Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-25
CUBANS DISPERSED.
Same Old Story from 0i1cia! Spanish
Sources al Habana.
THE ATTACK uroS JARuco.
I, Wa. Made ny Aguirre, and the
Tovn IL Now In Huins-ho"
cane-Grinding Ia Now ""s
Done.
Done.

r stan correspondent o. the
United Press)
,r,vA February 2L-The comman-
10, - a detachment OF Spanish troops
,,n,,h has arrived at Mariana a soouro
,,,.,.o,a reports that be met ana DIS
-, ,ho hands Of rebels led by VII
-. and Baliemora Acosta. who had
locating IN the vicinity OF Punta
-, ,ro,ipce OF Habana, about twenty
- I,,,,b.ycst Of Mariana. People
W,l,g in the neighborhood OF Punta
pr.vs carried into the town twenty dead
,,. Fifteen OF tho insurgents were
..,,yres. No mention Of the Spanish
,os.,s ia made In the report. Additional
,ro,ns have been sent to Mariana.
r,e rebel leader known as eel lneiesi-
90, was captured to-day between Guines
and san Nicolas. lie was made a prisoner
nv Colonel Segura's column. A court
martial has been ordered TO try him.
ATTACK ON JARUco.
uABANA. February p. via TAMPA.
FLA. February 2L-The government ac-
road town midway between Habana and
Niatanzas on the 18th, are vague, and
lacking in many important details. Those
CLEANED from residents OF the town are
quite different.
The attack was made by Aguirre, with
40 men The volunteers Of Jaruco. num-
bering 80 men, surrendered by preeon-
certed arrangement. They Joined the IN
surgents. taking with them 1000 ROUNDS
oi ammunition. They freed t"en'y-elbh'
prisoners. and burned the jail. the town
hail. and many other buildings. Inc
train-load OF troops sent from haDahd
was attacked upon arrival. and driven
from the cars enc Of which was armoreu.
Seven soldiers were found dead in that
car. Some OF the soldiers ran ana joined
the rebels. being fired at by their com
rades as they deserted. Others held to-
gether and escaped only after many were
shot.
The town, which was an important one
OF over 200 inhabitants. is now In ruins.
The railroad station Is one of the few
buildings that escaped
After the burning Of JarrA series OF
engagements with the parties Of Gomez
and Maceo followed, lasting two days.
The insurgents as usual. moved about
from place TO place. firing the columns
81 Generals AldecOa and Laneriez and
Colonel Hernandez. and occasionally
giving them a short fight, but moving on
when the troops began, artillery fire. In
addition 20 the forces which have recently
Joined Gomez. other bands of Orlentals
are moving west through Santa Clara and
liatanzas provinces. Government troops
are being concentrated IN the territory in
which Gomez and Maceo now operate,
and n decisive encounter at an early day
seems probable.
ONLY ONE ESTATE GRINDING.
~ all the sugar estates in Matanzas.
liabana. and Santa Clara provinces. the
only one now grinding cane Is COnstancla,
GEAR Cienfuegos. IL IS owned by an
American syndicate, at the head Of which
Is the firm OF Perkins x Walsh, of New
York, which recently failed. In spite of
many attempts 10 destroy the cane and
machiDefy the crop is being gathered
and az RAPIDLY turned into sugar as pos
sihle Grinding was begun January 10Th
aud has been kept UP continually since
that date. At this writing 10000 bags
have been produced. and II Is hoped 10 900
bags viii he ground before the season
ends
As this Is the only estate on the entire
island outside OF Santiago province which
IL grinding, something about the method
followed may be interesting. a chain OF
forts or blOck-hOIses has been built
around the estate. There are forty-six OF
these forts. In each fort are ten to
twelve men. and mounted guerlllas ride
from one fort 70 another. and are al
ways IN readiness 10 move to any point
which Is threatentV Eight hundred and
sixty men are employed as guards, and
detachment Of 100 Spanish troops is also
stationed on the place. The numerous
ANAL bands Of insurgents I'm the neighbor-
hood make frequent attacks. and ex-
hanging shots with the enemy is part
Of the daily routine. These encounters
seldom result more seriously than In the
wountng 81 one or two guards, and occa-
s-ouaiy the death OF an insurgent The
Inter have burned twenty cabins on the
estate, but have not succeeded in burn
lg the cane or mills y force Of about
-.-H men are now at work on the estate
The extra cost OF guards Is about $4,000
month. The manager OF the estate. the
Marquis Apezetua, calculates that the In
creased price Of sugar this year will make
ne Standing profitable.
WEYLERs ORDER TO GRIND.
The owners Of estates In Matanzas pro-
vince who have been ordered 10 begin
gIlhIng by General Weyler, will find II
necessary % employ guards. as is done
~ IOnsancIa, and even then they Will
HsA losing cane mills, and all. II they
lax
me estates at the east end Of the IS
lana which are grinding are those near
guantanamo, Santiago. ManZanillo. and
Iihara. II is said that they are paying
revenue 10 the insurgents for the privl-
i-he OF grinding. They also must pay
ther tax 90 Spain. but viii even then
some out with profit
N habana province the only estate that
las attempted 10 grind Is Toledo. which
finished with 1900 bags about a week
ago The hundreds OF other estates, with
millions Of dollars worth Of cane ripe In
Me htlis' have not attempted to grind
Tor fear Of losing their machinery and
buildings as wei as This years crop.
laisae4j j. +. CLARK.
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