The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-25
RAIDS OF THE CUBAN REBELS.
.,o SUGAR ESTATES STRIPPED OF
EVERYTHING VALUABLE.

Destroyed-Chief VarOna March
i,r over the Country With a Cart
load of selected PIunder in His
Possession.
va'ordron. Cuba. Jan. 10. via Tampa,
"a Jan. 2i-During the night of the 18th
,rsf a large body of rebels, under the
command of f. Duardo Garcia, looted
The sugar estates of san Rafeal and Felix,
taking everything portable that had any
value.
party of rebels derailed a passenger
,raiu on a branch of the railway near
1-abo. The fireman was shot in the groin,
and the engineer was wounded. When the
train came to a standstill, the rebels tore
up the track, destroying the locomotive.
after which they set fire to the train. The
passengers escaped unhurt.
The mayor of Carbillos Rogue reports
that a band of rebels appeared there on
the 18th inst. They had formed a camp
on the Dos Hermanos sugar estate. whose
proprietor had abandoned it. The rebel
chief. Varona was in command. He had
a cartoad of selected plunder.
Near Seiba Mercha many small bands of
rebels are attempting 10 recruit their
ranks from the estate laborers, and others
who have been forced out of work by the
broadcast destruction of the sugar estates
and the reign of terror
on the l4th, the canefields on the Pala-
clos estate at Joe Relannos were destroy
ed by the rebels.
The Matanzas Telephone Company has
subscribed a fund for the construction of
six wooden forts to be erected on the
outskirts of that city.
ssbanilla reports a band of rebels in
its immediate vicinity
A detachment of volunteers has arrived
al the port of San Severino. They came
In charge of a party of rebels, VINO sur
rendered on Dec. p at the Diana sugar
estate The rebels have threatened to
blow up the iron railroad bridge over the
San Juan river in the Matanzas district.
il forms part of the Union railroad sys-
TEN. A detachment of troops will be
sent early from Matanzas to guard the
bridge.
Havana, Jan. II, via Tampa, Fla, Jan.
a.-Nearly all the steamers arriving here
from Spain bring soldiers and supplies
for the navy. The Spanish transatlantic
line steamer Alfonso XIII, which arrived
here day before yesterday from Barcelona,
brought l,34 passengers and official and
public mail, as we'll a general cargo.
Among her passengers were Mai. AL
bacetes of the marine artillery, the cap
tains of the frigates Rivera and Tierado,
captains OF marine infantry, naval and
military officers, surgeons and ]. 1862 petty
officers and soldiers. Among the military
supplies she brought the following: Eight
cases OF rifles. 2,0O2 cases of cartridges
SLVpGJ0 in silver for the government four
teen cases of hospital stores, 252 pacIa ges
OF shells, powder and other supplies for
cannon, fifteen Ordonnes cannon, large
and small, and to the order of the navy
department fifteen packages of cartridges.
Inc Hamburg-American packet Saxo-
ma, that arrived here on the 14th brought
iO cases of Mauser rifles and one case of
bayonets
Havana, Jan. 2.-Details of the attack
by the insurgents upon Sabannla, between
Matanzas and La Union, on Wednesday
last, have been received. The rebels burn
ea t1e station and two or three houses,
anu looted several stores. The garrison
was surprised and defeated after a hot
HshJ losing many killed and wounded
AAInong the killed were three volunteers.
Two civil guards were wounded. The re-
pels lost Il killed and wounded. Unfortun-
SSlgiy three women were killed by stray
Thirty-eight reP,,gaas have orri,,o. ,,aro
on the schooner Maria Carmen, from
Tuane on the south coast. They report
TldI the insurgents under the command of
hdceO Miro, Gil, Tamayo and ZyaS have
invaded many towns in the province of Pi-
plies, etc
Bands under Olivia and Laso are operat-
Ing on the north coast Antonio Maceo and
MS forces are south of Havana
me cruiser .Reina Maria Christine has
poIilodrded rebel camps near the coast
Ihree employees of the Western railroad
arrived here to-day. Trains on that road
MaE9g stopped running, they We're com
e me- OF Pinar del Rio. They say that
StdIohs, bridges, cars and other railway
RI,opeFty has been destroyed in the vicin-
Ky OF San Cristobal. The tobacco crop
mas not been injured directly. but the
teoeIs nave destroyed the means by which
could be operated.
Hd4lmo Gomez, the rebel commander
ha-S1HeI' is still between Guinez and Bata-
,nauo, southeast of Havana. Three col
ffi~as fG OF troops under command of Coils.
r-Inarez, Aldecoa and Galvis sighted Co
Wednesday, nd
GeAlpt TO draw the rebels into a fight
5roliez' however, declined battle and with
Tenf fSblo"iy, but still fast enough to pre-
tbe1 me troops from catching him had
~ oSeh inclined to make the attempt
de-, odIlchez reports that the force un-
1 ms command has had a fight that
der Iiree hours, with a rebel band un-
tba uiet near C1enfuegOs. He states that
IeoeiS loss was twelve killed and
horgans wounded. The Spaniards lost eleven
ferrs5l fl5 press censorship was to-day trans
itar,t rom the political office to the mil
as he neradquarters ro the authorities giving
of ~, ~ reason for doing so the quantity
Staff9 Nv weighing upon the political office
censor NiaJor Sumrez Inclan is the new
who baIe ne succeeding Secretary Casanas,
sno1daas aas treated the newspaper corre-
NeuIS with great courtesy
coastiJ,eue Ti uer was Issued to-day prohibiting
bo1 ing vessels to enter or leave the har-
Tween sunset and sunrise
rno5ttW mllitary hospital that will accom-
yesterday.
'ladrid' Jan. Pain order to meet in
the expenses of the war in Cuba, the
eo' eFnment has decided to increase the
t6e 6'3Ias Pms duties on goods imported into
MAJ sand The largest increases will be
from on IN the duties on goods imported
Snanlic Countries other than Spain and the
SPaIlsh colonies
no lCoi0mbia, S. c., Jan. 24-To-day in the
aoose Of Representatives, a considerable
was created by opposition to the res
BAN 6T1on M expressing sympathy for the Gu
-,dtlrlots and calling on congress to
7,,Ize them as belligerents. The op-
ibaV Us or the resolution We're few, but
par}o spoke out and called forth some very
ihat 'itc i remarks. Their objection was
on a. II was none of their business to call
The ',,e , national government to recognize
orft,p pdlrlots as belligerents. After Wig
tba speeches bristling with patriotism,
vota VGSolutlon was adopted by a rising
Tv.'' @ @5e members voting for the resolution.
len voted against it, and some eight or
he4t their seats.
SAID .0Its, in the course of his remarks
whfoh II there be one state above others
lion Should adopt unanimously a resolu-
thai u! sympathy for the Cuban patriots,
y. foiI IN