Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-01
MENACE THE CITY.
Cuban Insurgents Getting Danger
ously Near to Havana.
Hopeful Aspect of the Little Islands
Struggle for Freedom-Span-
ish Lose a Battle.

CHICAGO, Sept. e4.-The Tribune's
Havana correspondent says in dis
patch sent from Havana September
70: Armed parties of revolution
lists are already in the prov.
ince of Matanzns and actually
within rs miles of the city of
Havana. For long time this will be
denied, and as news of other attacks
are received they will be either
suppressed OF twisted into stories
OF mere predatory bands of evil
doors, having no real connec-
ton with the revolution, until the
facts become impossible of further con-
cenlment The west end of the island
will soon be the scene of an uprising
This seems improba BILE, but l have
it on the best authority. When
this fact develops the formidable
nature of the revolution will become
apparent. With armed forces on both
sides of Havana it would require not
$4,000 but5o0, 900 Spanish troops to keep
the revolutionists in check. Martinez
Campos is at once hiding the truth
OF defeat and disaster and creating a
belief in the immense power of his
troops. 1t is safe to say the rebels
have $4,000 men under arms at the
present time and their forces are
growing daily.
The salient fact is that around Santa
Clara as a center n large number of
we'll armed and well-managed revolu.
tionists are operating. They are sore
ly harassing the enemy, destroying
their basis of supplies and seriously
impeding all railroad and telegraph
communication.
OF greater Importance is the reported
advance into the province of Matnnzas.
IT, as it is said, they have quantities of
arms and munitions there concealed,
and II they are really advancing in
force, the crisis is not far off.
Hundreds Killed In Battle.
New YoRK, Sept. 24.-News of bat
tie, In which the Spanish were defeated
by the Cubans and lost 300 men, was
received Monday by President Palma.
1t came in u letter written September
IA by Pedro Rovira, a Spanish private
who deserted to the Cuban ranks at
Pera Lego when Campos was defeated.
The Cubans had no cavalry, but made
effective use of dynamite bombs, which,
the letter says, struck terror to the
enemy.
Spaniards Lose Three Hundred Men.
In the engagement the Cubans' loss
was forty men wounded and killed.
The Spaniards lost over 800 men, forty
horses and large store of provisions
and munitions of war. The Cubans
are still capturing stragglers and pick
ing up arms near Mountanin.
In later engagement Rovira was
captured by the Spanish, court-mar-
tailed and sentenced to receive 400
lashes and to be shot. The sentence
was carried out while Rovira was
shouting for Cuban liberty. The Span
iards were greatly incensed against
him, as he had killed three of their
,uen before being captured
Cubans Elect u President. =.
TAMPA, Fla, Sept. e4.--Letters re-
ceived Monday by prominent Cuban
leaders here state that on September
10 a constitutional convention
was held at Najasa at which
Bartolome Masso was elected
president of the Cuban republic,
marquis Of Santa Lucia minister of the
interior, Tomas Estrada Palma, repre-
sentative of the government in the ex-
terror and Maxine Gomez general-in-
ohiaf