The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-10
PATRIOT VICTORIES In CUBA.
Maceo Defeats the spaniards Four
Times in Four Days.

Key West. Fla, April a.-Four times
within the last four days the Spanish
forces have been defeated by the insur-
gents under Antonio Maceo IN Pinar del
Rio. according TO atvicss just received
from Havana, but not one word has been
allowed to so out in regard 10 these en-
eagements by the Spanish authorities. The
most important conflict occurred yesterday
near Mataaa. on the strong line. Naceo's
advance, 2,OC0 strong, attacked the Span
ish column near that place. The Spanisrds
were routed with a loss OF 500 killed and
wounded. Prior to this encounter there
were engagements with Maceos main ar
my west OF the strong line. in which the
Spaniards had the worst of it. IL is said
IN Havana that the Spanish loss in the four
engagements was over 1,50o killed and
wounded. although the government sup
pressed all information about the battles.
The number of wounded soldiers arriving
in Havana proves the truth of the ru-
nors. One train from the west yesterday
brought in 100 wounded men. Maceo's ar
my Is si!ll west OF the trocha, but there
are many insurgents In Havana province.
Gomez Is SIN in Santa Clara province,
moving toward the Siguana valley. on
Monday his army entered San Juan tie
Las Neras. The Spanish garrison fled TO
the forts, and Gomez secured many arms
ami quantities OF ammunition.
on lutSVdy ulSnl the insurgents
Hoyos Colorado, a town fifteen miles west
OF Havana The troops fed to the for.s.
After the insurgents retired the Spanish
came out of the forts and, seeing crowd
In the square. opened IRE. killing four
women and Two children a,NI woanding
others. The Spanlards say they thought
that they were firing on the Insurgents.
Havana, April 9--Jose CABRERA Rogue,
formerly in Maxine Gomez's bodyguard,
in tod Ia
right leg was ampuiated after capture.
He Is Spaniard. ON account of his IN
hrmities several ladies ard the bishop OF
the diocese sought 10 obtain a respite of his
sentence.
Three insurgents rode up to the store OF
Ramon Valdez. In Mariana, eight miles
from Havana. and made a demand for
arms, saying that he kept a stock He de-
MED that he had any In his possession. The
men then looted his place. declaring that ne
was Spaniard. They threatened to burn
him out. but left the store after warning
him to leave town. Mariana is the head
quarters of the Havana Yacht Club re-
Gently warned TO vacaie the premises. The
government has male special barri-
cades about the district.
The town OF La Salud in Havana prov
fnce. was entered by insurgents who sack
ed several stores and Set fire to many
houses.
Gen. Barges reports the capture of re-
bel camp al Jarahueca. In the fight which
occurred before the rebels were compeil-
ed TO abandon their camp several were
Killed. The capture OF a camp at Tiarriba
in the province Of Santiago de Cuba is also
reported by Barges. In this engagement
the Insurgents lost fifteen killed. and two
OF the Spanish force were wounded.
Gen. Pando reports that the column un-
der command Of Mai. Moncasia discovered
a party OF Insurgents on the banks OF
the Maguaraya river. near CienfuegOs, and
attacked them. After fight in which
the rebels lost fourteen killed and many
wounded, they were dislodssd from their
position and forced to retire