Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21
SUSPICION OF TREACHERY.
Not the Newspaper Correspondents, but
Cubans.

Not tile Newspaper correspondence pu
Cubaps.
At the same time the Associated
Press sent out a statement to the effect
that the failure of the Gussie to sue
cessfully land her expedition on Gu.
ban soil, the big independent dailies
had from their correspondents, among
other things, the following:
KEY WEST, May 16.-There is much
chagrin at the failure to land any Of
the arms, ammunition and food stores
last Friday and Saturday from the
Gussie. The Cubans are especially
exasperated. Their compatriots had
been promised these arms, and mill
tary and food stores. Every attempt
was made 10 land them. Captain
Dorst telegraphs General Miles that
from the first each movement the
Americans undertook to make appear
ed to be anticipated. Even the exact
places selected where landings were
to be made were known. In this is
the mystery, for only Captain Dorst,
the Gussie's commander, and a very
few of the Cubans chiefs, had this
knowledge.
That leak has occurred appears to
be the only way of accounting for the
mishap; but how or by what means
can not even be conjectureG. If the
coincidence of Spain's soldiers being
at both points selected for landings is
not lucky Spanish guess and there has
really been a disclosure, the leak is
likely to be a most dangerous one.
No lreachery is charged, but a good
deal of thinking is being done. Cap.
tain Dorst will wait and watch. So
will the Cubans. If there has been
any foul play Tampa will be mighty
unwholesome place for the guilty ones
if they ever come into Cuban view.
TAMPA, FLA, May 16.-The trans
port Gussie, which arrived here today
with the detachment of the First in
fantry, which was unable to land in
Cuba, brought a Cuban back with her
as a prisoner. He was sent ashore to
see if any Spaniards were around
He reported the coast clear. When
the troops attempted to land, how
ever, the Spaniards rushed out of the
bushes and the firing began. The man
will be held a prisoner. His name
could not be learned.
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 16.-The
chief object lesson taught by the Dorst
failure is that as a reliable fighting
corps the insurgents cannot be depend
ed on. There has been notion enter.
tanned by men in high places that all
that was needed to be done was tc
supply the insurgents with the means
to fight, and they would do it all
The gentlemen entertaining this opin
ion, and they were to be found in the
senate and house, as well as in higher
places, have been most summarily dis
abused of this opinion.
Almost 10000 stands of Reming
ton and breech loading Springfield
rifles, with about 100000 cartridges
or 500 pounds for each rifle, have beer
landed already and put into insurgen,
hands, mainly those of Generals AL
exandro aud Maya Rodriguez ant
Madelgado, who profess to hold abou
all the country from Mariel to Bahia
Honda, or Deep Bay, and beyond.
"Yet they were unable to send al
ambuscading party to help u.s." Cap
tain Dorst said. "The result Of al
this is that when another landing i:
attempted there will be force behind
it sufficiently large to drive off anything
less than Spanish division that may
come up against it, and once ashore
with the cooperation of the fleet, an
army corps will be required to dislodg'
the Americans.
1t had been intended to land Gener
al Nunez's command, now being arm
ed, uniformed and equipped, in ad
vance of the American force, to let j
scout the country and secure suita
BILE base and hold it until the re-en
forcements arrived, but that plan ha:
been abandoned, and they will be
part of the first army corps that lands
on Cuban soil.
SENSE OF TOUCH.-Between the