St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-22
MORE DEFEATS FOR THE INSTR
GENTS CLAIMED BY SPANISH
COMMANDERS.
eUBANs SAID TO BE AMAZED
AT THE BRAVERY DJSpr.axED nv
THE TROOPS IN THE RECENT
ENGAGEMENTS.
REBEL FORCES AGAIN DIVIDED
And Once More 1t Is Said That In
surgent Leader MaceO Is
Dead.

HAVANA, Feb. Educational par
tlculars We're received here today
from Jarruco, showing that after the
engagement there on Tuesday. Col.
Hernandez pursued the Insurgents I'M
I'll nlghtfall, when he came upon the
main body of the enemy. under An
tonic Maceo. The latter had taken
up excellent positions at Catalina. The
Spanish cavalry were dismounted, and
charged three times upon the enemy.
Just before the third attack of the
Spanish troops, the insurgents tried to
set fire to the town, preliminary to re-
treating. But the soldiers were too
quick for them, and only few houses
In the outskirts of Catalina were
burned. Fifteen Spanish soldiers were
wounded, and the insurgents lost heav-
lily IN killed and wounded Col. Mad
ruga reports that the insurgents car
r1ed away 200 wounded. Since the
engagements dispatches have been re-
ce1ved here. saying that firing has been
heard in the direction of a large stock
farm near SantO, through which the
insurgents retreated.
1t is reported that the enemy are
amazed at the bravery of the Spanish
troops, who are driving Maceo's men
before them.
Lieut.. Col. Arminan has been en-
gagged with the insurgents under Sar-
atm Sanchez at the Diamente planta-
ton, in the Santi Spiritus district Of
the province Of Santa Clara. The in
surgents lost five killed and twenty
wounded. The Spaniards had two men
wounded. At Cardenas a corporal and
two firemen deserted to the insur-
gents
Maj. MORO reports an engagement
near Baracoa, in which the insurgents
were driven, carrying with them their
leader, Salas, and seventy privates
wounded They left on the field Lieut.
Venanco Lamberto wounded, who was
taken prisoner and subsequently died.
Capt. TranQuiliano Borjes, Sergts. Bro
card and Geores and nine privates
were killed, among them nephew Of
the leader, Ruen.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso Doce
left here today, under orders to bonn
bard the insurgents at Cubanas. on the
North coast.
The forces of Gomez and Maceo are
now on the borders between the prov
luCeS VI MdldlZdS anu HAVANA, anu
are reported to have been divided
What is considered here as strong
confederation of the report of the death
Of Antonio Maceo has been received.
It seems that the squadron of Talavaro
was making a charge upon a group
of insurgents when three of the women
who are, fighting in the insurgent
ranks, and who have come to be desig-
mated as Amazons, made their appear
ance. The Spanish troopers had dis
mounted, and under the shelter of a
fence, discharged their Mausers into
the insurgent ranks. A large number
of the latter were seen to fall at the
moment of the volley. the women car
rying away many of the wounded
Nine Of the wounded were thus con-
veyed to a nearby house. One of these
died and the body was secretly and
mysteriously spirited away by the in
surgents and their friends. People
living in the neighborhood affirm that
the body thus taken away was that
of the dashing mulatto insurgent gen
eral, Antonio Maceo. The troops are
also alleged to have captured a rider
less saddle horse, the saddle all blood
stained and bearing the initials GA
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