New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-09
ROGUE TO BE SHOT TO-DAY.
THE BISHOP AND WOMEN OF HAVANA
PLEAD IN VAIN FOR HIS LIFE.
ANOTHER POLITICAL, PRISONER WAS EXECUTED
YESTERDAY MORNING-OFF1CIh RE-
PORTS OF REBEL DEFEATS.

ANOTHER POLITICAL PRISONER WAS EXECUTED
YESTERDAY MoRNING-oFF1CIAI RE-
PORTS OF REBEL DEFEATS
Havana. April S-A committee OF women OF
this city and the Bishop Of Havana have pre-
scented petitions to CAPTAIN General Weyler, ask
Ing for the pardon Of Jose Cabrera Rogue. the
political prisoner whose execution has been fixed
for tomorrow Rogue has only one leg, having
lost the other al the time he was captured. ana
this fact is urged upon General Weyler as a
reason for granting his pardon. According TO
last reports. Rogue will be shot tomorrow
4 political prisoner who had been confined In
Plnar del Rio City. was executed this morning.
Seven prisoners Of war condemned to be shot
in Cabanas fortress last Monday morning have
been respited pending vote Of the House Their
lives will probably be saved, os no date set for
the execution can be learned. The general be-
lief IS. since the action of Congress. no more
insurgents will be publicly shot under the bandit
decree There is nothing new in the cases OF
Walter Dygart and other American citizens I'M
prsoned.
During a night attack upon the town OF Moyo
Colorado. about fifteen miles west Of Havana.
the Spanish troops shot and killed four women
and two children ana wounded others. The
troops occupied four forts. The insurgents en-
tered the town crawling hands and knees.
fired upon the forts burned number OF houses
and retired The troops later seeing group OF
people on the principal street, fired volley from
the fort mistaking the women and children for
insurgents owing to the darkness. The accident
Is greatly deplored.
General Pando reports that the column under
command OF Major Moncada discovered a party
OF insurgents on the banks OF the Maguaraya
River. near Clcnfuegos, and attacked them.
After a Eight In which the rebels lost fourteen
killed and many wounded they were dislodged
from their positions and forced to retire. The
spaniards suffered no loss.
Colonel Tort reports having had an engage
men, with parties OF rebels under Lacret and
other leaders. south - Guines In the Havana
Province. The spanish force succeeded In de-
stroylng a bridge which had been constructed by
the rebels acros. the River Mayabeque
The town o. La Salud. In the Havana province.
was entered by insurgents who sacked several
stores and set fire to a number OF houses
Three Insurgents also made their way into
Mariana IN the same province. at o'clock last
evening. and before their presence was known
70 the troops stationed at the forts robbed the
store Of Manuel valdes OF a number OF pairs Of
shoes and a quantity OF provisions. ana succeeded
IA making their escape.
General Barges reports the capture OF rebel
camp a, Jsrahueca In the fight which occurred
before the rebels compelled 10 abandon
their camp five o: them were killed.
The capture u camp at tt Arriba. In the
province o, Santiago de Cuba. Is also reported
by General Barges In this engagement the In
surgenfs los, fifteen killed. and two OF the span
ish force were wounded.