Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-25
REITERATED INTO THE swAMps.
Insurrent Cavalry Takes Refuge
Where Enrsnit is ImnossibIc.

HAVANA, Feb. 24-The men arrested re-
Gently on the charge of stealing ammunition
are being tried here today by court martial.
They are being protected from the populace
by civil guards, as a great deal Of bitter
feeling has been expressed against them.
The insurgent leader FL Inglesto, whose
real name is said to be Alfred Godoy, or
Gold and who is reported TO be native
of Illinois, has been brought here from
Guinness with sixteen other prisoners Of war.
Nine Of the latter are to be sent to the Az
rican prisons and the remainder to the isle
OF Pines All the cavalry belonging to the
insurgent forces under Gomez and Maceo
has retreated into the swamps In the south
ern part of the province of Havana.
Colonel Frances on Saturday exchanged
shots with the insurgent rear guard near
Limonar The insurgents lost three killed
and retreated toward Bolondron
The Spanish authorities are trying to as
certain II Ell Inglesito, otherwise Alfred
Godoy, or Alfred Gold, is really an Ameri-
can citizen or American born.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24,-The Spanish
| minister has received the following advces
| from Havana:
| Bands of insurgents are marauding to the
| north of Jaruco with the intention of divert
| ing the attention Of the troops and to permit
| Gomez and Maceo to cross to Matanzas and
enter the Cienaga de Zapata The roads to
| 1t are guarded by the commands of Echague
and Francis.
one of the insurgent bands entered the
town of San Antonio del Rio Blanco and was
defeated by the Guadalaja battalion that
came from Mayari. The encounter took
place at the Oviedo plantation. The enemy
lost three killed. four prisoners, eight horses
and arms and ammunition. They carried
away several wounded. Colonel Segura, re-
connoitering between Catalina and Guines,
| captured the rebel colonel. Eniseto.
| small column organized by the military
I ,,,stI ,trlt a
fremen defeated completely the bands of
Villaneura and Badonero killing twenty and
| capturing fifteen prisoners, and ten horses
| with saddles and a few machetes.
Colonel Fort, in a combined operation
| with Generals Aldecoa and Linares and
Colonel Hernandez, met in the night when
| passing the river Opo de Aqua the band Of
Maceo retreating after having been defeated
| by Colonel Hernandez The engagement
| lasted one hour and six of the enemy's men
we're killed. The government troops arrived
at Catalonia late in the night with two
| men wounded Knowing by the report of
| spy that the enemy was at the plantation
| Ell Cato, Colonel Fort went to meet them.
| About two and one-half miles from the
| plantation strong groups of the enemy began
| firing with the intention of deceiving the
| government troops, but Colonel Fort pursued
| his way to the plantation and was met by
| the fire of the enemy, who were entrenchel
in strong position formed in half circles,
| according to their usual tactics. The troops
dslodged them from the sides by the fire
| of the artillery. The center was taken by
the infantry. The enemy made last stand
| in the ruins of the house that was stormei
| by the troops of the Prano regiments and
| two companies of the Veraga battalion. The
| losses of the enemy were ten killed, left on
| the field and about thirty that were carried
| away. and many wounded. The bands en-
| gagged by the government columns were those
of Maceo 1'rayas. Parras, Cardsnas and
Calmuga, united with force of from 1000
| to 5000 men. The enemy tried to make n
| last stand but We're dispersed, the principal
groups retreating toward the Esperanza hills.
| The government casualties were one captain
and six soldiers dangerously wounded AMI
| six more or less wounded
| civilian carried by force by the in
| surgents to serve guide said when he re-
| turned that the insurgents are disabled and
discouraged in consequence of the constant
persecution; that they carried away more
| than 200 wounded and rendered full justice
| to the courage of the troops. The guide
| said they are engaged in running match.