The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-23
THE REBEL Army.
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Thirty Thousand Armed Men.


NEW YoRx, June 80 Capt Rafael
Conte, Of the Cuban army. has arrived
1t the headquarters Of the Cuban
Junta, in this city with dispatches
from Gen. Gomez He was accompan.
led by lieutenant Of the ''army Of
liberation =
Capt, Conte and his companion left
Gomez in Las villas The general
then had with him . body guard Of
tonly 90 men-a cavalry escort There
was little food In the region where
Comes, was making his hesdquarters,
so he did not mass any large number
Of men there, but had them spread
over . large extent of territory and
directed their movements from his
headquarters IS
: He has all the necessary arrange
ments made. Cor the concentration Of
troops when the proper time oomes,-
but keeps them scattered and em-
ployed ID ! guerrilla warfare in the
meantime 90 that they may tind food.
The captain claims that Gomez can
concentrate, &c, 900 armed men in .
short time 81 any point where tits de.
sirable. There are several Thousand
more men who are attached to Gomez
army, and are only waiting for arms
to be available for defensive or often.
sive operations
In a skirmish with guerrillas about
three weeks ago, Gomez was wounded
in the left arm by q Mauser bullet
The would healed quickly, however.
in spite of the generals advanced age,
and when the captain left headquar-
ters the old chief was able to use his
arm as well as before he was hit.
After leaving Gomez the envoys
made their way to the sea coast, living
upon sweet potatoes and fruit which
they found along the way. For two
days they were without food at all.
Finally they reached the sea coast be-
tween Matanzas and Cardenas and
were taken by a fishing boat to small
cave, where they waited until vessel
of the blockading feet was reported,
when they put off in q row boat and
were picked up six miles of the coast
The vessel which picked them up
was the tug Osceola, Capt Purcell
The Osceola is one of the auxiliary
feet They were nearly naked and
nearly famished when they were taken
on board the Osceola, but the officers
of the vessel supplied them with food
and clothing and carried them into
Key West From there they came on
at once to this city with their dis
patches.
Comes is now especially desirous Of
receiving arms and food. 1t Is under.
stood that definite plan for the Coz
operation Of the troops under Comes
with the United States troops, when
the time for such cooperation arrives,
has been arranged between the general
and the war department at Washing-
ton. Meanwhile Comes will keep his
forces scattered.
Capt Conte says that from informa-
tion received from Gomess spies It 10
known that in all the garrison towns
held by the Spaniards sickness is max.
ing great rsvsges among the troopa.
The hospitals in ,Havsna, are 20 over.
crowded with sick that proper, medical
attention can not be given them, and
the number Of desd incrSases every
day.
3 Tho coal supply Of Havana II nearly
exhausted, and what thcre IL left has
been taken in charge by Blanco. who
has his officers supervise consumption.
The electric lighting company recently
received an order TO shut on their dy.
namos st Q O'Clock % that the coal
might be husbanded. Promptly at the
hour at which the electric light works
shut down Havana Is now in darkness.
To sslsos . ste for Military Camp
WASHINGTON, June 20-Secretary
Alger has appointed board Of officers
consisting Of First Lieut. N. w.
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