Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-24
CUBANS CAPTURED
British Warship Takes a Band of
Fi!ibusterers.
LANDED ON THE BAHAMA ISLANDS,

trality Laws, and Fifteen Prove To BE
Men Recently Acquitted on the Same
Charge At Wilmington, Del.-Spanish
Defeat Reported by the eJunta-Spaniards
Accused Of Horrible Burcherics.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-The Cuban junta
mere has information that band of Gu
bans en- route to the seat of war has been
captured by British man-of-war on the
island of Ignagua, British Bahamas.
There were twcnty-one men in the party,
and of them fifteen were acquitted at Will
mington, Del, about a month ago of fill
clustering. They sailed from New York
On Oct 5 on the steamer Delaware, and
landed at Ignagua, expecting to SECURE
passage thence to Cuba. They remained
several days without securing the desired
transportation. Cuoans in New York,
becoming annoyed at the non-rcceipt of
Information of their landing in Cuba, sent
to Nassau, New Providence, for infOrma-
tion. When the information was received
orders were given to return to this coun-
try. The men were waiting for steamer,
when a British man -Of-war landed some
marines and arrested them. They were
taken to New Providence, where they arc
now held as prisoners.
JUl,ta Has Reports of Fight.
Reports OF u desperate battle in the San
Juan coffee growing valley, between Hol-
guin and Barajagua, are confirmed by
dispatches received by the Cuban junta.
The forces engaged were led by General
Antonio Macco, with 5000 Cubans, ard
General Echaguc, with 1,SO0 Spaniarls.
The greater portion of the Cubans were
not actually engaged, according to the re-
port, but continued the advance toward
the west after the battle. Only 800 cavalry
defended the rear of the Cuban army and
kept the Spaniards from advancing. This
Spanish troops hesitatcd ut critical times
and did not fight with the valor which
distinguished their ancestors. About 300
OF their number We're killed.
Macco Moving on Snata Clara.
General Macco's westward movement
was for the purpose OF succoring the in
surgent forces in Santa Clara province, as
he received word that they were threat
enea by the columns OF Spanish infantry.
A letter was received from Acting Briga-
dicr General Rcgo. who at Manicaragua
is holding position in the mountains,
about midway between Cicnfuegos and
Trinidad. He has about 200 men divided
into seven companies of cavalry and ten
of infantry. He stated to General Macco
in his dispach that the Spanish forces We're
masSing at Cienfucgos, Trinidad and Villa
ClaI
Hard Fighting Expected Soon.
There are three roads to Manicaragua
from these three places. Spies reported to
General Rego that they were to make
concerted attack. In Villa Clara there
are over 1,sOO Spaniards, in Cienfucgos
about :, 200, and in Trinidad ], 800, making
in all Il formidable force 10 be rcpu,sed by
the Cubans. 1t is supposed that the hard
est fighting will occur i'll the province Of
Santa Clara. As soon rs the sugar cane
fields are relieved from the dampncss of
the recent heavy rains the Insurgents will
begin to burn them. Gomez has given
orders to destroy everything.
Alleged Butchery by the Spaniards.
In the province of Santa Clara General
Luqueis is said tn be rivaling the reputa-
ton of Garrido, the ';;lSltchcr." in the east
crn province according to letters received
from Sagua In Grande, on the north coast
of Cuba. His force recently captured q
mountain hospital near Diego del Vale,
after a fierce combat with 200 Cubans,
who were guarding the sick and wounded
In the hospital Were thirty-one insurgents,
unable to participate in the engagement.
The Spanish soldiers put every one of
them to the bayonct. Not one was left
alive.
The Daily Sacrific at II avana.
From Havana comes word that it is the
daily practice of the Spanish jailors to take
several prisoners from the forts and pris-
OnS and shoot them Each ,norpinu fb,
prisoners are stood in line. Ten men are
selected for death. Perhaps it is the first
ten; perhaps the last ten men, or the mid
die ten. The .names of the condemned
men are not asccrtaincd. They are simply
pcnncd up and treated as animals.
Don Dickinson on Cuba.