Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-23
Insurgents Believed to Have a New
General-in-Chief.
DESPERATE AND HARASSING TACTICS
Wholesale Destruction of PIanta-
ton Property Threatened.
CUBAN AUTONOMY SOUGHT

| HAVANA July 23.-Great anxiety pre-
walls here in all circles and news from the
province of Santiago de Cuba is awaited
with great apprehensiony July 13 the in
| surgents, under the command Of Mendieta,
| burned the village OF Guiana, and the farm
| of Guamito, in the district CT ManZanllo,
| Santiago de Cuba. The insurgents have
| also burned the village of Habenero in the
| province of Puerto Principe. A person who
| has arrived at Manzanillo from place not
| far from Bayamo says that Thursday he
heard forty cannon shots and continuous
| firing from large party Of infantry. The
| firing is supposed to have been from the
column commanded by Gen. Suarez Valdes.
| which is on its way from Bayamo to Hol-
quin, in the province of Santiago de Cuba,
for it is known to have engaged the insur-
gents Thursday
InsurSent nefnfOrccmcnts.
Reinforcements of 5000 troops have ar
rived at Manzanillo. This body Of men.
with batteries Of artillery from the city of
Santiago de Cuba and 1000 more troops.
left Immediately for Bayamo
Captain General Campos, with the troops
from Holquin and Tunas, had at his dis
posal on Friday last force OF about II 900
men, But there is no denying that the
situation is grave. The insurgents have
parts of the province of Santiago de Cuba,
and 1t is reported that Maxine Gomez has
arrived at the front and taken comand of
the insurSent corces as general-in-chief
According to private advices received
here the insurgents have united their
forces at Corojo, south of Bayamo and
Manzanilio. and about midway between
those two places. and they are said to have
the intention of burning Bayamo, Veguita,
Yara and ManZanillo. and if the sugar
planters refuse to pay contributions to the
insurgent army, the leaders Of the revolu-
tienists threaten to burn all the planta tions
in the ManEanillo district property repre-
senting millions of dollars. The insurgent
leader Solano has died in the province of
Santa Clara, of wounds which lie received
recently in an engagement with the Spanish
troops.
Two Stories.
MADRID, July 23.-A dispatch to the I'M
parcial from Havana says that Captain
General Martinez de Campos, after his re-
cent engagement with the insurgents. en-
tered the town of Bayamo on foot.
According to he same advices the insUr-
gents intend to occupy Bayamo. which is
sixty miles northwest of Santiago, near
the Cauto river, AMI has population of
about 1900 persons.
The insurgent chief Coulet has been
killed in battle.
CritfcisinE CnmpOs.
The situation in Cuba is causing a sensa-
Captain General Martinez de Campos for
advocating sending Generals Weyler and
Polavieeja, famous for their severity dur
ing the past Cuban instructions, to assist
In the work of suppressing the present re-
bellion.
Cuban Autonomy.
LONDON, July 23-The Times, In ad-
Gition to its dispatch from Havana outiin-
ing the situation of affairs there, saying
hat fave nd fy-So
great mortality among the Spanish troops,
announcing that the rebels have cut the
railway bridges, thus isolating Puerto Prin-
cipe. and that Maceo is threatening an at
tack upon Manzanillo. publishes loAg let
ter from Havana dated June 5. giving a
history of the Cuban rebellion. The writer
says: "At every turn Gomez has outgen-
eraed Campos. Gomez has raised the re-
volt all over the whole island, thus forcing
Campos to scatter his soldiers over a wide
area. If Spain wishes to quel the rebellion
she must prepare for prolonged occupa-
ton of the island by large force"
The correspondent adds that after months
of close study of the movement he is able
to state that beyond the narrow circle of
officialdom and the group of Spaniards di-
rectly benefited by the commercial rela-
tions imposed by Spain, have not heard a
single good word in favor of Spanish rule.
Almost every Cuban who has not openly
Joined the revolt is ready to give Spain
sly stick If he can without danger to HIM |
length how the Cubans have suffered from |
the decline in the price Of sugar and real |
estate and describes how the estates have |
gradually fallen into the hands of the Span |
ish mortgages. He does not think the in |
dependence of Cuba is likely that it |
would present a satisfactory solution of the |
question to a large section of the Cubans, |
and adds: Il regard annexation as only |
bare possibility, because the United States |
shows inclination in this direction"
The Times dispatch from Havana. cabled
to the Associated Press last night quoted |
this correspondent as saying: Il learn that |
a large section of the insurgents are quite
prepared to lay down their arms If Spain
grants to Cuba complete au-
tonomy, combined with allegiance to
SPAIN"
LAWLESS LUNENBURG.