The sun., 1895-05-19
MACEO'S PATRIOT BAND.
OYER 5000 INSURGENTS WITHIN
TWELVE MILES OF shNTIAGo.


Conmsnder's New Pisn or Action.
SANTIAGO Cuba, May 11.-Antonio Maceo.
with between 5000 and 1000 insurgents, is en-
campcd at Jiguana, coffee plantation, about
flve miles from the railroad town Of Cristo and
twelve miles from here. For an entire week
Maceo has been within an hours ride Of the
railroad inviting attack and no troops have
gone out to attack him. The residents Of Caney,
q small town Just this side OF Maceo's camp.
have all come to this city, desertine their homes
Planters are coming in from all directions, and
even tho people Of railway towns which have
troops to protect them arrive panic stricken
every day.
There are less than 1000 troops in Santiago,
and the proximity Of the large insurgent force
is causing some alarm among tho citizens. AT
the artillery park 100000 cartridges axe
stored. Cubans In town are making pools as to
how many days IL will be before Maceo helps
himself to this arpnunition.
Yesterday the CLiof of Police hnd orders to
search the town for fifteen of Maceo's men who
were said to be here reconnoitring preparatory
TO a midnight attack. They were not found, al
though several planters who hsve seen the in
surgents in the mountains recognized some
familiar faces about town.
TIL authorities do not look for an attack un
this city. and have no sentries out They keep
two or three men-of-war in the harbor, and
simply toll tho Cuban reside nts that II Maceo
takes the CITY they will blow 1t to pieces.
Gen. Martinez Campos is here now and may
remain oome days, as he has visited all tho ports
Of the eastern district. aud personally In
spected their condition. Within the last three
days he has been at Gibara Baracoa, and
Guantanamo.
Campos has abandoned the plan OF campaign
which he mapped out for his Generals upon his
FIRST arrival hero, and by which he expected to
crush out tho rebellion in three months. He Is
now arranging for q prolonged struggle upon
different lines. He has granted q concession to
q cable company for the laying Of q submarine
cable around the island with stations at all i'm
portant ports.
This is necessary. as all land wires Of the east
ern district are In tho hands of tho insurgents.
He has offered a liberal bonus to the railroad
company here w extend its lines west to Man
zanillo and east TO Guantanamo. and promises
sufficient troops to protect the road, which
would DO used mainly for military purposes.
The railroads running into the interior from
Gibara and Nuevitas are also to be extended,
highways arc to be built across the island, and
every facility for the movement of troops pro-
vided. When these plans, which indicate q pro-
longed campaign, are completed, it is said that
Martinez Campos will return to Spain and
leave his Generals to carry on the war. He has
nothing TO gain and much to lose by remaining
here.
The criticisms in the Madrid papers aLout the
officers Of the Spanish army. which led t. the
looting Of the newspaper offices some weeks
ago, appear to be justified by the conduct of tho
officers since their arrival here. Gen. Martinez
Campos. upon his return from Havana. called
all the officers in town above the grade of
Lieutenant into his presence, and among other
thhns 1od 5se% that IN
record Of the last two months would have been
different.
most energetic men in the Spanish army, was at
Guantanamo when Canpos arrived here me
and upon his arrival the next afternoon he
pHss presence Of k!s shie. sa.esdo's ofrease was
battle. " hen he found MAceo's men waiting for
him on the two sides OF rayine.
Camp,s's ire. A Cuban merchant here who
had submitted to Custom House extortion for
sent Tampes an tnt g. itttsF @ saying
chalk and bricks was contraband goods.
Campos made an Investigation and found the
been made for the purpose Of defraudinx the
Government of the heavy duties upon for and
Custom Honse wss
during the nine months he wa. at the head
tised on the Island By the Spanish officials, whose
rise and make one more desperate attempt to
throw of the Spanish yoke. It is not the S26.-
C0o,ooo per year tribute which Cuba pays to
Spain. hut the extortion amounting tC double
that sum which corrupt oflceAoldsrs draw
from every industry and every enterprise, that
The latest news from Gomez aud Aarti Is that
they arc near the Puerto Principe frontier,
as
surgents have already taken place, in !'uerto
Principe province, and Cubans say Il rr III be
crosses the border. Campos Is directing every
effort toward stopping the spread of the insur-
He has 10. 900 troops, or half of his effective
path OF Gomez and Marti. He returned yester-
the island to Gi6ara on the north side. From
the latter place he rushed all available troops
not to return without Gomlz and Marti.
snt mule s0PySS WHICH Was being :sPt from
@ spaniari near Jiguana. and asked il hhaa he had any
Wss in the @ stare. Maeeo made search snS sns
found rifles, ammunition; and the PLANS for q
and anSsher 70
prisoners by Macso, ana Il Is said they will be
shot The arms were seized.
arrested by the authorities upon suspicion of
being o rebel emissary on his way to the States
to buy arms and ammunition. but who was re-
sand dollars In drafts and gold were found upon
his person, and as no had boasted openly that
he had been with Maceo. Marti. and Gomez and
intended buying arms, 1t is a great wonder that
how released at all by the Spanards.
His money was all returned to him. and now
Fuentss has begun proceedings against Spain
for heavy damages for his arrest and incarcera-
tion. He filed a statement of his case with
United States Consul Hyatt here yesterday.
Fuentes is of Cuban birth, but became OF age
In the United States and holds citizenship
papers.
HAVANA. May 1s.-severe rain storms. accom-,
panied by q violent downpour OF hall, prevailed
at and In the neiRhbOrhOod Of Holguin yester-
day. rendering the roads and rivers impassa BILE.
The steamer Santo Domingo has arrived at
Gibara from Spain with . battalion of infantry.
1t is said that he rebel leader Angel Guerra
was wounded In tho fight at Canasan on May II.
A despatch from Holguin says the insurgents
made a raid upon the railroad near that place
end tore up the tracks for some distance. The
rebels were driven of, however, and the rails
II is said here that the report OF the landing
of an expedition under the command OF the
rebel chiefs, Jose Lacret and Marino Torres. is
untrue. II was said the expedition had sailed
from Jamaica and had effected landing two