The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20
CUBAS UNEQUAL CONFLICT.
COLUMN OF COO INSURGENTS
ROUTED BY COL. OLIV ER.

Thirty Rebels killed and Many sup
posed 10 Have Been Carried or
WOundcd-The Government Loss
One killed aud six Wounded-A
spanish Force Reported Repulsed
Near CristO After Having Twelve
or Fourteen Men wounded-CaDt-
ure of the Dos de Mayo.
Havana, oct. ia government COL
umn. under Col oliver, has dispersed 600
rebels, commanded by Carrillo Varona.
The insurgents made a stubborn resist-
ance. They We're first attacked at Glen,
Rosas ID Remdiois district, retreating
thence to the Julia plantation, then to
the Santa Rosa plantation and then to
, the Iona Parejo plantation The troops
dlslodged them from al these positions,
whereupon the rebels dispersed As a
result Of the encounters thirty rebels
We're killed. and IT Is supposed that the
rebels carried off many wounded The
government loss was one killed and six
wounded, including two officers. The
troops captured large number OF sad
died horses, "A quantity Of arms, etc.
The American Railway Company Of this
city runs all its trains empty as passen-
gers do not dare 10 travel on that read
because the rebels have threatened to at
tack the trains with dynamite bombs.
The Spaniards bring SO many sick and
wounded soldiers daily from the country
that IL has been necessary to arrange two
rooms of the barracks "reina Mercedes
to receive them
The yellow fever has increased owing
20 the heavy rains that have been falling
for the last few days, which also inter-
fer with the war operations here and In
Guantanamo.
Great numbers Of Cubans leave this city
daily to join the rebels, many Of them be-
longing to the best families Of the city.
1T was rumorcd here that Antonio Maceo
had been wounded IN the leg IA an engage
ment with Gen. Echague, between Gibara
and Holguin, but recent news received
says that IL Is a false rumor
Santiago de Cuba, oct 12. via Key West,
Oct Bon the 10Th inst a spanish column
under Col. Colrina and Commander Diez
left San Louis to go to Cristo On cross
ing the river Guaninicum, three miles
from Cristo, they met a band Of rebels un-
der Col. Pena. and had a short battle.
The Spanish retreated to San Louis, car
rying with them twelve or fourteen
wounded. The loss Of the insurgents il
not known
The vessel captured by the insurgents
is named the Dos de Mayo, and was taken
at a place called Azerradero, eighteen
miles from Santiago. II had been placed
there to watch the coast between Maceo
and Portillo. II had a lieutenant Of tho
navy as commander and fifteen men. AS
they were IN need of water the commander
sent ten of his men ashore In an open
boat TO get II. The rebels who were
around there, surprised the men and made
them prisoners, afterward going to the
Dos de Mayo, where the commander sur
rendered without making the least re-
sistance.
Gen. Garcia Navarro, after having forti-
fled Daiquiri one OF the American min
ing villages, went on Oct, IL 70 Juragua,
another Of the American mining CONF
pany's villages, to fOrtfy that also.
Wilmington, Del. Oct. ia represen-
tative gathering OF 1900 persons met at
the opera house this evening to express
sympathy for Cuba. One hundred were
nHr .afa
ness men and politicians. Among them
We're Col. II. l.. Martin, eX-member OF
congress; Rev. L. +. Barrett. Rev. Rob-
ert Watt. Herbert Fl. Ward, counsel
for the Cubans In their trial here; Adjt.
Gen. Hart of the state militia. Rev. Mer-
ritt Hubert Thomas Astrada Pamer,
president Of the Cuban junta Gonzales
de Quesada, secretary Of the Cuban junta;
M. E'idel Pierra and Dr. j. w. Guiteras.
rated with flags and bunting. and en-
thusasm and unanimity characterized
the proceedings.
The following resolutions were adopteds
Whereas AS free citizens Of the state ot
Delaware, we are in mass meeting assem-
bled for the purpose Of voicing our sym-
pathy with the struggles Of the people Of
the Island Of Cuba for independence and
seifgovernment.
Whereas, the history OF the present and
all former reYolts to free Cuba from
the rule Of Spain shows that the attempts
of the Spanish government to retain rs
dominion Of that island are marked by
such cruelties and inhumanities as ara
not by the laws OF nations permitted or
practiced in civilized warfare; now, t..ere-
fore, be Ii
Resolved That we extend to the Cubans
now in revolt our fun and sincere sympas
thy with their present contest for polit-
ical freedom That as free citizens Of a
free country, in the exercise Of our right
Of petition and In the name of human
ity, we respectfully ask our national gov-
ernment, as soon as 1t Is consistent with
international obligations, to recognize this
Cuban revolutionists as belligerents 20
the end that a recognized status Of be-
ligerency may appeal to the common judg-
ment Of the civilized world for a nit
igation Of the merciless character of the
warfare waged against them.