The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-22
A EylUNCHAUSEN CATTLE
Two Iluit trsd and Niafty Spanish Soldiers
Attack the lnSargsnt Forces.
KILLING AND W0URDlRG THREE HUNDRED
L',:is Encrciiblc Feat WINS Accom-
tli.sicd Near 1a;,vana Wcyicr No
Bouht More Acrnuns,i,siaca Press
iinr rbnn Cnsnnos Only Three
Of the Spanish Soiticr~ Killed.
ccorrespondencc or the United rrcss)

Correspondence cf the United rrcss)
Havana. Jan. lG.-Aa news of ruin
ard devastation wrought by rebels
throughout this and adjpinimE prov
iHc's slowly rcacl!es tEi; city. iii spite
ut omission OF most ,f /, from the news
papers people are beginning To realize
th:U Gone" ANA his followers are going
where they will. Destroying VIVA, they
please. and have not once Eaca ruunled
up and properly ChDstisCI 10y the vast
army which has been sent over from
Spain They have hcr;in 20 wonder
where 1t Will all end. Spanish residents
DO not Coz: II moment lclicvc that Co
meH can defeat the arwiCa OF Spain
and win the freedom az Cuba. but they
now realize that he can wreck her re-
sources
rhty see That he iia, ken, his word
and intirsd their ".;gal crop. ,hat he
has huGcd small hain!ctS. thcn towns.
hMd ECw even cit!IG lIayc hCCn givcn
ovcr to til" torch. He has Gcvrced that
railways carrying; t:nopa will be de-
either 10 c:lrry troops or forfeit thyir
charters they have fallen under the
ban. and are now stopped after LOSING
trains. engines, bridges and stations,
amounting to man! hundred Thousand
dollars Plantations which have 4 iiod
the rebels ANA hayc ATTEMPTED to grind
cane, lave had tho!v buildings burned
ANA their costly mlcnlnsIy Destroyer
TGwns of 1000 inhabitants down to
hanltts OF duH.n nuts. which have
refused To- surrender, haze been lottci
ana then burned. L, jucal. nfttcn miles
from here, Illustrates Gumrz's mcthrAa.
lie sent Wc.i To the AlcalGc calling
uron i.lm L. surrender. There was Il
meeting OF citizens ANA white flags were
hung out ut houses all over town. The
Suanish Vuiui"rrs. numbering $40,
turned over their arms without firing IL
shot --.--.-...
y small deachmcnt of Spanish rcs,i-
lars in 4 wooden fort refused To sur
render and held out. Come: entered
| the town and destroyed @i except the
| Plaza He burned the railway station
and a loaded train of freight cars
NJ thu seaport town Of Cnln about
twenty miles west of Havana. i dctIth-
mcni of marines landed from the gun
Beat Al"rta amd with the Spanish rei,u-
iH"S stationed there fought the inSur-
gents under Macco. who attacked the
town from the church. The church wa
burned ana these of the marines and
idicrs who escaped sought refuge on
the NlcgtI. The rebels occupied the
town and II i said got 1000 rounds OF
ammunition. The Alcrta fred several
shells at the Insurgents in the town.
but the official reports only giVc the
rebels loss AS three men. hy taking
this i,wn the Insurgents captured II
port and had they been able to retain
ii would have afforded an argument
for their friends in In" states. who are
WORKING TOR recognition hy Congress.
ibut without cannon Iuh without an
armed vessel they were compelled t..
cV&"ultc the town and the little gun
Boat Alcria won the distinction OF hav-
u% been lhr first OF Spain's navy to
engage the enemy.