Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-10

living from Cuba last night report the
landing on Thursday of an expedition
n Bahia Honda, forty miles west of
HavaEa, composed Of $50 well armed
men supposed TO be commanded by
CollaDo or Garlic.
Martinez de Campos reached Ha-
ana Thursday morning from Santa
clara. That night at 8 O'clock the in
Surgents, under Gen. Sanchez, entered
The city Of Santa Clara, entering al
FAR as Central Park, killing many
Spanish soldiers, obtaining their arms,
immunitions and provisions and re-
,urning to the country. 1t was a most
iaring attack and caused great ex-
'itement. Campos, upon hearing Of
he bold stroke, left Thursday at mid
night for Santa Clara without having
given audience to any one. His sud
len departure from Havana created
CONSERVATION there.
Rail communication with Santa
Tiara Is impossible. The insurgents
nave destroyed the track and the
storm of Tuesday seriously damaged
Ill the bridges leading to Havana.
Over 1900 bales of tobacco are stored
n Remedies and Santa Clara, and the
insurgents prohibit their removal.
From Ell Pueblo Oyo Colorado thirty
leading men Joined the insurgents af-
ter being enlisted and equipped as
Spanish volunteers. They are going
,ut Tuesday under Alfredo Mola.
from Alquiz Thursday night forty-tive
men Joined the insurgents. This is
forty miles from Havana.
In the city Of Matanzas the houses OF
prominent citizens were searched for
arms, unsuccessfully. Capt. Jos La
,rete has burned Encruida. which is
near Sagua La Grande, and destroyed
the railway station and tracks. The
large plantation in Cienfuegos OF Mar
quis Apistiguia. a Cuban who affiliated
with the Spanish, WAS entirely burned
by the insurgents Monday. He of
fered ammunition and money 10 save
his property, but without avail. Gen.
MeIlo, with a Spanish detachment,
left GuentO Principe on Sept. 10 for
Santiago province. Nothing has been
tIeard from him since. and fears that
the whole detachment has been lost
nave been entertained. The storm and
aims ruined newly planted tobacco.
The authorities are taxing The mer-
.harts of Havana by subscriptions for
1arge amounts to aid In the purchase
" new war ships. The Spanish sol
1iers' ratiUns for several days consists
Of a piece Of dried beef and pilot
bread.
sydney, Neb., Oct, S.-A letter has
seen received here by X. s. Oberfeid-
~ from Edward Watson. formerly a
private In the Twenty-first United
States infantry, and a very reliable
man:
In Camp Santiago de Cuba. Sept.
iG.-My Dear Sir: l got my commits
sion at Tampa, Fla. on March l, 1925,
sOr a captaincy In the Cuban army at
500 per month, payable in gold tand
l get it, The conditions were that |
was TO take charge of an independent
company and TO have the pick of my
own men. | went 10 New Orleans,
and as luck would have il, got five ex
tinted States cavalrymen and n very
smart German who graduated at Leip-
Sic, Germany. in chemistry, and is an
expert in making all kinds OF ex
biosives. We started from Tampa,
Fla, on n small steamer on March II.
tNJ.y, anu lHUupu NltnOut any tfOui'ip
near Santiago de Cuba. The soldiers
.sent from Spain are a young lot of
9oys who are not acclimated. and are
dying like sheep. On Aug. % we
moved u headquarters thirty miles
further north and the following day
cent Lieut.. Hamilton with n detach-
2lent Of twenty mel TO scout the coun-
Try. He reported 1900 Spanish troops
suCamped at n small town t~wenty-six
miles south of us. and they were hold
ng a fair or festival IND were having
aorSe races, bull fights. etc.
We held n council of war and our
chemist, Herr Don2eimann, suggested
filat we dress as farmers IA ten of
aur mel should go and blow rIic grand
stand up with dynamite. They left
amp at r n. H.. aud arrived at the
amp at 1890. The men mingled with
he soldiers until ) n. IN. when they
9lacod under the amphitheater twelve
pounds OF dynamite ut four different
ocations and exploded it with electric
Nv. Our men escaped. but the X
nlosion killed two S,1anisn officers, 6s
men and wounded 49,"