The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-25
THE WARFARE IN CUBA.
Not So Insignificant as Spanish
Reports Indicate. 4s
WELL ARMED, DETERMINED MEN.

Give tho Spanish Government Consider
able Trouble Before They Are subdued.
A Government Force Badly Defeated.
TAMPA, Fla, March 25--The steamship
Olivette arrived last night from Havana,
bringing number of passengers from the
eastern end Of the island. These were
able to give more authentic accounts of
the Cuban insurrection than any yet re-
ceived. Among them was a gentleman
who has been at Manzanillo from Jan. 8
to March II, excepting occasional visits to
the interior. He states that the uprising
occurred simultaneously throughout the
province Of Santiago on Feb. "a. Next day
General LaChambre arrived at Guanta-
nanmo from Santiago with 200 Spanish
soldiers, returning to Santiago on the Goth
with part Of the same troops. His reason
was unknown, but it was supposed that
he feared trap.
The chief Of the rebels around Guantan-
anamo is Henry Brooks, nephew of Rich
Brooks, of Santiago and Guantanamo.
Some state that he is insane, others think
him very able, and all concede his BRAY
cry, determination and efficiency In the
use of firearms. He has no Americans
with him. Since his first outbreak he has
been joined by Periquo Perez, a very good
soldier They have 600 men at Guantan-
anamo. In Santiago province there are
5000 men under arms. The opinion is that
should Puerto Principe rise, as planned
upon, this would win strong force of de-
termined men, increasing the insurgents
to about thousand.
Mirabel, bandit, who held for ransom
the ll-ycar-old son of Senior Lopez, of
Stnngua, returned the child to his parents
on March 16. Mirabcl claims to hold
commission of colonel from the Cubans.
He commands strong, dangerous band.
AT Santiago some young men who were in
sympathy with the cause did not Join the
movement fearing that negroes were the
principal directors This Inference was
drawn from Guilermon's statement that
his chief was Guanalberto Gomez.
About thirty miles from Santiago, near
Elcobre, 400 Spanish troops were ON March
Is ambushed by an insurgent band under
command of Pallaclo. The Spaniards' loss
was exceedingly heavy. They were routed.
and the Cubans notified the Spanish au-
thorities to send for the dead and wounded
The number of the Cuban band is I'M
known.
Guilormon, who has band in the vi
entity of Cristo, was seen by the passen-
gers interviewed. He is "A leader of strength,
and the government forces fear and watch
him. They have circulated reports that
Guilermon died recently of diabetes He
was government employe, but renowned
his employment for the present insurrcc-
ton, That his band is well equipped is
positively known.
The alcade, or mayor of Irmeza, at the
first outbreak, received orders from the
governor OF Santiago province to collect
all arms possible from the Inhabitants,
which he did and then fled to meet Gull
ernnon at an appointed place in the noun
tains of Amador.
Guerra, under command of Masso, is
considered the bravest insurgent leader.
He bovers near Manzanillo, commanding
800 well armed cavalry. About March 10
he ransacked Champuegla village, which
consists of about 700 inhabitants, and
which was guarded by fifty Spanish
soldiers. The commanding lieutenant
was captured while absent from the gar
rison, but refused to give up the arms of
the fertilization, which was surrounded,
and, upon the promise of life being spared,
the arms of the barracks were surrendered
This happened in midday. That night,
after the insurgents had gone, fresh Span
ish troops arrived, the surrendering lieu
tenant was arrested by them and sent to
prison.
A great many ex Spanish soldiers are
with Guerra and Masso. Four miles from
Manzanillo Guerra captured all the arms
from the plantations. As a rule the plant.
atoms are unmoIested, but Sofia" a
Spanish plantation, is not permitted to
work. In Munzanillo the volunteers and
citizens are constantly fearing capture.
The entrances to 1t are guarded, and no
ono is allowed to pass the gates ut night.
Those entering during the day nrc com.
PEELED to surrender their muchettes and
other arms to guards The streets are
lt nj ot ,1tv
the richer stores have erected opposite
their stands small tirreted stone towers,
with their round bodies projecting into
the streets from corners so that loopholes
command the four directions on the
streets