The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-05
TWO GRAND DIVISIONS.
Four Thousand Men Are Al
ready in the Field for
Active Service.
STRINGENT RULES IN FORCE
The Brush Will Be Beaten Until
Every Insurgent on the Island
Is Taken.

HAVANA, CUBA, April AT daybreak
this morning battalion of Spanish troops
marched out from the fortress of Cabana,
which lies westward on the hills above
Moro Castle They were led to the railway,
from which trains travel south across the
island to Battabanas. 1t is at that port
that.the Government troops are being for
warded. to- the eastern districts OF Cuba,
and when the battalion en- route shall have
reached Santiago de Cuba all the troops
newly arrived from Spain will have been
modified at that point. When all are
there there will be a grand review and
then. the hunt for. the insurgents will
:. begin. Meanwhile the organization of the
troops by commands is being effected.
There viii be two grand divisions and
two brigades in each division. The first
division will be commanded by General
La :Cambro,. new military governor of
Manzanillo.. This will be his base of oper-
ations, and for the present he will be ex-
Pected to preserve quiet or make battle
against the rebels In. the districts of Prin-
cipe. Neuvita, Tunas; Bayami and posi-
bly, part of Holgain. Within this terri
tory, chiefly in Principe Gamaguey, as it
may be referred TO, some of the bitterest
business OF the last rebellion took place.
:.These are the commands that make up
the two brigadeS OF General La Cambro's
division: The Sixth Company of the Sec
ond Battalion of Artillery; the first squad
of Herman Cortes, an infantry regiment of
guerriHas, tie Second and Fifth Battalion
OF Spain. an infantry regiment from the
regular army. OF Cuba, Fourth Battalion
from Spain, and company of volunteers
from Santa Catalina de Cuaso. General
Salieedo will command the second divis-
len, which will be constituted of these
troops: The Second Squadron Herman
Cortes; the crack regiment, Isabel la Cato
lica; the first and third battalions Of
Spanish guerrillas; a separate company
of volunteers from the Battalion of Cadiz,
and regiment of infantry from the prov
ince of Havana.
General Salicedo viii have his base of op-
erations at. Santiago de Cuba, and his
forces are expected: to put down any rebel
lion in the district of Juguina Gaba, Guam
tanamo, Baracoa and the eastern part OF
Helguin.
Those two. commands, with the forces
indicated, will number something over
4000,men. At the palace OF, the Governor
General the writer was to-day informed
thatwhen all the troops that are now ex-
pected to come from Spain shall have
arrived there Will. be available against the
rebellion about 80 600 men. This number
covers troops already arrived here, the
standing army of Cuba and all volunteers
4 hn loc cd not
the guerrillas familiar in the States, but are
. separate companies enlisted for "a definite
:: time and purpose. Regular officers and
men are to be assigned among these troops
to drill and lead them in battle. These
officers receive for this service $50 month
and the men receive $25.
: There are cries of humiliation from the
press: of this city because it seems likely
that the Government may accept the offer
of patriotic citizens of Santiago de Cuba to
wash the clothes of some 1900 troops at
that point who may now indulge in
laundry. service as some 5000 new uni
forms have been received from Spain.
The papers here demand that the Govern
.ment shall wash its own clothing and not
leave. it to be done privately through
patriotism.
Willie waiting the arrival of the troops
leaving; here to-day. the forces in the dis
turbed districts began searching in the
chaparraI for insurrectionists.
An interesting bit of news comes from
Santiago de Cuba. A correspondent writ
ing under date of March % states that he
has been looking into the Alliance affair
and he makes the statement that the Al
lianca was hailed, displayed the American
flag and not that of England as reported by
the commander of the Condo de Venadito.
On Saturday last the Government here an
nounced that the rebel chief Maceo had
sailed from Costa Rica on the Atlas line
steamer Dieronback and that he had not
arrived on the soil of Cuba. On the same
evening there was information in Havana
that Maceo had effected landing and is
now on. Cuban soil among his followers.
The land lines of telegraph westward of
the island. are in wretched condition. The
Government frankly states that there is
serious" interruption. There is commune
cation along the coast by cable, but the
land lines which have not been so much
needed in peace are now vital and are to
be fixed up. Three lines are said to be
strung on trees wherever possible, and the
necks of beer and other bottles have been
used as insulators. There are those who
believe the Spanish Government has paid
sums that were supposed to properly main
tain these lines.
The autonomistic party here favors such
a relation of Cuba to Spain as is sustained
to England by her colonies. independence
is not desired. A meeting of the party was
held yesterday to deplore the rebellion and
offer aid to Spain. The same action has
been taken by the autonomists of Puerto
Rico. The resolutions embodying these
views have been forwarded to Rafael Maria
de Labra, the Cuban leader of the party in
Spain.
PLEA FOR HELP.