The record-union., 1896-04-19
SpaniS. Troops Make Two Attacks But
Are Forced to Retreat.
The cuban Commander Taking His
Time to Cross the Tr0cha.

Yards-Even Old Monitors Are
Being Prepared for Active Service
The Expedition of the Tug George
w. ChiIdS.
HAVANA, April 1S.-(F'rom stan
correspondent of the United PresS.)-
The insurgent forces which recently ar
rived in the Havana Province from the
Orient, it is now found, number over
6.OOO. Jose Maceo is said to be in COM
mand Antonio Maceo remains en-
camped west of the trocha The Gov
ernment troops made two attempts TO
dislodge him, but each time were COM
PEELED to retreat. Debos' column was
crushed in the first affair. The second
resulted in three attacking Spanish
columns being pursued in three dlrec-
tions. The main force of Spanish troops
awaited Maceo on the trocha, but he
made no attempt to cross.
The affair at Las Pinos farm, on the
outskirts of this city, Wednesday night
was a meeting of Cubans to plan ris-
ing. A woman informed the authorities.
Troops raided the house, shooting down
five as they were emerging at the door.
Three are dying Eleven were captured
and fifty escaped. All were unarmed.
Rev. Alberto Diaz and brother, ar
rested the following day and placed in
commicado, are said to be implicated in
the rising They are accused of talking
sympathy with the rebellion.
The three prisoners of war shot in
the Cabanas yesterday belonged to the
insurgent army. They were accused of
arson, and shot under the bandit de-
cree Others have been ordered shot
next week.
Slight engagements between Govern
ment troops and bands Of insurgents are
reported to have occurred in various
localities. The official reports of these
encounters say the rebels had thirty
eight killed and five of them were taken
prisoners by the Spaniards. The Gov
ernment forces lost only four killed and
four wounded.
General Valdez reports having en-
countered small parties of insurgents
under the command of the leaders Ber-
mudeZ and Payazo near Paso Real de
San Diego, destroying the rebel camp
and killing eight insurgents. The Span
ish had three wounded.
The rebels under Banderas are said
to have burned sixty Eight houses in tie
tobacco fields, on the outskirts of San
Cristobal. Parties led by the rebels
Gardenas and Morejon are said to have
made an attack upon the town of Gu
anabana, in the Province of Matanzas
seeking stores and burning the railway
station and few houses.
J. FRANK CLARK
GETTING WARSHIPS READY FOB
SERVICE.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-A Recorder
special from Philadelphia says:
League Island Navy Yard during tht
last two days has witnessed an un-
usual amount of bustling. All the force
is at work upon the cruisers and mon.
itors that are stationed there, gettins
them ready for active service. Thi:
burst of industry is not explained by
the officials at the yard.
Said one: "All that we know is tha
orders have been sent to us to have tbs
employees about the yard set to work K
get the various vessels of all sorts dowr
here ready for possible service. TIL,
more important of these is the dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius. She only went out o
Il
know that when a vessel goes out o
commission her mchinery is detached
and covered with lead and OH to insure
til best possible preservation.
Next comes the Miantonomoh, which
is lying al the Delaware River front
Practically the same thing is being done
TO her. The old monitors are being fixe<
UP. Some of them have not been useC
since the war. bat they are still in ex
cellent preservation and with little
care can be put in good condition
These old monitors are often sneereC
at, but / want to say that they vii
make strong harbor defenders. They
all carry two 15-inch guns, and thes'
are modern enough to cause trouble Il
any vessel, even the most impenetrable
These are all being fixed up. They in
clude the Nahita, Jason. Montauk- cats
kill, Mohapac, Manhattan, Canonicu'
and Lehigh."
1t viii require only two weeks to ge
the vessels ready for service.
EXPEDITION OF THE CHILDS.
KEY WEST F'la), April 1S.-Th'
steam tug George w. Childs, which, i
has been stated. carried a filibuster
ing expedition from Cape Florida t
Cuba. Las returned to this port. United
States o!1c.als deny that the Child
succeeded in landing an expedition il
Cuba
The Childs left here under Suspicion
circumstances and was followed by ;
revenue cutter, under instructions from
Collector Browne, to keep the Childs il
sight, but whether the revenue cutie
succeeded in doing SO is not known
The cutter returned before the Child
got back.
The Childs carried no arms from thi
port. She intended 10 get munitions a
Cape Florida, but it is claimed in Off
cial circles her purposes We're frus
trated. 1t is now claimed the Child
had no intention Of taking the Jiiai
Monzon expedition on board.
THE BERMUDA ALL RIGHT.
PHILADELPHIA. April 1S.-The fill
clustering steamer Bermuda has finall.
secured British papers of release. Brit
ish Consul Clipperton has yielded to tn
efforts made TO induce him to regularl.
enter the vessel in the Consulate regis
try and give the noted craft a clean bill
OF health.
All objections against the vessel ha,
been withdrawn under orders from tn
British Government. The crew wa
Paid off yesterday and claims agains
the vessel satisfied without any furthe
delay On Monday she viii sail 70
Puerto Cortez in command of Captain