The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-03
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Cuban Insurgents Choose Guanaiav n the
Centre Of Operations.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Dec. %. via
TAMPA, FLA. Jan. 2-The Spanish
transatlantic steamer Baldomero lyle
sic which sailed yesterday Tor Havana,
embarked the following political prison
ers from Guantanamo for Cente, on the
coast of Africa:
Manuel Justz. Manuel Rodles. Por-
frlo CarcausCs Ca lawyer, Or. joaquin
Ross. Pedro Perich. and a mulatto named
PacasiO.
The following political prisoners were
embarked from this city;
Augusun Lafaurie. Eusbio Carabalo
Antonio Figuoredo Pavon. and Jose car
men Ramierez.
on the 18th the canchelds Of the Me-
jarona sugar estate. owned by Jose Bueno
& Co. OF Santiago, We're fired and de-
stroyed by the rebels. II is reported that
they have partially destroyed the cane
crop of the Santa Anna estate.
A mounted party of eight rebels. who
intended firms the cane at the San Luis
estate. fell into an ambush prepared by
soldiers OF the battalion OF ASIA. one
rebel was killed and one wounded
on the evening OF the 20th. twcnty-four
political prisoners from the fort at FL
cristo reached this city and were placed
victed Of political crimes.
The Circulo Espanola, the Spanish club
Of this city, gave banquet on December
18th TO the recenty-arrived battalion OF
marines The city was en- fete.
MADRID, Jan. "A dispatch from Ha-
vana says that tie insurgents have chO-
sen Guanaiay. forty-fve miles from Har
yana, as the centre of operations.
Senior Navarro Reverter, Minister or
Finance. denies the truth OF the state
meut that the Spanish Government in
tends TO raise a new loan for the purpose
OF meeting the expenses OF The campaign
in cuba or for any other purpose.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. New light
on the actual numerical strength of the
Cuban insurgent army under the direct
command OF Generals Gomez and Maceo.
and concerning the great destruction of
crops, was furnished upon the arrival TN
Philadelphia to-day of the British steam
ship Ardandhu. which sailed from Havana
on December 2th last. This infOrma-
ton Is 10 the effect that these two gen
erals alone had $500 men massed under
them. and that Havana was in state
Of great confusion and excitement. on
the Ardandhu's sailing. on the voyage
along the Cuban coast blazing fields of
cane could be seen.
vana say that there IS a financial crisis
pending in Havana. owing to the Spanish
Governments lack Of funds. Men who
have cot been paid for months. and who
survive the yellow-jack, openly curse
the cause, and threaten to revolt
John c. Deemer. civil engineer. who
was a passenger on the Ardandhu. had
been on a railroad train that was stopped
by the insurgent army five miles from
Cardenas.
Instead OF there being only eight thous-
and insurgent soldiers. as reported from
Spanish sources. there were at least IS
600 men under the command OF Gomez
ana 5000 a short distance in the rear.
commanded by Maceo Some idea OF the
army. he says, may be gathered from
the fact that tr, OBS were three hours and
forty minutes IA marching across tine
railroad There was also q train of one
! hundred mules loaded with provisions
and ammunition. He says the soldiers
were ragged. after their march through
the forest. bat well-armed and disciplin-
cd.
The passengers on the train were not
disturbed but the official mails were
seized and passed into the possession OF
General Gomez.