The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
BATCH OF CUBAN News
Prisoners Liberated on the
Queen Regents Birthday.
SEVERAL sKIRMIsHEs REPORTED.

Antonio Maceo In . Rage Over the
killing Of His brother, dose, FOR In-
subordination-He Threatens 20 Cause
Trouble over the Analr aud Wants
the Life Of Garcia.
HAVANA, July 2l.-In compliance
with the decree Of Captain General
Weyler, and on the occasion OF the
birthday Of tho queen regent Of Spain,
who was born July 81. 1858, General
Lono, the military governor, today
visited the prisoners for the purpose
Of hberating ll2 Of those imprison-
cd for political oTenses, besides some
Of the military prisoners who were con.
fined FOR trivial offenses.
The daily newspapers published a
document signed by tho Mexican consul
recommending that Mexican residents
in Cuba should comply with Captain
General Weyler's decree and inscribe
their names in the foreign register.
Confirmation has been received Of the
report that Antonio Maceo is wounded
in the leg near the foot, but he is still
able 10 ride horseback. The insurgents
are said 10 be almost without clothes
and to be badly demoralized by the con.
slant pursuit Of the troops and by diyis.
ions amongst themselves ON the race
question.
The Artemisa guerilla has been buried
by the body Of Augustin Martsnez who
was hanged by three insurgents. The
inhabitants Of the farms in the neigh.
borhood are in terrorized condition
and are focking 10 the village The in
surgents. out Of revenge, have burned
their houses.
The insurgent leader, Albert Rodri.
quez, has died In consequence Of the
wounds he received In an engagement
at Brujo. DR. Giral, commanding a
band Of several young men Of well
known families In Puerto Principe and
Principe and Sancti Spiritus. has joined
the insurgents.
Maxine Gomez, accompanying the
provisional insurgcnt government, is re.
| ported to have arrived in the province
Of Santiago de Cuba.
Near Coloma, In Pinar del Rio, the in
surgcnts have killed three cart drivers
with machetes.
Reports have been received from Rem
edios that the bands Of GARLIC, Con
zales, Napoles and Herez were moving
towards that city on July 10.
The insurgents have hanged seven Ia
borers and a boy 10 years old at the
plantation Of Santa Ana. In the course
Of various skirmishes in the province,
Of Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara
the insurgents suffered loss Of % killed
while the troops have lost . killed and
l2 wounded
An insurgent lieutenant has surrcn
dered 20 the authorities at Artemisa In
Pinar del Rio.
The insurgent leader, Clotilde Garcia
has made an attack on the village o.
Macagua, in Matanzas province. bu
was repulsed by the garrison with tw,
wounded. He again attacked when q
of the garrison left the village in pur
suit Of the insurgents, following then
As far as Wanda. At that place 800 in
surgent cavalry fell upon the men,of tn
garrison, who began TO retreat, keep
ing mp the fight, They brought Of
one killed and four wounded and lef
eight killed and FIVE wounded.
Antonio Maceo is reported to be In
frenzy Of rage over the death Of hi
brother Jose, who. according TO state
monts made, was shot by order Of Ca
lixto Garcia for Decentralization. An
tonia, who is in the province Of Pima
del Rio. wants to cross the Spanish tro
cha at all hazards and to summon Al
the colored men among the insurgeui
. to aid him m avenging the death Of Jos
upon Garcia,
The authorities At Artemisa have bee
warned that the insurgent leader, Fred
erico Nunez, has had a large force q
men at work for several days filling Il
, the bitches which drained the lowland
into the Limonez river. which strcar
flows past Artemiso. The purpose wa
, 10 cause an overflow Of the river, thu
flooding the town during the Cyclon
season. The plan has been frustrated
A convoy from Manzanillo was dc
tanned for several days before Il conl
, ascend the Cauto river, force Of 1850
insurgents having intercepted IL.
Spanish gunboat was sent 10 tho assist
anco Of the convoy and opened a hot fir
upon the insurgents, at Petrero, befor
which the enemy were compelled 10 n
tire with heavy loss. OF the detaoh
ment Of troops, three were killed and 1
wounded, Six Of the latter are serious
ly injured.
Il is rumorcd In official circles tina
the recent explosion on the Sabanill
railway was the work Of spectators
who expected that the effect Of the scar
would be TO depress the price Of the rail
way oompany's shares, when they woul'
step in and purchase freely.