The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-16
CAMPOs TO REMAIN IN CUBA.
/ spanish Troops sIaughtered-Gomez
and Maceo Reported Defeated.

Madrid. Dec. 15.-An official denial is
made Of the report published by the Paris
Figaro that Capt Gen. Martinez Campos
had resigned his command in Cuba.
Madrid, Dec. ia dispatch to the
impartial from Havana says that 500 in
surgents surprised ~ Spanish troops.
who were foraging near Minas, between
Neuvitas and Puerto Principe The in
surgents fired a volley into the Span
larus and then charged them with ma
chetes. The Spaniards made a heroic re-
slStance, killing many OF the rebels, but
We're themselves completely crushed. A
lieutenant and . priVates were killed,
while the rest OF the Spanish force, eX-
cept four men, were either wounded or
taken prisoners. A Spanish column has
started in pursuit OF the rebels.
The lmparcial also has dispatch from
santa Clara. saying that Gen. oliver has
defeated Gomez and Maceo at Mahu-
tina. The insurgent loss was heavy The
Spanish loss was five killed and twenty
wounded.
Washington, Dec. 15.-In an interview to
be published in the Washington Times
tomorrow Senior Quesada, secretary Of
the Cuban Patriotic Association, answers
the statements made in a pamphlet re-
Gently circulated among members OF con-
gress and government officials with a view
TO counteracting the growing feeling OF
friendliness for the cause of the Cuban
insurgents upon the matter of the reports
allowed TO be sent from the Island Of
Cuba.
Senior Quesada says: "we will leave the
two implied charges, duplicity or ignO-
rance, but we cannot fail, suggesting TO
the writer to recall that II the newspapers
In this country have not been able TO OBJ
tain exact news. IL has been because the
cable and mail have been In the hands
exclusively of and tampered with by the
Spanish authorities who would not allow
any matter to 20 through but what was
favorable to the government
did Martinez Campos give the order
or not. that all foreign correspondents
should ffffhnn
they not threatened with being shot i'm
mediately If they disobeyed2 Does the
writer know of the experiences OF every
newspaper man who has refused TO sell
his American manhood and to dishonor
his calling by falsifying reports OF battles
or concealing the horrible atrocities COM
mitted In the fields by the Spaniards?
There has been no absence Of present
ment or the Spanish side on the contra
ry, every opportunity was theirs
THE Spaniards will not admit a single
defeat, and yet the Cubans have armed
their men with MaussCrs rifles, used only
by the government. The government has
killed, according to their official reports,
more men already than they admit We
have In the field, and how is II then that
we hear Of transports bring thousands OF
unfortunate recruits to fight for top-
pling monarcy In American Enough OF
such mystfication. Spain never loses but
the last battle. and she Will lose II I'm
Cuba.
"If the truth is not known IT is spains
fault Let her welcome fearless and In
tOTfuptlDle journalists TO CuDa ana give
them facilities. Let her ask the press or
this country to name a committee of in
vestlgation. Otherwise Il win look as II
she were afraid of the power Of the
American pen"
Washington, Dec. 16. 2 a. ma report
was current at a late hour last night
that at about o'clock yesterday morn
ing a small rectangular box, very highly
polished, was found at the door Of Senior
de LONE, the Spanish minister to the
United States. Mrs De LONE discovered
the box, and, according to the rumor she
extinguished burning fuse in II. The
police. II Is said, were given charge of
the case, and they found that the box
contained explosives.
At late hour II has been impossible
to confirm the rumor. Minister de LONE
declined to discuss the subject at all
either 10 affirm or dnnY its corracInnaa-