Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-27
FIGHTING
Continues On the Cuban
Island.
SrHE ENGAGEMENTS RESULT IN
LOSS TO norm THE sr,NiARDs
Y AND INSURGENTS.
A BAYONET CHARGE.
CAPTURED LEADER 10 M 81 MMAK.
lily coURT-MARTIALED.
Reported That tho cubans Have
Organized n Thorough Service
OF Coast Inspection.
A BAYONET CHARGE.
CAPTURED LEADER 10 M 81 MMAK
lily CONGRATULATED

Havana, Feb. 26.-General Sunez
has been operating in the nelghborhood
OF zarzal ana Manznnlio, going for
ward in the direction OF La sal, where
tie insurgents maintain depots OF sub
sistencc Two columns ~ troops met
the main force OF tho insurgents at
Galajo, where they occupied strong po-
s!tiona 1t took some hours hghtlns to
dlslolge ana disperse them. During
the hght Lieutennnt-Culo Benitz
was killed and fifteen soldiers wore
wounded Tho insurgents were pursued
ana numerous loss inflicted upon
them
The insurgcnt loader. Jose Betan-
court, has been captured, He Is charged
with acts Of incendarism ut Gabriel,
and VIII have a summary court mar
tial
Colonel Vlcuna on February q fought
$50 Insurgents ut the plantation OF f.u-
Ippa IN Mntansas. on a farm near
sRn Joaquin, In Buncz, the Insurgents
were dispersed. leaving two Killed and
SIX wounded. The leaders. Moreno.
rancho aud Neronn have Joined forces
with Gomez.
Colonel Melina has received news
thnt large band OF INSURGENTS has
cnc0mpcd on the farm of Condpyn. near
-
RAPID lrlnE has been heard ut tho nlan.
ihtlon or Ngnncio. a column was at
once dispatched and overlook the In
surgents, killing eight. The troops lost
none, owing TO tho rood nnai,,n,, ,h.,s
held
The troops under General Pratt enne
up with the insurgents to the number
OF 1000 at Vale pallla under Maceo's
command. They charged with the bay
onet and dislodged the Insurgents
from the plantations OF Pcrla. Dla-
nnhte ana julio The latter was burn
ca. llslodGed by the troops the insur-
gents rctreated To Gnamacaro in a do.
morallzed condition. The insurgenta
leit iorty-two dead. The trnops lost n
cuptain and Sergeant Molina aud six
teen soldiers wounded
=, me battalion OF Tarna and the hatnl-
Mons or Woldras and Reinn, which ar
rived today, have left for Ptnnr nal
400. The steamer Monteviden has ar
rived, having on board the batntlinns
OF LuEon and Marcia. They Will leave
Tot the Held today
New York. Feb. 26 DIR. JOAQUIN Cas-.
.iio; tnban general. has just arrived
IN this city on n mission from ths in
surgehtA In the field
III, Castillo states that the insrrvart.
nave instituted q service OF nonst in1
speouoh. under which careful outlool,
~ Nonstahtly maintained for ARRIVING
" that approaching expeditions al
.noush not heraldcd in advance, are
reasonably sure OF finding eompetrIots
,aIIer landing at any point on the a..
Or, Castillo states that there has hoo,
new organization Of the ins,,rgcnt
s amy AMI or the different services ~
Lne ,enailion. The army Is composea ~
nve bodies. The bodies are divided ip,a
rsegtlvns. me sections into brIeades. tbo
nrighdes into regiments and the rsri.
ments into batallons. They have aisn
rinmexsa 20 them bodies OF military en-.
s'nrerlnr and The health sections
,oMSew YORK. Feb. 2e.--Tt was runorea
touhy mat another Cuban tiIibuatnr,n.
expedition Ia being planned no ,,,,l I'VE
nnrk on The steamship velusin, which
cleared TODAY for Port M,rts w
Kings'on, The ship'a agents den,eJ
NV Ma. any hlibustering expedition had
vessel, wy" 'he