The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-27
FLAG OF FREE CUBA.
The Island Revolution Is Daily Grow
ing in Importance.

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ince of Matanzas, which adjoins the
province of Havana, is ON the verge OF
rising in arms against the government
The first uprising took place there, but
the insurgents plans in that section
were frustrated. The sympathizers
with the revolution have been carefully
laying plans and waiting for favor.
able opportunity to strike.
The autonomist political party OF
| Matanzas has been dissolved to express
the change of opinion and approval OF
the revolution.
The autonomist party in Havana is
likely to follow suit. The principal
officers and most influential members
cannot agree. The majority acknowl-
edge the increasing Importance of the
revolution, and the number who favor
free Cuba constantly grows.
From the interior of the island come
reports showing that members of the
autOnomist party are abandoning it one
by one
The newspaper Ell Pals, the organ of
the autonomist party, and about the
only paper read by the Cubans, has
published of late such strong articles
against the revolution and in favor of
Spanish sovereignty, that more than
800 persons have stopped taking it.
The subscription list continues to
shrink every day.
The regulation rifle (Mauser) used by
the government is too complicated for
the Spanish soldiers, and mishaps are
constant. They are being replaced by
Remington rifles.
The business men were called to meet
at the produce exchange to raise money
to carry on the war. Few representa-
tives of the larger houses were present.
The subscriptions amounted to $780,
900.
The Santiago mine owners have no.
titled the government that they will
have to suspend work if not allowed
troops enough to protect them, for they
are often raided by the rebels, who
take all their provisions. The gov
eminent has given an evasive answer.
The closing of the mines would send
many men into the insurgent ranks.
Colonel Copello, with force of vol
unteers and civil guards amounting to
ITO men, engaged the insurgents near
Jamaica district of Guantanamo. The
Insurgents were commanded by Perez
and MaceO, and numbered 500 men.
The Spanish forces captured the insur-
gents camp, a quantity of arms and
ammunition and thirty-tw horses. The
insurgents lost four killed, among
whom was the insurgent Captain Cres-
cendo Castillo. They also had seven
wounded. On the side of the troops,
only one was killed and three wounded.
Marine General Delgado Peretno has
arrived here from Spain, and assumed
command of the naval forces. He will
give severe instructions to the COM
manders of the warships.
Cienfuegos and three others have
been imprisoned, it being said they
were going to raise band of insur
gents. Correspondence and documents
taken from them compromise them and
others.
Manuel Toledo, who was one of those
who raised band of insurgents in San
Spiritus, was drowned, with three men
in the overfowed river. The rest of
the band entered Camaguay. In Ma
guerra they raised other bands.
fernando with 200 troops after half
an hours fight routed the band of Jose
Maceo in Rio Seco holly pursuing them
and obliging them to retire to the
mountains of Santa Cruz. 1t is rumor-
ed that small expedition landed at
CaibarOnca.