Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
INSURGENT BANDS CAPTURED.

News of the Cuban Revolt Brought by
Travellers.
A passenger who has just arrived at Tam
pa from Havana and interior points in Gu
ba states that 1t is a fact that Maceo is on
the island. The landing of Maceo has in
creased the vigilance of the government
and created uneasiness among the people.
In the central and western part of the
island there has been no pronounced up
rising whatever Last Sunday two small
parties were captured who were armed.
One was in an omnibus going from Havana
to San Francisco de Paula, and was com.
were captured in Jaruco when preparing to
leave for the field. Both parties were
placed in prison.
Rumors were abroad that the towns sur
rounding Havana were prepared to rise,
when the government took stringent pre-
cautions, and thus the movement was nip
ped in the bud.
The autonomist party has issued a mani
festo to Cubans. saying that the movement
is unstable and can only result in ruin. It
suggests the only way to improve the situa-
ton is by legitimate political agitation.
The Spanish. army is accused of creating
all the disturbance, for they receive double
pay when in foreign service.
Passengers from Havana report that q
number OF respectable citizens of Matanzas
have been arrested, one being Justo Gener.
wealthy planter, aged eighty. Wholesale
arrests have been inaugurated. The ru-
mors being circulated that Marti and Co
mez are in Hayti are said by Cubans to be
untrue. The Spanish vice consul states
that the Cuban chiefs in the eastern noun
tains are surrounded by the Spaniards, and
have expressed willingness to surrender.
The Cubans of West Tampa held a meet
ing last night, at which were elected OFF,
GERS for patriotic club.
Death of Moncado.
A Havana dispatch sent last night says,
The troops continue to pursue the rebels
and number of additional skirm shes have
taken place. Lieut.. Padilla came up on q
band of fifty rebels near SaA Miguel Ba-
gaes, in the province of Puerto Principe,
Fighting followed. during which the leader
of the rebels, Panchin Varona, was killed,
and the second in command. Felipe Aware.
was captured. A woman living in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the spot where the en-
gagement took place was killed by a stray
shot.
In the neighborhood of Monte Verde,
province of Santiago de Cuba, Lieut.. Garri-
do overlook a number of rebels belonging
to the forces of Gen. Maoeo. The govern
nent troops captured three rebels, among
whom was one man who belonged to the
expedition, headed by Gen. Maceo which
recently landed on the coast of Cuba The
rebels were obliged to seek refuge in the
mountains, pursued by the troops. In this
skirmish the government soldiers sustained
no loss.
Twelve persons who were arrested on
Sunday last and incarcerated In the prison
at Jaruco have been released. it having
been shown, beyond any doubt, that they
had not been engaged in any plot against
the government.
"Guillermo," an important negro leader
of the rebels, died from sickness not de-
fined yesterday at Mucaral, Santiago de
Cuba.
Brigadier Moncado. otherwise and more
generally known as "Guillermo." was the
leader of the rebels Of Guatanamo, who re-
Gently defeated detachment of Spanish
troops, commanded by Gen. Lachambre.
"Guillermo" was a negro Of the blacklist
complexion, a carpenter by trade, and with
the stature of a hercules. In the long
Cuban revolution he displayed great cour-
age, and when Gen. Martinez-C ampos
brought about the pacification of Cuba,
"Guillermo" was appointed inspector Of
agriculture at Santiago de Cuba. He is
said to have aimed at colored republic
like that Of Hayti, but the Cuban revolu-
tionists claim that there was no truth in
the report, and that it emanated from the
Spaniards.