The record-union., 1895-09-17

HAVANA. Sept 16.-A force of 1000
| rebels made ali attack day or two ago
upon a plantation at Altamira, where a
| force of Government troops were sta
toned. The insurgents were forced to
retreat after sharp fight in which many
of their number were killed and
wounded. The Government loss was five
killed and wounded.
REBELS USING DYNAMITE.
SANTIAGO De CUBA, Sept. Z, via Key
West, Fla, Sept. l6).AIn the engagement
between the Spanish and Jose Maceo
aud Santa Maria, near Ramon De Las
Yaguas. on August 3lst, the rebels had
prepared more than sixty holes filed
with dynamite on the different roads the
troops had to pass. When the engage
ment was over a Spanish regiment
marched past one of the traps and the
dynamite exploded, blowing TO pieces
Lieutenant Francisco Ruiz, Captain Gre
gOrio Romero and thirteen soldiers,
When the troops saw this they were 50
filled with terror that an entire company
deserted to the rebels and remained with
them.
During an engagement between the
Spanish General Linarez and the rebel
leader Rabi, in Descanao Del Muerto,
near Mangangis, the Spaniards took a
Spanish soldier prisoner who had joined
the insurgents at the beginning OF the
revolution. dis name was Pedro RovIra
EstereZ, and he belonged to the regiment
of Havana. He was brought to this city,
tried by court-martial, and sentenced to
death. He was shot this morning in
front of the slaughter house in the pres
ence of all the troops that were in the
city. He was so weak he had to be taken
to the place of execution in a carriage.
This is the first execution of a rebel in
this city. He was taken prisoner be-
cause during the engagement he went
into the Spanish ranks 10 obtain arms,
and he killed Spanish Lieutenant and
Cuban mulatto.
GovERNMENT's CAMPAIGN OUTLINED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-In an interview
this afternoon, Senor Dupuy De LONE,
Spanish Minister, said that he was in re-
ceipt OF a personal letter from General
Campos, In which the campaign for the
fall was fully outlined. No active opera
tions would be undertaken until the ex-
cessive heat was over. TO push matters
now would cause all unnecessary loss OF
lite, owing TO the great heat on the coast
and the many types OF disease.
Early in October some aggressive work
may be done, but no serious battling will
ber. Then siege trains and assaulting
columns will be sent against the rebels.
They will be hemmed III and attacked ST.
simultaneously on all sides by the best reg
iments on the island.
Meanwhile vigorous organization goes
on. Immense quantities of supplies
are being received and distributed TO
bases OF supplies all over the island.
Small fortifcations have been erected in
mum Der of places.
General Canpo5 in his letter said that
more troops had been sent than he had
asked for. General Campos believed that
he had all the men necessary-artillery,
cavalry, engineers and infantry. In ad-
dition to these are Cuban volunteers and
commissary corps. Spain, unasked by
him, has mobllized a third army corps of
5000 men, and they are ready for en-
barkation.
MEXICO WILL RECOGNIZE THE INSURG-
ENTs AS BELLIGERENTs.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Cuban sympa-
thizers in this city and Brooklyn said to-
night that Mexico will recognize the in
surgents as belligerents within a few
days. They based their assertion on pri-
vate dispatches received from the CITY of
Mexico.
Senor GonZalo De Quesada General
Secretary OF the Cuban revolutionary
party in America, the dispatch said, ar
rived at the Mexican Capital last Satur-
day. He went straight from the depot to
the home of the Mexican Minister of
Foreign Affairs. and was closeted with
him until after midnight. In the
course of the conference it was said that
the Senior made such aliuripg offers to
the Minister. and promised so many ad
vantageous concessions TO the Mexican
Republic, that the Minister is strongly
impressed in favor OF the Cubans, and
practically consented to use his influence
10 obtain Mexican recognition of the in
surgents as belligerents.
Later advices which reached here to-
day at P. NJ. said that on Sunday Senior
Queseda saw the Minister again, and
after further argument obtained an addi-
tional promise that the Mexican Govern
meut would cOncede the demand for bel
ligerent rights as soon as possible. The
Secretary said that it was the general
opinion in Mexican circles that the for
NAL recognition would be made within a
fortnight at least.