The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02

In the field the insurgents. under command
OF General Gomez, nave suffered serious
losses Inc reports say that Generals Luque
and Oliver, acting under instructions from
General Campos, left their quarters In Santa
cara province, and moved on the insurg-
ents. General Luque commanded LOO In
fantrymen, one hundred cayalrymen and
had one piece OF artillery, while General
Oilver had LOO infantrynen. one hundred
cavalrymen and two pieces OF artillery.
Their intention was 10 attack General Co
mez. who, at the head OF the insurgents,
mad peen encamped, since Nov. -, at Jiqui-
mar. Gomez, being ADVISED or their move
ments, retired to the province OF Puerto
Priacipe. General Oliver followed In his
path while the force under General Luque
executed hank movement. The force OF
General Luque succeeded in joiEing the
troops OF General Oliver. at Iguara, after
having several unimportant skirmishes The
united army then proceeded towards Arroyo
Blanco to receive instructions from the gen.
erals at headquarters by the assistance Of
the heilograph. The commanding officers
slgnaied TO them and oruered them o pro-
coed to Ciego Avila, where Gomez aad the
insurgents had retreated, however, leaving
a detachment commanded by Col. Basiiio
Guerra colonel Guerra, with eight huia4red
cavairymen. went to Ramones TO attract the
attention OF the government troops, while
General Gomez and the remainder OF the in
Clara by another road General Luque met
the insurgents at Ramonez They only
maintained their ground during an hour or
fighting, and then. retreated in orderly
fashion. closely followed by General Luque
They also encountered General Luque at
Sabana Dispensing, they left seventeen dead
on the Held, among them. Pho Cervantes.
On the following day General Gomez con-
centrated his forces In the vicinity Of De-
stimuli taneously by Generals Luque and OIL
yer. Gomez. according to the official re-
ports. now has 1000 cavalry and 1900 in
fantrymen and one piece of artillery; They
were drawn up in order. General Gomez
knowing that the government forces were
soon to commence an attack on him: The
One thousand men under Guerra closely en-
gagged the attention OF the infantry, but
the deadly effects of the Mauser rifles COM
PEELED retreat. General Gomez then or
enemy, but their horses became SO tired
before they reached one-half the distance
and the cavalry attack on the Spanards at
this point was ineffective. Gomez next or
dered five hundred men and a cannon to
the top OF the hill. but the cannon burst at
the firing OF the first shot killing four men.
General Oliver rushed In at the head of
six hundred OF the Spanish infantry. The
insurgents were somewhat Disconnected and
retreated. The Spanish artillery kept up a
continuous fire, and the insurgents were
compelled to abandon their position. finally
seeking safety In the woods. The in
surgents left eightv killed, and, according
TO official ady.ces, over one hundred were
wounded. OF the troops two leutenants, a
corporal and eight soldiers were killed and
eighteen persons were wounded.
Immediately after this engagement Gen.
Oiiver received word that General Zerafn
sanchez was at Lomes Guerrilleros with
one thousand men trying to effect union
with General Gomez. General Oliver at
once started in pursuit of General San
ment took place. The troops. encouraged
by their previous victory were eager for
the fight. They occupied all of the favor
gents from Erecting a retreat. The battle
lasted nine hours and was ended by a
charge O., of bayonets1 ordered by General
80 1ter.A lAs,xr sx@r.
many killed and wounded.
On the day after this engagement be-
/. tween General Oliver and San
ing to Piacetas met the Perico Diaz band
Of Insurgents, numbering fully five hum
dred. The troops charged with fixed bayo-
nets and the insurgents fled. leaving six
teen killed. In this engagement the troops
suffered loss of six killed.
TaImage SCOPES Turks.
WASHINGTON. Noy. 3o.-Dr. T. Dewitt
Talmage. the noted Presbyterian divine.
who has just begun. his ministerial labors
in Washington, tonight confirmed a state
refused TO go 70 Armenia to distribute relief
funds on account of the condition of affairs
there and the refusal of the Turkish gov
eminent to furnish protection. He reviewed
the affair IN an interview, in the course of
which he bitterly Denounced the Porte and
said it had fomented the massacres and re-
tarded the work of relief. THE Turkish
government" he said lis miserable mass
of corruption. It's workings are rotten to
the core. and the whole government ought
TO be botted off the face of the earth.
The condition Of affairs in Armenia is hor-
rible and the government is responsible for
the fearful atrocisies: Wholesale Inassacres
are perpetrated. women outraged and the
remaining Armenians who escape finally
return on the promise that they win be
safe. only to be the victims of fresh on
slaughts, instigated, at least, by those rep
resenting the views OF the Porte
DIR. Talmage said he was asked to con-
duct the work of distributing relief funds
last August by Louis Klopsch. of the Chris
tian Herald, of which the Doctor is the
editor Through the medium of the State
Department the. Turkish government was
asked If 1t would give him an escort while
engaged in the work, The Porte. in reply,
asked what points he intended TO visit,
and 1t was Immediately informed Of four
included Sassoun and Kharput. scenes of
big massacres. Then the Porte announced
II desired to have the funds. sent TO 1T and
This probably it planned TO do through the
regular mixed commission of Christians and
Mussulmans. The reply, in DR.; Talmage's
Porte to furnish an escort. Then DR.. Tai
mage announced that. In the absence of
official protection. 1t would be too hazard
utter foolhardiness." he said. FOR anyone
TO go into that country, especially with
large amount OF money. without some es-
gun on his shoulder would have been suf-
iicient to guarantee. protection, as the
Turks have strong respect, amounting to
superstitious worship, for their govern
ment ana the influences of such escort
would have been sufficient. w. W. Howard
who has gone there now, was acquainted
with the region and had entered before
from Russia. He was reported killed. but
the cable to-day shows he is alive and has
been making rapid progress since he
reached there, In October. IL l had gone
would have taken $4,000, and probably
much more, in bills of credit and tele-
graphic orders"
Officers OF the House.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.-The caucus of
the Republican members of the next House
Of Representatives held tonight. developed
unexpected interest and importance. Ii was
known at noon to-day that the Mcdowell
combine was safe as TO lis essential
features OF Mcdowell for Clerk, Russell for
Sergeant-at-arms and Glenn for Doorkeeper
because Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, con-
ceded his defeat anu announced that he
would not permit the use of his name for
Sergeant-at-arms. Consequently, the caucus
We exnscted 10 be merely a ratification of
the Mcdowell slate But Mr.. Reed had a
surprise in store ard that surprise was In
his speech accepting the nomination of the
caucus for Speaker. His statement that the
country had thanked the Fifty-frst Con-
gross for what AZ had dome and would