The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
THE WAR FOR LIBERTY
Spanish Minister Says the Pa
triots Send Out Lies.
CAMPOS IN THE SAME BUSINESS.
Patriots and Spaniards Continue 10
Furnish Uneonf1rmed News OF
Battles and Victories.

Campos arrived here this morning at
o'clock from Cienfuegos-
Al Ggivacan, near Havana. the insdr-
gents have raised a small band OF men IL
Is reported from ReTnidios. province OF
Santa Clara, that the insurgent leader.
Zayas. has been killed
An important engagement has taken
place on the plantation OF San Jose, near
Piacetas. province Of Santa Clara. The
tnsurgent leader. Castillo, has been Killed
and his body identified. The insurgents
lost two more killed and had four wound
ed, and the troops captured ten saddle
horses. The insurgents were eompeiied
10 retire. and In their retreat lost many
dead and wounded. The band is now IN
flight.
Havana. June 24-According to official
information received here twenty-five OF
the enemy have been killed In an encoun-
ter with rebel bands near cienfuegos-
Gainesville. Fla, June "A r. Ander-
fer has just received the following letter
from Maj Hanna, OF the Sixth infantry,
Cuban volunteers:
..Manati. Province OF Puerto Principe.
June five have just finished very
successful expedition against the Span
ish. Col Rodriguez received orders from
Gen. Gomez on the 18th 10 start Tor MaA-
att, where battalion Of Spanish soldierS
was stationed. So at i a. m. or the loth
was a forced one. as We had TO move
quickly TO surprise the enemy. AT mid
night of the 18th our scouts reported MAN.
ali mile TO the front So, after two
hours rest, we received the command,
Forward. march, and our work had
commenced. Col. Rodriguez detailed
Companies A and p, and, placing them
under my command, ordered me 10 MAKE
a detouS and attack the enemy from the
north TO draw their attention. while ne
with the main body of troops attacked
from the rear. The attack was started
at !: a. m | commenced my ATTACK py
driving in their pickets ana sufpFlsed
them completely. for they mad nor eA
pected any insurgents WITHIN hiIes ol
them. Their commander Immediately
formed them 10 receive US, but by this my
two companies had reached the shelter
OF some buildings. and were pouring
deadly fire into their ranks from our III
cheSters. Just then our main iofco Caihe
up and attacked them in the rear seho-
ing a disastrous fire among them' Mhich
was repeated again and again, uhth the
Spaniards. finding themselves between
two fires, broke and fed after hring one
volley. some flinging away their guns
In their haste 10 escape. Their COM
mander was brave man, ana sought 10
STAY them striking down two OF them
with his sword, but Ii was in VAIN. 90
finding himself deserted by his men, ne
surrendered 10 Col Rodriguez. Our men
nursua1 the STANDARDS and succeeded in
taking 80 prisoners. Our loss is fifty-two
killed and wounded and the Spanish loss
Is estimated at f39. We captured oo,"o
rounds Of ammunition and about 400 rifes.
our distinguished prisoner reports MN
self as Col Sanchez and his commai' as
the Ninth battalion OF spain. FROM one
Of the prisoners / learn that they nave
fever
are now busy burying the dead and car
Inc for the wounded Of both sides. re-
received a slight SCALP wound We start on
our return tonight f. F. HANNA.
"Maior Sixth Regiment. g v
Washington City. June 2i-Word was
received today from the captain VI 'ne
United States ship Raleigh, which IS in
Florida waters to watch filibusterinS eN-
nedittons. announcing that the vessel
would sail for a cruise westward Al
though the dispatch Is indefinite, II Is
supposed the intention is TO visit west
Florida points and cruise along the dult
coast as far west as Galveston, Texas,
from which place tilibustering reports
have come.
Minister Depuy de LONE, of Spain, says
that the report OF the killing OF Capt.
Campos. said 10 be the son of Gen Cam
pos is without foundation, as is also the
report coming via Tampa that battle
were killed.
II am surprised" said he. lat the sys-
tematic manner I'm which this propo-
gaEda of information Is sent out from the
centers OF Cuban sympa thy-Tampa. Key
West. jacksonville. Gainesville and Mas
san. Bermuda. Here is great public
question. the facts of which, II known,
would permit the public TO form their
Judgment But these centers keep fur
nishing reports of bloody battles. the Kill
ing Of generals although TO such battles
or casualties occurred. The reports snow
on their face that they have been manu-
featured These senters send reports
which ignore the geography OF Cuba. \
leader is given at one point today ana
the next day ne is given as 'eading a
charge at another point several hundred
miles away The Cuban agitators are
also in the habit OF giving the regiments
from several distant points Tampa viii
first tell the story OF a fictitious battle.
The next day Gainesville furnishes an
other report of the Same battle. Then
comes another from Jacksonville, ana a
little later from Nassau. so thar the fight
ing Is made 20 serve for several wee ks.
This Is being done systematically by the
several persons interested in giving nc
titious importance 10 the trouble, but il is
only fair that the public should under
stand the motives which lmpei the series
Of hoaxes Of battles"
New York. June 2t-Carmel T.ayas
pazan Ge Marti. the widow Of jose Marti
the cuban revolationist. arrived IN New
York on the steamship city OF Washing
TON. She was accompanied by her son.
Jose. Is years old. only six or seven Of
her American friends knew OF her ar
rival A soon as she arrived here she
went 20 the home of Enrique Truiiilo.
where she viii stay for some time Mrs.
NsvtI WIS too exhausted by her voyage
10 see any one tonight, but sent word
thai her message - Cuhars ia New YORK
was one Of good cheer.
New York. June - The World tomor-
row will say: Lieut.. Jose Rodriguez a
DISTINGUISHED engineer and Cuban patriot
is now in New York making a scientific
Investigation OF the latest discoveries in
me use of high explosives, He said 20 a
re,orter. when I get perfected ! shall
return 70 Cuba and with corps Of my
cor,netent engineers begin operations on
Srnnish forts. The resources at oar COM
r,apd are so terrible that we know pretty
vail what we can do. We viii beg Y with
Havana and give the Spanish a few les
sons in the arr 81 modern warfare that
,-lD not only surprise those who escape
destruction. bat Europe will be surprised
We end rifles and reNolvers too tame for
our purposes,
Nv York. Juns 2t--A special 10 the
world from Kingston. JamAica. june "a.
saws The crew 81 tAe steamer Bridge
ror. which lefI Philadelphia Nav =. mas
.sasa~seE The n1eu have all gone
home The officers deny thai h Bridge
ton haa any connection NTH a hitouster-