The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-09
The CUBAN war SITUATION
Insurgents Arc Rcpulsed in the
Vicinity Of Ceiba Del Agna.
SPANISH ARMY IN HIGH SPIRITS
Social and CONNER cial Intercourse Q,
Havana Unaffected by the war-Reb-
els Continue to Plumber Small :
Towns in tho Interior.

Washington, Jan. S.-The following
cablegram from General Martinez Cam
pos was received at the Spanish legation
late this afternoon:
The column of General Navarro
yesterday had an engagement lasting
three hours with the main bands of
Maceo and Gomez in Ceiba del Aqua,
dispensing them. Twenty dead have
been found and buried by our soldiers.
The Spanish loss was slight, four Off
GERS wounded and twenty casualties
among the men, either killed or badly
wounded.
horses and arms and ammunition. The
column is reconnoitering the scene of
the fight and many columns are follow
Ing the insurgents.
The army is in high spirits and Ha-
vana Is completely quiet"
Havana. Dec. 81, via Tampa. Jan S.
Four heavy siege guns have Just been
disembarked at La Machina in this
harbor. They will complete the sew
eral forts and sea batteries of this city.
They are the heaviest and most de-
structive guns in the West Indies.
Work of Pluudcr Goes On.
Havana, Jan. S.-The rebels after
piundering the towns of HoyO Colorado
and Punta Bravo broke up into small
parties and burned the suar cane on the
estates in the vicinity. The arrival of
spanish troops. which dispersed the
rebels. prevented them from making an
attack upon the town of Mariana. Cen
eral Suraz Valdes Is said to have de-
feated band of rebels on plantation
near Baracoa
General ArderiuS has ordered the con-
centration of the forces in Havana I'm
case any movement of the insurgents
should cause disorders In the city. The
circulation of the people in social and
commercial Intercourse throughout the
city Is uninterrupted.
Munster Gc Lom,'s Telegram.
washington. Jan. S.-Minlster Dupuy
DE LONE received u long cablegram
from the government at Madrid today
giving a summary of the latest Off
cial reports received there from the
commander in chief in Cuba. These re-
ports show that it is exceedingly diff
cult to get fight with the bands of
marauders which are continually gal
Looping about burning and pillaging the
defenseless plantations and small vii
lagos. General Echague. who is in the
rear of the insurgents. has twice sue
cceded in oVertaking a few of the bands
and capturing some prisoners. General
Campos says the rebels never stop long
enought to be overtaken in any consid-
| cradle numbers.
In the invasion of Pinar Del Rio by
the insurgents, small bands of bandits
precede the main forces of the insurg-
ents and cause more damage than Ma
Geo and Gomez. Y sterday 1000 men
were sent by sea to Colonia, the port of
Pinar Del Rio, to reinforce the troops
there. In the rest of the entire island
of Cuba, nothing of revolutionary
| character Is occurring.
Minister Dupuy De LONE expresses
his full confidence that give an exact
ly truthful statement of affairs and
he courts the comparison of these dis
patches with news from other sources
which secure publicity from day to day
in several newspapers which have been
proved so unreliable recently.
The Battle OF Sodinez.
Havana. Dec. 80. via Tampa. Fla
Jan. 'S.-The following official account
of the battle at Sodinez was sent to the
Island press last evening:
A column from the battalion of Ma
varra, under command of Lieutenant
| Colonel Percra today (the 29th) had an
engagement with the enemy near Coli.
mcte. 1t resulted in a serious action
with the forces under Maximo Gomez
who greatly outnumbered our forces
| The column drove the enemy back and
captured the position held by them on
the Sodinez estate and the enemy was
| forced to scatter
The column which was composed OF
$50 men, had an officer and four men
killed and 20 officers and 60 men wound
ed. all of whom were taken to Colimete
| An hour after the engagement. cannon
| shots were heard in the direction of the
| Maria estate. 1t is believed that the
same body of rebels had an engagement
| with the forces under Colonel Molina.
a cablegram from Madrid dated De-
cember % states that the ministers be-
lieve that General Martinez Campos
account of the battle of Ioliseo was
minimized by him owing to his modcsty
Prime Minister Canovas and the min
lister of war. General Azzarraga, believe
| that the action was of great import
ance. They believe that the plans of
the rebels have been upset.
Preparations are being made to send
reinfOrcementS to Cuba.