The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18

lily Had Narrow Escape--Other For
eign Happenings-A Good Word for
g Our Missionaries in China-Eng1and
Grudges the Aid Extended to New
foundIand.
Santiago, de Cuba, May 7,via Key West
May 1.-THE insurrection grows nth
tremendous strides. Martinez Campos
has changed his mind about ending
the troubles in three months. He re-.
turned here on May 5, read his generals
severe lecture upon the ineffectiveness
of their operations against the rebels,
outlined a portion of his newly formed
plans for an extensive and prolonged
campaign, and sailed away on the Vile
Verde on the morning of the 18th, just
as Maceo was cutting up Spanish troops
at several points along the railroad
which runs from here and carrying
away RS prisoner the alcalde of Caney,
town only six miles from Santiago.
Maceo's operations during the past
week have been very systematic. He
moved about with 1000 men from the
vicinity of Jarahueca to Banabacoa,
which is about 10 miles from the rail-
road town of Dos Caminos, and is in the
middle .of the V formed by the railroad
from here to Cisto and it's branches to
San Luis and Songo. Then he made a
diversion beyond San Luis with de-
tachment under Planes, one of his most
capable lieutenants. Gen. GascO, in COM
| mand OF the Spanish troops at San Luis,
sailed out with 1000 men, and after the
days march returned without meeting
any forces of rebels.
Next body of insurgents appeared
near Songo, and Gen. Gasco and several
hundred troops went by rail to Songo,
but failed to find Maceo in that quarter.
The insurgents last night at 10 O'Clock,
led by Jose Maoeo, PIaDes and Raby
and other chiefs, rode into the town of
| Cristo, IL miles from here, and attacked
the troops at the railroad station and at
the barracks. The Spanish force num-
bered only $50, including the guards
civil, while the insurgents had nearly
! 1000 men.
The first attack was at the railroad
station, where 90 soldiers were on duty.
They held their positions and kept up
such a fusilade that the insurgents
withdrew. The next attack was at the
barracks aud the insurgents failed to
capture that. Then the rebels overran
the town, helping themselves to what
| they wanted sat the stores, burning to
the ground the largest store in the town
and terrifying the inhabitants. They
did not interfere with the telegraph
wire, but permitted the penned-in troops
to wire here for reinforcements. At 2
a. M, the insurgents left the town, after
killing about 10 soldiers and wounding
about 20.
They compelled the tracklayer to re-
move one lail at point where there is a
curve and high embankment, two
miles on this side of the Cristo. Then
they waited for 1.-THE relief train. Gen.
Saliedo sent out train with 300 troops
| from here al am. A pilot engine with
a captain and four soldiers preceded it.
| This was wrecked. ands one of the sold
| iers shot dead and the others wounded.
| The insurgents fired on the train, but
| apparently did not have large force
| present, as they retreatcd as soon as the
soldiers opened fire.
| The troops left the train and went on
to Cristo on foot. During the fight in
Cristo an AmericanR family named San
doye, from Brooklyn,in which there were
four women and three children, had a
| struck many times with bullets,
While this affair was in progress in
Cristo, detachment Of insurgents visit.
| ed Carney, a small town six miles north
of here, made the alcade and other town
officers prisoners and burned the alcade's
store.
Early in the morning, as the regular
| passenger train from ban Luis ap-
preached the ..San Raphael bridge, three
coming from the bridge. The train put
back to San Luis, and it was reported
| that the bridge, which was one of the
| longest on the road, was in ruins.
| The insurgent chiefs are greatly elatsd
over the progress of the revolution. They
say that more has been accomplished
| in the past month than during the first
that this war will not last over two
| J ears and may be terminated in very
much shorter time If the people of the
other provinces do what is expected of
them. The original plan for simulta-
neous rising in all parts of the island
failed, and the plan now is to extend
the wave Of revolution westward, sweep
ing the Spaniards before it until all
Cuba is in arms. For this purpose
Gormez and Martiis have gone to Puerto
Princi pc.
Grudge Aid for Starving Newfoundland
London, May 17.-In the House of Corn.
mons today, Sir Charles Dixie asked
how long persons are to be employed
upon the relief works in Newfoundland
at the expense of the English taxpayers,
| and how long commissioner would be
retained there to give state aid to the
| unemployed, which was refused idle
workingmen in England.
| Sydney Buxton, under colonial secre-
| tary, said that the government expected
the necessity for such works would cease
at the end of the present month and the
duties of the commissioner would then
cease.
Replying to another Interrogation.
Mr.. Buxton said the government could
not make any statement in regard to the
negotiations looking to liberalization
of Newfoundland with the Dominion
of Canada.
Explosion in Railway Carriage.
London, May IA tube inches
long and 2 inches in diameter exploded
underneath the cushions of the seat in
railway carriage attached to local
train a Walworth, suburb Of London,
today. One person, the occupant of the
seat. was injured. 1t is thought the tn be
was charged with gun powder. An in
vestigation is being made.
Ministers Will Not Resign.