The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-18
Another Cuban Province Ready
for War
MERCHANTS RAISING MONEY
Price Set Upon the Head of Jose
MaceO
4 File cling Rebel Picked Up at Sea-Qniet in
the Prov ince of Puerto
Principe

InCe OF hataHZaS, WHlCu aujolHS wv
province of Havana, is on the verge of
rising in arms against the government.
The first uprising took place there, but
the insurgents plans in that section were
frustrated. The sympathizers with the
revolution have been carefully laying
plans and waiting for a favorable oppor-
tunlty to strike.
The autonomist political party OF Ma
tanzas has oeen dissolved to express the
change of opinion and approval OF the
revolution.
The autonomist party in Havana is
likely to follow suit. The principal officers
and most influential members cannot
agree. The majority acknowledges the
increasing Importance OF the revolution,
and the mum Der who favor free Cuba con-
stantly grows.
From the interior of the island come
reports showing that members OF the au-
economist party are bardoning 1t one by
one.
The newspaper III Pals. the organ of
the auronomist party. is the only paper
read by the Cubans, and has published of
late such strong articles against the revo-
luton and in favor OF Spanish sovereignty
that more than 1900 persons have stopped
taking it. The subscription list continues
to shrink every day.
The regulation rifle (Mansur) used by
the government is too complicated for
the Spanish soldiers, and mishaps are
constant. They are being replaced by
Remingtons.
Business men were called to meet at
the Produce Exchange to raise money
TO carry on the war. Few representatives
of the larger houses were present. The
subscriptions amounted to 500, 900.
The Santiago mine owners have notified
the government that they will have to
suspend work if not allowed troops
enough to protect them. for they are too
often raided by the rebels, who take all
their provisions. The government has
given an evasive answer.
The closing of the mines would send
many men into the insurgent ranks.
Colonel Copello, with a force OF .volun-
teers and civil guards amounting to 10
men, has engaged the insurgents near
Jamaica. district OF Guantanamo. TIE
insurgents were commanded by Perez
and Maceo and numbered 500 men. The
Spanish forces captured the insurgent
camp, q quantity OF arms and ammuni-
ton and thirtytwo horses. The insur-
gents lost four killed, among whom was
the insurgent Captain Crescendo Castillo.
They also had seven wounded. On the
side OF the troops only one was killed
and three wounded. Marine General Del
gado Peretno has arrived here from Spain
and assumed command OF the naval
forces. He will give severe instructions
to the commanders of the warships.
At Cienfuegos three other parsons have
been imprisoned, it being reported that
they were going to raise band Of insur-
gents. Correspondence and documents
taken serve to compromise them and the
others.
Manuel Toledo. who with 'nine other
persons, raised band of insurgents in
n, Gy,ir itya }rnUnpH with rb
of bis men in the overlooked river. The
rest of the band entered Camaguay. In
Maguero they raised four bands.
Captain fernando, with 200 troops,
after half an hours lighting, routed the
band of Jose Maceo in Rio Seco, hotly
pursuing them and obliging them to re-
tire to the mountains of Santa Cruz.
1t is rum ored that small expedition
landed at kabarion keys.
HAVANA, June 7.-General Melta, the
civil governor of Puerto Principe, and 900
cavalry, have arrived at Puerto Principe,
capital of that province. All the troops
are prepared to take the field against the
insurgents IN three days. The commits
sion, which on its own account is taking
steps to bring about q conference between
representatives of prominent residents OF
Puerto Principe and Maxine Gomez, de
sires that Rafael Montoro. the autonomist
leader, preside. They expect the result
of the conference will be the restoration
of peace in Cuba. A detachment OF 800
cavalry from the province OF Santa Clara
has arrived here. In an engagement in
Duabo the insurgents lost twelve killed
and thirty wounded.
In view of the peaceful attitude OF the
province of Puerto Principe, the captain
general has given up the idea of pro-
claiming martial law. A special Judge
has been ordered by the government to
proceed to Alfonso Doce, province of
Matanzas, 10 commence proceedings
against parties who circulated false re-
ports of an insurgent outbreak in that
province.
NEW YORK. June IA special to
local paper from Key West, Fla, SAYS:
Private adyices received in this city state
that Macee. Rabi and Miro. with 1000
men in Awras, captured a trainload of
Spanish troops between Gibara and Ho-
gum. They also captured 1000 rifles, 90,
900 rounds Of ammunition and $50, 900 in
silver.
Friday Pedro Toraes and his band
burned !. the town of Camasi, near Ma
tanzas.
A special to the Herald from Philade-
phia says: There is a suspicion in ship
ping circles here that the excursion
steamer Bridgeton, which left this port
several weeks ago, ostensibly to engage in
the passenger trade in South America,
has, like the tug boat George W. Chios9
entered the service OF the Cuban revolu-
tionists. "he Bridgeton passed to sea on
Thursday, May %. at 9:3O D. M. The
George W. Childs preceded her less than
twenty-four hours.
The Bridgeton was last heard from on
June 8. when she sailed from st. Angus
tine, Fla, having touched at Beaufort, N.
c.. on her voyage.
The American bark r. A. Smith arrived
this afternoon from Manzanlllo. Cuba.
with a cargo of sugar. When eight miles
out from the harbor of Manzanilo the
bark fell in with small boat which nut
on board Cuban, Manuel del TJrrientes
who is physician and mem Der of the
insurgent army. Beyond the fact that
he had letters of introduction to parties
in New York nothing could he learned of
his history or future movements.
W kE4 WEST, Fla, June 1.-Two Span
ish spies, Clara Dies from Baracoa and
Raomn Postal Martinez of Manzarillo.
are reported to have been sent tc the
rebel headquarters b., Geeral MARTINEZ
Campos to poison General Antonio Maceo.
A price has also been set upon General
Jose Maceo's head. The men sent to ac
complish this work, it is asserted will
pretend to be deserte from the Spanish
army. The Maceos have both been
warned however. and will probably be
upon their guard.
PANAMA, June 17.-Memb ers of the
Cuban colony here say they have received
news from Cuba that Captain. General
Martinez de Campos was wounded by
shot from the rebels while he was on
board yacht at the port of Guantanamo,
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