Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-14
CRISIS
In the Cuban Affairs Is
Approaching
rmEnn WILL. SOON NE a cnAsu
THAT WILL BnSnrrr cunA
on SPAIN.
THE REAL DETAILS
OF Tue cALLozA EXPEDITION AID
IT'S ADVENTURES.
how La.,ra rormsa n cuerrna uana
and deserted to tic Insursenss-
THE REAL DETAILS.
OF TUE cALLoxA EXPEDITION AID
IT'S ADVENTURES.
how Lastra rormsd n Guerrilla Hand
and Deserted to the In.ursen,a--
xsw. From she seat OF war.

New Orleans, April 12--rhe Picayunc
tomorrow viii print The following from
It's special correspondent:
Havana. April 1s.--The condition OF
alruirs Is continuing TO draw TO crisis
and soon there will be clash which
VIII either rebound for the benent OF
the Spnninrds or the Cubans. For the
past four days no official news has been
given out at the captnln-gencral'n Of
fice and rumors are rife OF n struggle
In which the Insurgents came out Vie
torious, No details can be obtained
but there has been considerable hurry
ms and scurrying around the place. The
landing of the expeditions under Col
iazo. Garcia and Brnullo pcna have
caused bad effect here. especially as
the coast WAS supposed TO be 50 wen
guarded. i am Informed or the real
details OF the Collazo expedition. II
seems that while tho expedition was
landing its arms ana ammunition a
cruiser hove Ia sight and the vessel
carrying the expedition put out TO sea,
being pursued by the cruiser whose
search light was used 20 discover the
veeecl. In the meantime the force OF
coast patrol came ZIP and captured a
score OF rifle boxes and carried them
20 the nearest town, which wna Car
denas, and placed them In a warehouse
on the outskirts Of the town During
the night the Cuban forces which were
10 project the landing OF the expedition
and who had been Informed OF the cap
ture OF the arms, overnowered the
guards at the warehouse and before re-
inforcements arrived rciaptured the
arms taken in In the Cuban expedition
and carried them away while detail
Of insurgents protected the retreat and
held the Spanish troops In check
was very much amused few days
ago TO receive the full report OF tha
Lnstra -VaronR affair. a friend OF mine
who was on the plantation OF Lantra
detailed me the whole affair. Lastra
has enlisted In the volunteers under
comrulsion and had been given ileu-
tenants degree command, He was q
rampant Spanlard Therefore when he
made an attempt to form a guerrilla of
forty men the government gave him tho
necessary Announcements, cartridges
etc. and he formed his cammand OF
men he had picked out. After he had
Ind them In line ON his plantation, he
suddenly pulled out an insnrgcnt fiag
aud placed It where the Spanish llng
formerly was. and at the head OF his
force marched or the plantation and
Joined the Insurgents. The Spanish
authorities have endeavofed to capture
him, and Verona, who was the nrst
lieutenant Of the guerrilla.
There are i've absorbing topics at
present. one Is the attitude OF the
United states and the other the action
that President Cleveland Will take. ono
thing is 10 be regretted End that n that
there should be certain United States
conauis who are more or less intereatcd
IN Cuban affairs and whose property
depends largely upon the protection
that government may give Il, and there
fore their reportu are very partial TO the
Spaniards- Consnl-Gcneral Williams
makes himself more and more obnox-
ious 20 the Americans residing here
ents could tell tale or two OF him
which would not reflect much credit