The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-02
MORE RUMORS ABOUT GOMEZ
REPORT SAYS HE is VERY ILL
AND DESIRES TO LEAVE
CUBA.
4 SAMPLE OF OFFICIAL WAR NEWS
Sixty Spaniards Credited With Holding
Their Own Against 1000 Insurgents
in Open Battle-Peace Prospects
in Nicaragua Look Gloomy.

Havana, March 2S.-Colonel Herman
DEE, during several skirmishes with the
insurgents in the province of Matanzas,
has killed ID of the enemy, in addition to
the insurgent leader, Lafert.
A band of 500 insurgents recently at
tackled an exploring engine between Ns-
peranza and Jacota. After an hours
firing the insurgents were driven off with
q loss of five killed and 10 wounded.
Among the killed was an insurgent officer
At San Juan de las Yeras, 40 volun-
teers and 20 regular troops have been
engaged with force of 1000 insurgents
under Zayas. The government soldiers
defended themselves CALAMITY, but 80 of
them were killed. The insurgents also
lost many men in killed and wounded.
An insurgent band recently attacked a
detachment of troops near Batabano
province of Havana.
The Spanish gunboat, Diego Valasquez,
was sent to the scene, fired 10 shells at
the enemy and compelled them to re-
treat
1t is again affirmed that Maxine
oolhth 10 u Ncly olSh lhull anu IL 10 sulu
that he has requested the junta to allow
him to leave the island. Maceo, how
ever, opposed his application for leave,
saying that he considered that the alb
sence of Gomez from Cuba at this time
would result in the failure of the revolu-
ton, although he was pleased with the
idea of becoming general in chief of the
Cuban forces.
1t is now stated that the British steam
or Rorrnudo from Naw Ynrly lonIaI bnJ
cargo of arms, ammunition and filibus-
tiers between Santiago de Cuba and Cape
Maysi.
Lieutenant Colonel Navarro, at Sabana
de Barreto, province of Matanzas, has
been engaged with the insurgent bands
under Rogue, JUNO and Morejon. The
enemy numbered 100 men and left 10
tured one prisoner and in pursuing the in
surgents had a skirmish with them at
Guasamil during which three more in
surgents were killed. The troops lost
one killed and had four wounded.
During recent skirmishes in Santa
Clara the insurgents lost five killed and
had three wounded.
General Azola is in command of the
new defensive military line from Nlariel
on the north coast of the province of
Pinar del Rio, through Guanajay and Ar
temisa on the south coast, near Manages.
Lines of trenches have been dug, earth
works have been thrown up and pail
sades, protected by artillery, have been
erected at short distances from each
other. Skirmishes are taking place
daily between the insurgents and the
Spanish troops in the province of Pinar
del Rio, the enemy trying uselessly to
pass out of the province. Five columns
of Spanish troops, each numbering 1000
men, are pursuing the insurgents under
Maceo. The latter, when last heard
from, was in the Cuzco mountains of
Pinar del Rio.
Colonel Pavey recently fought the
bands of the insurgent leader La Crete
at the plantation of Pedroso, near Matan-
zas. The insurgents left 30 dead on the
field, among them Leader Diamas Mar
tinez. 1t is believed that the insurgents
carried away many of their dead and
wounded with them as they retired from
the field. Some of these dead insur-
bents were afterwards discovered by the
Spanish troops considerable distance
away from the place where the engage
ment occurred.
The battalion of Navarro, after an en-
'gagement at Quay Sinai, reconoitred
and discovered % dead insurgents not
far from the spot where the conflict took
place. 1t is supposed that the insur-
tents succeeded in carrying away with
them many more dead and wounded as
they retired from the field. Among the
dead insurgents discovered by the Span
ish troops were two leaders who have not
yet been identified.
Bias Alvarez, the insurgent leader, has
been captured in the province of Pinar
del Rio, on the charge of burning the
farm houses there. He has been SEN
fenced to death.
At Alfonso XIII, in the province of
Havana, according to official advices re-
ceived here, the insurgents have killed
three farm laborers.