The record-union., 1896-04-17
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Three Sympathizers With Insurgents
to be Shot to Death To-Day.


to be Shot to Death To-Day.
HAVANA, April 16.-Gregorio Bor-
gas, Jose Bacallao and Esteban Her.
nandez will be shot tomorrow in the
Cubanas Fortress. They were accused
of the crime of rebellion, tried by court
martial and sentenced to death.
Thirty-two political prisoners have
been arrested and placed in Moro
Castle
Nineteen persons, mostly women and
children, belonging to the family Of
Periqufto Perez, have been taken to
Santiago de Cuba and placed in Jail
there.
Maceo, the rebel commander, still re-
mains west of the trocha or military line
extending from Mariel to Majana.
Alberto Jesus Diaz, Baptist preacher
of Havana, and his brother Victoriano
Diaz, both American citizens, have been
arrested on the charge of having in
their possession compromising papers
referring to the insurrection. The
American Consul-General has reported
the case to the State Department au-
thorities at Washington.
A BLOODY ENGAGEMENT.
NEW YORK, April 16.-A Herald"
special from Tampa, Fla, says: Fur
ther information received from private
sources in Havana show that the blood
lest engagement of the war was fought
Tuesday at Lechuza. The Spanish
forces under Colonel Linares suffered
overwhelming defeat at the hands of
Antonio Maceo, who commanded a force
CT 5000 men in a strong position. The
Spanish reports place Colonel Linares'
force at l 800, of whom 450 were killed
and 500 wounded. The insurgents lost
200 killed and about 400 wounded The
Spanish plan was for three battalions
to attack Maceo simultaneously but
Colonel Echeverra's battalion failed to
arrive. He is now being courtmartialed.
Maceo led his troops into the thickest
of the fight, and Colonel Linares' forces
retreated in disorder. They finally made
a stand on the wharf of the San Claudia
plantation behind rude Notifications
until a warship came to their rescue.
The Cuban forces on the shore made
sad havoc with the troops as they en-
barked, shooting them down in their
boats.
In the battle the Amazons, a COM
pany of Cuban women, fought bravely.
In an effort to capture Colonel Linares
an insurgent, Alvarez, got separated.
Seeing his danger, Mrs. Alvarez and
several others followed him. Both hus-
band and wife were caught in the Span
fish lines and tried hard to fight their
way back with machetes. Thinking
that his wife was still at his side, AL
varez made his escape, but she was
cut off at the last moment and was
literally hacked to pieces by Spanish
machetes. In his grief and chagrin AL
varez shot himself seriously. General
Maceo commanded him to appear be-
fore him. On demanding a reason for
his crime Alvarez said he could not en-
dure life purchased by his wife's death.
Maceo replied: Pray God you may die,
for If you live / will surely hang you.
Cuba needs men too sorely to lose any
except in the face of the enemy"
The news of the Spanish defeat has
produced a great sensation in Havana
and the censors have been forced to ad-
nit many details.
General Gomez is reported in good
health and marching toward Santo
Espiritu. General Maceo is moving to
Join his brother at Bahia Honda Colo
mel Nunez's force crossed the strong
line last week and burned the Pulide
estates, which had been fortified and
We're protected by guard of thirty
Spaniards.