The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-25
THE WARFARE IN CUBA.
Not So insignificant as Spanish
Reports Indicate.
WELL ARMED, DETERMINED MEN.

Several Bands of Insurgents who VIII
Give the Spanish Government Consider
able Trouble Before They Are subdued.
A Government Force Badly Defeated.
TAMPA Fla, March 25-The steamship
Olivette arrived last night from Havana,
bringing q number of passengers from the
eastern end Of the island. These were
able to give more authentic accounts Of
the Cuban insurreotion than any yet re-
ceived. Among them was q gentleman
who has been at ManzanillO from Jan.
TO March II, excepting occasional visits to
the interior. He states that the uprising
occurred simultaneously throughout the
province of Santiago on Feb "a. Next day
General DdChambre arrived at Guanta-
nanmo from Santiago with 200, Spanish
soldiers, returning TO Santiago on the goth
with part of the same troops. His reason
was unknown, but it was supposed that
he feared trap.
The chief Of the rebels around Guantan-
anamo is Henry Brooks, nephew Of Rich
Brooks, of Santiago and ndiGuantananamo
Some state that he is insane, others think
him very able, and all oonoede his BRAY
cry, determination and efficiency in the
use of firearms. He has no Americans
with him. Since his first outbreak he has
been Joined by Periquo Perez, very good
soldier. They have 600 men at Guantan-
anamo In Santiago province there are
5000 men under arms. The opinion is that
should Puerto Principe rise, as planned
upon, this would win a strong force of de-
termined men, increasing the insurgents
to about thousand.
Mirn ho I,I e.,
the 11-year-old son of Senior Lopez, of
Stangua, returned the child to his parents
on March 49, Mirabel claims 20 hold a
commission of colonel from the Cubans
He commands a strong, dangerous band
AT Santiago some young men who were in
sympathy with the cause did not join the
movement, fearing that negroes were the
principal directors This Inference was
drawn from Gullermon's statement that
his chief was Guanalberto Gomez.
About thirty miles from Santiago, near
Elcobre 400 Spanish troops were on March
10 ambushed by an insurgent band under
command of Pallacio. The Spaniards' loss
was exceedingly heavy. They were routed,
and the Cubans notified the Spanish au-
thorities to send for the dead and wounded
The number of the Cuban band is un-
known.
Guilermon, who has a band in the vi
cinity Of Cristo, was seen by the passen-
gers interviewed. He is leader of strength,
and the government forces fear and watch
him. They have circulated reports that
| Guilermon died recently of diabetes. He
was a government employe, but renounced
his employment for the present insurrec-
| tion. That his band is well equipped is
positively known.
The alcade, or mayor of Irmeza, at the
| first outbreak, received orders from the
governor of Santiago province to collect
all arms possible from the inhabitants,
which he did, and then fled to meet Gull
ermon at an appointed place in the noun
tains of Amador.
| Guerra, under command of Masso is
considered the brayest insurgent leader.
He hovers near Manzanillo, commanding
500 well armed cavalry. About March 1e
he ransacked Champuegla village, which
I consists of about 700 inhabitants, and
which was guarded by fifty Spanish
soldiers. The commanding lieutenant
was captured while absent from the gar
rison, but refused to give up the arms of
/ the fortifcation, which was surrounded,
and. upon the promise of life being spared,
the arms of the barracks were surrendered.
This happened in midday. That night,
after the insurgents had gone, fresh Span
ish troops arrived, the surrendering lieu
tenant was arrested by them and sent to
prison.
A great many ex-Spanish soldiers are
with Guerra and Masso. Four miles from
Manzanillo Guerra captured all the arms
from the plantations. AS a rule the plant
ations are unmolested, but "Sofa," a
Spanish plantation, is not permitted tc
work. In Manzanillo the volunteers and
citizens are constantly fearing capture
The entrances to it are guarded, and nc
one is allowed to pass the gates at night
Those entering during the day are com,
pelled to surrender their machettes and
other arms to guards. The streets are
constantly patrolled at night. Some OF
the richer stores have erected opposite
their stands small turreted stone towers
with their round bodies projecting into
the streets from corners, so that loopholel
command the four directions on tn,
| streets.