The Portland daily press., 1895-08-20
Cubans Have Been Reinforced With
Men and Arms.
PROVISIONAL OFFICERS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CUBA CHOSEN.
Other Happenings Abroad-The Hoyas
Making Desperate Fight Against the
French-Threels Hundred Russian
Soldiers Slaughtered by NihiIists.

Santiago De Cuba, August 10 via Kew
West, Fla, August 19.-The rebels under
Major General Gomez had an encounter
on the fourth inst, with the Spanish
troops under Gen. Mella, in Puerto
Principe between the road from Santiago
and the railroad of Naevitas. According
to the Spanish report, the rebels had
three killed. The Spaniards also took
three prisoners. They do not report the
number of wounded. In another en-
counter where the insurgents attacked a
convoy that Spaniards were taken to
Guayamaro. on the fifth instant, the
rebels had fourteen killed and forty
wound ed. Among the insurgents killed
they mention Civil Engineer Mencal, but
this has not been proved officially The
Spaniards do not mention their loss in
either of these engagements. Affairs in
Puerto Principe seem very bad for the
Spaniards. Great numbers of Cubans
have left the the city lately and joined
the rebels. A passenger who arrived here
yesterday from Havana, said that few
moments before he left there he heard
that Gen. Mella, governor of Puerto
Principe, had been killed. A captain of
artillery will leave this city today with a
company for Puerto Principe, He has
received orders to go immediately. The
government has officially acknowledged
the landing of two large expeditions, one
of Serafin Sanchez and Roloff, with 255
men, 1000 muskets and $50, 600 cartridges,
and the other of Maya Rodriguez, who
served the whole ten years of the first
war. The news of the landing of the ex-
pedition has disheartened the Spaniards
very much and has enlivened the citize MS
greatly. On the night of the Sth instant
a party of Insurgents, under Joaquin
| Planas, set fire to Moron station of the
American railway, completely destroying
| it and having slight skirmish with
soldiers that were in the forts. On the
Sth instant an encounter took place in
Zacatecas, near this city, The Cubans
lost four killed and seven wounded, and
the Spaniards six killed and eighteen
wounded, among the latter lieutenant.
Gen. Bartolome Mazo has been proclaimed
provisional president of the Republic OF
Cuba. The Marquis of Santa Lucia,
minister of the interior; Gen. Maxine
| Gomez, vice president of the republic
and minister of war; Gonzola De Quesade
residence in the Eilited States; Ger.
Antonio Maceo, general in chief Of the
| Cuban army; Gen. Jose Maceo, COM
mander of the eastern army, with Pedro
Porre Capote and Angel Rabi as generals
of the brigade. According to the official
report from Gen. Antonio Maceo,
eighteen regiments of 800 men each have
been organized in the eastern district OF
Cuba, 5000 of which are cavalry. Gen.
Maceo says that 1000 men are we'll armed
with Remingtons, Winchesters and
Maussers; 5000 with machetes, revolvers
and short firing weapons. and the rest
with machetes only, the troops being al
in very good spirits. Gen. Gomez has
been informed that he has 1000 men il
Puerto Principe and 5000 in Las Villas
1t is said that Dr. } Castillo will be ap
pointed diplomatic agent of the Cuban
republic at Washington and Mexico.