The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-16


tonic Castro and Julian Duque. made an
attack on September 5th upon the village
of Amara. in the Sagua district, and de-
manded the surrender of the place. The
rebels were repulsed by the sixteen civii
guards defending the village. tHt they
succeeded i'm setting fire to the village,
which was destroyed.
Insurgent Victories Reported.
| jacksonville. Fla, September "a ca
Ileeram TO The Times Union from Key
West. Fla. says that private adviccs re
! ccivad i'm that city from Cuba state that
/ the situation in the province of Santa Clara
Is something terrible. Provisions are
! scarce. and the women and children are
/ diving of starvation. Most of the men have
Joined the insurgents.
! Numerous Islands of insurgents are re-
ported near San Juan de Ia Syras. in Las
/ Villas district. \ band ~ 300 insurgents
entered the town of Ciimeto, in Las Villas
district routed a detachn ent of soldiers
| and carried off several hundred head of
1 horses.
A band Of Cubans. commanded by Ber-
| ncaTIe Ferna pdcz. attacked "A company of
/ troops comm Nnded ny sergeant at the
| sugar station OF san Rafael. near ltcmedioS
| on August e9th. killing the sergeant and
nine soldiers and capturing all tielr arms
and ammunition.
Six hundred Insurgents. commanded by
| Pedro Dtz and Napoles. attacked the
town Of Rcmcates. near Remedies on Au-
4 gust 3hth- After exchanging le" Shot5
/ they withdrew.
Naval Rodriguez. with large band, is
reported advancing toward SaGua Ii
/ Gutnde auG Colon.
on September list Scradn Sanchez and
band were cncamped near the town OF
Sauto Espirito.
Jcse Barron. n prominent Spanish cav
aliy captain, died Of yellow fever at Sancu
| Sr.rituo.
4 convoy. composed Of three steam tugs,
commanded 10y General Casco, that leit
Aiauzaniilo On August 2Sth, was attacked
by the Csbans near III Mucrto, on the
Conto river. The Cubans Killed two en-
rmeors. several Grcmcn ana an officer
and sunk two schooners.
en- August 3lst the insurgents attacked
the town of Campichucla, Santiago de
Cuba. After fighting an hour. the Cubans
commenced To retreat and the troops fol-
lowed. Then the insurgents turned on
them. killing forty-six.
Roiom and band have blown up the
railroad bridge near Manaccas. between
Jaguay Ahuu and Vegas de Palinas.
The Cubans Won the Fight.
Key West fla September 1l.--Passen-
gers arriving by the steamship Mascotte
tonight report that big battle has Derh
fought near Cariaguey between the m
surlonts under MdXimo Gomez ana the
Spauiards under General Mello. The bat
tie is said to nave lasted forty-eght hours
ana the Spauiards were repulsed with
heavy loss leaving over fifty killed and
wounded tne heid.
EoI.nss band has been active during the
last week having blown up troop train
hy dynamite near Santiago de Cuba and
"a briIt.c near Sagua. The Spaniards adj
mil that the train was blown up but
claim that only i've men were killed. Ad-
vices received here state that nearly
hundred soldiers were mangied by the eX-
pio~iun.
Ts,. f,a-i.c- of Havana fs almost deserted
when tae Mascotlc l,ft FOR this port to-
day not "a snip ~ any kind could be seen
save those bclongins 10 SPAIN, ana they
were few.
\ prominent cigar manufactures who
arrived tunisht cu the MasSotte reports
tobacco very scarce and the prices high,
OWNS 10 the iu~Urcctipn and 10 the fail
ure OF the crop. The NueiUs Abajo dis
urIct Is producius very few wrappers.
Rebel Victory.
Santiago de- cuba. september Especial
Correspondence oC tho Jnitcd css.)-Par-
tcuars have just reached here OF the cL-
gsscmeut between thc forces of Garrido
t,u'l.z ana Jose M1eco. at Savisuc. ou the
I i3th. Tho loss was very heavy. The Span
ish column az $50 men o. the regiment of
SiInaucas. 4tJ sucr.lleros of Guantanamo
I uu-rr Commander Garrido and Captain
T Come, with two pieces OF artillery, met
( re au,,.ard of Jose Maceo's forces
/ short distance from camp Santa Maria
I SaAigue. near Ramon de Las NaSuas.
Tie Spauiarls attacked the skirmshing
party. the lighting continuing all the al
teruoon The Cuhaus retreated slowly to
Tire foot Of tine high hin. on the peak of
winch their camp was located drawing the
Z enemy un.
Macco. with 1000 men. watched the fight
/ from lis well fortified position on the hill
I top. his near presence being unsupported
1 los the Spauiards. At break OF day Satur-
a.. fFff min
Tie attack. placing themselves along the
4 bank OF a creek al the foot of the hill.
/ When the engagement was at its height
I Nacep sent part Of his force OF l.n down
] tho opposite side of the hill and surrounded
4 the enemy. Tee fought desperately and for
4 some hours the list of slain grew rapidly.
Antonio Macco. who was i'm Tscandeil.
/ eighteen miles from the scene of conflict.
I learning that his brother was fighting the
. Spaniar,is. sent l0l cavalrymcn To his aid.
I With Tins additional force Jose Maceo
soon had the enemy whipped AMI retreat
ing. hat ii was not until eight hours OF
hard lighting. The Spaniards' loss was
about 2pi Killed ana wounded. Two officers
I lost their lives and nine were wounded,
1 among them Captain Gomez. OF the artiilc-
ry. whose wounds viii prove fatal. lie was
brought 10 this city last night along with
many others who were crippled in the bat
I tie. The Spauiards in their official .cport
confess 10 twelve killed and fifty
wounded The rebels lost fifteen men and
thirty wer" wounded.
General Carcio Navarro with 500 men,
left Cristo on the 3lst ultrno TO go to the
/ all of Caucllas. hut on arriving at Cancy
h. learned that Antonio Maceo was in
Escandeu with 3Oa men; SO Navarro re-
I turned 10 Criato.
= small band Of rebels led by Chongo
! R.v,ii whom the Spaniatds have reported
killed. attacked thu village Of Campechuela
on ,..e .ith Ia tho battle twenty guerlcros
belonging in the village were killed. Sever
al persons were wounded.
There IS a great deal of excitement among
tho residents of the eastern portion of this
city ON the night Of September list the
vanguard 81 one of the rebel parties fired
on the government guards in the suburbs
and the Yollcys could hc heard i'm the city.
The fight was soon over. however. without
loss of life.
Macco's Men Eout the Spanish Soldiers
New York, September 1i.-Sympathizers
IN the Cuban revolutionary movement I'm