Show mm sp AINS SLIPSHOD SLIPS dOD CAMPAIGN anu cuban burlesque on grim visa 0 ed war BATTLES WITHOUT RESULTS accounts ot of expeditions that read like the story of don quixote spanish troops lack organization and intelligent direction american fireman sentenced to life imprisonment london sept 2 the tha havana c correspondent or of 0 tho the times telegraphs that paper as follows ol lows under riot date ot of september under tho the heading Abo Aba gados del diablo tho the conservative newspaper union constitutional publishes another bitter article taunting other leading newspapers because they refuse to recommend a policy of crea greater t er severity towards tho the insurgents preferring to advocate liberal reforms in the spanish method of administration I 1 recently reinforcements of 2000 infantry and cavalry have landed at santiago de cuba infantry and cavalry at 1800 infantry at manzanillo JOO infantry at and the remainder in tho the province aa ot r banta clara altra it Is stated in official circles that an 0 rier gette campaign in tho the province ot of santa clara begins immediately A number of persons have joined tho the insurgents burgents sur gents tg in the last few days day in including clu d ia a lawyer named espinosa from rom remedios remedies and also senor jiminez see detary of 0 the vueltas municipal court AMERICAN SENTENCED FOR LIFE saturday last he harbor police of havana while watching a suspicious auspicious boat alongside the steamer mascot saw a sack dropped into a a boat ban upon arresting the boatmen boatman they opened the sack and found it full of rine rifle cartridges they boarded tho the steamer and tile the roaster master immediately granted permission to search the vessel it was discovered that the spanish fireman was the person who dropped tho the sack back ho he was arrested and today v mith ath the boatman was tried by court martial and found guilty of ou supplying ammunition to the insurgents and sentenced to penal servitude tor for life it Is stated here tire the insurgents regularly receive supplies of cartridges by str similar allax means 1 can cannot not vouch for the truth of tho the statement MORE TROOPS COMING lengthy telegrams rams from madrid published yesterday state positively that spain mill hill send bond men in october and an equal number in january and if necessary they are p ly prepared to increase the army in cuba to campos is right in saying that he does not want more men what clearly Is necessary to la that the soldiers have more training and the army more method in organization and above all more competent direction Is needed it a satisfactory result Is wished la discussion last week published an account of a fifteen days march by gen mcall and men through the province 0 of puerto principe tor for the purpose of attacking maximo gomez the only onay result was a tot few v unimportant skirmish en the account reads like the story of don quixote rather than a serious warlike action two captains captain i and three lieutenants are lead dead of yellow fever in the cedor cecora a regiment stationed at Mue ritam |