The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
A BIG FIGHT AT RAMON JAGUAS.
THE SPANISH FORCE WORSTED BY
THE INSURGENTS.

The Troops Numbered 500 and the
Insurgents I I.OOO-The Spanish Loss
Fourteen killed and Thirty
Wounded-The soldiers in Danger
OF AnnihiIntion when Reinforce
ments Arrived-Iieut. GnuegO Was
Surprised on the same Day.
GNrom the stan Correspondent OF the
United PreND
Santiago de Cuba, April %, via Key West
Fla. May 4.-The battle OF Ramon ia
guas on the 2lst of April was the most
serious yet. The Spanish troops were
worsted The government refuses de-
tails. The best information places the
Spanish loss at fourteen killed and thirty
wounded. Capt. Julian Miranda was kill
ed and Maj. Tejercizo. the Spanish COM
mander, was wounded a special train
brought eighteen wounded here. The
others are in the hospital at Sango. The
government says the insurgents lost ten
killed and fifteen wounded. The nsur-
gents numbered 1900, led by Nictoriana
Garcon. and the Spanish 300, led by Mai.
Tejercizo.
The insurgents were i'm the best posi-
ton and forced the Spaniards to retreat
TO the cemetery. The troops built bar
rieades. The insurgents surrounded them
and they fought desperately The arrival
of reinforcements saved the troops from
annihlation.
on the same day the insurgents sur
prised Lieut.. Gallcgo, with sixty troops.
outside OF Fort Juraguaclta, dlsarmed
them and captured their arms and am
munition and stores They released the
prisoners who We're arrested ana court
martialed. Lieut.. Gallego was sentenced
to be shot on April "A. The queen cabled
to commute his sentence a couple of hours
previous to the execution.
In the enga gemeuts the rebels captured
200 stands of arms and l4,000 rounds Of am
munition
Maceo is now near Jaragueca. seven
leagues beyond Sango Two thousand in
surgents are I'm the vicinity Col SalcedO
commander Of the First division, with
2,WO troops, started on the 23d to meet
the insurgents and try to capture Maceo.
News Of the result Is anXiously awaited.
Maru landed with Gomez. Both are now
IN the interior proceeding in the direc-
ton OF Camaguay.
Gen. Campos has cabled Spain to send
1900 additional troops, and also hold 81.
900 in readiness.
NJ. Glandut. the French consul. visited
Galrich on April 23 and protested against
an editorial In the DiarO del Comercio Of
| Guantanamo on April 10. attaching the
French residents and charging them with
completely with the rebels. The govern.
ment is held responsible for the utter
! ance. Owing to the censorship of the press
only authorized matter Is published. a re-
traction IS demanded.
The United Press correapOndent was in
formed personally by Garrich on April p
! that he had decided to release the Amer
lean sailors. on the 23d they were de-
! clarcd absolutely innocent. The authorities
I informed the sailors on April "A, to expect
| release on the morning Of April 25 They
/ are still confined IN an attempt to obtain
/ their signatures releasing the government
from damages before they are discharged,
(SignedD J. +. Clark.
New York. May % a. ma special
| cable dispatch to the Herald from Havana,
| Cuba, says: THE insurgent chief Juan
| Vega has surrendered, and IL is said that
! the insurgents are greatly demoralized
thereby
"a hot engagement has taken place be-
tween the Spanish troops and a party OF
rebels, under the Rabi brothers near Che
| peda, which resulted in the defeat of the
Cubans, who had ten killed and thirty
wounded.
Gen. Campos has received word that
| the Spanish government approves his plan
to build a railroad from Manzanillo to
Bayamo and from Santa Cruz TO Puerto
| Principe"
New York, May 4.-The Herald's Mad
rid correspondent cables: During the
past week / have had exceptional oppor-
tunities to learn the views OF the leading
! public men of all parties, and of every
/ political complexion here. and the two
sentiments which stand out above all 9th
ers are: First the universal desire to cul-
tivatc the most friendly relations with
/ the United States, and. second. the unan-
! unity and depth Of feeling that Spain will
never part from Cuba unless that island
| is Wrested from her by force she cannot
resist or lost to her through circumstances
she cannot control"