The herald., 1896-12-05
WEYLER SUSTA|NS DEFEAT
And Brings His ounded Back
to Havana
SPANIARDS CLAIM VICTORY
And Promise to Storm the lnsurgent
Entertainments
Congressman Expresses Cordial Sympa-
thy With the Cubans and Favors
American Interference.

CINCINNATI, Dec. A special to
the Commercial Tribune from Key
West, Fla, says: Passengers from the
steamer from Havana tonight say that
a train with 500 wounded Spanish SOL
diers arrived there today. 1t was said
that most of them came from the vicinity
of San Crstobal and Candelaria. No
definite statement could be had as to
what battlefield they came from. Ru-
mors prevailed on their arrival that
Weyler had sustained another defeat.
Counter statements were also made that
the vanguard of Maceos army had been
defeated. Moreover, it was announced
that Weyler is on the eve Of attempting
to storm some of the hilltops where Ma
Geo Is entrenched, and this has raised
great expectations in Havana. Sevlal
American correspondents at Havana
have had friendly warnings that Weyler
is contemplating deporting some of the
more outspoken ones, because their re-
ports do not please him.
SYMPATHY WITH CUBA.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Congressman
Robert r. Hit. chairman Of the house
committee on foreign affairs, was enter
tained this afternoon at the, Union
League club at an informal luncheon.
At the conclusion of the feast Mr.. Hit
said he was on his way to Washington,
and the object of his visit to the capital
at this time was to take some action on
the Cuban question. He assured his lis
eners that within month the president
would issue a proclamation that would
prove decisive. AS to his own position,
he said he always had held to what
seemed to be the prevailing sentiment
among Americans, that is, that he cor
daily sympathized with the Cubans. He
even went so far as to say that the Unit
ed States should give them material as
sistance. Just what shape this should
take he did not say.
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
HAVANA, Dec. 3.-The insurgent at
tack on Guanabarcoa, on the outskirts
of this city, Thursday, was much more
serious than at first stated. Guanabar-
| Goa was attacked simultaneously al sew
| force fired upon the Spanish outposts at
Bucaranas, on the coast A garrison
| left that place to resist the attack on the
town. but was ambuscaded between the
stone walls and farm fences by a bout 300
| insurgents and, in spite of the gallant
! defense, all the Spaniards were killed.
| The exact number of slain is not known.
| The insurgents are said to have burned
seventy four houses in Guanabarcoa in
! stead of one house, as the official report
| stated.
AN AMERICAN killed.
NEW YORK, Dec. A special to the
| Herald from Guimaro, Camaguey, gives
| the following details of the death of
Major Dana Osgood, the football player.
who commanded a Cuban battery dur
| ing the recent siege of the town of
| Guimaro. General Garcia ordered jor
Osgood to open fire upon the Spanish
| forces. Later a fort located on a hill
| about 700 yards from the town was aban-
| doned by it's defenders, who took refuge
| in the town. Or the second day of the
| siege Major Osgood, under heavy fire
| from the Spaniards, was training one
| of his pieces on the forts, when a Mause ~
| ball struck him on the forehead. lie
uttered the word WELL" and bending
forward on his cannon hugged it and
breathed his last in behalf of Cuban lib
pressed President Cisneros and the COM
manding officers, all of whom had great
regard for the American officer. The
| Spanards, who had an abundant sup
ply of ammunition, kept UP an incessant
fire against the Cuban intrenchments.
General Garcia on October 9th made
up his mind to capture the place by as
sault The Spaniards had abandoned
| all the forts outside of the town and had
made themselves strong inside. They
had taken commanding positions in
stone buildings and massive stone
church in the public square. At a signal
| General Cebreco and General Capote, at
the head of their men. charged the town
| from different quarters. The Spanish
| garrison took refuge in the old stone
! church and strongly barricaded it. Cen
| eral Garcia ordered that the three guns
! be brought to bear upon the stone struc-
| ture and fire was at once opened upon It.
| One of the shots from 12-pounder NOR
tally wounded the Spanish officer in
charge, Major Martinez, and killed some
of his men. Shortly after tremendous
cry of "Viva Cuba libre" came from the
Cubans. The Spaniards had signaled
| their unconditional surrender
CIVIL TRIAL DENIED
| NEW YORK, Dec. "A Havana spe-
/, cial to the World says: Oscar Cespedes,
| an American imprisoned in San Serva-
! do prison, Matanzas, has been denied
a civil trial. The case is sent back to
the military authorities for ''considera-
tion by courtmartial."
| Cespedes landed in Cuba with Tru-
jilos filibustering expedition on June 23
of this year, and shortly afterwards
| Joined La Crete's insufgent forces in
| Matanzas province.
| Madrid dispatches quote Premier Can
ovas as having assured the queen al yes
| terday's cabinet council of his confidence
| that President Cleveland's forthcoming
message will be in no wise unfavorable
| to the Spanish interests.
| Today's government reports announce
the defeat Of Castillo's rebel force in Ha-
f.; vana province near Nazareno.