The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-07
IndfannpoIis.
From Sunday Second Edition.)
General Maceo struck Down.

HAVANA, Oct. 5.-The most bloody bat
tie OF the present war was fought recent
San Fernando, in the Holguin district of
Santiago De Cuba. The insurgents were
COMMANDED by General Antonio Maceo,
by General Exchague. The insurgents,
numbering 5000 infantry and 500 cavalry,
l put i'm ln am wa apn for "a 1cns q e tb Exe mag e. w mo
infantry and 800 Cavalry. The Spanish
troops also possessed a field cannon.
General Exchagua distributed his men in
admirable fashion and arranged to fall at
specific times on the position held by the
Insurgents; The revolutionists. aware of
for a strong outpost to check the impetu-
osity of the Spanish troops; The regular
Spanish forces paid very little attention
to the small body of men stationed at the
wherever and whenever the insurgents could
be found. The insurgents made a desper-
ate resistance. which lasted seven hours.
The charges of the insurgent cavalry on the
Spanish squares We're not as effective as
In other smaller conflicts previously re-
lacking parties at bay and it seemed as
though the Spanish artillery was more dead
ly to the insurgents than formerly. Finally.
a critical situation. rushed to the front
with his staff. He had scarcely taken a
position In front of the line when he fell
placed him on stretchers and succeeded in
carrying him off the field. As soon as it
was known that he was wounded all was
confusion in the ranks Of the insurgents
who. according to official advices received
here, were put to flight, leaving upon the
field twenty killed men and several wound
Maceo fell seriously injured, fully $50 dead
and wounded insurgents were carried from
the field: These officials also assert that
many OF the insurgents surrendered, dis
couraged by the defeat and the wounding
Of Maceo. and they expect that others will
Col Uoranro also fought the hand ~
Bermudez near Santa Clara. Three of the
Insurgents and four of the troops are re-
ported wo, to have u been e1so killed fred on c9 Ole Tovar
gents at Bayanseza and Mendieta. Lieut..
Zaugien vaudel was wounded.
Fits VIII Join the Chickasaws.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. Oct. 5.-To-day
Fitzsimmons wa Informed that he was to
be admitted to the Chickasaw tribe OF In
when he went to the Indian Territory to
fight. When the reporter asked Fitzsim-
mons how he would like TO make an In
he was not stuck on joining the tribe Of
wild and woolly red men he would gladly
do SO If it would assure HIM OF meeting
suffer the worst disappointment of his life.
He also further stated that all the trouble
INSISTED insist ia on h Dsyh ss the hight pulled off no" in
Texas, but he had strong hopes thai every
thing would soon be amicaoly a~rranged
anu tncn 1cnlfemdu i'll "Ouiu CitHtT
have to fight him or suffer himself to be
branded before the world as a coward"
Martin Julian will leave either Sunday
or Monday for Dallas, where he has been
Stuart. Brady and others. He says that he
is going there for business and would see
that ar arrangement sas were specify pee mpe completed up sosa
to let this thing fall through now" he
remarked. land the only way for
is for him to back out and we are not go
ing to let him do that II there is any
possible way to prevent
training and he will remain until the 18th
in the best condition of his life.
Thing Now Worrying south Bend.
sOUTH BEND. Ind. Oct. 5-According to
a report about this city, Governor
Matthews will have an opportunity to eX,
county. II is said that a sporting man pro-
poses to have a bull fight here next Fourth
of July. 1t is stated he has the animals in
training for the event and expects TO give
northern Indiana a taste of real bull fight
ing. 1t is believed that he will not be al
lowed TO have the fight under any circum-
stances whatever.
An abcrtive attempt was made last night
to pull OF a prize fight In the eastern
suburbs of the city between w. r. Mayo,
Of Chicago, and Herman Bernau, OF New
Orleans. and a crowd numbering about forty
gathered to see il. but Sheriff Eberhart and
hcemen, walked IN and declared the event
off. Later the contestants got together
across the line in Michigan The first ROUND
was a hot one and Vernau made such a
good showing that his stock wens up. In
the second Mayo's superiority began to
manifest Itself, and in the third Vernau
was virtually a whipped man, but was
given another chance and lasted two rounds
more.
Where They VIII Fight.
DALLAS. Tex, Oct. SIP to this hour no
point has been settled on for the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight The Indian Territory Is