The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31

suburbs carrying all Before them. They
used. * IS believed rapsa-sre guns and a
large quantity % dynamite. The attack
"As maze aate last esxat. Today there
a. incarnation srnene the Spanish a.
fcisas IN Havana TO dery ne fact The
facts however. remain ara tns ne.h 10.
- the rebels through the suburbs sstta-
cas-. - the city RAY - plainly traced
A. the inst sounds az firing las. nigh,
the Spanish soldiers n TIE city ard sab
arbs sprarg 20 arms Tr.ev --r,De-ssssA,3
hgrTieSiiy - the southeastern par. ~ shg
city. from where the rattle Of rrussssrx-
followed by the boom Of heayv e,,~S -
dynamite. could be heard plainly ~ oxs~
Havana. Then the somna II fsrsnx IN
creased and finally after fe~ hanrx
dad away showing that the rebels Rad
retired
Several wounded Spanish soldiers were
brought into Havana and removed 20 hos
psIals after the engagement. and several
were Killed. The reticence Of the spanish
cffcaaas prevents any knowledge 81 the
Result % the attack becoming general
Il s g fact. however that great damage
was dane by the insurgents, and that a
considerable quantity of dynamite was
used
There was great excitement in Havana
during the rebel attack. Hundreds.
aroused by the heavy firing. poured into
x
The rebels have attacked the city ere
at@d almost panic in some quarters.
There is still grea, excitement here. due
largely 20 the refusal OF the officials %
give out Information. This attack on Ia-
vana was not unexpected. For weeks
past tho rebels have been within sight 81
the capital and have practically moved
without interference. The insurgent lead
ers near Havana ara Bricadisr Gen Cas-
uke
miles southwest. and Col Nestor Aran-
guren Of Guanahacaa, across the bay.
Gen. Alexander Rodriguez, rebel cam-
fnander OF Havana province with large
force Is near Minar. and Col. Arrange is at
Colorado. There is a belief that the rebel
raid was led by Aranguren who Is noted
as one OF the most daring Of the rebel
chiefs
Capt. Gen. weyier has left Havana for
Matanzas and the belief is expressed
that the knowledge by the insurgents Of
ms intention on his part led to the at
tack.
Il is understood that large bodies of In
snrgents have recently err sssi from Pinsr
Gel Rio and Maianzas. and tina, the rebel
strength In this province has assumed
formidable proportions. ouintin Handera
with $40 men is among those who have
come into the province from Matangas.
number Of residents os tiuanahacoa
including several ladies' who. II is alleged
are Implicated in the Introduction into
the island OF articles cantraband of war
Ia American condensed milk cans have
heen arrested ard ordered to the Casa
Reconoldas 10 await trial,
NEW YORK. July 2o-In a letter TO the
Herald correspondent, the insurgent gem
eral Castillo. SAYS:
During the last month, with our mod
crate force. we had twenty-elght severe
comhats with the enemy. We have ap-
piled explosives 10 the trains fought
troops on the highways. taken towns and
Our armies have been victorious every
where. During the same months twenty
three persons. fully armed. who belonged
20 the spanish army. have Joined our
forces"
He goes on To tell of seeing Spanish
Inspector Of police AZ Matenzas lash until
they bied feeble reconeentrados TO force
them 10 do government work They were
pressed into service TO unload some tiles
from ship although too weak To work
The Herald correspondent with the rebel
army writes that he recently witnessed
the Blowing up Of train with a body Of
soldiers wnile crossing a bridge. This
explosion was merely an experiment.
From the insgrsent standpoint is was
highly successful. The train was wrecked
and several soldiers killed.