The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-26
MORE REBEL SUCCESSES IN CUBA
Reports of Three Different Battles Gen.
Lee Reports Spain's Case to be Hopeless
Fury in Spain.

Fury in Spain.
The insurgents won another important vie
tory last week. General Castellano's force of
3, 100 men was attacked by General Gomez. with
force of only l,s0O men, at Nojasco, and saved
from complete destruction only by the arrival
of requirements of !, 800 men. The fight last
ed day and half. The Spanish forces were
unable TO stand the superior generaship or the
insurgent leaders and were on the pointo sur
rendering when help arrived. The Spanish loss
In killed, wounded and missing, is estimated al
600 men, while the insnrgent loss was small.
The spanish General Valdez has been whipped
twice by Maceo who Is moving steadily on the
trocha with an army of 5000 Cubans. Few
days ago Maceo made n dash upon the trocha
near its southern end, and took Temporal! pos
ated there, after which he struck northward
and made another dash upon the works near
Havana. One correspondent states that Maeeo
goes into Havana once or twice week dis
guised TO confer with his agents.
The Spanish government is resolved on Il iast
desperate effort to conquer the island ana Is
preparing to send 100000 more men in septem
Der, October and December. ~ addition 70 the
$50, 600 previously sent Gen Martinez Campos
may return to take command Of division.
Consul Gen Lee has made his report 10 ihiJ
government on the condition of things ana IL If
reported to be to the effect Una, tne pnii pos
sible solution is autonomy Oh Canadian lines:
While the Spanish flag flies In the isiaha Oh
Cnba. Consul General Lee says, no eHer
remedy can be found 10 stay
the rebellion or emu the Diouuh"eu az" -, -
lion which are at present making Golgotha OF
one of the fairest portions of the earth sur
face The Spanish: government, ne says, ,,as
shown itself entirely impotent TO protect eitnoi
the lives or property OF Foreigners. ,o, s,,,,Ie
The news of this report mas createu sil,,p T.,
fury in Spain, where motion mas been ihaue III
The senate 10 annul all treaties with ihis coi'h-
try.
A Brutal Crime.
Milton Roley, an aged prisoner, c Sa,, ~, 10
Shelbyyille, Ind saturday AFTERNOON. oa ~ So ~
h"nie seven miles north and drew S6Oo from
hank soon after drawing the money nc WHs
seen drinking in the company OF Two wei Wen,
Known Young men. But he went nome anu s i,oa
after two men drove up 10 M ~ M at once to
The man out and requested him to go AT oc lad "a
tho bedside of his daughter who, they sall, na'
tno,, ,aken suddenly i'll and was then lying.
RoIIey hurried to the barn for ms horse, hs
his wife prePSsngk n 20 l9OG down. his skull
',shad and four ribs broken by tne rouDcie
who went through his pockets put wit NJ homse
;nr any money. They returned 10 tne o .han,
~, on Mrs Rolley refusing TO INFORM thI I
..i" az the money was, forced her to 10 50 D!
'niJing her over q natural gas lire inc MONEY
sS-s was found under the carpet: noiiSs W." rn
dc and there is but little nope OF MS WIZ
coyery. ;,, ,o Mr.
"A NJ frank Sinclair of North Adams, Mus s,,
anu - and a girl They lived on!F Su i.h
,,u after birth Mrs Sinclair has glsen pnen
70 II children in ID years. l"ihs nav
born TO her four uihes' o, poner
m Gibson. president ofthe Ondawa IapdSa
II f Greenwich, y Y, committed suc,ue
1olh !hy noison The company Ia lieu sun sun
uesa nay ind il was then discovered tnat n he
snr had used up number OF esta ns lii nroba
was trustee. Ine ai'o
bly, reach 2",ooo' .,,,.,, % Ionn Bowie
Ing y, the entrance TO FenTay park IN nos
ohe,. Sedicated last saturday Inc or Tn1,n
, .,,a. delivered by Rev Elmer eaPS Troy Rache
college and the poem ~ ih s' Pilot. Vice Presi
O'Relney s,' ,,,as present and made a pfiei
dent stevenson ""'
address. w wanted TO
neS suicide last Thursday anu couiv uvhen ne
thing TO do 1t with put ,n Load II with he could
looked I1l 90 he used shingie nails anu ois"
,lii'i.aif mil of irregular holes WIN
faction. .., pa with some
.omnanions, celebrated Mcn na When he went
last fiiuss, e borrowed a revolver, 'oioIh" aye
nome , ,o cartridges, and prepay" went into
,. I'M Inn Frightening his VII ,i,c.d the re.
The room m her head and pulled tne mi
yolSer ,.,dge proyed TO be loaded an. ~, her
! be az through her head anu h'''e IN,
~, the collapse of three stoiS three per.
ID. San Francisco, last MONA ,r:s s.eriously in
sons were INNS took fire directly a,,dueS
luren. i.nrrcd hut the flames W eIe who
- ,i,,Ie difficulty. An uhhno he time of the
v ii' sing by the builfihR ,,,nbers and in
was pAss '.,s siruck by falling u'hoe'e
SANITY klheo' -r,s,owp. Pa, claims 70
John ou l, az ',sys without sleeping y, a., ami
have ~ is's,5 ,bis remarkable Tea, ~ eyes at
mat for S9days ne u, used through this eN,
ali except 70 win suffering any III eneot ~ me