The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
ARE NEAR HAVANA.
CUBAN INSURGENTS ARE TAKING
The AGGRESSIVE.
They nre Recruiting Men Within
Forty Miles of the Capital-The
Insurgents Enter Santa Marie on q
FOrnEinE Expedition.

Tampa, Fla, Oct. S.-Passengers ar
irving from Cuba last night report the
landing on Thursday Of an expedition
in Bahia Honda, forty miles west of
Havana, composed of $50 well armed
men supposed to be commanded by
Collazo or Garlic.
| Martinez de CampOs reached Ha-
| vana Thursday morning from Santa
| Clara. That night at 8 O'clock the in
surgents. under Gen. Sanchez, entered
| the city Of Santa Clara, entering as
| far as Central Park, killing many
| Spanish soldiers, obtaining their arms,
ammunitions and provisions and re-
turning to the country. It was a most
daring attack and caused great eX-
element. Campos, upon hearing Of
the bold stroke, left Thursday at mid,
night for Santa Clara without having
given audience to any one. His sud-
den departure from Havana created
CONSERVATION there.
Rail communication with Santa
Clara is impossible. The insurgents
have destroyed the track and the
storm of Tuesday seriously damaged
all the bridges leading to Havana.
Over $4,000 bales Of tobacco are stored
in Remedies and Santa Clara, and the
insurgents prohibit their removal.
From Ell Pueblo Oyo Colorado thirty
leading men joined the insurgents af7
ter being enlisted and equipped as
Spanish volunteers. They are going
out Tuesday under Alfredo Mola.
From Alquiz Thursday night forty-iye
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
crete has burned Encruida.- which is
near Sagua La Grande, and destroyed
the railway station and tracks. r.
large plantation in Cienfuegos of Ma
quis Apistiguia, a Cuban who affiliated
with the Spanish, was entirely burned
by the insurgents Monday. He Of
fered ammunition and money to save
his property, but without avail. Gen.
Mello. with Spanish detachment,
left Guento Principe on Sept. 10 for
Santiago province. Nothing; has been
heard from him since, and fears that
the whole detachment has been lost
have been entertained. The storm and
rains ruined newly planted tobacco.
The authorities are taxing the mer-
chants Of Havana by subscriptions for
large amounts to aid in the purchase
of new war ships. The Spanish sol
diers' rations for several days consists
Of a piece of dried beef and pilot
bread
Sydney, Neb.. Oct. S.-A letter has
been received here by r. S. Oberfe.d-
or from Edward Watson. formerly
private in the Twenty-first United
States infantry, and a very relia bic
man:
I'm Camp GSantiago de Cuba). Sept.
16-My Dear Sir: l got my commits
sion at Tampa, Fla, on March l. 1895.
for 4 .captaincy in the Cuban army at
500 per month, payable in gold (and
l get it, The conditions We're that I
was to take charge of an Independent
company and to have the pick of my
own men. I went to New Orleans,
and as luck would have it, got five ex-
United States cavalrymen and very
smart German who graduated at Leip-
sic. Germany, in chemistry. and is an
expert in making all kinds of ex-
plosives. We started from Tampa.
Fla. on a small steamer on March T.
1885. and landed without any trouble
near Santiago de Cuba. The soldiers
sent from Spain are a young lot of
boys who are not acclimated. and are
dying like sheep. On Aug. 26 we
moved our headquarters thirty miles
further north and the following day
sent Lieut.. Hamilton with detacl-
ment Of twenty men to scout the coun-
try. He reported 1900 Spanish troops
encamped at a small town twenty-six
miles south of us. and they were hold
ing fair or festival. end were having
horse races. bull fights. etc.
eve held council of war and our
chemist, Herr Donzelmann, suggested
that we dress as farmers and ten Of
our men should go and blow the grand
stand up with dynamite. They left
camp at 5 a. NJ. and arrived at the
camp at 1890. The men mingled with
the soldiers until p. m. when they
placed under the amphitheater twelve
pounds of dynamite at four different
locations and exploded it with electric
ity. Our men escaped. but the ex-
/ plosion killed two Spanish officers. GS
men and wounded 113."
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