The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-25

InIurgsnt Leader.
Copyright. 1875. by tho Associated PreSs)
HAVANA. April 24.-some insurgents
recently fired upon the military line,
opposite the plantation Of canas and
retreated as soon as their flre was re-
turned
Colonel Mario met the insurgents At
the canteras Clenega and attacked and
dispersed them with a loss OF eight
killed and four rifles in their Night The
troops had four wounded.
Captain Medina In command Of the lo-
cal guerrillas of Lajas has been enga-
ged with m lnsurEent band which had
fortified itself at the Batey plantation,
near Estrella. The troops dlslodged
the enemy. who left twelve killed on the
field. as well as quantity OF arms, ana
retired with u number OF wounded.
A squadron Of cavalry while pursuing
the insurgents at Auras, killed i've OF
them.
The local guerrilla OF Calabazas in the
SaEuA district, has had brush with the
Insurgents and killed three OF the lat
ter.
Colonel Castillo. while reconnolterlnB
near Guirra. this province, had a sklr-
mish With the insurgents under Anto-
MO CRlero. The enemy left seven KILL
cd and one man wounded on the field.
A detachment Of the BamburanaO
battalion, near ClenfuegOs, while recon-
noIterlng. wounded two insurgents and
killed Alvarez, their leader.
While accommodating In the canetields
OF the plantation at Nalvidezo after the
recent engagement with the insurgents,
Colonel Aldea In command Of the Span
ish forces found the bodies OF thirty
seven more insurgents who had been
killed by the troops.
Siege OF Fort ZanJa.
Dispatches received here from Man
eanllio, province OF santiago de Cuba,
Eive details OF the gallant defense OF
Fort Zanja, near Cauto, by small
force OF Spanish troops. The fort, 1t
appears, was beslesed by about $500 In
surgents Of the provinces of Puerto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba, COM
nanded BY Rodriguez, Rabl, Capote
and others. The attack OF the lnsur-
gents was carried ON with vigor for
four days. during which the detachment
OF troops defended the place day and
night, although the soldiers suffered
terribly from lack OF water.
The insurgents had with them two
rapid fire guns; one OF them belonged
to Rabrs column and the other was re-
Gently landed near Guayabal and was
manned by American gunneTs.
The latter made practice, firing about
$50 shots from their pieces and destroy
ing the small reservoirs used for the
storage Of water, Kidding the barracks,
beating down the store houses and do
ing great damage to the fort itself.
Three times the insurgents sent mes.
sengers to the fort. Offering TO accept
the surrender OF the garrison with hon-
or, but the Spanlnrds refused to give up
the fort, and. fighting with great efthu-
siasm, announced their intention of Rc-
ceptinE death before surrender. The
behavior Of the spanlards so Impressed
the messenger Of the insurgents that,
after his last visit to the fort, he decid-
ed to remain under the Spanish flag.
He said that the Insurgents, during
the first days fighting, lost thirty-three
killed, among them being the insurgent
colonel, Pena, who had recently landed
In Cuba, and that. In addition, the enc
my had many wounded.
The messenger was unable to say
how many insurgents were killed during
the other days fighting. The garrison
only had eight men wounded.
spanish Reinforcements.
News Of the siege OF Fort Zanja was
carried to Manzanillo, and General
MunoZ, with q column OF troops. soon
afterwards left that city on board four
small gunboats and two tug boats for
the river Canto. and. protected by the
- tuu he
landed at two points In the vicinity OF
the besleged fort. The insurgents no
sooner saw the troops landing than they
beat a retreat.
So soon as all the soldiers were
ashore, the column started In pursuit OF
the insurgents and followed them to
Jaguez CAmaniguan. where General
MunOs destroyed large camp which
had previously been the rendezvous Of
the insurgents Of that district,
Captain Antonio Sanchez Bernal, Of
the Union battalion, who commanded
the detachment Of troops which so
bravely held the fort, has been prumot-
ed to the rank OF major. and Lieutenant
Vlctorio Perez and Sergeant Loren
Castanon have been proposed for the
cross OF san Fcrnandlno for YalOrous
conduct In conveying water to the fort
under the fire Of the enemy.
Il is reported that aH InsurgeRt force
Is eScorting a Cuban revolutionary gov
ernment from MOunteZ villa.
Captain Cnnosa nt Sevilla surprised
an lnsurgent camp nt night with force
Of Euerrillas, killing eight insurgents,
including Caldarln, the insurgent lend-
or. Tho Spanish force had nine men
wounded.
The woman nf literary instincts who
has been imprisoned ut Artemlsa, prov
lpce Of plHar del Rio, turns out 20 be
the wife Of FredrlCo Alfonso. one Of the
inNirgeht loaderE. She Is charged with
others with having burned the village
of CayabO. In the insurgents camps II
appears she always dressed In male at
tire
The insurEent leader Mariana Mar
tinez TalcmzuelA was tried by court
martial last night. The public prose-
Cutor has asked that the death penalty
be Imposed.
pledged TO Mckinley.
BUSHNELL. ILL.,. April 2l--At the
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