The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-02

Maeso Kills 1000 Of General WeylsS's
Troops In Two Days.

Jacksonville. Fla. Nov. 27.-Colonel
Jose Reyes. aid-de-camp Of General
Maceo. passed through here yesterday
with news OF a most startling nature.
He says there has been fierce fighting
in the Rubi hills I'm Pinar del Rio. The
most sanguinary battle of the war was
fought there and 1000 of Weyler's men
were killed I'm two days and not less than
1000 wounded. When Weyler went into
the field he had $4,000 men I'm three
columns. one OF $1,000 under his direct
command; one of 10000 under General
Echaguae, and the third OF 10000 under
General Munore. They found Maceo
intrenched in a crescent-shaped range
OF hills.
General Munore was directed TO GUST
him from his position and General
Echague to execute a flank movement
and cut off the Cuban generals retreat.
General Munore went forth CALAMITY
upon the field, but when he had ar
rived at the foot of the hills his forces
were met with a whitening fire that
cut great gaps in the ranks. Maceo's
men shot from behind rocks and trees
and gradually gave way before the
Spaniards, who, encouraged by what
they thought to be victory, pursued
with extreme confidence OF success.
Without the least premontion a deafening
explosion was heard and a scene fol-
lowed resembling the mine horror at
Petersburg during the civil war.
Horses and men were blown high in
the air and fell TO the earth dead and
mangled. A dynamite bomb had been
touched off by John Linn, formerly OF
Jacksonville, now Maceo's electrician.
Maceo then used his dynamite guns
and still greater havoc was wrought.
Colonel Reyes men say that Weyler
lost 700 men in the explosion and 500
more in the charge that followed. as
well as 1000 wounded. On the follow
ing day Maceo, who knew of the re-
serve force under Weyler. retreated TO
a stronger position. He was there at
tackled by a column under Echague,
who was driven from the field. Eight
hundred men were killed and 1900
wounded. II was I'm this fight that
Echague lost his leg. Ii was torn off
by dynamite bomb.
His men then became panic stricken.
They feared another mine and would
not obey when ordered TO the attack a
second time. On the third day Maceo
again retreated. maneuvering continu-
ally to entrap Weyler into a field that
had been honeycombed with dynamite.
In the meantime Weyler heard that
there was danger of an uprising i'm
Havana because he had failed to crush
Maceo and he FASTENED back To the
capital. In a letter brought by Colonel
Reyes TO prominent Cubans here Maceo
says: Have no fear. l am a little tur-
tie in his shell. If they get into my
shell God help them
New York, Nov 30-In a detailey
reply to General Weylers interview
printed last week in these dispatches,
Enrique Jose Narona, editor of Patria,
the Cuban junta journal here, says
that Weyler's conclusion that the scat
tering of Maceo's forces is the result
of defeat is wrong: that Maceo simply
divides to conquer, as it were, and that
he can carry on the war Indefinitely.
Referring to the generals claim that
Cuba Is treated just like otheer Spanish
provinces the editor says il is not true;
that Cuba has almost no representa- ton
in the Spanish parliament and that
only per cent OF the population can
vote, and this population is nearly all
Spanish. He says Weyler lies when
he tells the reporter that Spain is not
charging Cuba with the expenses Of the
war, and that ii will all come out of
the island, which is one reason why
the Cubans will never give up and will
win their independence.
Chicago, Nov. 30.-A Key West spe-
cial received here states that the Span
iards in Pinar del Rio, carrying out
General Weylers orders. have mas
sacred 800 non-combatants, men, wom-
en- and girls, perpetrating nameless
atrocities on the women and girls. This
was all done in one night.