Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-23
DESPERATE BATTLE.
7,r, thousand Cabins Fight a
Smaller Spanisl Fcrc,.
a,pp FIGHTING IN SAINT. CLARA.
,..,.,;,iss prae,iced on Wounded Ia
,srg,nis - Other Items from
tie sea; Of War.

New YoEr, Oct. 23.-Reports Of
s,,perAle battle In the Ban Juan oof'
"a. growing valley, between HolGu'n
,pd Bar,Jsgua, were confirmed by
al,patches fccsivod By the Cuban
Iontal last night. The forces engaged
,st,lsi by Gsperal Antonio Macoo,
.th 5000 Cubans, aud General
Eobs,ue, with 1880 Spaniard.. The
g,s.ler portion OF the Cubsns were not
actually engaged, according to the
,epoti. but continued tue advanc co to-
v,td The west afler battle. Only 500
e.yalrv defended the rear Of tAe Gu
IAN amy and kept the spanisrds from
.IyancinR. Tho Spanish troops hesl-
iated AT critical times aud did not night
wiih Inc yalor which distinguished
tb.If Enctston. ABOUT 800 OF their
number were killed.
General Mscoo's westward move.
p,snt was for tho purpose OF succoring
iue Ip,urgonl forces IN Santa Clara
provlucr, ne no received wofd that
iney we're thrcateIei ~ the columns
Of spanish infantry. The latter YES
fsesivei from Acting Btigadior Gen.
~ Rsgo, who st Manlcsfagua IN
holding n poslilOn In the mountains,
about midway between Cienfuesos
AMI Trinidad. Ho has about 1900
iaen divided into seven companies Of
cavalry and ten Of infantry.
lie stated 10 General Maceo In his
di,patch that tue Spanish forces were
inaslng At Cieniuegoes, Trinidad and
Villa Clate. There nro three roads 10
ManlcAfagua from these three places.
spies reported 10 General RegO that
they were TO make a concerted attack.
In Wills Glare there are over 800
SpaniafdF, IA Cionfuegos about 1000
and 10 Trinidad 1900, making IN all ~
formidable force " be- repulsci by tue
CUbans.
IL 10 supposed that the hardest fight
ing will occur Ia the provinces Of Santa
Cara A. soon Ne the sugarcaue helde
are relieved from the dampness OF the
recent heavy rains, the insurgents will
orders 10 dssttoy everything.
From Havana comes worn that II ~
the daily practice OF the Spanish Jail
nfs TO take several prisoners from the
forts and prisons ana shoot them.
Each morning the prisoners are stood
iu line. Ten men are selected for
death. Perhaps II IL the fifst ten; per-
haps the last tsn men, or tho middle
ten. Tbs names OF tho condemned
men are not ascertaiuei. They are
simply penned up ami treaie1 as AMI
mals.
In the province Of Santa Clara
Vthefal Liquis 10 rald 10 DO rivaling
the reputation OF Carrido, the
"5ulehet" In tho eastern province, nc.
cofilug 10 letters received from BAgua
La Gnn1e, on the north coast Of Cupn.
He force recently captured n mountain
hospital near Diego del Vale, after
nefae combat with 200 Cnbans, who
were guarding the sick anu wounltd.
la the hOspltal wurn thiftY.ono Insult
gents unable 10 participate Ia the on.
ghgtmeni. Thn Spanish soldiers put
every ono q them 10 the bAyonot. Not
one was lUft alive. Paucho Francisco
Ghflll0, who IL well known in this
city, wac the leader OF the Cubans ar
rested Of Ingua, Bahama lsIAudr. In
o.mpany with a ecoTe II others, he
.fi's w hohAu Anc 1lNho tAtAultf
Dvlswate itom Now YORK city on
Oolob,t ". Tho vessel was bound for
Cape HAyti.
The little band was put ashore at
lugua In small boat at their Tv-
qlvst although thoy had secured pas.
sage To- Gaze Hayti. They took their
pohl along Ola board the lsteamer, tue
plan ON leaving here being to Il the
Nes,el 10 hoAve 10, lannch tnr.r boat
ana allow thom to 70 whore they
Pleased. Immediately upon landing
we British authorities at Inga placed
We twelve under arrest. They will be
ntnI to Nashua where they will be
charged with violating the laws Of
Neutrality.
Ihere was graat excitement at Gu
pan hoAdquaftsts because Of the arrest
OF Tue members oftho expedition. Tue
men nIrvs.ed were many OF Thorn I'M
plloAtsi In tho Wilmington affair. II
~ expected that counsel will 10 sent
sue prisoners next Thursday, when
'us Warl line steamer sails for Nassau.
seeded Fran the Popuiists.