The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25
CONFLICTS WITH THE cUBANS.
THE PATRIOTS REPORTED BADLY
WORSTED IN LAS VILLAS.

A story That They Are Marching on
Havana Discredited by the Span
fsh Minister at WashingtOn-The
Cubans Fighting After the Plan of
the American Indians-wOn't Risk
a Pitched Battle.
Havana Dec. A.-Heavy firing has been
| heard of late, principally in Las Villas,
but the rebels have always had the worst
of it. Most of the sugar estates are be
| ginning to grind, or are preparing for
that work, and confidence prevails that
the troops in their zones are more than
sufficient to allow their finishing the crop
without any uncommon difficulty. AL
/ though some fires have been reported in
cane fields most of them were due to the
| season and would not have attracted spec
ial attention in peaceful times.
The government troops had a severe
engagement yesterday at Anda, near
Coliseo, with the insurgent forces under
the command of Maxine Gomez. The
/ rebels were compelled to retire. Their
loss in killed and wounded is not known.
| Twelve OF the Spanish troops were
| wounded. They We're sent to the military
| hospital at MatanZas.
| Gems. Suraez, Valdez and Luque have
| been dispatched to take positions held by
| the vanguard of the enemy
| Capt. Gen. Campos slept last night at
| Limonar near Matanzas
| Washington, Dec. "A If the Cuban insur-
| gent forces under Gems. Maceo and Co
mez are advancing "On Havana" with the
| prospect of reaching that city by tO-mor-
| row, as has been reported this afternoon,
| Senor De LONE, the Spanish minister TO
| the United States, has no information
night to the Southern Associated Press
from Gen. Arderlus, acting governor OF
| Cuba. This cablegram was written at
| o'clock this afternoon and was received
| by Senor De LONE few minutes be-
| fore o'clock. 1t reads: Il have just
| had conference with Gen. Campos in
Limonar He reports that yesterday he
| overlook the forces Of Maxine Gomez
| and had an important engagement with
| him. 1t was a horrible affair because of
! the fighting being in the midst of burning
| nelds. Twelve OF the government troops
| were wounded and We're sent to the hos
| pital at Matanzas. Maxine Gomez S
! forces retreated in small bodies, accord
| ing to their usual tactics. The command
| er-in-chief has just at this moment start
| ed for Guanabana, where he viii pass the
night. The forces under Gems. NAdez
and Luquesne are in front of the insur-
gents, but remain in communication with
| the cOmmander-in-chief."
In the face of the receipt of the fore
| going statement in Gen. Arderius' cable
| gram, Senior deLome does not believe the
| rebels are making move on Havana. He
| said the CubanS are lighting after the
| fashion of our own Indians, who caused
the government so many years of trouble
THE advance of the insurgents he
continued, lis for the purpose of deyastat-
ing the cane fields and preventing the
gathering of the sugar crop They do
| not intend to risk a pitched battle, as the
! consequences would not be favorable to
them, considering our military equipment
and well tried men. The insurgents are
| not now any more powerful because they
| are in the province of Santa Clara than
they were in the other provinces. They
f- fn ha aHR faH
| that they should be more familiar with
| the country than our troops and they are.
But there is no use talking about their
| being victorious, as such thing is out
! of the question. They have not taken a
| single town, and it is not likely they will
be able to ,do-so. I have received a cable
gram, under date of the 2Sd, which is
similar in nature to others 1 have re-
ceiyed, which are intended to keep me
| fully advised"
The telegram referred to saws: "Gen.
| Campos left Colon on the 22d for Jovllanos.
/ The bands of Maceo and Gomez are ad-
vancing in a tortuous way through the
uninhabited portions Of the island, trying
| to avoid engagements, and occasionally
| burning some cane fields. The engage
| ments lately have been very satisfactory
to our forces. The rebels have not entered
| Matanzas, nor any other town. They wan
| der in the fields of the provinces, endeav-
oring to destroy property and prevent the
| gathering Of the sugar crop"
Colon.
In conclusion. Senor de LONE said the
| reason the government troops have not
| captured any insurgents stores is simply
| because the latter never have any with
them worth taking.
Quarantine, L. L. Dec. 24.-On board
| the steamer Antilta, which arrived this
| morning from Nassau, were seventeen al
| legged Cuban filibusterers, recently arrest
ed, tried and acquitted at Nassau.
New York, Dec. 24.-The following let
ter, under date of Remedies, Cuba, Dec. s,
was received to-day by Mr.. Palma, minis
ter of the Cuban republic to the United
States, from Gen. Gomez general-in-
chief of the revolutionary forces: "It is
now eight days since Gen. Maceo and my
self had an encounter with the enemy,
strong in the three arms; but with vic
tory for the arms of the republic We
advanced slowly but with strong and firm
foot. The Spaniards lack everything
soldiers, money, sympathy, chiefs with
termination of the Cubans are not want
ing in this beautiful land, if those vir-
tues and revolutionary qualities don't fail
in the hearts of her children, her men,
in the compaign now open for six months,
think everything will be decided. Let
no cane be ground under any circum-
| stances Gas is my advice and the opinion
of the most loyal friends Cuba can count
upon); let the fountains whence the ene-
my expect to draw all their resources be
| stopped and dried We should not be de-
| tered by foolish and superficial world.
We Cubans, do not SEEK nor do we wish,
aught else than honor, country and lib
| erty. Everything will come as a matter
of course. What we need is to triumph
over the enemy, and the most effectual
| and decisive means, though harsh, 10 at
tain the end will be always the best, the
most worthy and the most applauded.
What would be unfortunate and dishon-
orable is being defeated, and it would be
cruel and foolish to prolong our triumph.
This Is not the best way for loving the
country / have always been of the opin-
ion that we should not be sanguinary, but
radically revolutionary
1--WE yesterday took leave of the men,
bers of the government. / did not wish
them to follow our steps, and it is better
that they impel us from a distance"
A TRAMP SHOT AND KILLED.