The record-union., 1896-12-04
Despite the Fact That He Has Over
10000 Men in the Province.
General Gomez, With a Force of
Twenty Thousand Rebels, Steadily
Advancing West-lnsurgents Re-
ceive Severe Blow by the Death
of General Sanchez, Who Was
Killed in Battle With the
Spanish.


gers who arrived from Havana last
night report that Weyler's campaign in
Plnar del Rio so far is complete fail
ure, despite the fact that he has over
6OOOO men in the province. When
Weyler left Artemisa he formed a col
umn of 10000 infantry, 1900 cavalry
and ten pieces of artillery, and
marched, skirting the base of the hill
on the southern side, and seeking an
opening to attack Maceo, who is
fortified on top of the hills.
1t appears that Maceo has gathered all
his forces and is now entrenched in
the hills awaiting Weyler's attack.
There is no truth, it is said, in the re-
port that Maceo has divided his forces
into small bands to elude combat and
it is further declared that it is known
on good authority that Weyler has no
view of meeting Maceo.
Gomez, with a large force, is reported
steadily advancing west. He is now
reported in Santa Clara province, and
it is said is coming with 10000 men.
There are more shocking details of
Lopez Coloma's execution. General
Martinez Campos is indignant at the
Iona Campos obtained the Queens
pardon for him and sent a telegram so
advising. The message arrived at noon,
but reports say Weyler pocketed it
and ordered the execution to proceed.
The rebels trapped twenty-four local
guerrillas near Cuivican recently All
were killed with machetes The fact
was never reported by the papers
1t is rumored that Ruloff has arrived
with an expedition. He came from
Campeche, Mexico.
There is great interest in Havana
President Cleveland's mess
age and the action of Congress.
CANNOT LOCATE THE REBELS.
HAVANA, Dec. 3.JThe expectation
of loyalists here is at high poirt, sssey
wishing to hear Of a decisive defeat
of the rebels in the province of Pinar
del Rio by the troops under command
of Captain-General Weyler. Since his
return to the front from Havana Gen.
eral Weyler has had no engagement
with the insurgents. In fact, the Span
ish scouts have not been able to locate
the enemy, and the position is not
known of a single one of the rebel
that General Weyler and his forces
were encamped near Los Palacios
General Gonzalez Munoz, who recently
returned to Havana suffering with a
fever has become worse, and fears are
entertained that he will not recover.
A BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
HAVANA, Dec. 3.-Musketry and can
non firing has been heard in the direc-
ton of the Gobernodoza Hills, near Ca
yajabos, about seven miles northwest of
Artemisa, and in the rear Of General
Weyler's forces. AS yet no report has
reached here as to the occasion of the
firing, but it is thought that a detach-
ment of Spanish troops has met a body
of insurgents, who are detached from
MaceoS command.
General Weyler's ignorance of the
whereabouts of Maceo is remarked upon
here, and is giving rise to many rumors
One report has it that he is in the Rubi
Hills with a small force, while another
report states that he has left Pinar Del
Rio Province, having abandoned his men
and crossed the trocha in disguise All
these reports are based on nothing but
ALARM AT HAVANA.
NEW YORK, Dec. "a special dis
patch to an evening paper gives details
of the situation in Cuba that were re-
ceived in Key West by mail from Ha-
vana. The dispatch confirms the state
ment recently made by the United AS
sociated Presses that the second trial
Of
taken place, and that only an exami-
nation preliminary to the trial had oc-
Cured.
The rebel attack upon the town of
Guanabacoa has created considerable
excitement in the Capital the people
dreading that the insurgents will fire
upon the city itself. This fear. however.
is groundless. as the Notifications round
about are more than sufficient to deter
the rebels from attacking Havana.
1t is stated that typhus fever has
broken out among General Weyler's
troops, who are encamped at Los Pala-
clos.
DEATH OF GENERAL SANCHEZ.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-News was re-
ceived to-day from Cienfugos, Cuba by
Julio de Castro of this city, to the effect
that Major-G General Serifin Sanchez was
killed in an engagement at Los Damas,
Santa Clara Province. The dispatch.
which is dated November oath, confirms
the Spanish reports of a few days ago.
which the Cubans in this city believed to
be untrue.
The death of Serafin Sanchez Is a Sc
we're blow to the insurgents. The battle
in which he met his death occurred No
vember Goth. An expedition was ex-
pected from Jamaica, and part of the
forces of Generals Carrillo and Sanchez
started for the coast to receive it. The
numbered 200 men. but be-
fore reaching the point where the ex-
pedition was to disembark the column
was attacked by 1900 Spanish soldiers
under General Luque. a desperate
fight ensued, which lasted five hours
darkness making it impossible to con-
tinue the fight. In the battle the Span
iards suffered a loss of 10 killed and
30 wounded. The Cuban loss was 43
killed and 26 wounded.