Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-05
CUBAN WAR NEWS.
Aac.O aud CONF HoVIrs on tho
Clplial Of The Island.
FREQUENT ENGAGEMENTS FOUGHT
The Insurgents Cont on Initrf. renee
In their u half by the uni,td
states Government.


HAVANA. Nov. 6.-According Ia
in,ufgont statements tn" frequency
OF engagements recently fought In The
province Of Havana IL evidence oil
the iruth Of the report tina, AnionlO
Maeeo and Maxine dJmtz are Direct
ing the forces under thoir command
upon the city o. Havana itself, with
tho Intention OF laying siege 10 H..
They still inslsi that MAceo has patssd
Tue military line alter having BON.
bsrded Afiemiua. A. a matter OF TACT,
the Spanish commanders a NIT they
are not aware OF the wheIs-bouls o.
Msoeo. There /. another feature ol
the eiiuaiion which IL causing tue Nv.
sufgcnIs cons idpfable Satisfaction aud
that 10 tho vbil Of tho Uui,od State
Consul uenorAl Loo to the Uaitud
states. They Insist. la spite OF oil
oonialp, thst tho relations between the
government ~ Washington and
the SPANISH authorities are Of
decidedly strained nalute ami
further claim tue Interview which
u expected 10 take place shortly be.
tween Consul General Lee, President
Cleveland aud Stcfvtaiy Olusy viii
lsad 70 important ami nov departures
Ia policy on tho part VI thu UuiteI
states goverumont. Tue more not.
headed Of tho insurgents continue
maintaining that the Intervention VI
tue United btates IN CuDa N certain
before long, ne tho insurgents insist
they have demonstrated their ability
70 maintain, ior more than yeaT past,
permanent snd Independent govern.
lnent In CUBS aud 10 Keep their lsfse
Armies IA the HELD, In spite vi the lac,
that Captain General Woylsr has some
100000 troops. Inuy sdd that the
Spanish ate no longer IA possession o.
Anything more than the large cities OF
the Island anu that with the invest.
mont OF Havana, the fail OF tey.
ofal Of those cilips would DO Anliul.
paioi.
THE WHEREABOUTS oP MAcEO.
KEY WEsT. Fla, Nov. b.-Ady,cos
ron CuOa giNs plaihef descriptions Of
The movements oi Insurgents than ca
be sent by cattle from the Island.
Antuul0 hiaceO haa moved 10 tho
PLAIN county, tbat IN 10 say, 10 too
uthtRst VI PlnAr Dtl Rio, with Ia.
Intention TO maae IA Attoaipt 10 pass
the uocns, protected Ia the msauiim.
AZ he hopes by insurgents at the rear
OF the uUcha. rio IL at pfesrnt ,ul.
posed 10 DO NJ CatUlal, Ia the aifseIiou
OF the5wamp of Mslals. 10 he DOES
not acespt % uattie ne will be Obliged
10 40 iuIshsr toward Dsyanigusts. ioT
.dsnncc py Pueblo Nubvo, tGkIng III.
ROAD by CaysIabos aud thus get La
Gloris TO LAslofra. IL 10 thought prob.
ablc that It will he difficult Tor him u |
pass ~ tue south coast to- the western |
portion Of Piuar Del Rio, becHuss
General WeyIer has stationed ., 900 |
cavalry topTsysni that movement neAf
GaEdeiafiH.
Captain General Wcylst'a column
are foitiiying the airAtsgvtio pOslIis ne
tHkon from tho iusuigeuts IN the
mountains OF Pinnr Del Rio 20 40 10
form strong bass OF operations.
When once theto are flushed, GrnstaI |
Wcyltr CALCULATES he viii DO Able 10 \
dispose OF 10000 more men Ia
the Iutsult VI Macso, anu u IL
tue general opinion that he will be
able 10 give him n decisive blow. The
Insurgents have uynamited tho culvs,t |
u tue railroad Nj San CTlstobal, an tus
province OF PinAr uel Rio, doiAinips a
passenger train until tho next day.
Toe military governor OF Cab.ssf
Havana province learned that Ia. In.
surgenis were Ia tho hablt Of passing
1aiiy aerots the river at Maudafts.
lie prepared an Ambutcade, Us the "a.
,ult VI which tho Insurgents lost ons /
man aud tho we'll known leader L..
also being wounded IN IN,
leg. The splendid iatm house OF Hau
Miguel neat GuAyayaraba Meleuo
have been burnei by tho insutg,nls.
Ihey also attacked tho village OF
Moacuga, pinndsIed the sIorss and
burned tho greater part Of tho houses,
rue troops on tho ground made a
stubborn uefenss but were unable 10
itlve out the insurgents bcforo they
burned the town. Tho fort only DOM. |
nAlei small part OF the village. 1hs
lott three OF their Killed In
no street when they made their 10.
ITtat. TOO numerous families leit
homeless TOOK refuge GA the plantation
u Dl ~ Nombto.
Tue iniurgent leader Agulrrc. and IL
a supposed s0me otnefs arc active In
he neighhorhVod OF Guiana BAsea Iust
GEES the bay isom Havana and hayo
made several ieints - attack that VA.
age wish the Intention u creating
sensational diyersloB. but the govern.
men, hAs several columns In luTtuit
& Inem.