The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-10
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Great and Growing Excitement in the Is
land.

HAVANA, April 2, via Tampa, Fla.
The streets of Havana and the fields
and mountains of Cuba are filed with
soldiers and reyo7ntionists. The excite
ment all over the island is more inten-
Sc now than at any period since the
revolutionist fired the first shot on the
21st of February. This is because the
insurgent forces are growing almost
as rapidly as the reinforcements of
loyal troops, who are coming in on
every maritime vessel sailing in this
direction from Spain. In Havana, the
beat of the drums and the drilling of
recruits are seen from daylight until
far into the night. In the plaza sur
rounding Hotel Pasaja, there are nun
dreds of gaudily caparisoned, soldiers
marching up and down all during the
day. The mounted police gallop over
the city six abrest, never stopping
until their animals are exhausted,
when their places are taken by fresh
animals and men. This is for the pur-
pose of awaiting those who are inclin-
ed to join the insurgents and to excite
the loyalty of the Spaniards.
Troops are being forwarded to the
front as rapid the government can send
them. The Spanish boys, for they are
boys, do not tarry long at Havana,
and they come here and are instantly
marched off. No one here knows ex-
actly where the government is moving
their forces to. The cables and tele-
graph over the island is under govern
ment supervision, and the strictest cen
sorship IS exercised over all mail and
telegraph matter. It is known, how
ever. that majority CT the men are
now being forwarded to Trinidad in
the State of Santa Clara and to Man
zanillo and Santiago de Cuba, in the
State of Santiago de Cuba. From
these reports they are being showed in
to the mountains beneath a boiling sun
Nearly one-third ofall thesoldierS i'm
ported from Spain have been sick and
many Of them have died They are
unacclimated and as food is scarce,
they have eaten greedily Of green
fruits. The result has been disastrous
and demoraliZing. 1: is reported here
that company OF regulars deserte
the army and joined The insurgenL
near Puerto Princino.
The Masso brot;.erS, commanding
theinsurgents at Hoiguin, are reported
to have gained a signal victory on the
goth, defeating the Spaniards. killing
twenty-six, wounding 132 and captur-
ing twelve. This story is discredited
by officials here, butat insurgent head
quarters. visited under cover last night
by me, it was. said to be absolutely true.
Captain General Emilio Callejas re-
tuImes to Spain as soon as Arsemo Mar
tinez Calnpos arrives, which VIII Dc
the middle of the present
month. The new captain
general OF the island coming
here. it is said, will introduce the She
rman idea of warfare and will make a
march direct tothe strongholds of the
enemy burning and destroying the
property Of ali supposed 10 be disloyai
TO Spain.
l 90 TO the mountains. where the II
surgeant forces are lnarshalled, today.
HAVANA has sixty-siX new cases Of
yellow fever Yesterday. OF these the
majority were Spanish soldiers. All
Americans are leaving Cuba, fearing
the fever. And all Cubans who remem-
Der the new captain general will be in
the United States before his arrival,
which will be about the middle of the
present month.