The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-08
I'll CRAFTY CUBANS
REBELS WILL PLAY HIDE-AND-sEEK
WITH GENERAL CAMPOs.
Expect Island Fever and
Pestilcncc to Help Them Fight
the Spanish Troops.

Campos, with a couple of million dollars in
cash, a lot of troops, and q large personal
prestige, Is now on the ocean and bending
sail hithsr. Great will be the day and
large the occasion when Campos again sets
foot on Cuban soil, to put down another
rebellion. The people here are expecting
him and anticipate with anxious interest
his coming. To an on-looker, however, the
interest among unofficial people seems to
arise more from anticipation of the pageant
and the clatter of bright metal, than from
any consciousness that Campos is needed
here. Havana, always accustomed to militia,
has not been vlsibly impressed by the land
ing Of the troops from Spain. The repres-
sion OF the Havana papers results in ignor-
ance OF details, IL not of facts, from the
eastern districts, SO that, while the people
look ON and are interested in the show
before them, they feel they have no personal
Iart In the matter and are indeed quite con-
tent TO leave all fatigue of activity TO those
VINO mast act.
Meanwhile. during the week there will
be lesser diversions furnished by the arrival
of about 1000 more Spanish troops. At any
moment, now, the steamers San sgnacio de
Loyola, from Cadiz, with 1,145 men, and the
Cludad ue SanIaauer, from Coruna, with
$40 men, may enter the harbor. Inc Span
ish cruiser Sancnez Barcaeztegui entered the
harDor yesterday and left to-day. she is
lowering along the coast.
Utmost vigilance is exercised by the
government 10 prevent the Landing III Cuba
or the rebeal LEADERS who are in other parts.
The government especially desires to inter-
lieye, has not erected d landing on Cuban
SOL. There is private information in this
island, and that the other leaders will
come later. This Cuban negro Maceo-
veteran OF the last rebellion-is sad to
be an able man, a shrewd tactician and
undoubtedly brave. To the Official house
here he Is the oogy man OF the instruction.
All the movements Of the rebels make proof
that the plan announced in these dispatches
as the one laid out by their leaders,, Is be-
Ing consistently followed. Theirs is a wait-
They make a sortie against some village,
and II the troops appear, they hustle. away
habitants and they have harassed the
troops whose officer then telegraphs the
Governor-general that his men bravely met
a group" that is the governmental desig-
ration OF rebel forces) and routed the enemy
who ran away''-another technical desig-
nation of disappearance of rebels.
1t is a fact that there are on this island
between 5000 and 5000 rebels who have
rifles and cartridges within their reach: the
government may scout this statement, but
1t holds. And the plan of campaign is to
wait. The leaders know better than to
against superior forces. when climate and
sickness are relied on as allies, a little
Why don't the. rebels pitch in and do
something before all the Spanish troops
reach here?" Is a question asked by OPP
swer is that while engaging the forces now
here the rebels would suffer losses not to
% ferr rapidly dIy,,1 men ID c and upon their eom, meak eoea
fresh troops from Spain.
Let Spain get here all she intends to
with them until, aided by climatic condi-
tions. we can combine all our FORCES ana
Strike a declsi forc blow W q sna ahe sif s. aboat a the
reply the insurrectionists would make to
criticism of their lack of aggressive activity.
Already the government troops are Scour-
ing through Manzanillo. and Colonel Sam
terildes has just telegraphed the Governor
here as to what action shali De l;atIe s IN ,ns
desiring to surrender. Clearly Santerlides
expects successes for his army. Troops are
government has removed the duty of 80 cents
hilbert imrosed for the wise of foreign
passports. The reason is not stated.
Plot to As~assinnte Campus.
TAMPA, Fla, April IA large number
of passengers arrived by the steamer Mas
cote this evening from Havana From
them the details OF late events in connec-
ton with the revolution were obtained. A
Cuban makes the statement that an effort
was made last Wednesday night to plunge
into darkness by cutting the cleo
trio light wires at the central lighting sta
ton. in the next building to which was
stored a quantity of powder. The wire
cutters were surprised by soldiers and po-
lice during their preparations, and were
obliged to flee. Kerosene cans. well filed,
and other incendiary materials were found
the men had been working near the
storage. The superstition is that
when the city became dark the powder vas
TO be exploded and other insurrecti
acts accomplished.
During the two hours stoppage of the
steamer at Key West the Havana passen-
gers learned of the belief among Key West
sympathizers that a plan was on foot to
Martinez Campos on his arri-
at Havana. This plan was being ma
tured on the assumption that Can1pos will
land at Havana. on his arrival, about the
, III n Inst. lie win lch not do So hoy however "a, as
OF the affairs on the island of
Cuba will be sent to Puerto Rico by gov
from this he. will determine at what
point in Cuba he will land. He will prob
ably disembark at Santiago de Cuba. where
he will establish headquarters and begin
his campaign.
Among the arrivals Is a merchant of
Cuba. where he remained two days. He
saw Spanish troops camped at Santiago.
lie states that they are mostly wretched
appearing, many being boys, some scarcely
able to carry a gun. This merchant says
that while he was there 1t was reported
of the town, and a thousand new
~ arrived Spanish troops were led out to
meet the rebels. The encounter occurred
near the city, and only six hundred and
eighty Of the Thousand troops returned
therefrom. Three hundred and twenty were
killed. wounded or captured by the rebels.
No news of this engagement had been
given by the Havana authorities up to Sat
urday. nor was u referred to by arriving
side Of she island. who is in close touch
with occurrences in the disturbed districts,
and who Is advised Of the plans OF the rebel
leaders, In whose behalf he Journeys. states
Maceo and his party is much larger
than is believed. He says the schooner
Honora, which landed the party, was filled
arms and ammunition. Cuhans make
the statement that Maceo and his party
on March ~, instead of the 3lst,
as given out by the government officials at
Havana. Capt. Periquito Perez also has
Joined the Cuban cause. He is a nephew
Of the Spanish general known as 1.-THE
Tiger" Ii is further stated by the in
formant that Maceo, who sailed in a steam
er from Colon. TO Fortune island. had heen
there two or three weeks before landing
In. Cuba. awaiting the schooner Honora,
which had received $4,000. prepaid. for the
undertaking. The informant therefore de-
nounc the government announcement that