The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-12-31
CUBANS VERY BOLD
CUNNING FIGHT ACROSS THE BAY
FROM HAVANA.
InsurGents Attack the Town of
Rigia, Almost Under the Guns IF
the Fortress ~ The Fighting
Around the city Greatly Alarms
Warned by Gen. Rivera

Key West to the World says: Steam
ship passengers say that Gen. Rivera,
who is in command Of the army OF
Maceo, has sent n formal warning to
Gen. Weyler. Gen. Rivera notified the
Spanish captain general that if he per
sistS in his threats t. Kill paciticoS
found. the Culnns will make repriSalS
on all Spaniards whom they may cap
ture. Gen. Rivera is moving out of his
Entertainments. All indications point
10 an important engagement
Gen. Weyler is visiting various points
on the trocha at San Cristobal. He is
always accompanied by Il large force.
There is skirmishing daily along h
trocha and on the outskirts OF Arte-
misa. A battle has been fought in
Santa Clara province between guerril-
La bands. The CubanS forced the
Spanish TO retire into Remedies, with
heavy loss.
Regia, across the bay from Havana,
was attacked last night almost under
the guns of the fortress. Several
houses were burned and a running
fight maintained for two hours. The
SpaniardS lost two soldiers killed, h
insurgents five or six. The Cubans
took their dead away. The fighting
around the city greatly alarmed the
residents. The troops night watch in
the suburbs has been doubled.
First Victory on the Ocean.
New York, Dec. ga World spe-
Cial from Key West, Fla, says: The
lone star fiag OF Cuba has met the red
and yellow banner of CASTLE upon the
seas. The sharpncl shell and rifle
yolleys If Il brave filibuster have made
answer to the roar of the Spanish
twelye-pOuuderS and have gained for
Cuba lihre the first victory on the
ocean. The filibustering steamer
Three Friends sailed from Fernandina,
Fla, Sunday night, Dec. Is. carrying
a valuable cargo of munitions of war
for the Cuban insurgents, Guiding the
vigilance Of United States warships
and revenue cutters and lodging every
sail upon the ocean, the little steamer,
with about fifty men, was within hail
ing distance of Cuba on the sixth
night out. Surprised, trapped and
fired upon, she threw shot into a Span
iSh naval coaster, frightened Off a big
gunbOat and escaped from a swift
cruiser. steering III to sea. The Three
Friends put In again to the coast n
safely landed her cargo on h border
of the great Iapata swamp. Not be-
fore in Guba's struggle for liberty has
the flag of Spain been fired upon at
sea. No other filibuster, after having
been attacked by the enemy, a stood
by her guns and fulfilled her perilous
mission.
spaniards XIII and Burn.
Key West, Fla, Dec. &c. - Passen-
gers to-day say that all Havana is
waiting for reports from Weyler n
commenting upon his action. He is re-
nppfp1 RI ha va Stntnl that hn intnnHn1
to make a desert of the Pinar del Rio
section to starve Gen. Rivera out. Ac-
cOrding to rulnors he has begun
strongly on this plan. His guerrilla
bands have orders to shoot all pa
ecificos at sight, to carry off or destroy
all cattle or provisions of any kind
and to lay waste the entire country,
burning zane fields, houses. barus, etc.
This they are beginning TO do. Fif-
teen pacilicos have already been killed
between ArtemiSa and the foothills,
among them two women. The 'CubanS
are Infatuated at this savagery and
have begun 10 show a spirit of retalia-
ton by hanging all guerrillas captured
with a short trial.
European Powers May Join Spain.
London, Dee. 26-The Times Paris
correspondent says: The Washing
ton government has been confidential
ly informed, although in very friendly
terms, that the European powers
would not remain passive should the
United States recognize or encourage
the Cuban insurgents. If my informa-
ton is correct, al intimation has been
further given that Germany is quite
ready, even now, to take SPANS side
should the United States show a dis
position officially to side with the rob
els. These warnings originated in the
course of pourparleurs for an Euro
pean coalition against revolutionary
socialism"