Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-25
THE CUBAN REBELLION.
Spanish Troops Aml,u,hc,l md Slaughtered
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 TAMrA, Fla. Mar, h @5-Thc steam ship Olivrttr arrived hrrr from Havana bringing a number u( lv.SScnSrrS from tho eastern end uf thr island ThCso wcre nhlr Ia give mnrr art&rntic accounts of tho Culcln iuSurrvrtiun than any yct re- CciVcd.
 About So miles from Santiacn near EcvLrn, 100 spanish troops wVrc on March Is nmbushvd by an insurgrnt hand under command Sf rallacin The Span iArdS' loss was cxrt>>iinEly heavy. They wurp routed. and CulgIuS notified tho spanish authorities to send for the dead and wounded. The number of the Cuban band k unknown.
 Guillcrmon. who has a band in tho vi- Cinity of CriSttr was sewn by the pasSen- gcrS interviewed He is leader of strrnsth, and tho government fnrrcs fear and watch him. They havr circulatcd rr ports that Guillurmon died rtN'Cntly of di- AhrtCS Ho Was government employee under the Congo treaty, but has rCnnunC- rd his cmllnNmrnt for the present in>ur- rt~'tiun. That his land iS we'll equipped is positively known
 The nl,,sl,. or mayor. nf lrnrln at the | first uuttrrAh rrrriNrd orders from the yuv,rr.nr .d thr santiago province Ia col
 
 which h. did. and then lied tu meet Gull lcr:nuu at an appointed place in the noun tAinS W Amadur
 Guerra. under command of MaSSn, Is | considered thc hravost insurSent leader. Hc huvrrs near Manzanilln commanding 500 well armed cavalry About March 10 | he ranSackei Champucgla villagG which l consists of about zoo inhabitants and which was guarded by 30 Spanish soldiers. l The commanding lieutenant was captured while absent from the garrison, but refused to give up the arms of tho fertilization, | which was surrounded and upon the | prolniGc of life being spared tho arms of | the bArmCkS werc surrendered. This hap | pCnUd in midday. That night after the in- surgrnts had gone fraSh Spanish troops ar rived Tn" surrondering lieutenant was arrrStcd by them and sont to prison. The l Guerra band carry spanish flag with diaSural white stripo Entering town. | they cry: Viva Espanol"' Viva Cuba 7" Viva antromomie!' Muerto mai guy | icrnOr'" (Dc2th to had government).
 Colonel Santocilda has arrived at Man | Zanillo from Santiago and Is in command of the Manzanillo section of Spanish troops MaSSu is of the Cuban forces SantrcildA was in command of 100 sol dicrS. who. after n fight at Bairc. started for Manzauillo, When passing Bayamo and about five miles distant, hc was ann | pushed by u,Hrly 100 insurgents. The tirc Was su fierce that they wrro compelled to form a hollow SQuarc to protect themselves frun each direction. Tho spanish ranks were foarfully moved down, whilc the Gu ban losses wore not insignificant Among the latter Rodriguez, an aid of MaSso, WAS | killed
 Had 1t not been for the timely arrival of spanish troops from Bayamo the band of Spanish would have been n total loss. This assertion was mAdo in person by SantoCilda to pasScnger interviewed. This conflict was the one seen from the house tops of Bayamo and occurred about March 10. At the battle of Los Negros, tbe government reports say. they defeated the insurgents This Is not so. as the bat tie was an even draw. Another encounter at Nigueto, Is miles from MAnEanillo confirms previous reports
 On Friday, March Is, the Spanish troop: attempted to regain possession of Yara now in the hands of insurgents, but vert forced to withdraw after a spirited siege The losses werc unmentioned Around Canto river section the whole country fl under the sway of rebel infiuenCe
 Bands of these aro marching toward Lastunas dc Victoria and Puerto Principe growing stronger as they march.
 A strong band of insurgents are on tn, northern coast. daily expecting an expcdi tion from the United States They Are tC ! assist in the ediSembarkation of such an OK petition the moment of it's arrival Tn, insurrection movement does not appear t, be received with favor by the people il tho fields, who are moving into the cities All kinds of work is suspended.