The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-09
MORE REBEL VICTORIES.
"fNIktL CAMILLA T4ITS INTO
THfP SIT Br DT4Z.
NO REPORT of the Engagement Made by the
government Cubans Claim 10 Have
captured Two Eapid-firc Guns.


personal command of the operations In
The hcld, and who expected to strike
decisive blow against the enemies OF
Spain. has not set succeeded in forcing
q battle. When The Captain-Gcncral,
Who has only brief interval of power
before the arrival OF General Weylcr.
started out. Gomez was awaiting the
return of MarcO from lInar dcl liIu pIo-
Ninct, ANA thc Two rebel leaders were
separated. ID was General Mauns plan
30 place a strons force between the two
ana prevent their union. De has not sue
cetac1 in accomplishing this. for both
leaders arc now 900 Havana province. ana
arc acting Boa conjunction with each
other. During tho week there have been
several encounters iu Havana province
between Spanish columns. acting under
General Marns orders. and bodies OF
rebels directed hy Come. bnt only one
OF these was prcciuitated hy tho Span
lafd~. Tho others We're planned by the
insurgents. Bob none of them mas tine
result been 90 the advantage of the Span
i-h side.
The nrt fight since General Marin
took thc Geld occurred on the day De went
out. General Caucna was ordered west
''+. '.''i'''i~l 70 " Vow" "'dl tii' "Di"'i
hne between thc provinces of Havana and
Iinar del bio.
Die was 90 head of Maceo who was
moving east
a TRAP SET
The insurgents set trap for General
Cauolla's force. ou the saludreos stock
farm. IL fcw miles southwest of Artc-
misia The road which Cancna was ON
passes throulh the estate and Us faukcd
ON ono side by fields. divided into squares
hy stone fences. Jut west OF these
f,nces is "a small h.U. porico piag. ONE
of Ihe hrsf fchtinc mon iu Comes fol-
lowing. had a0l rebel infantry lying DAT ou
tro rrolnd lohind she Stone fences io
tho lrff of fro road With LOCO rebel
cavalry. Daz waited u hiding behind
tnc Mn further down the road Tho
rebels waited about two hours Then
hc spanieh force appcarcd and advanced
until The head of tho column had passed
the stone WALL The rebels then opened
with "a voucy tro from behind the stone
wall Many OF thc spanI.ards broke ana
road. while others held their position in
Tho road. and returned the rebel fire.
piaz souf half his mounted force down t1"
road giving me men boo me ROAD MAGNET
charce and with other mounted men roi"
across tho fields and headed of the span
arIs who had broken ranks ile then
was in e. position t0 give the troops in
fuo road a cross-fro. and this wrought
havoc among them.
General 'aneha managed To pHl Nis
shattered force together and reirealen
toward CuauaIay THE irht was OF
brief duration. hui So was th' most SAN
culinary off the war. 80 accurate account
Of Tho Spanish losses can Doc obtained
and. probably. none viii ever he known.
THE loss CONCEALED
,--...,,l ,,..,..r, tl..tc o,,t nioket lines
....,..f,,.,- ,,.., o,,. milo and allowed no
NV tl 49, ,.bifo DE- btried nis dead.
ut. ....,l.,, is Said b.. lo no.r ..o. CEN
.....i ...',.tt. tir,s.lf IL. said to have been
,,.o,,,.,.l ma insrreeDf loss was very
n ,ft',,,-b tn.s e~ht occurred Jam
...'.. o..t tte Government has issued
.'- .o,..,..f ,.,ort of n "a very unusual
.,t...
,,- e,.,,,l,,. rohrnarv 1sf tho second
.,.fo,e rrhf occurred. r was ON tnc
.,,.,. Inn. itsslf and showed how little
5000 tro insurr,rts have for the soc
..f.t all or mon between Havana and
rt.t..r.fo rf was tho attack upon the
fr,fn south of San Felipe. near Po~o Re
ro-fo -Four hundred insurgents did the
v..-l
.nrarentlv they had Information about
fne fraiu. which was special. carrying
munitions of war go fhe TROOPS at bataua-
ho and for shipment To- points alons tnc
.l,,,t. eoa.t
whom IT lcit Havana ''' , W,.' g.-
on