The record-union., 1895-08-17
A Train Bearing Light Soldiers
and Engineers Wrecked.
ONLY A FEW OF THE VOLUNTEERS
ESCAPE DEATH
An Ocean Tug Sails From Mobile, Ala
bama, With Munitions of War for
Cuba-The War Materials Said to
Have Been Wholly Purchased by
Southern Contributions.

New YORK, Aug. 16.-A Tampa (Fla.)
special to the Herald says: The steamer
Mascotte arrived here from Cuba last
night, bringing news of the destruction
of train bearing the light soldiers and
engineers of Havana and the volunteers
of Jesus del Monte Sunday. The in
surgents placed dynamite on the rails at
BolandrOn bridge. The entire train was
destroyed and only few volunteers es-
capped death.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-A Washington
special says: The ocean tug Restless
sailed from Mobile, Ala, Tuesday even
ing with munitions of war for Cuba. This
was not considered an ''expediti on" but
as simply shipment of arms and am
munition. The war materials were pur-
chased wholly by Southern contribu-
tions.
The Restless had no difficulty in max
ing a safe departure from Mobile. She
was chartered by turee weil-knOwn
Cubans, ostensibly to take a party on
fishing trip in southern waters. Out
siders never dreamed she was to have
any connection with the revolution. The
tus ls 10 transfer ner cargo OF arms TO
vessel she will meet in the gulf.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE NOT YET RECoG-
NIZED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The appoint
ment of DR.. Joaquin Castillo as a Cuban
Commissioner to the United States to Sc
cure recognition by this Government of
Cuban iDdepence is matter i'll too en-
bryotic a state of action for any decision
as TO policy.
Acting Secretary Adee declined to dis
cuss 1t, or anything with reference 20 it.
1t has been customary to consider each
case OF similar character, according TO
the circumstances involved. The near
est approach TO the Cuban situation was
that of the Commissioners sent by the
Chilean revolutionists to Washington
during the pendency Of the successful
revolution in that country during Presi-
dent Harrison's regime. The United
States refused to receive the commission
formally until the revolutionsts were
recognized as belligerents, when they
were accorded official recognition as
agents.
PRAYER FOR SPANISH VICTORY.
MADRID, Aug. 16.-The Archbishop of
Damascus, in an address at Victoria to-
day to the Spanish troops who are about
to depart to reinforce the army in Cuba,
declared that the Pope, like new Moses,
had raised his hands toward heaven, and
was praying that the angel of victory
might accompany the Spanish army.
REINFoRCEIENTs FOR THE SPANISH.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia special from
the Her0{dS correspondent at Madrid
says: [ had the honor of being received
in private audience by Prime Minister
Del Castillo on Tuesday afternoon.
would your excellency please say
what is the probable strength OF the rein
forcements under orders at this moment
TO join the Spanish army IN Cuba ?'' l
asked.
"By the end of September an addi-
tional %. 900 men will be landed on the
island from Spain. The naval strength
for surveillance of the Cuban coast will
comprise nineteen cruisers now building
in England, six cruisers which are now
being built at CadiZ. and fifteen already
in SERVICE total of forty cruisers. These,
with the vessels already dispatched to our
aid by the United States Government,
we trust will be- found sufficient"