The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-09
WAR SPREADS IN CUBA.
REBELS GROWING STRONGER.
Spain Fills the Island With Armed
Men-The Soldiers arc Dying and
DESERVING.

Spain Fills the Island With Armed
Men-The Soldiers arc Dying and
DESERVING.
The streets of Havana and the fields
and mountains of Cuba are filled with
soldiers and revolutionists. The ex-
element all over the island is more in
tense now than at any period since the
revOlutiOnistS fired the first shot on the
2lst OF February. This is because the
insurgent forces are growing almost as
! rapidly as the reinfOrcements of loyal
troops, who are coming In on every
maritime vessel sailing in this direc-
tion from Spain. In Havana, the beat
Uf the drums and the drilling of recruits
are seen from daylight until far into
the night In the plaza surrounding
Hotel Pasaja, there are hundreds Of
| gaudily caparisOned soldiers marching
up and down all during the day. The
mounted police gallop overthe city six
abreast, never stopping until their ami
mails are exhausted, when their places
are taken by fresh animals and mon.
This Is for the purpose of awing those
who are inclined to join the insurgents
and to excite the loyalty OF the Span
/ iards.
Troops are being forwarded to the
front as rapidly rs the government can
send them. The Spanish boys, for they
arc boys. don't tarry long at Havana.
but are instantly marched Off. No one
knows exactly whore the government
Is moving its forces to. The cables
and telegraph over the island are un-
der government supervision, and the
strictest censorship Is exercised over
all mail and telegraph matter. 1t is
known, however, tn u majority of the
men are now being forwarded to Trini-
dad in the State of Santa Clara and to
ManZanillo and Santiago de Cuba, in
the State OF Santiago de Cuba, From
these reports they are being Showed
into the mountains beneath n boiling
sun. Nearly one-third of all the soldiers
imported from Spain have been sick
and many of them have died. They
are unacclimated and as food Is scarce,
they have eaten greedily OF green
fruits. The result has been disastrous
and demoralizing. 1t is reported that
u company Of regulars deserted the
army and joined the insurgents near
Puerto Principe.
The MassO brothers, commanding the
insurgents at HolguiD, are reported to
have gained u signal victory on the
10Th, defeating the spaniards, killing
| twenty-six, wOunding 1872 and captur-
ing twelve. This story is discredited
| by officials in Havana, but at insurgent
headquarters 1t was said to be abso-
lutely true.
Captain General Emilio Callejas re-
turns to Spain as soon as Arsemo Mar
tinez CarIpOs arrives, which will be
the middle of the present month. The
new captain general of the island com
ing here, 1t IL said, will introduce the
Sherman idea Of warfare and will make
u march direct to tho strOngholds of
the enemy, burning and destroying the
property Of all supposed to be disloyal
to Spain.
AT the theatre last Wednesday night,
Governur-General Calleja informed u
civil official who was one OF his party
that 5000 men had been freshly added
to the rebel forces in central and east
ern Cuba. In the afternoon of the same
day, the government house officials
had no such news to impart The next
evening after the Governors theatre
party, an evening paper OF Havana is
sued an extra edition about . o'clock
1t announced that the Spanish minis
try at Madrid had been we'll informed
that the rebel General Maceo, whom
the Alliance was charged with putting
ashore, had positively reached Cubar
soil; and that the situation was serious.
1t was also stated that the IL 900 more
Spanish troops would sail for Cuba dur
} ing April. There seems TO be q chron
olOgical connection between the Gov
ernor's Information on Wednesday, anG
the announcement from Spain forty.
. eight hours later. And yet Cuba's cap
ital knew nothing OF It all until by tn,
: swapping OF cablegrams itreaohed her,
, from abroad. -,
! This extra edition fluttered about tn,