The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
President of the Revolutionary Party
Among Those Slain I'm N Battle
Fought Yesterday.
OTHER LEADERS WOUNDED
GOMEZ AND EsTRADI SAID To BE
AMONG THE DEAD OR INJURED.
General De Quexada Preparing To
of the InSurrectionists.

HAVANA, May 21.-An engagement dis
astrous TO the rebels vas fought TO-DAY
in eastern Cuba, in which Jose Marti, who
was proclaimed president OF the revolu-
tionary party. was killed and his dead body
positively identified. Colonel Salcedo re.
ceved positive information that a hand
of insurgents. under the command Ca The
well-known leader, Jose Marti, Max no
Gomez, Masso and Barrero, had taken up
a line of march to pass the river Neuso.
thence 10 proceed in the direction Of We
toria de Las Tunas, with the design OF
marching upon Puerto Principe. Colonel
Salcedo. confident OF the accuracy OF his in-
formation, dispatched Colonel SandovaI
with detachment of troops TO march in
pursuit of the rebel hand. Colonel SandovaI
found the enemy encamped at a point be-
tween Bias and Boca de Dos Rios on the
right side of the Contramaestre river, a
small tributary OF the Cauto. the confiu-
ence with which is but a short distance
away. The strip of land between the two
rivers is high, thus making a strong posi-.
tion nevertheless Colonel Sandoval attacked
the enemy and found his troops harrassed
by a scattering fire OF single shots from
covert. The fight lasted for an hour in
this manner, at the end of which time the
Spanish troops advanced and took the
enemy's position. dividing the insurgent
force on the narrow strip of land by their
advance and compelling the rebels to fly
in different directions. The Spanish troops
hotly pursued and came upon the body OF
Jose Marti, which was positively identi-
fled later
OF the rebels twenty were killed and many
of their number wounded were left i'm the
camp when they took flight. The Span
ards took some correspondence OF the rebel
leaders, with the booty of the camp, among
which are some important papers. The arms
and horses of the insurgents were also
taken. The Spaniards lost five killed and
seven wounded in the engagement. The
insurgent prisoners say Gomez and Estradi
are either dead or wounded The political
effect of this event is discouraging TO the
insurgents.
Quezada VIII Soon Leave for Cuba
NEW YORK, May A.-General DE Que
zada, in an interview on Cuban affairs. an
nounces: 1.-The hour has arrived. The war
will soon be at its height. In six months
General Campos will be forced to return TO
Spain. Already peace overturos have been
made 10 us by the regular troops. We have
issued orders that the next envoy that
comes to us from the Spanish troops with
terms of peace shall be treated a spy
and shot on capture. We have so informed
the Spanish government. We are daily
ceiving recruits and financial aid. This Will
be the effort of our lives and we will win.
The yellow fever will get in its work very
soon now. Nature and labor circumstances
are with us. When the sugar mills close
we viii gain thousands of recruits. cam
not say when 1 shall start. but it will be
in short time, and | will take a force
down that will start,e the troops there
General De Quezada refused to say where
he was going 10 get his men. He claimed
that the money would come largely from
contributions much of which he gave HIM
self He asserted that he was breaking no
international law, for the law says that
recruits and arms must not go out on the
same vessel but tnat they may go separ-
ately. He said: IL can take one thousand
men out on one vessel and five thousand
rifles on another. The two ships can. meet
beyond the three-mile limit and transfer
the load and nothing can be said"