The herald., 1896-04-27
SPANIARDS ARE SHOCKED
Because Gen. Maceo's Insurgents Break
Through the Trocha
domez Ceases to Be mmander-in-C Chief.
The Fiiibuster Bermuds Loads-Dygert
Will Ask namaees

NEW YORK, April 26.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: General
Maceo has given the Spaniards a shock
by sending Bermudez and Sainz across
the trocha with a thousand men, The
Cuban leader has himself not tried to
cross the fifteen-nile barricade of
trenches. fences and forts, which the
captain general has thrown up through
the narrow portion of Cuba to imprison
the dreaded Cuban cavalry leader in the
eastern end of the island and force him
to surrender or fight 40, 900 Spanish troops
with his half-naked and hungry fol-
lowers.
GOMEZ RETIRES.
MADRID. April 26.-Havana advices
state that Calixto Garcia has been ap-
pointed commander-in-c chief of the in
surgents by Maxine Gomez, who in the
future will promote the rebel cause in
another capacity.
ARMS FOR THE CUBANS.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 26.-The
steamship Bermuda arrived in port at 6
o'clock tonight, and anchored in mid
stream Immediately opposite the Clyde
docks Tugs having covered marge
in tow loaded with arms and ammuni-
ton at once put out for the steamer.
The barge was taken to the far side OF
the steamer and concealed from view of
the city. Hosting machinery was at once
set to work unloading boxes from the
barge to the Bermuda. This was COM
pleted about IL o'clock. Six large life
boats capable of holding fifty men each
which arrived a short time ago from
New York were also put aboard the
Bermuda. In the meantime the Cubans
in the city took about fifty Cubans to
the docks, where they were transported
in launches and rowboats to the steamer.
Many others are reported to have been
on board when the Bermuda arrived The
Bermuda will sail ostensibly for Ber-
muda
DYGERT'S CASE
TAMPA, Fla, April 26.-W. G. Dy-
CERT of Greenwood, ILL.,. arrived here this
afternoon from Cuba, where he has just
been released from prison. He has been
confined two months exaotly. Dygert
left Tampa February 49, without get
ting a passport. He went into Havana
on February 90. He wns arrested in the
province of Havana and placed in pris-
on at Guines. The only charge against
him was that a Spanish soldier found an
old gun near the place where he was ar
rested. 1t was of very ancient make and
no cartridges are now made to fit it's
caliber. He was given several so-called
examinations, permission to write to
friends or the United States consul was
refused, but when he was searched the
soldiers failed to discover several hun
dred dollars IN paper money concealed
on his person Soon after his incarcera-
ton he bribed guard to report his case
to the American consul, paying $40, $50
to b paid on receipt of information that
the case had been reported. on March
20 the guard handed him a piece of
Spanish newspaper from which he
learned that the case had been re-
ported.
March 2Sth Consul Williams notified
him that his release had been requested
April 23d he was carried to Havana and
taken before judge at o'clock and in
formed that if he would sign a paper
written in Spanish he would be released.
so he refused. Consul Williams cana
down about 10 o'clock and his release
was effected. Dygert says that during
the time he was in prison he was con-
fined in room about 16 by IS feet. Thir-
ty-two other prisoners were in the same
room. The drinking water was awful
and kept him sick most Of the time. The
food was scarce, and of a decidedly poor
quality. Dygert is placer miner from
Idaho, and was simply out to see the
south during the winter months when
he could not work. After he arrived in
this city he decided to see something Of
the tropics and concluded to go to Cuba
and did not care to experience the delay
necessary to get passport.
He will lay his case before the state
department and ask that action be taken
as soon as possible for damages against
the Spanish government.