The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-19
9lNDSOF GUERRILLAS
Oh Are the so-Called Cuban
revolutionary Armies.
~-ee THOUSAND MEN IN ALL.
nan Two Thousand Have Rifles,
- Others Being Armed with
shoteuns and Machetas.

an-iI rs.-Capt. Gen. Martinez
RS issued from Santiago de
ar exclamation Offering pardon to
tsa s...-1enfs. with the exception OF the
s = -. who will lay down their arms
.s,r-en5er. He has made prepare
-. - iunledia teiy pursue the members
-. hands VITO refuse 10 come in un-
80 nroclama ton. and the warfare
80. them will be waged vigorously.
xsated here that some OF the in
hands have taken TO forturing
80 residents OF the country dis
~. ~,ho have incurred their dispIeas-
4, glanauisal. near Manzaniilo. a
- go named Miguel Laureda was sur
80 Al night by Maceo's band. He was
$50 tortured and horribly mutilated.
~, which he was tied 10 tree, where
:. as left for buzzards 10 eat. Manuel
,.ssss grocer OF Bueiict. Manuel Ri
s~.nd an old man named Vicaina. who
s-.-.< against the rebels In the last rev.
.asson. have been murdered by rowing In
arFfais
..,.ssd minister 10 the United States. ar
go Al s o'clock this evening. II is ex-
.s,.sd that he will proceed for New York
: saturday. after investigating the AL
zssez affair.
,<xa.e aaviees from the province of
s.sslago de Cuba show that the forces
= tss Insurgents do not amount 10 near
: .se number claimed by the rebels.
s-eog the leaders of the various bands
- Emilio Giral, a white man. who
...nsnds 800 men; Alfonso Goulet. mu-
- 300: Bernardo Canachos white, 100.
r<w.a Garzon, white. 400: Victor HER
sxte. mulatto. 90: Quinten Banderra,
- loo. and Perlco Peri. white, f.f01.
ssfsI az 1000 men. OF this number ! 800
= sah to be armed with rifles. while
A others use shot guns and macnetas
4 Weapons The rebels do not possess a
ssle piece Of artillery.
Considerable excitement has been caus-
"A ~ the fact that the rebels are again
,esorEng TO the incendiary tactics that
caused such enormous losses to the plant
~rs during the last Instruction. The
cmfral plantation. the property OF Senior
stsosas Castano. situated near Manzanil-
Ia has been burned by the rebels. Two
million agraf}os OF sugar cane were de-
ssroyed. The advlcez do not show wheth-
sr the machinery of the plantation was
destroyed. Should the rebels burn many
OF the plantations the loss would be en-
ormous.
II f. stated on good authority that the
troops commanded by Col. Santocilhe
have cooped I'D a band OF insurgents IN
the mountains in the province OF santi-
ago de Cuba, and that their capture Is
Only a question of time. The rebels are
making a stout defense. and very hot
FIRE In being exchanged.
Tampa, Fla. April 1s.--The Plant steam
err ollverte arrived from Havana tonight
The passengers bring news of the revoln-
ton as follows. The Cuhans endeavored
20 capture Guantanamo early Tuesday
the 18th. The Cuban force was 80, while
the Spanlards numbered 40. The Cubans
presented a body of about 20. and the re-
mailader advanced In ambush or either
side OF defle. The Spanish threw them
selves into the deiile on the CtFbans. KILL
ing fourteen. The ambushed forces pour
81 a continuous voliey into the Spaniards.
completely demoraliZing them and com
psllIng them TO form a hollow square.
Aier long stand. with heavy losses.
he Spaniards made cautious retreat
sem the defiie. The engagement lasted
afht hours. The Cubans then withdrew.
Six thousand soldiers are now In Guam
nnafno. and 1000 more have been asked
for 10 protect the city from the rebels.
sho the passengers say. VIII make an
ether attempt to capture the town. The
rnbans are now subject TO n decree that
should any Cuban or Spaniard propose
peace he will be Immediately executed.
The cuhans today are said 10 have en-
tire control OF the province OF Santiago,
accepting the largest cities. The Span
sh troops are concentrating in Puerto
Principe