Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

ious injury to the fort. Their artillery
was short of range, due to the gre at
height of the ridges.
DOpico denies having received any
water supply from the Cubans and says
that when the Laurada entered Port An
BaneS, he sent an armed boat with 20
men out in the harbor. He claims that
the Laurada attempted to ram this DO;
and that the men were compelled to
TO seek refuge on nearby quay. The
Laurada then proceeded to the interior
IF the haroor, landing the expedition
,uf Of reach Of tire from the fort, re-
naming in port - hours
The Magallenes and Nueva Espana
remained at Banes for the purpose of
protect no the town Of Bancs from fur
ther attacks. The fort built in the in
terror of BaneS and the wharves have
been destroyed and will be reconstruct.
Ell AT the entrance Of the harbor within
easy reach for defence and supply, this
preventing the future landing OF tx
petitions.
The Cuban ;, in view Of the combined
attack OF the army and navy, alan
doued their stronghold without fun.
Their esistance, leaving large guam
tity of ammunition.
The report that Quinton Bandera has
passed to the westward and that he Is
now in camp betwee Alqui2ar and
Artemisa with 900 men, fully equipped
with new rifles is confirmed. They are
awaiting the arrival of bands of inSur.
gents from MatanZas and Santa Clara.
The government has strengthened
the military forces in the province OF
Havana by the addition of u squad.
rons of cavalry and - battalion Of in
fantry. This unusual activity On the
part of the troops in the province OF
Havana is regarded as very significant.
The government is now six months
IN arrears in the payment of the troop
and there is much dissatisfaction il
consequence.
Passengers on the MatanZas trair
recently witnessed the crossing of the
rack by large force of insurgents
The CubanS are said TO have effected
the crossing in the vicinity of Rincon
they were marching toward Pinar dc
Rio. 1t is estimated that about 3 200 o
The insurgents succeeded in crossing
the railroad tracks. The claim is mad,
that they were commanded by Cas-
tillo and Perico Delgado.
Considerable sickness is reported
from various sections of the island. II
number of towns smallpox, yellow
fever and malaria are said to prevail
Mexico City. May Am importan
company has been Incorporated here
with 81 900 600 capital, the larger par
of the shares being taken by Pearson y
Son, English contractors, having IN
hand the drainage of the valley OF Mex
leo and the port works at Vera Cruz
with few Mexican shareholders The
new company will be known as tn,
Mexican Land, Navigation IL Railway
Co. The first object of the company Is
to build a railroad from some suitable
point on the National TehauntepeC
road to desirable point in the state O.
Vera Cruz.
The government gives a subsidy o
over 5000 acres of public lands pei
kIlometer of railway constructed. On
some 400, 900 acres of land thus &c
quired, the company will settle Euro
pean and other colonlsts. Among 9th
or plans of the company is 10 acquire
railways in the southern part of Yer;
Cruz, and also the building of new
ines. Part of the main railway line
has already been located and cons true
ton will begin within two months.