and the
private plans OF the rebels. He sailed for
New Y ork on the 4th inst. on the steamer
Niagara. =. go.
A few days ago young American doc
tor appeared here from#New York with a
letter OF Introduction from General
Quesada. He said he came to go. to the
trout to-help the Cubans. He was penni-
less, and few Cubans supplied him with
what he required. He went to the interior,
but returned in a few days, bringing let
ter from Antonio Maceo to Cuban gentle
man requesting the latter to give HIM $500,
as hewas going to the United States in the
service OF the rebels. The gentleman re-
fused, but other Gubans gave it to him and
he left for New York on the Niagara
Havana papers arriving here to-day an
nounce that Serafin, Sanchez and Roloff,
leaders in the 10-year war, have Just
landed with an expedition near Funas de
Zaza, on the south coast. On the 5th inst
a train with iaborers and soldiers arrived
at Ponupo station and was attacked by a
party of insurgents, killing two and injur-
ing three.
:: Colonel Angel Guerra, chief of the insur-
gents in the district of Holguin, has been
made a general Of brigade and given the
commands of the districts of Funas and
*Guimaro, succeeding the late Francisco
Borrero: Colonel Louis de Feria- has been
appointed to take the place of Guerra: in
HoIguin. .:--...
Following is the translation. of para
graph in a letter from the field, written by
DR.. Joaquin Castillo:- - :.
80. There. exists here but one thought and
one obiect-to gain independence for Cuba
by. force=:of arms and toregenerate our
country. Not a single instance of the war
of races has occurred here among the
Cuban army, though the. Spanish eircu-
lated this report with. bad intention.
White and celored respect each other,
many colofeG persons; occupying places as
chiefs and officers in our army, gained
only by their merits. There Is: not the
slightest difference among them-alI have
but one inspiration be Independent"
j.: The next assembly held in Camaguey
will decide upon: the new form of republi-
can government for Cuba. The plan adopted
will be the most simple possible, and the
creation of chamber: of deputies which
produced such doTeful results in the other
war, will be avoided. ::
= -. 1t has been learned that IN the. encounter
of the 31st of last month between the
rebels under Jose Maceo and the Spanish
column under Northumberland egura
and Commander Pedro .Garrido at La Iona
de la Galleta the >Spaniards brutaHy muir
dered sixty sick and wounded. Cubans and
set ffreto their camp. The Spanish report of
the engagement is that they killed seventy
rebels. on account Of the slaughter, An
tonic Maceo has given orders. to his men
to open war against any of the spaniards.
Mr.. Bryson, a correspondent of a New
York paper, who went 20. the field Of. ,oper-
ations about: three weeks ago and re-
NAMED with the rebels during his stay
there, returned here on the. 9Th inst.
!. The Governor was informed that he had
in his possession many. documents and a
quantity of:correspondence from the insur-
gents, and ordered oneof his aids=d e-cam p
to visit Mr.. Bryson in, citizen S dress. The
officer on his retarn submitted for the
Governors inspection. a number. of Mr..
Brysop3s papers, among them letter OF
introduction from Antonio Maceo to the
Cuban leader, .Capote. Mr.. Bryson- visited
the Governor. the following day and the
Governor then returned his papers, at the
same time telling him there was nothing
compromising in them. He added, Row
ever, that Mr.: Bryson did wrong to go to
the Cuban camp, as in doing so he had dis
obeyed the orders of the Government and
ran the risk OF losing his life if he had been
caught.
Fhe insurgents of the region have be-
gun the publication of newspaper called
Ell 'Cubano Libre, the first number of
which appeared.in this city two days ago.
Antonio Maceo will start next week for
Camaguey, leaving .Masso and Rabi in.