The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
A BAD DEFEAT FOR THE CUBANS
MAXIMO GOMEZ's FORCE ROUTED IN
LAS VILLAS.

ported to Have Had serious En-
Engcmcnts with the TrOops-A
FiIibustering Vessel That May he
the Horsa Takes ON Arms and Ann
munition on Cape May.
Washington. Dec. 1.-Senor Depuy De-
lone, the Spanish minister. received a
cahlegram this afternoon which confirms
the news printed in to-day's papers OF
the repulse of Maxine Gomez. leader OF
the insurgent forces in the island Of
cuba. The message is dated at Madrid.
Spain. and reads: ''NaNimo Gomez tried
again to invade the province of Santa
Clara OLas Villas and has been checked
hy Gems. Luque and oliver who routed
him on the 0th of November and follow
ing days, with heavy loss. His ranks
were totally broken and he was obliged
to escape in disorder. His followers have
taken refuge in the mountains Of CANA
guey"
Minister De LONE says the government
troops have cause to feel elated over this
last victory, which Will be far reaching
i'm its effects The Insurgents are now
near Delicias, in the mountains of CANA
guey and have but little hope he SAYS
of getting together again for some time.
Delicias Is about siNty-fiVe miles from J1-
quimar, where the insurgents were first
N@as NliasG which IS about thirty-hve
miles past Jiquimar. The insurgents had
been quite a time i'm making their march
TO Jiquimar, which is a very short dis
tance, but the way was extremely dim
cult ana travel was slow. on the way
the military road of Trocha Del Oesta
had 10 be crossed. This road is dotted
along its line with Notifications and deep
woods and brush wood make IL almost Inn
possible to cross Consequently, only a
rev insurgents could pass through at
time and escape detection. Minister De
LONE does not believe there will be many
more big engagements in Cuba until ar
ter the rainy season is over"
The minister says it has been stated
that Gen. Maceo was near Santa Clara.
at Cascorro. about 100 miles from Santa
Clara. Gomez and his forces are between
Maceo and the latter place.
Havana, Dec. "Details of the VlctO-
ries of Gems Luque and Oliver on The
20th and subsequent days are now COM
plete. Maximo Gomez and his army
utterly failed in their attempt to reach
Las Villas His forces sustained great
loss. his ranks were broken and his men
were dispersed. They abandoned their
supplies and fled to the mountains. This
most important victory is a death blow
| cial.
Cape May N. j.. Dec. 1.-At daylight
| this morning a steamer was discovered
/ by Surfman Johnson close to the beach,
| heading for the ocean pier. When off
| that point a skiff put off from shore tow
| ceiyed by the steamer. Before her ar
rival, a big tug boat, coming from the
] left the yawls al the pier and then quick
| ly steamed away.
! Pilot jeremiah Dallege landed from tho
! craft but would give no information as
| TO her name, character or destination.
| -Four strange men. who looked like Cu-
! bans, superintended the embarkation OF
| the boats and sailed away with the
steamer after the work was completed.
report IS circulated here thar the
same steamship lay off the, cape during
| the night where arms and ammunition
| were taken on board from schooner,
| whose mysterious movement attracted
/ the attention of the life saving crew. IL
| is further reported that the large yawls
| are to be loaded with these Warlike i'm
| plements and manned by daring crews,
/ and viii be dropped on the coast or cuba
| as the vessel steams through Mona pas
/ sage. In this way they hope to run the
| blockade ana communicate with the army
/ of the Cuban insurgents. The vessel APP
1 parently came down the Delaware river
! from Philadelphia.
The steamship Horsa (Danish). whose
! captain and first and second mates were
recently arrested and held In bail for the
charge of alleged hlibustering. sailed from
/ Philadelphia yesterday afternoon and
! could have easily been off the Delaware
/ capes at the time of the approach Of the
/ vessel to the ocean pier at Cape May
/ 1t is thought by many here that the YES
| sci was the Horsa.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov a. via Key
| West, Fla Dec. 1.--Col. Rotger, with
Spanish column 1000 strong, arrived at
| Guantanamo on the 18th inst, after be-
days. When the Spaniards arrived In the
suburbs of Yateras they met the rebel
] leader, Gil, and his party who at once
attacked the van and rear guards of the
/ Spaniards, firing for more than an hour
and a half. They were at last obliged TO
! retreat to Guantanamo. The Spanish
| had ten killed and four wounded and left
| several prisoners in the hands Of the reb-
/ els. The insurgents had four killed and
The rebel brigadier, Rabi, one of the
| bravest leaders of the Cuban army, has
been raised TO the rank of major general
| as a reward for the many victories he
/ has obtained in the present campaign.
Col Segura of the Spanish army, who
/ has been i'm war operations in Guantana-
mo since beginning of the present rebel
/ lion, has been transferred to Las Villas.
| it is rumored than Gen. Martinez Cam
pos removed him on account Of many
| complaints against him by the people OF
| Guantanamo for cruelties that he com
! mitted there.
Fourteen of Dejaga's guerillas were
| hanged by the rebel leader Rabi. These
/ men were sent by the Dejaga to join the
/ rebels in order to betray Rabi, but he
! tect and they We're sentenced to death.
/ When questioned after their sentence
/ they confessed their intention.
Madrid Dec IA dispatch to the I'M
/ parcal from Santa Clara says that Capt
/ Gen Campos has not yet confirmed the
/ sentence of imprisonment for life In
! military prison passed Dy court mar
/ tial upon Lieut.. Feijoo, who surrendered
I to, the insurgents under Gomez. Canavos.
who was tried on the same charge was
acquitted.
The rebel leader Maceo has passed Tron-
| ca. Serious fighting is said to have taken
| place between his band and the govern
ment troops, but the result Of the engage
ment is now known.
New York. Dec. IA private letter re-
| ceived in this city by DR.. A. Lopez, and
| dated Santiago de CubO. Nov. %. brings
/ the news of the arrest of five filibusters
| who landed on Nov. IS. near Aguadores
/ The writer says: Late at night the sem
| tries Of the fort Of Aguadores saw a small
boat manned by five men, approaching
| the coast. The night was so clear that
/ the sentry could hardly believe that fill
| busters would dare land so near a fort
/ which they ought 10 know would be WELL
| garrisoned He did not make any outcry
| but quietly sent word to the commander
! OF the garrison, who ordered a detachment
Of twelve cavalrymen to the spot where
| the hlibusters had landed.
"The flibusters were placed under ar
rest and the boat and a box Of dynamite
and twelve rifles We're conhscated.
"The steamer which had brought the
hlibusters is the Horsa The names OF