Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13
REaELs Are sAsarINE or success


REBELS AXE SAN0ttNL W 9tN~Ess
plan 10 BLOW Up Havana Buliding-Rs
ported Defeat OF speniards.
Tampa. Fla. April IA large number |
az passengers arrived by the steamer |
Mascot this evening from Havana.
From them details OF late events in con-
nection with the revolution were
learned. a Cuban makes the statement
that an effort was made last Wednesday
night 10 plunge Havana into darkness
by cutting the electric lights at the CEN
trail lighting station In the next building
10 which was stored quantity OF pow
der The wire-cutting conspirators were
surprised by the soldiers and police
| and were obliged 10 flee. Kerosene cans
well filed and Other incendiary ma
/ terial was found where the conspirators
| had been working near the powder stor-
| age The supposition Is that when the
city became dark the powder was to
have been exploded and other insurrec-
tionary acts done.
i During the stay OF the steamer at Key
West Havana passengers learned OF the
belief among Key West sympathizers
that a plan was on foot 10 assassinate
Martinez Campos on his arrival at Ha-
vana. This plan was being matured on
the assumption that Campos will land
at Havana on his arrival about the 18th
instant. He win not do so. however. as
he will first touch Puerto Ric"
A full statement OF the AFFAIRS on the
isaInd of Cuba Will be sent to Puerto
Rico by government officials, who will
meet Campos, and from these he will
determine at what point In Cuba he Will
land. He will probably disembark al
! Santiago DE Cuba. where he will estab-
iish headquarters and begin the cam
. paign.
Among the arrived passengers Is a
|, merchant OF Hayti. who disembraked al
Santiago DE Cuba. where he remained
two days. He saw much of the Spanish
troops eamped there and arriving n
Santiago. He states that they ars
mostly wretched appearing. many beinl
boys. some scarcely able to carry gun
This merchant says that while he wal
{ there II was reported that the rebels
!. were about to attack the outskirts o
the town, and thousand newly arrived
/. Spanish troops We're led out to meet tn,
n rebls. An encounter occurred near tn
: city and only 800 of the thousand troop
i returned therefrom. Three hundre,
4 and twenty were killed. wounded o
). captured by the rebels. No news OF thi
= engagement had been given by Havan
!. authorities up to Saturday last. nor wa
n q referred 10 by arriving insurrection
"A lists.
Ie A Cuban from the eastern end of tn
island, who Is In close touch with occur
~ rences In the disturbed districts an
he who ls advised of the plans or the rebs
~ leaders. In whose behalf he Journeys
IN states that Maceo's party Is much large
than is believed. He says the schoone
honore, which landed the party. wa
~ filled with arms and ammunition. CT
ST bans make the statement that Mace
and his party landed on March 81. In
w. stead of the 3lst. as given out by go,
As eminent officials mt Havana. Capital
he Periquito Perez also has Joined the G,
OF ban cause. He Is a nephew OF the Spar
en- lsh general known as "The Tiger
" SPAIN cOLoRS IT'S NEWS
nd Madrid. April THE Cuban hon
We rule party here has issued a manifes
NC condemning the rebellion In Cuba, e
pressing loyalty 10 Spain and profferiE
NO assistance to crush the rising The late
az official dispatch received here today d
X. clares that the rebellion is exaggerat'
as by the local authorities in Cuba, ina
&C. much az II Is confined 10 mulattoes al
We negroes. who have failed 10 extend the
~ operations beyond the eastern PROVING