The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-16
RIOT LEADERS SHOT
MUTINOUs CUBAN PRISONERS KILLED
BY SPANISH TROOPS.
Official Reports OF Skirmishes with
Rebels Reported from Madrid.

HAVANA, Oct. ia serious outbreak
occurred in the Jail of Santa Clara YES
terday. Before 1t was suppressed, General
Luque had to send troops to the scene of
the disturbance. Four of the ring leaders
of tile riot were made prisoners by the
soldiers and when they subsequently
tried to escape, three OF them
were shot, but one of the captured ring
leaders succeeded in getting away.
The insurgents nave burned the town of
Congojas. in the province of Santa Clara.
Twenty men have left Los Aureus in the
Cienfuegos district Of the province of
Santa Clara in order to join the insurgents.
The insurgent leader Vilegas and seven of
his followers have surrendered at Cumuna-
guya, in the province of Mantanzas. Som
laborers who have been at work on the
Santa Rosalina plantation have also Joined
the insurgents. In addition, Adelfo Diaz,
~propSetor of the Diaz Sierra, in the pro-
vince of Santa Clara, has gone over to
the enemy after previously burning his
house. The town of Palmira, not far from
Los Aureus. where twenty men. as already
stated, have gone over to the insurgents,
was fired on last night by a band of about
one hundred insurgents led by Manero.
The telegraph line between Ranchuelo
anu SANTA SldTd, Tx tdpitdi VI II PRIV
ince of thai name. has been cut by the
insurgents, who have destroyed tx for quite
a distance.
Limo Amazega. the insurgent leader, was
executed yesterday.
There have been a number of additional
skirmishes between the government troops
and the insurgents during the past few
days. At the Chubasco plantation, prov
ince of Santa Clara, the troops commanded
by Colonel Hernandez had a brush with
an insurgent force which left one killed
and one man u on the field, as well
as one prisoner in the hands of the troops
surgents wounded. The troops had an
other skirmiSh with the enemy at San
Juan de Las Playas. as a result of which
the latter left two killed on the field and
the troops captured thirty saddle horses.
At Maestres, the insurgents have burned
twenty-five tobacco huts and at Salamanca
they destroyed by fire the schoolhouse and
c eas snnes province nsfnceia Of santa cara, the
column of troops commanded by Major
Trevino overlook. a band Of insurgents and
in the fight. which followed two OF the
latter were killed and two were wounded.
The insurgents recently attacked a de-
tachment of the ConcoJas garrison consist
ing of civil guards and volunteers, but the
enemy was repulsed with a loss of two
killed and many wounded.
A large band. of insurgents has been
raised at Bermeja, in the province OF Ma
tanzas. At the plantation of Espana- the
troops had a skirmish with the insurgents
and killed one and wounded another Of
them. At Yabu two insurgents were
wounded.
The naval officer who was in charge Of
the pilot boat used by the Spanish as a
dispatch boat, and which was captured at
Aserado on Saturday last, has been court
martialed and is now under arrest on board
the cruiser Reina Mercedes at Santiago de
Cuba. No details have been obtained as
to the penalty imposed upon him.
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