The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
In All the Engagements the
Spanish, as Usual, Report
Victories.
NUMEROUS MINOR ENCOUNTERS
Refugees Report That the Seaport
Town Of Cabanas Has Been
Burned.

HAVANA, CUBA, Feb. 21.-The rumor
OF the death OF Maceo, reported this morn
ing, rests entirely upon a report made bv
the Spanish commander of the town OF
San Nicolas. He says that peasant told
HIM that rebels he had met informed him
that Maeeo was dead. There is absolutely
no confirmation CT the report and it is not
credited even in official circles.
Colonel Hernandez reports that after his
second attack upon the forces Of Maceo
and Gomez on Wednesday last he con-
tinued his march and found that the
rebels, after retreating, had taken up a
strong position, which they made brave
effort to hold.
The Spanish troops made three bayonet
charges ami finally routed the enemy.
The troops then entered the town of Cata-
lima, 10 which the rebels had set fire on
their retreat. The troops prevented the
destruction of the place, although several
houses were completely destroyed. The
Spanish loss was fifteen wounded. Nine
other soldiers were slightly injured. The
rebel loss is said 10 be large. The troops
are pursuing the rebels in the direction OF
Las Vegas
A detachment OF troops near Jaguey
Grande has had an encounter with su-
perior number of rebels. The troops
stood their ground and fought tenacious
y. The official report states that the
rebels lost nine killed and fifteen wounded.
Colonel Arminan reports from Sanctu
Spiritu that the column commanded by
him has had five engagements with rebels
under Zerahn Sanchez on La Campana
ranch. The Spanish loss is placed at two
wounded, while the rebels are said to have
had many killed and twenty wounded.
Major Peris reports that he has had an
encounter at CaYo Buiuco. province of
Matanzas, with party of rebels, resulting
in the usual victory of the Spanish army.
The rebels, however, sustained no further
loss than four men wounded, including
their .eader. The troops had lieutenant
q sergeant and a corporal wounded.
Another victory is reported by Colonel
Delgardo, who met a rebel force near San
Juan de las Vegas, some nine miles south
west OF Santa Clara. Three rebels were
killed. The Spanish loss was two killed
and two wounded.
The authorities have arrested Senior
Castro, director of the newspaper La
Union OF ManzaniIlo, in consequence of
an article published in that paper which
Is held TO come within the topics forbid
den by Captain-General Weyler in his
recent proclamation.
Considerable uneasiness has been caused
here by the discovery of q bomb with a
burning fuse attached in the Henry Clay
cigar-factory. Whether the placing OF
the bomb was done by rebel sympathizers
or a dissatisfied workman is not known.
Later details OF the attack by the forces
OF Gomez and haceo Tuesday night in
JarucO, an important town on the railroad
midway between Havana and Matanzas,
show that the insurgents burned all the
records and destroyed the town hall. The
number OF prisoners released by them be-
fore setting the jail on fire was twenty
eight. Altogether twenty buildings were
burned
Refugees who have arrived here from
the province of Pinar del Rio state that
the seaport town of Cabanas was burned
by rebels Wednesday night. The gunboat
Alerta fred on the insurgents, bat could
not prevent the destruction of the town.
J. FRANK CLARK.