The record-union., 1896-03-14

KEY WEST R'la.), March 13.-Pri-
vate advices received in this city by the
steamer Olivette from Havana, dated
March 10th, at General Aguirre's head
quarters, report a battle at the town of
Jiguiabo, in which the rebels defeated
detachment of Spanish troops, captur-
ing all their arms and ammunition.
The insurgents, under the command
of Major Paul Arrange, captured the
town of San Antonio de Rio Blanco,
half-mile from the city of Januco,
which was guarded by detachment of
Spanish volunteers. At the approach
of the insurgents the volunteers sent a
commission to the insurgent leader
offering to surrender. They delivered
about eighty rifles and 1000 rounds of
ammunition, and twenty volunteers de-
serted and followed the insurgents Ar
range went in the direction of the Owl
dec plantation. There they were am
bushed by 800 Spanish troops They
charged the troops, dislodged them and
drove them in great disorder from the
field. The troops left twenty dead and
the insurgents lost six killed and two
wounded.
From Ovideo plantation the insur-
gents went in the direction of Campos
de Florida, where they met train car
rying 500 troops. They wrecked the
train and defeated the troops, killing
many and capturing q lot of arms and
ammunition.
Jose Azcui and 127 other Cuban SYM
pathizers have been transferred to Moro
Castle dungeons, where their sufferings
are something terrible They are fed on
bread and water and compelled to sleep
on the damp ground, amidst a lot of
filth
On the 10th inst. six small Cuban boys
were met on the public road by de-
tachment of Spanish troops, who fired
on the boys, killing them.
AT Palmos de Pedroso the Spanish
troops entered the town, killing every
body in sight 1t is said fifteen per-
sens were shot, and among the killed
was man named Peldomo, an Ameri-
can citizen.
AT Artemisia it is reported that Span
ish soldiers ravished many women and
young girls and entered the churches,
carrying off everything of value.
NEW SPANISH TROOPS.
HAVANA, March II (via Tapa Fla),
March 13).-All of the 1900 additional
troops sent from Spain since the middle
of February have arrived and been
equipped for service. Some 5000 are
being held in Havana and it's outskirts,
as a precaution against disturbances in
the city. The new troops were better
than the average sent from Spain, and
should give a good account of them
selves in the field.
Nine important towns have been laid
in ruins, tobacco houses have been
burned, and a large portion of the great
tobacco district is a waste
Gomez has been in Matanzas Prov
ince about two weeks and Maceo has
also been there during the past week
With their two columns, aggregatfng
12,0o0 and the column of Lacrel and
others, they have effectively prevented
owners of sugar estates from obeying
the order of General Weyler to begin
grinding Cane has been burned from
one end of the province to the other,
but buildings and machinery have not
been harmed SO far as can be learned.
The outlook for any more grinding in
Matanzas and Havana Provinces is not
bright.
Many railroad culverts and bridges
have been destroyed.
Half dozen columns of troops are
having daily skirmishes with the rear
guards or outposts of Gomez and Ma
Geo. BY the time a sufficient force of
Government troops is brought up to
make an effective attack the insur-
gents, being all mounted, move on.
They apparently have sufficient ammu
milton for these skirmishes, but have
not enough to make a decided stano.
There is no question that if rifles and
ammunition are landed in any quantity
there will be many more men in the
field, and hot fights will follow almost
immediately.