The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-19
VICTORY FOR CUBANs
THREE HUNDRED sPANIARDs
KILLED IN A FIGHT WITH REBELS.
General Inclan's Forces Rou.ed-TaIk
with Antonio Maceo ON the Sit
nation on the Islnrd.

KEY WEST. Fla July S.-1he Span
iards. under General s;Uarez Inclan, have
sustained a crushing defeat at the hands
of the insurgents under Antonio Maceo.
Not only was Inclan's column defeated
with heavy loss. but It is currently re-
ported I'm Havana that the Spanish general
himself was captured and is now held as
a prisoner by Maceo- The battle is said
to have occurred on July % near Maceo's
stronghold. in the province of Pinar del
Rio. For the last two weeks the
insurgents have been very ag
gressive. and small parties have
repeatedly attacked the trocha. caus-
ing the Spaniards much annoyance. Gen.
eral Inclan was ordered TO drive back these
detached bands of insurgents and for this
purpose took with him 2,Oc0 men, Maceo
seems to have expected such a movement.
and arranged to ambush the Spaniards, He
stationed a large force in a favorable posi-
ton and ordered his detached bands to
draw Inclan into the trap. The Spaniards
followed the insurgent slxirmishers incau-
tiously and fell into the ambush. Then the
Cubans opened fire from all sides. which
threw the Spaniards into confusion. While
the Spaniards were thus disordered the Gu
bans charged. completely routing their foes.
0tICldi luClcU maui q desperate GlAOIl u
rally his demoralized forces. but
rounded by the Cubans and compelled 10
surrender.
1t is said in Havana that the Spaniards
were pursued almost TO the trocha and lost
more than 800 men killed and wounded
There were fourteen officers among the
killed. Cubans here also say that Maceo
will hold Inclan as a hostage to save the
lives of prominent insurgent officers who
have been captured by the Spanards.
Notes from Havana.
HAVANA. July 1s.-Passengers from San
Cristobal who reached this city report hav-
ing heard heavy cannon and musketry fir
ing all day yesterday. 1t proceeded. appar-
emily from the north of the mountains. 1t
is believed that an engagement was then
in progress between Fuente's command
and insurgents under Nunez. The latter
was most recently reported, as having
passed the Las Pinos farm, in the province
of Pinar del Rio.
An insurgent spy has been captured by
the troops operating in the district of
Minas He Vas ;,; Carrying Trying message from
Protected by Quintip Bandera. Jose
Mirao succeeded in landing an expedition
In the district of San Diego; The band of
Juan Bruno, constituting the rear guard
of Seay, has attacked the trocha in the
province of Pinar del Rio with the inten-
ton of creating diversion In order to
facilitate the passing of the line by Maceo.
The persons arrested I'm house in San
Rafael street, this city. on Thursday when
the police were searching the place for
munitions of war, have been formally ac-
cused of conspiracy
Colonel Nicanor Pico has died Of yellow
fever at Matanzas.
AS the result OF skirmish between the
troops and insurgents between Havana and
Matanzas the rebels left two officers and
twenty privateS killed and one officer and
eight privates wounded. The government
troops took many prisoners. OF the gov
eminent force five were killed and nine
wounded.
During June the military hospitals of the
island accommodated S0SS sick. OF that
number 192 were suffering from yellow
fever 146 from dysentery, 9i2 from malaria,
~ from typhoid fever and 72S wounded.
During the last ten days of June 226 deaths
occurred. of which la resulted from yellow
fever.