The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-05
CUBAN REBELLION.
Spanish Troops Preparing to Hunt
the InsurreotIonlata.
NOW THIRTy-TWO THOUSAND MEN
Undcr Arms on the side ofthe Gov.
crnmcnt-l'hu hrmy Divided Into
Two Divisions In Investigator Says
tho hllianca Was Actually Flying
tho American Flag When Fired
Upon.


Sttdl Correspondence 70 u. .ii'o.idlei prrg.
HAVANA, April Lat daybreak this
morning battalion OF Spanish troops
marched out from tho fortress OF Ca.
bana, which lilo, westward on the hills
above Moro Castle. They wero led to
the railway. from which trains travel
south across tho Island to Batts0anno.
1t Is At that port that tho government
troops cbeIng forwarded TO tho east.
rrn diIlFicls Of Cuba; and whom tho
battalion on rou,s to-day shall have
reached Santiago dc Cuba all the troops
newly arrived from, Spain will have
been moblllzcd ut tina. point. When all
arc there, there viii be . grand review
and then the hunt for rho insurgents
will begin. Meanwhile tho organixa.
ton OF the troops by commands is being
effected.
Thoro will be two grand dIyiIions and
two brigados In each division. The first
division will be commanded by General
La Chambre, now military governor OF
Manzanillio. This will be his base OF
operation, and for the present lie will
be expected 10 preserve quiet o. mako
battle against rebels in tho district, Of
Principe, Souvita'. Tunas, Bayami and
possibly part OF Halguin. Within this
territory. chiefly in Principe. Tor Cana.
guey, as it may DO referred to) some Of
the bitterest business OF the rebellion
took place.
General Salcedo will command tho
second division. General Salccdo will
have his base oil operations at Santiago
do Cuba, and HE forces arc expected to
put down any rebellion in the districts
OF Jiguaui. Cuba, Guantanamo, Baracoa,
and the eastern part OF Halguin.
The two commands with tho forces
indicated will number something over
1000 mon. At the palace Of the Cover.
nor general, tho writer was today in
formed that, when all the troops that
are now expected to come from Spain
shall have arrived, there will, be avail
able against tho rebellion about 81, 600
men. This number covers troops al
ready arrived hero. the standing army
OF Cuba, and all volunteers and guerril.
las. The last named are not the cucr.
ritlas familiar in the states, bu. are sep
ara,c companie, enlisted for definite
time and purpose. Regular army OIL.
GERS aud mon ara TO be assigned among
tho troops TO drill and lead them in
battle. These officers receive for this
service go per month and the men 70.
ceive SIS.
There are cries oil humiliation from
the press OF this city because 1t seems
likely that the government may accept
:he oiler OF patriotic citizens OF Santiago
dc Cuba to wash the clothes OF some
5000 troops at that point who now in
dulge in laundry service, as soma 5000
new uniforms have been received from
Spain. The papers here demand tina.
the government shall wash its own
clothing and not leave it to be done pri.
vately though periodically.
While awaiting the arrival OF the
troops leaving here to-day the forces
now in the disturbed districts Yesterday
began searching in tho chapparal for
insurrectionIsts.
An interesting bit OF nova comes
from Santiago de Cuba. 4 correspond
ent writing March % state, tina, he has
been looking into the Alliance affair,
and he makes the statement that the
Alliance when hailed displayed the
American flag and not that OF England,
as reported by the cruiser Condo dc
Nenadito.
On Saturday last the government here
freely announced that tho rebel chief
Maceo had sailed from Costa Rica on
the Atlas line steamer Dieronback md
that he had not arrived on the soil OF
Cuba. On the same evening there was
information in Havana thot Maceo had
effected landing and is now on Cuban
soil among his followers.
The land lines of Telegraph eastward
on the island are in wretched condition.
Tho government frankly states tina.
there is serious interruption. There is
communication along the coas. by cable,
but the land lines which have not been
30 much needed in peace are now vital
and are to be fixed up.