The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-03
SEVERE ENCOUNTER.
VOLUNTEERS WERE SUR
ROUNDED BY INSURGENTS.
A Desperate Fight Took Place-lheEe
Were Twenty three Killed and N"ur"eo'
Lieut.. Romero Was Shot and hlil%A'
Other War News

New York, Sept. 2C.-A special from
Havana, Cuba, says lhlftv-h'e
Snanish volunteers commanded by
Lieut.. Romero were surrounded DS d
sunerior force Of insurgents as they
were leaving the town of QulVlcan,
province of Havana. a desperate pat
file ensued, the Spanish attempting to
rut their way through the rebels.
Their efforts were without avail, cut
they did not cease fighting until tWen-
ty-three of their number were killed
and wounded. Among the killed was
Lieut.. Romero The volunteers who
escaped reported that severe losses
were inflicted on the rebels.
Havana grOcers, owners OF clothing
establishments and cigar dealers have
been placed under the same military
supervision as the drugstores with re-
gard to the sales of retailers in the
interior towns ordering goods from
the city.
These in the future must bring or
send a memorandum Of the articles
required to be approved by the LEGAL
military commandment.
Consul Gen. Lee, who has finally
obtained the release of Samuel S. To-
lon, was informed that Tolon must
leave the island on Wednesday next.
The great floods which have occurr-
ed in Pinar del Rio and along the
western trocha are not only paralyz-
ing the local military movements in
the west, but may also retard for
some weeks more the carrying into
effect Of Capt. Gen. Weylers new
plans for personal operations against
Antonio Macco.
Troop ships from Spain continue to
enter the port daily, bringing new en-
forcements. About $1,000 men have
disembarked.
Many of these are veterans Of for
mer campaigns here and elsewhere
and consequently are expected to
achieve better results than the recruits
formerly brought over. Apparently
they are full of energy and enthu-
siasm and are anxious for the fray.
A majority of them are landed across
the bay in Regia and the men are
distributed thence by different routes
to points on the island by rail or
coast transports.
A correspondent in Santiago de Gu
ba says that the American prisoners,
Frank Agramonte and Julius SAM
have been transferred from Moro cas-
tie to the civil prison in the city to-
gether with Gonzala, a Venezuelan
general. 1t is expected that they will
soon be called for trial. The Ameri-
cans are visited frequently by Consul
Hyatt or his deputy, Consul Prevail.
who reports them as we'll treated by
the prison authorities.
The Spanish press of Havana is en-
gagged in a heated editorial discussion
of the proposition to expel from the
island all Cuban negroes as soon as
the triumphs of the Spanish army in
the present struggle shall be assured
and to follow up the step by encour-
aging white immigration from the
poorer provinces of the peninsular.
The negroes would be allowed to VOL
UNFAIRLY embark for ports of the Unit
ed States and Central and South
America, but on failing to so leave
after reasonable notice, would be for
chilly transported in government ships
to the coast of Africa. With their
departure from Cuba, it is alleged,
the future peace of the island would
be assured.