The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-22
CUBAN REBELS REPULSED.
General Weyler Claims That No Prisoners
Of War Have Been Shot Without Fair
Trial and That No Outragcs Have Resu
Committed.

Trial and That No Outrages Have Resu
Committed.
Havana, April 21.-Official reports
giving further details Of the engage
ment between the insurgents and Gen.
eral Melquizo's command, which was
reported yesterday, have been received.
According to these reports, the Spanish
officers have been informed by peas
ants that the rebels buried eight more
dead and carried away with them
seventeen wounded men.
General Arolas reports that bands Of
rebels fired upon the forts at Martin
Mesa, and at Mariel, which form the
line across the island. The attacks
were unsuccessful and the rebels were
repulsed. In their retreat the insurg-
ents set fire to and destroyed few
huts short distance from both forts.
Captain General Weyler personally
requested the American correspondents
in Havana to transmit the following to
the journals which they represent:
"Among the documents found upon
the body of the rebel leader, Juan Sua-
rez Gonzales, who was killed in the
engagement at Jesus Maria, reported
yesterday, was a communication from
Lacret ordering him to hang the own
ers of sugar estates who were proceed
ing with grinding operations and all
marauders as soon as their identity Ia
established.
"The correspondent of the New York
Herald, who Is following the rebel par
ty under Lacret will doubtless con-
tinue to circulate reports of the kind
treatment accorded by the rebels to
nom on-combatants, which Is declared to
be similar to all appearances to the
treatment by other leaders and in con-
trast to the proceedings said to be en-
ployed by the Spanish columns"
NO oUTRAGEs COMMITTED.
General Weyler makes an emphatic
denial of the false reports printed in
| American -neMspa pers- s---He- -deela res
that no outrages have been or are be-
ing committed by Spanish troops, and
that the rights of pacifcos are respect
ed. None of this class of persons. he
says, have been molested. Orders to
shoot prisoners have been given only
after the trial and conviction by court
martial Of rebels who have been cap
tured with arms in their possession
and those who are proven incendiaries
COMPETITOR CASE.
Key West, Fla, April 2l.-The SchOOn-
er Competitor commanded by Alfredo
La Borde, left this port last night be-
tween 10 and II o'clock, having on
board twenty-five or thirty Cubans. II
Is rumored that Captain Russell Wac
ca, captain of the schooner Martha
lately forfeited to the United States fol
| violation Of the revenue laws, who
has been missing from the city for sew.
| eral days. is in hiding on one of the
keys to the north Of this city. waiting
to take the Competitor and party ovel
| to Cuba.
The customs officials have been keep.
ing close watch on the Competition
for several days. suspecting an at.
tempt would be made to take out ar
expedition. There being light heaG
| wind, the Competitor was only abolt
ten miles to the north of this city thi.
morning at o'clock, at which time
the cutter left, presumably to follow
her.
Captain la Borde, a resident o.
Tampa, Is we'll known in this city, hay
ing lived here several years.