The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
TO AID THE CUBAN CAUSE.
A Large Revolutionary Party Arrives
Safely from Two Keys.

NAASAt AAOMA VIZ hN4Sa
NEW YORK, July 3O.--From adyices
received at Cuban headquarters, Thomas
Estrada Palma and Oongualo De Que
sada, brother of General De Quesada,
prepared the following statement:
The Cuban revolutionary party has
| received letters from Cuba announcing
the safe landing of the commands Of
Major General L. Carlos Roloff, Briga-
dier- General Jose Maria Rodriguez,
Chief of Staff of General Gomez, and
Brigadier- General Seraino Ganchez.
The expedition started from Two Keys,
in the Bahama Islands, and was taken
in small boats to several sailing craft
which conveyed the whole party. Am
munitiOn and arms were in some of the
craft and the men in others, thus avoid
ing any danger from capture.
The expedition of Roloff and Ganchez
consisted of 278 men, almost all veterans
of last year. They carried more than
500 Winchester and Remington rifles.
One boat carried more than 500 pounds
of dynamite, two small canon and $780,
900 rounds of ammunition.
The following officers formed the staff
of the expedition: Lieut.. Col. Rosendo
Garcia, Col. Rogellio Castillo, Major
Higgins Esquera, Major Enrique Loynaz
Del Castillo, Major Rafael Vivance,
Capt. Aurelius Nay, Surgeon General,
with the rank of Colonel; Col. Valdez
Dominguez, Francisco Requeyra, CAST
muro and Manuel Ardarete.
The second expedition under Roderi-
guez consisted of rs picked men, all
veterans and mostly officers. 1t carried
about $50 repeating rifles, the same num-
ber of reviewers and 5000 rounds of
ammunition. The two expeditions land
ed simultaneously on Thursday last, on
the Southern coast of the Province of
Santa Clara.
How They Escaped Detection.
TAMPA, Fla, July 3O.-The long de-
layed Roloff expedition which left Key
West early in June has landed safely IN
Cuba. Up to the 18th inst. the party
was detained on an obscure flakey owing
to improper instructions given a steamer
which was to convey them to Cuba. The
provisions they had afforded subsistence
for few days after which they obtained
food from adjacent Keys. A secret mes
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Cuban headquarters at New York, via
Tampa and arrangements were made
for rescuing the expedition.
The hardshlps while on this island ex-
posed to the elements were great,
and twenty five of the two hundred
found it uncomfortable and deserted, max
ing their way to Key West and Tampa,
where they were put under oath of
secrecy. After embarking from the Key
instead of sailing direct for the North
ern shore of Las Villas, they steamed
westward, rounding Cape Antonio,
keeping Cuba beueath the horizon until
off the Southern coast of Santo Espirito,
when they made direct for the coast,
landing dear Las Tunas De Zaza Satur-
day night.
An Hours Battle Sunday.
HAVANA, July 3O.-Bands of Insur-
gents, under the command of Jose Maceo
and Louis Bonet attacked detachment
of troops at Tirabota on Sunday, July
2S. After an hours hard fighting the
insurgents were obliged to retire. Of
the Spanish soldiers two were wounded.
The insurgents left six dead on
the field. At night the insurgents
kept up desultory fire upon the fort
and burned several houses. On Monday,
Col. Segura arrived with reinforcements
before which the insurgents retreated.
improved Rifles Ordered.
MADRID, July 30.-The cabinet coun-
Gil has authorized the arming of the
troops in Cuba with Mansur rifles.