St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
BATTLES EACH DAY.
Insurgents Near Santiago
Have an Army of Over
10000.
SPANISH TROOPS DESERT.
Hundreds Go Over to the
Cubans--NeWcomers Bad
ly Dissatisfied.
SPANISH TROOPS DESERT.
INSURGENTS NEED ARMS,
A Call on FilibuSterS for
Aid--Latest News From
the Island.

TAMPA, Fla, April 3.-The fol-
lowing letter has been received py
a prominent Cuban here from a
friend in Central Cuba, under date
OF March 20:
TT is the object of this letter to
give you some account of matters
around her. The autonomists here
are very much afraid, but bye and
bye they will take the proper way,
and it will not be long before they
get into the rebellion. The reform
lists are quite disappointed with af-
fairs, but are waiting for Martinez
Campos They are preparing for
the election of a deputation unique.
The government is disposed to give
them all they want, but the country
does not want that. The Conserva-
tive party, it is said, wants the an
neXation of Cuba to the United
States. This is the last account.
At Santiago there are 10000 men
with the insurgents. They fight the
Spanish troops every day in engage
ments of two, three and four hours
firing. A great number of the Span
ish troops have
COME OVER TO THE CUBANS,
and besides that they may go on
this way, for Spain has no money
to pay the army, and necessity will
oblige them to desert the Spanish
flag. AT the very moment that
write this news has reached me that
a large party is under arms at ia
guey Grande, and this, as you know,
is in the province of MantanZaS.
1t is not strange if there will follow
some new uprising, for there is
great excitement all over the coun-
try. The American fleet is around
this shore, and all the Spanish men,
of-war are in port on account of
the panic that has already taken
possession of them. But this is not
enough. | think the Americans
must send some more vessels here
to give more protection to CubanS
who are American citizens. =
The people here are ready for the
contest. All we want from you is to
send arms,S ammunition and plenty
Of powder. If there are some men
wanting to come here and help us.
1t is necessary that all be in accord.
The mail is now opened by the
Spanish authorities, so that YOU
must be careful when you write to
me. The arrival of Maxine Gomez
is awaited with great anxiety. Do
not answer to my name, and as you
can write to me in Greek, seems bet
ter to do so. You know why 1 tell
you this
AS postscript there is added that
for 100000 the writer can buy 10000
small
REMINGTON RIFLES.
1t seems that these were pur-
chased some time since by a wealthy
Spaniard from a European army.
from Which they were discarded, at
an exceedingly low rate, and now
he is offering them to the insur-
gents.
The following news comes from
Santiago:
The steamship Julia has just brought
5,UOO uniforms from Spain, with which
the Spaniards are being equipped. Gen.
La Chambre will go out with the uni
formed troops, which is very neces-
sary, for the scant troops at the com
mand of Gems. Garrich, Santocildes
and Zoikouski have their hands full
maintaining their positions at Man
zanillo, Barre and Bayamo.
Count Pochi, a nephew of Pope Leo
Kill, residing in Santiago, missed his
finest steed and stableman from his
stables. Some days later the horse was
returned by an insurgent chief. who
stated that the horse was not good for