The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-08
TO KILL CAMPOs.
Plan to Assassinate Him on His Ar
rival at Havana.


Tampa, Fla, April IA large NUM-
bier of passengers arrived by the
steamer Mascot this evening from Ha-
vana. Among them the details Of the
late events in connection with the
revolution were learned. A Cuban
makes the statement that an effort
WAS made last Wednesday night TO
plunge Havana into darkness by cut
ting the electric wires at the central
lighting station, in the next building
no which was stored 4 quantity Of
powder The wire-cutting attempters
were surprised 10y the soldiers and
Dolice, and were obliged to flee. hero-
sene cans, well filed, and other iilcen-
diary material was found where the
attempters had been working, near the
powder storage. The supposition Is
that as soon as the city became dark
the powder was to have been exploded
and other insurrectionary acts done.
During the stay Of the steamer at
Key West, the Havana passengers
learned of the belief among Key West
synpathizers that a plan was on foot
no aSsassinate Martinez CampoS on
his arrival at Havana This plan was
being nlatured on the assumption that
Cagnpos will land at Havana on his ar
rival, about the 18th inst. He Will not
Puerto Rico. a full statement of
the affairs on the island of
Cuba will be sent to Puerto
Rico by government officials,
who Will meet Campos and from these
he will determining at What point In CUP. Cupa
bark at Santiago de Cuba where he will
esta blish headquarters and oegln me
eampaign Am0hg the 6f Hs aTfvGq Who pas is-
embarked at Santiago de Cuba, where
he remained two days. He saw much OF
the Spanish troops camped there ana
they are mostly Wretched appearing,
many being boys some scarcely aple 70
carry a gun This merchant says that
while he was there il was reported that
the rebels were about TO attack the out
skirts of the town and a thousand newly
arrived Spanish troops were lea out TO
meet the bebelS The encounter occurred
near the city and only 600 CT the thou
sand troops returned therefrom- Three
hundred and twenty were killed, wound
ed or captured by the rebels.
No news of this engagement has been
given by the Havana authorities up to
Saturday last, nor was it referred 70 by
the eastern end Of the island. who
is in close touch with occurrence
es in the disturbed districts, and
who is advised of the plans of
the rebel leaders in whose behalf he
Journeys, states that Maceo and his party
is much larger than is believed. He says
the schooner Honore, which landed the
party, was filed with arms and ammurli-
ton. Cubans make the statement that
Aiaceo and his party landed on March
9th instead of the 31St, as given out by
the government officials at Havana Cap
tain Periquito Perez also has Joined the
Cuban cause. He is a nephew Of the
Spanish general known as the Tiger.
From a rebel eTnisSary who has arrived
hero the plan of apportionment of most
of the notable rebel leaders is stated
thus: Chief Antonio Maceo will proceed to
sha T1roVinre OF Santiago: RafalO ROdi-
guez to Camaguey, OF which Puerto
Principe is the capital, and Maxine Go
rnez. when he arrives, L he has not al
ready done so. from ! anto Domingo, will
rally the rebels at Las Villas. 1t is ex-
pected that various sections VIII rise on
the arrival of these leaders.