Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-08
SPANIARDS THIS TIME.
Insurgents Routed from Three Po-
sitions on Mount San
Felipe.

Havana, July Mai Chabran, COM
handing a detachment of 200 infantry,
met and defeated the insurgent bands
numbering about 800 men commanded by
Castillo and Zayas. The fight took place
at Mount San Felipe near Arroyo Blanco,
province of Puerto Principe. The gov
eminent troops captured three positions
occupied by the enemy, divided the bands
and put them to flight.
The fugitives sought refuge on Mount
Pegerriles and San Romanes, leaving fivs
dead on the field and CARRYING away the
wounded The troops captured forty-nine
saddle horses, five carbines, a quantity of
ammunition, number of revolyers and
a silk banner. On the side of the troops
only one man, a corporal, was wounded.
The Spanish cruiser Magallanes, on
the lookout for flibustering expeditions,
noticed that the insurgents had occupied
the village of Marabi, between Baracoa
and Duabo at the eastern end of the
province of Santiago de Cuba. The
Magallanes opened fire upon the village
with the ships guns and landed a de-
tachment of marines. The insurgents
were eventually compelled to retire from
Marabi, where the Magallanes left a
number of marines in garrison.
Cubans Getting Torpedo Boats.
New York, July IA special to the
World from Palm Beach, Fla, says that
the Cubans are expecting three torpedo
boats from France. Not until their ar
rival will the Cuban forces begin what
is intended to be their most effective
campaign.
This revolt" said sympathizer, ''has
been in preparation to my knowledge for
three years, during which time the
Cubans collected over 100000 for war
purposes. They are getting nearly $780,,
900 month now. Filibustering expedi-
tons cannot be prevented. Another ex-
petition like that with the ocean-going
tug George w. Childs might be stopped
but the CubanS can get fresh men on the
island from this state whenever they
want. They are receiving men all the
time"
Eel Parvenir the Cuban revolutionary
paper published in New York, will this
week contain a letter which was brought
from Cuba by one of the refugees who ar
rived OH the steamship Santiago.
The letter, which was struggled from
Maceo's camp, is dated June 10 and
signed by Juan Marpony France, secre-
in Las Harras, between Tunas and Hol-
gum. The secretary states that the en-
tering into Puerto Principe was decis-
i've blow to the cause of victory.
Sanguilly May be Presi, emit.
cat the time Of writing" he adds, prep
aratons are being made for the reorgan-
ization of the provisional government
AS Senior Tomas Estrada Palma is likely
to be called upon to fill the place left va
cant by the death CT brave MART, Senior
Manuel Sanguilly is the choice of the
delegates for the presidency. The forma-
ton of the government will comprise a
secretary Of war, a secretary of foreign
relations and secretary Of the interior"
The candidate for president is the
writer and soldier, Manuel Sanguilly, the
brother of Gen. Julio Sanguilly, who is
imprisoned in the fortress Of La Cabana
in Havana Maceo's secretary has sent
communication to Mr. Sanguilly, mott
flying him of his probable appointment as
president of the provisional government
and calling him to Cuba at once to join
the revolution. The Cubans in the camp
are greatly pleased with the choice of
Estrada Palma as Marti's successor.
Private telegraphic advices from Cuba
state that a spy sent by the Spaniards to
kill Gomez was recently hanged to tree
and sign WAS pinned to his clothes with
these words: For being traitor to his
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