The herald., 1895-05-14
Rebels i'm Cuba Said to Be Fight
ing Under Cover
CONFLICTING STORIES
Report of the Great Battle in Santiago
Disbelieved
the Order for Gunboat, Saying the
Revolution Is Practically Over

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the province of Santiago. on the 10th
| inst. The Spanish force was 300 and the
Cubans 1900. Several Spanish officers were
killed. Members of the best Santiago
families are said to be joining the insur-
gents.
| WASHINGTON. May 15.-Mnister Du-
puy de Leone of Spain says the Tampa
story as to a bloody battle in which 1000
or more Spanish troops were slaughtered,
is absurd. He does not regard a denial
necessary, but he expresses surprise that
| the public should be misled into crediting
tragedy which, il true, would be of such
magnitude as to be known by the whole
world.
The minister points out that such a
great engagement would hav e occu
pied the attention OF American CORE.
spondents on the ground. He says the
reports OF telegraph wires being cut are
untrue. The wires are in fnll operation
and there in no restriction on communi-
eating full information to the outside
world. The spanish government knows
of no such battle nor has word of it
reached the minister, as he said would be
the case if such great engagement had
| occurred. Senior Dupuy de Leone says
there can be no battles, as there is no en-
emy other than small scattered bands
who are carrying on a guerilla or swamp
warfare.
HAVANA, May 13. The Spanish
troops have defeated the band of rebels in
San Lorenzo that was led by Pedro
Monoz at Mascanos. The troops cap
tured number OF horses. arms, ammunl-
tion etc, belonging to the rebels. There
have been several fights with the band
led by General Miro in Camaguan.
There has been fighting between the
Spanish troops and the rebels near Bara-
Goa. but the details of the engagement
have not been received here. The troops
at Palma de Sorano killed Pablo Ruega,
one of the rebel chiefs.
PHILADELPHIA. May 13.-The Span.
sh government has notified the Grams,
shipbuilders, that the gunboat contracted
for to be used on the river Cautol in
Cuba. will not be needed, as the Cuban
rebellion is practically at an end. This is
due to the reports made by General Cam
pos, commander in chief OF the Spanish
troops in Cuba, that no further ships or
materials OF war be sent him.
JACkSONNILL Fla, May 13.-A spe-
cial from Gainesville, Fla, to the Citizen,
says:
The following letter written in Greek
cipher by major in the Cuban army was
received here today:
"IN CAMP, Province OF Camaguay,
May 6.-Again we have routed the Span
ish. This morning. while on our way to
Join General Gomez. we met $500 Spanish
troops under General Salcedo, who was on
his way to attack Gomez. and mistook
our band for his. We numbered 300 un-
der Colonel Rodiguez. When the adj
vance guard was driven in by the Span
ards,, we Immediately formed in line
and waited the Spanish charge. They
came on quickly, but broke quickly before
our fire.
"Twice again they started the same
game. Wo charged and again routed
them. The rangers were the first to break
the Spanish ranks. Our killed and
! wounded number 252. The Spanish
killed, wounded and missing were over
1000 We have learned from prisoner
Just brought IN that Salcedo was killed at
the final charge. but his body not yet
found. We join Gomez in the morning at
Guaymaro which he has taken.
"(Signed) MAJOR +. P. HANLA.
"Sixth Regiment Cuban Volunteers.
NEW YORK. May 13.-A special from
Key West says: An excited movement
has been noticed among the prominent
Cubans in this city. 1t was reported by
Cuban leaders here that upwards of 100
carrier pigeons will be used by filibuster-
ing expeditions.
Two prominent young Cubans arrive d
in this city Saturday on the Mascotte
from Havana. One is son of Fabiola
Freira prominent member of the home
rule party in Camaguey. and the other is
Silvestro Angleda. 1t is rumored that
they will join an expedition from some
point in Florida.
The government has committees collect
ing funds from business men and others
in Havana. They only collected $50 in
gold and S1O4 in silver in two days.
Several suspicious looking vessels are
reported off Pnar del Rio and Santiago.
1t is supposed they are landing expedi-
| tions and arms.
A special to the World from Santiago
| de Cuba says The whole situation in
Cuba has changed. There is continual
exodus of Cubans from Santiago now,
WllcItdS up W IL Wttk ago UuG TepOTIS Oh
numerous departures for the field were
| incorrect. Nearly 100 members of the
| Flal Armonlca and San Carlos clubs have
| gone into the country.
| The government of the island is
alarmed. but is divided in its councils as
to the expediency of sending to Spain for
more troops. General Salcedo thinks it
would be useless to bring over any more
raw, unacclimated levies until the season
changed.
1t is proposed to call out those Span ish
ex-soldiers who have served their time in
the army, been given discharge papers
and are living in Cuba. Several thousand
men can be obtained in this manner.
Puerto Principe is still reported quiet.
| General Maceo has nearly 1000 men at
Barnabacoa plantation, two leagues from
Songo. All the Spanish troops at the
| latter place were Sent to San Luis, which
was threatened with raid. One thous-
and Spanish soldiers left San Luis last
night to look for General Maceo. They