Evening star., 1896-01-21

they otherwise adorn their persona with
linen shirts, high collars and silk neckties,
secured from looted stores.
In equipment, too, the insurgents have
improved during the past month, Tor be-
tween 5000 and 1000 Maussr rifles, cap
tured from the Spanish troops, are now In
their hands. In nearly all the small towns
from q to 100 men.
When the rebel army swoops down upon
them there II usually no resistance. and
arms and ammunition are at once turned
over. In some instances, as at Romes, even
before the towns are entered by the insur-
gents the handful Of volunteers stack their
rifles In the street and calmly await the
moment for surrender.
The. two hundred volunteers at Guira
mada q stout resistance to the entry of
Gomez, who for the time being had imme-
date command of /. 400 infantry. The cav
airy. left at distance Of three miles, rode
to the other side of town, looted the stores
ana burned two streets. Gomez. thinking
they were Spanish troops coming from an
other direction Che had ordered his cav
airy to remain away from the town., fired
into them and killed number of his own
men.
Comes sparing Prisoners.
In the meantime the volunteers had sur
rendered. and along with q hundred citi-
Gems, including the priest, were marched
In q body several miles beyond the towns
limits. They all expected to be shot, and
pleaded for their lives with the rebel leader.
He did not answer them, but reaching a
grove had them lined up before his entire
army.
1--WE will not waste good ammunition
upon them" said Gomez. and then turning
to one Of his aids he ordered up thousand
cavairymen with drawn machetes.
The prisoners trembled and the priest
shed tears and prayed.
The rebel horsemen were ready and await
ing an order to machete the entire band,
when Gomez rode out before the prisoners
Addressing them. he said: ''You heard me
waste ammunition upon you and YOU were
coWardly enough to believe that you would
all be put to the machete. But I wish to
inform you that we will not dull our weap-
ons. AS Cubans. fighting under the flag
OF the oppresscrs of our country, you de-
serve death, each and every one Of you.
the cure not excepted. But you will not be
harmed. Go again to your homes, and If
you are towards and traitors, remain at
home or join the Spanish ranks again.
II you are men and lovers Of freedom, take
up the cause of blood-and-iron ruled Cuba
martinez Campos has murdered hundreds of
Maxine Gomez will not have the world be-
!ieve that under the flag of Cuban liberty
oaroarous acts are perpetrated.'
INSURGENTS GOING EAST.
1t IL believed That They Have Left
the NefghbOrhOOd of Havana.
According to the advices from the front in
Cuba, Antonio Maceo has passed eastward
south OF Alquizar. in the province of Ha-
vana. pushing on for Guina Melena and Qui-
vican, while Maxine Gomez is said to have
pushed on eastward to the borders Of the
provinces of Havana and Matanzas, ap-
parently going In the direction of the swamp
land of the Gran Cienaga, Occidental de
Zapata.
Col Molenia has notified the Havana au-
thorities that the insurgent bands COM
nanded by Nunez, Campote. Alvarez and
Collazo numbering about LOCO men. are
n arching in the direction of Guines If ali
these reports are correct, the vicinity of
havana should now be pretty well clear of
any large force Of insurgents. and the lat
tanZaS.