The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-27
HOT FIGHTING IN CUBA,
>paniards Attack the insurgents in
the Mountains.
THE SPANISH CLAIM THE VICTORY.
ufirlai Ecpor;s Say the Cubans Lost
u,asily Ecftre Ucing Di-l.d ed.
Maceo Crosses III" Ifuchh.

Havana. October 96.-Captain General
Weylcr has offered t. place at the dis
posai OF the local government six army
doctors 20 act as professors at the Havana
university Tho regular SAT- OF professors
having been compromised in various man
ncrs IN the rebellion
The insurgents, under Castillo and Rod
rigutz. made an attack last night upon
Batabano, the southern seaport of cne
province of havana situated about thirty
miles south OF this tliy and connected
with about ATTY miles nj railroad ihs
enemy. It is announced. VAS repulsed 10y
the Spanish garrison OF .he place. but It
is admitted that the insurgents burned
several houses.
lnsurgent reports say that Tho attack
on Banahach was much more successful
than the authorities here are willing 10
admit. aul that large aum5cr OF houses
We're burned and lot OF damage done to
the place The official report rays that
only FIVE soldiers were Nillel. and. con-
trary to custom. nothing is said about e.
loss OF the Insurgents.
The insurg ats have destroyed with dyn
amite a culyert near the railway station
Of Manages. in the province Of pinar del
Rio.
After the last engagement Of the Span
,h troops with Antonio M,cco. twenty
eight battalions CONSISTING Of 10000 sold
ers. We're assigned 20 occupy the important
strategic points IN The FOUNTAINS from
which the Insurgents had been elected, in
order TO prevent the latter from eturn-
ing and taking possession % them again.
Colonel Seguiras reports having had an
important eng ise,ueut with the insurgent
forces under An.osiG Macec at Sorro In
the province o. piuar del Rio. He re-
cod u
sixty one killed. lii5 own column sustain
60 loss ~ over 100 men.
The reports received OF Colonel Seguiras
command today indicate that he has fairly
penetrated the mountain retreat OF the in
surgents In pinar del Rio and has dispersed
them from some of their strongholds with
ont serious loss to his column after sew
eral days fighting but with reported heavy
loss TO the Insurgents.
On October - he took the gorge on Mount
Sorro held by the insurgents with loss
to the latter of four killed The Spanish
loss In the engagement is not stated colo
mel Seguira Immediately commenced to en-
trench himself in his new position in the
heights His forces We're subjected to
light attack but their position was not
weakened.
on October q the battalion OF Zamoro was
left to guard the forces engaged in the
work Of fortyfyiug the position at Mount
Zamora while the rest Of his column pro-
ceodod on a accommodating expedition into
the interior Businesses Of the mountain.
Upon returning the reconuoitering column
found the Zamora battalion engaged with
an attacking party Of the Insurgents. The
attacking party was being constantly aug
mented by newly arriving forces OF insur-
gents. who came from Brazo Fuerte and
Miraciolos and entered Immediately into
the engagement They We're making de-
tcrmined attempt to break through the
Spanish lines aud effect a passage through
the Vista valley Colonel Seguira 5 col
umns We're promptly brought forward to the
relief OF the Zamora battalion and precpi
tated an energetic attack upon the advanc-
ing forces of the insurgents. The latter
We're finally repused and were driven back
to Miraciolos The column then returned
to the eutrenched position and awaited
further developments.
Early the morning of october % the
insurgents again renewed the attack. at
tempting to effect a breach In the Spanish
lines and to pass the position which they
held. The onslaught was made with great
energy and Was held to with great per
tinacity. great numbers of insurgents TAX
ing part. They We're finally repulsed and
wore pursued by the Spanish troops until
midday. The official dispatch states that
fighting was furious on both days The
bodies OF sixty -one insurgents left in the
retreat We're found and a quantity OF their
arms were taken. 1t is believed that a
large number of insurgents. killed and
wounded. were carried off by the retreating
insurgents and the Spanish forces are be-
loved to have done heavy execution in the
vigorous pursuit
The losses sustained h. tho Spanish in
the two days fighting are officially given
as follows Lieutenant Morale of the Me-
rida battalion and twenty-one pryates
! Killed, and I'VE captains. two lieutenauts
and l51 priyatos wounded.