The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-11
MANY REGULARS KILLED.
Pity for the Spanish Troops,
Who Were Mostly
Young Boys.
LIVES OF PRISONERS SPARED.
Sympathizers in the Cause for In
dependence Receive Some En-
Couraging Reports.

TAMPA, FLA, April 10.-Late reports
from Havana assert that the steamer Man
ulita has arrived from Santiago with over
800 wounded Spanish soldiers. They were
taken to the hospital steamer because the
hospitals at Santiago are crowded. let
ter from Santiago mentions battle at
Trosenes, near the Cantor River, in which
the Spanish general, Salceda, with 1000
men engaged band of revolutionists I'M
der Rabi. The Spanish loss was said be $50,
while the Cuban loss was killed and 80
wounded. The Spanish troops were mostly
boys, and in the battle pity was taken on
many who were caught and their lives
were spared.
Maceo has organized a large force in
Santiago province. Since his arrival 800
soldiers, who fought under him in the
former revolution, have joined him. They
are principally from Majaguabo, Maceo's
old home. At a meeting of all Cuban clubs
last night Joseph Marti was elected dele
gate or president, and Benjamin Guerra as
treasurer. This is the third consecutive
election.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 10.-Some
startling details of the successful efforts of
port of Baracoa, on the north side of Cuba,
and the wreck of the small British schooner
that brought them to that place, the shoot
ing of her master by the Spanish soldiers
and the imprisonment of her entire crew,
was told by the officers of the Norwegian
steamship Spero, which arrived to-day
from that port.
Excitement runs high at Baracoa and
the majority of the rebels of that place
seem to sympathize with the insurgents.
The large number that were landed on the
British schooner, which foundered before
her name could be learned, made good
their escape after hot fight with the
Spanish soldiers, fifteen of whom were dan
gerously wounded and are in the hospital.
This occurred on April 1, but up to the
time the Spero left none of them had been
captured and they are supposed to be pro-
ceeding overland to Ell Cohre, outside OF
Santiago, the scene of most of the insur-
rection.
The condition of affairs in Baracoa,
which is the center of nearly all the banana
plantations of Northern Cuba, is assuming
serious shape, and nearly all the laborers
are being pressed into the service of the
revolutionary army. Over 100 men gave
up work the day the Spero left and joined
the ranks of the insurgents. The harbor
of Baracoa is being watched by the Span
ish gunboat Espana and any further land
ing of troops from the insurgent forces at
this point will probably be prevented.
One of the passengers said that the
shooting of the English captain was an &C
cident which happened while he was being
taken to Jail by the Spanish soldiers. He
was shot through the head and died in
stantly. No one in Baracoa seemed to
know his name nor the vessel he COM
manded. The sailors who were on board
have all been cast into dungeons at Bara-
Goa and are being closely guarded.
The insurgents that were on board the
schooner were well armed and supplied
with lot of gold. The distance overland
to Santiago is not far, but the country is
mountainous in this locality and they
would not be able to REINFORCE the in
surgent forces for a week or ten days.
On the night of April l Spanish mail
steamship landed at Baracoa 200 troops
brought up from other sections of Cuba.
The Spiro visited Malta and other small
towns in Cuba, but all was quiet there.
NEW YORK, n. Y, April 10.-The
Ward line steamer Seneca from Havana
arrived at her pier to-day. She brought
twenty-five passengers, the majority of
whom were Cubans.
Nd. O'Neil of Brantford, Canada, was
among the cabin passengers. He has been
in Cuba for the past two months Tor his
health. He said the rebels were steadily
gaining ground. All foreigners who land
in Havana are closely watched by the
Authorities and subjected to much incon-
venience.
Arrests were frequent in Havana, and
the day the steamer sailed eighteen Oubans
were taken into custody by the Spaniards
and confined in Moro Castle.
MADRID, SPAIN, April 10.-An official
dispatch from Havana confirms the report
of the death of General Guillermo Mon
cada, the famous negro leader of the
rebels. Guillermo, as he was more gener-
ally known. died yesterday. He possessed
very great influence among the people of
his race in the island of Cuba.