The record-union., 1896-02-08

HAVANA, Feb. (From a Staff Cor
respondent of the United Press).-Span-
ish circles are greatly elated over the
report that General Luque won the bat
tie of Paso Real Monday The officials
claim decisive blow was dealt the reb-
els. Owing to the telegraph and rail
road lines not operating, the only de-
tails obtainable are the Government re-
ports. The Cubans claim the report is
preposterous. They say it is impos
sible to kill sixty-two and wound 200
| insurgents without more than two dead
and thirty wounded on the Spanish
side.
Marin has not yet succeeded in fore
ing Gomez to fight Marin remains in
the vicinity of Quivocan.
The Western Railroad had several
stations burned recently. No trains
have been able to reach Matanzas
in ten days. The insurgents Sc
cured an immense amount of arms.
ammunition, saddles, provisions and
all kinds of equipment on the train
captured between San Felipe and Paso
Redondo Saturday. The insurgents
numbered 400 and the troops only
commander was killed and twenty sol
diers. The remainder surrendered their
arms. The insurgents lost three men
and got 1000 Manser rifles and 200,
600 Manser cartridges.
The censorship continues strict. No
cables from the United States are al
status of the belligerency resolution.
n 4
Mannix, an American correspondent, to
leave Cuba. The cause is said to be
an article in Washington paper. Man
nix filed a protest with Consul Will
Jams against his summary expulsion.
Encounters with troops occur daily
but mostly of minor Importance. The
Cubans continue to flee, fearing harsh
measures on the arrival of Weyler
An official report has been issued stat
ing that acting Captain-G General Sabas
Marin, having learned that Antonio
Maceo, the rebel leader, intended to
attack the town of Pinar del Rio, dis
patched General Cannella to the re-
lief of the place. He arrived yester-
day afternoon in sight of Candelaria.
Maceo's forces were attacking the town.
A number of local volunteers and de-
/
role defense for twenty-six hours, but
their position was becoming difficult to
maintain, owing to the fact that their
supply of ammunition was running
low. General Cannella at once attacked
the insurgents, who were led by Nunez
and Sotomyer acting as Lieutenants
to Maceo The fighting lasted two
hours, when the insurgents retired. The
icI. fi1yn III
and three officers and forty-eight sol
diers wounded. The rebels left forty
five dead on on the field. A large num-
ber of the insurgents were wounded
and seventeen were captured. 1t is be-
neved that the total insurgent losses
| exceeded 300
General Weyler, the new Captain
General. is expected to arrive here on
Monday j. FRANK CLARKE.
WILL DESTROY COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA member
of the Cuban Junta states tonight that
| on account of secret communications
from Europe that Great Britain would
protect English bondholders in Cuba,
it has been decided by the Junta, in
| consideration of the resolutions pre-
sented in Congress regarding belliger-
ent rights, that vessels in the United
| States and South American republics
that have been ready for sea with arrna-
ments will, when the resolutions are
| handed to the Spanish Government,
proceed to sea with letters of marque
for destruction of the enemy's COM
merce, and that the commissions as
Admirals in the Cuban navy have been
presented to Captains Simmons, Mil
! Ter and Johnson of the United States;
to DR.. Victor of the Chilean navy and
to others.
STRONG SENTIMENT AGAINST
AMERICANS.
| HAVANA, Feb. 8 Cvia Tampa, Fla,
Feb. 0.-The Government is rapidly
| forming squadrons of cavalry by
mounting -infantrymen. Thousands of
horses have been taken by the au
thorities in the different provinces. The
owners receive due bills. Many Amer
lean citizens in the interior who had
horses taken have protested to the
An .srican Consulate. Millions of dol
lars worth of cane belonging to Amer
lean citizens has been burned and rail-
road and other property destroyed. A
few claims have been filed. The gen.
era1 belief is that 1t is hopeless to at
tempt TO collect damages.
| The failure of Spain to protect Amer
lean owners has changed sentiment.
Gomez recently told an American
planter who protested against the
burning of cane, Had your Congress
recognized us months ago you would
now be grinding cane under the stars
and stripes"
The American residents of Havana
hope a warship will be at hand in case
| Congress passes the bill recognizing
the belligerents. While at present
there is no danger of life, yet the senti-
ment is strong against Americans. The
three German ships here are said to
have orders to remain some time.
The arrest of Cuban suspects con-
tinue daily. Several shipments of po-
litical prisoners were recently made to
SPANS African colony of Ceuta. Cepero
Rodriguez and several other American
citizens are still confined without trial.
| It has been several times reported
that Gomez was cornered by troops
/ during the week, and the authorities
are confident of crushing him and
breaking the backbone of the rebellion
shortly. General Marin continues to
head active operations in the field. He