The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
gFvOLUTIONISTS ON THE RUN.
sp,NTSH ADVICES CLAIM MANY
VICTORIES IN CUBA.

Mai TaIavera of the America Reg
iment Reports the Routing of Two
1nSurgent Bands With Heavy
1o.Scs-The Insurgents Also
Worsted in an Encounter With Col.
,Ionzo-The Positions of MaceO and
Gomez.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Senor Dupuy De
lone. the Spanish minister. received. the
allowing official dispatch this morning
fr,u Cen Sabas Marin, acting governor
General of Cuba, dated art Havana last
-.crr. The day before yesterday Maj.
Tsravera of the America regiment, de-
faated the band of Aullet, numbering
sbort 2oO men, disbanding them and kill
.,r chief Castillo, and capturing eleven
horses and saddles besides arms. ammu-
milton and sanitary supplies. Following
this advantage he found a band of about
qn men commanded by the Mexican, fore
i1r them to dislOdge their positions and
killing four, among them the Mexican.
They had many wounded, and the troops
captured also horses and arms.
The Lieutenant Of the civil guard of the
Cervantez post met the rebels in the
Tneuano plantation, Matanzas, taking
ten prisoners, among them the leader
Jaciuto Colado, capturing also arms and
ammunition which they left in their flight.
commander Alonzo of the Alava bat
TALON had an encounter yesterday in Glen
fuegos province with the bands of Sera-
fin Sanchez, AnicetO Hernandez and Aul-
iet The enemy had twelve killed, fifteen
wounded five horses killed and fifteen
c9ptured with their saddles.
"m Saluad, Habana province, fifteen
insurgents have voluntarily surrendered
with their arms.
according to some reports not yet con-
frmed Jose MaceO with 1,500 men, has
crossed the Cauto river, marching TO the
Senor Dupuy De LONE explains that Jose
Naceo now officially reported as passing
Cauto a river in tho eastern part of CuDa
near Bayamo and Manzanillo was said by
insureent adviceS mailed to this country,
70 he i'm the province of Santa Clara with
Rahi. This leader, as already reported, was
wounded in an engagement with Gen. Gas
The Spanish minister received the fol-
lowing cablegram this afternoon: 'Ha-
yana. Jan. 25.-Twenty-tiVe cavalry Volun-
teers of Matanzas defeated In Cangrejos
group of insurgents of about the same
number killing the leader, Fructuoso Mi
randa, and capturing horses and ammuni-
"Day before yesterday the bands of Car
denas Savedra and Matilda DelgadO made
raid on the village of SaVanilla, which
local volunteers. The defenders kept up
a sharp fire. and repelled the enemy, who
left II dead on the streets and few
Lieut. Col. Aided had an engagement
yesterday in the San Cayentno plantation
with the band of Rafael Cardenas, dispers-
mg the enemy, who lost four killed and
three wounded and capturing some horses
Col Aldea is closely following the enemy
Col Halvis. knowing yesterday that
Maxine Gomez was crossing the line be-
tween Pozeo Redondo and San Felipo
marched to Punta Bravo to cut off his
advance. He deserted the main body OF
G0mez's forces, directing against them
heavy artillery fire, and attacking tneIn
succeeded in placing himself in the middle
Of the encmy's forces in the Poterero san
Rafael. From this place he Obliged the
enemy to retreat toward Quibican, follow
ing and causing them many heavy losses
THE Spanish mounted guerillas mad an
engagement at close quarters with thel
macheteS killing five rebels ana capturing
arms saddles, horses and two prisoners
who have acknowledged that the lnsurg-
ents are badly armed and scarce OF ammu-
milton, and that Maxine Gomez IS wound
ell, having one of his legs traversed with
bullet in the encounters at Lajas on
Jan. is, with the column of Col. Galvio.
Antonio Castillo, chief of 1,OJ0 men OF
the main body of Gomez. has been cut off
from his command and WanderS ABOUT
with only twenty men, as has been sald
by some prisoners, who were in ms com
mand."
ing a column of the Spanish forces in
Cuba, reports that yesterday he had an
encounter between San Felipe, in the Ha-
vana province, and BatabanO, in the prov
nee of Pinar del Rio, the latter place pc
ing thirty-five miles southwest of Ha-
Vana. In the engagement five of the rebels
We're killed and two were made prisoners.
The captiVes say that the rebel comInan-
der-n-chief, Maxine Gomez, has peen
wounded in the right leg by rlne pail
which passed through the limb IN the
nght at La Gia, near QuiVican, on jan
y. Col, Galvis also reports that the rebel
machete and a rifle ball in yesterday
fight
From a staff correspondent of the
United Press.
Havana, Jan. 5.-Notwithstanding the
reports that peace is prevailing in the
Provne of Santiago de Cuba, due pre-
sumably to the fact that many of the in
surgents have left the province to join
Homez and Maceo in the western part
ot the island, it is known that there are
sufficient rebels left in the province TO
glVe the troops a brush when they 1eei
inclined. Gen. MunoeZ, a Spanish com
mander, reports that he had hight with
rebel force under Francisco Rabi ana
salvador Rio at La Mula Pass on the
lNer CautO in the province OF santiago.
according to Cen Munoez, the. troops
captured the position occupied by the reD-
eS Who fled in every direction The Span
lsh loss is one killed and sixteen wounded.
Inc insurgents loss is unknown.
report has reached here from Matan-
5as TO the effect that the rebels have
destroyed the pumping station of the wa
yen works which supply that city. The
Il house
u The buildings on the Penon estate near
Haionuevo, have been burned by a party
VI $50 rebels. The insurgents have also
uamaged railroads and telegraphs in the
I.9'lnce of MatanZas. Several columns
VI troops are in pursuit of them.
NE censorship of foreign cables is more
eulcl tnan ever before. The new censors
vIoers are to allow nothing to go creditable
IA ~ me insurgents or discreditable to the
SpaMsh troops nor any reference to mil
# roIy movements. Matter permitted to
pass by his predecessor is stopped. No
s9Y-efeace TO the gravity of the situation is
SSAoWed. News published in Havana pa
F1s Is not permitted to be sent abroad.
. me Cubans disbelieve the report that
rI!el was shot through the leg last
5' 5l'usy. and say he has been in the sad
c S dally since. The only information
SIts from the statements of prisoners.
,oglhe portions of Gomez's people yes
t9lty attempted to cross the railroad be-
roeeh Havana and Batabano, which is
f. military trocha. There are heavily
ears'"e0 Iorts at all stations and iron-clad
esn4, az other points. The line was re-
'H leNt4E strengthened for the DurpOsp of