Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-31

more troops. If we cannot suppress the re-
bellion with the number of men now here
we had better gather our traps and return
to SPAIN
Gen. Pando, who is soon to succeed Cam
pos general-in-chief. made the statement
upon his arrival here two weeks ago that he
would end the war in six months or resign
his commission and return to Spain.
Pando is now in command of the first
army corps. with headquarters at Santiago
de Cuba, and his opera tons thus far against
lose Maceos division of the insurgent army
have been vigorous. In an order to the peo-
pie of the eastern end Of the island he says.
If you favor the revolution get out into the
woods and join the rebel forces l can re-
spect an open enemy, but 10 mercy will be
shown those who remain in the towns and
titles to work conspiracy"
Spanish Defeat at Colon.
week ago Gen. Campos changed his base
If operations from Santa Clara to Colon, as
the army of Gomez was marching to the
latter place He hurried thousands of troops
forward, and many pieces of artillery were
planted on the heights surrounding that
c:ty. For two or three days there was light
skirmlsh:ng and then the rebels seemed to
lave completely disappeared. Monday how
ever, as today's meager reports tell us, the
position at Colon was stormed and carried
by the rebel forces under Gomez and Maceo,
the Spanish army routed and the artillery
captured. The press censorship is so strict
that anything like impartial account of
the battle cannot be obtained.
The warning to bushwhackers, or mo
jases," as they are called in Spanish given
several weeks ago by Gen. Gomez has not
been needed by those energetic pillagers, who
have robbed from both armies and from
peaceable inhabitants alike, and they are
beginning to suffer. From many sections II
IS learned that large numbers of them have
been killed during the past week. and 20
day Carillo's rebel band near Caibaren put
seventeen to the machete. Ammunition.
which is valuable, is not used upon them,
hut the rope or machete is usually en-
ployed.
Building Up the Navy.
The Spanish government has recently
adopted novel plan for the building up of
the navy In a circular, giving the details
of the many proposed new ships. the govern
ment asks all loyal Spaniards living in Cuba,
Mexico. Central and South America to con-
tribute 80 per annum each. No return for
the money thus given is promised except
the pride of again seeing our holy and
glorious Spain a power on the seas"
The Spanish army in Cuba is great
conglomeration. OF course the vast ma
jorlty of the troops are from Spain, but
volunteers have been brought here from
the West African coast, from Sicily, the
Canary Islands, the far-away Philippines
and from the different republics Of South
America. The city of Buenos Ayres alone
sent over eight hundred recruits. Among
them We're many anarchists who, of course,
were pardoned upon their enlistment. One
of them, however, was 100 great sinner,
according to the governments later view,
because ne attempted the assassination of
Gen. Campos in Barcelona four years ago.
This prisoner, Bernado by name, was shot
in the yard of MORO Castle yesterday
morning.
The Spanish gunboat Fradera, which ran
aground few days ago on Los Colorados
reef, has been f1Oated without serious in
jury. Albuerne, the coast pilot, has been
arrested and will be tried on the charge Of
being in league with the rebels. Four
months ago he ran the Colon, and two days
later the Conde de Vendito, both Spanish
warships on the same reef.
Tried to Capture CampOs.
The gunboat Ardilla, a few days ago,
carried Gen. Campos from Cienfuegos up
the San Juan river. When seven miles
from the mouth force of insurgents in
small boats came out and attacked the
gunboat, with the idea Of capturing the
captain general, but they were driven back
ana many Of their number killed by the
fire from the Ardilla's Hotchkiss guns. The
gunboat, however, did not proceed further
up the river, but returned to the mouth,
where Fort San Juan is located. Here two
rebel schoonerS with carSoeS of provisions,
arms and other stores, were encountered
and captured A large batch of rebel cor
Gently issued by the Cuban tunta In New
York fell into the Spanish hands.
The stamps are rather crude in design,
having poor reproduction of the Cuban
flag, and the notices "Republca de Cuba"
and Cuba LiDre." The one-cent stamps