Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-31
REBELS CAIN Victories
Defeat Of the Spaniards in
Three Pitched Battles.

Snort and Bloody Encounter on the
Bayamo River Battle of Chivo
Mountain - Insurgents Whip the
Enemy at Mount Capiro-spanish
Gunboat Captured.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct. H. via Key
West, Oct. 29.-On the banks of the
Bayamo river, between Corojo and Santa
Barbara, II short distance from the city
of Bayamo, there was a short but bloody
encounter on September "a between part
of the forces of the rebel leader Rabi,
under his command, and a strong Span
ish column, 800 in number, under
Colonel Tovar.
Rebels in Ambush.
The rebels were lying in ambush on
the right and left of the road along which
the Spaniards were advancing. They
allowed the vanguard, 200 in number, to
pass unmolcsted, as well MS section of
guerrillas, but when the main body of the
column arrived, 300 OF Rabi's men, armed
with rifles, opened fire from their posi-
tions and almost destroyed tho main
column. After the fire had lasted an
hour Colonel Tovar, seeing that he was
losing many men, ordered his vanguard
to be reinforced and ordered the use of
the bayonet
Forty Killed and Wounded.
Rabi lost no time, but with $50 of his
famous cavalrymen, attacked the Span
ish centre and rearguard. The Spanish
commander could not resist the attack,
and ordered hasty retreat, leaving on
the field forty killed and wounded whom
his men were unable to carry with them
The rebels had Eve killed and ten
wounded, and captured quantity of
arms and ammunition abandoned by the
Spanish.
Battle of Chivo Mountain.
On September 25 the Spanish General
Echague with 3, 500 soldiers met with
the vanguard of Antonio Maceo on the
Guyabal river, district OF Holgun. Tho
vanguard had been sent to draw on
Echague and his men to the top of
Chivo mountain, where Antonio Maceo
was awaiting them with 1000 infantry
and 700 cavalry. During the march the
rebels were constantly firing on the
troops, and after three hours fighting
the troops retired without daring to ad-
vance TO the top of the mountain. The
Spaniards had more than eighty killed
and wounded and five soldiers were taken
prisoners. The rebels had three killed
and nine wounded.
Attacked by the Rebels.
Col. Zamora with roo regulars of a
body called the Guerrillas of Commerce
left Baracoa on the 9th inst. for Mata
Bay, where his forces encountered a
body of rebels. The latter made bravo
defense in spite of the help the Spanish
troops had from gunboat which con
stantly fired on the insurgents. After
leaving Mata Bay, on the return to Ba,
racoa, the Spaniards passed Mount Ca
piro, where the rebel leader Gil had 500
infantry, very well distributed, who
opened fire on the Spaniards
Another Spanish Defeat.
Both sides fought bravely for nearly
five hours, but the insurgents had a bet
ter position than the Spaniards, and got
the better OF 1t. The Spaniards pro-
cesded to Baracoa, as they saw it was i'm
possible to reach the summit of the
mountain where the rebels WERE They
carried with them eighty wounded,
among them the guerrilla captain Claro
hi"H N'poh' WIZ lOuSnG Win Une
rebels in the ten years war, but who is
now on tho Spanish side, and five other
officers = this after burying nineteen
soldiers. The insurgents had only four
killed and fifteen wounded.
Captured Gunboat.
The South Coast steamer Menendez,
which arrived here this morning brought
the news that tie rebels had captured a
smnll new gunboat named Santoscildes,
which was stationed on the Cauto river
This gunboat was bought lately in tho
United States. The rebels took the crew
prisoners, and also seized two cannons
and all the ammunition.