The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-21
THE CUBAN WAR.
Spanish Gunboat Held Up By the
Insurgent Forces.
AMERICAN ALLIES DISGuSTED
WIN 1nsurgsnt Dissipiins, According 70
Havana Advises- -Antonio lIasso said 70
be An1iOui to Surrender, but tiis Re-
pOrtl are Disbslisvedb BY Impartial OBJ
ssrysrs-EOrs plantation. Destroyed.

HAVANA, April 2o.-During recent
engagements between the Spanish
troops under General Fort IN this Prov
ince and the Insurgents. the latter admit
having lost eighty-two killed and hay
Ing 157 wounded
Reports received here from Lacrets
band Of insurgents show a very demor-
alIzing condition OF things, It is said
that Lacret IL frequently intoxicated
and that of twenty American members
Of ap expedition from the United States
which recently Joined him, 1--WE have
been killed and the rest are dlsgusted-
They say they have been deceived, that
there Is no war, that there is no fighting
and that they are living in swamps
without clothing, compelled to eat bad
food, that the agreements entered into
with him were not carried out and that
they are without leaders 70 lead them TO
victory.
Persistent rumors are circulated here
that Antonio Maceo Is deslrous OF sur
rendering; but no unprejudlced observer
places any belief In the reports.
At Jaguey Ia Grande, in Remedies dis
trict, OF the province OF Santa Clara, the
ingurgents have burned the machinery
houses Of the Rosario plantation and
they have destroyed by fire the railroad
station at Gunabano.
A dispatch from Matnnzas says that
the prominent autonomist leader Ardz
has been arrested and imprisoned on
political charge; but, after being some
In, hn Ffnl6AEel nv
order Of the captain general.
The splendid machinery houses OF the
plantation OF San Narclsco, near Gulra
Mellna, this province, have been de-
stroyed by fire and the cane plantations
of Loteria, Carmen and their colonies
have been destroyed with 1900 tons OF
1t is now positively asserted that Perl
co del Gado, the well known insurgent
leader, was recently killed in an engage
1nent In the province Of Plnar del Rio.
General Melquizo, at the Zaldiva farm,
this province, has had sklrmish with
the Insurgent leader Castillo. The
enemy left ten Killed and retired Wlsh
number OF wounded.
The gunboat Centenila, commanded
by Lieutenant GOnZaio Puerta, while
conveying schooner having on board
a number Of soldiers and provisions In
tended for the Spanish detachment at
Zanja, on the river Canto, was fired
upon by the insurgents when entering
the river. The insurgents were IN strong
force and occupied advantageous posi-
tion. The sailors on board the gunpoat
and the soldiers on board the schooner
replied to the enemys FIRE and eventual
IL repulsed them with great loss. But
nine of the thirteen men on board the
gunboat were killed and on board the
schooner one soldier was killed and five
were wounded.
AS the ammunition supply on board
both vessels was exhausted, the gun
boat steamed away and returned the
next day with q fresh stock of cart
ridges, resolved to make another at
tempt to reach Zanja. AT the entrance
of the river the gunboat was again hred
upon; but, although she only had four
men, Including Lieutenant Puerta. on
| board. she succeeded in beating on the
enemy and relieved the detachment at
Znnjh. The lieutenant and the ships
corporal OF the gunboat were both SER
| iously wounded. AS a mark OF appre-
citation OF their gallantry, they have
bcen proposed for the cross OF San Fer
nnndino. the most distinguished mill
tary order OF Spain, only given to those
who have performed acts Of remarkable
.vRlor.
called to the frequent occurrence OF
Ares in ptoFes and commercial houses In
Natanzas and the proprietors are rec
commended to have their property In
sured.
seveal slSirmishes have taken place
during which the insurgents lost fifteen
killed and the troops had three Killed
aud twelve wounded.
Later advises from the province OF
PIhar del Rio show that It was the Inc
surEent leader Perico Diaz who was
Killed and not Perico del Gndo, the well
known Insurgent leader Of that name.
The lighting Of the military line of
MRriel from one end to the other with
electric lights, has now been completed.
These lights disclose the ground for
long distance from the Trocha at night
and Will afford great assistance to the
work Of guarding the line.
General ArolA Is pursuing Maceo In
Pinar del Rio with indefatlgable energy,
hardly allowing his troops time TO sleep,
A decisive breaking down on the part
OF the Insurgents is confidently expect
ed here by the authorities according
10 the statement OF the situation which
they give out. But the sympathiEers
with the insurgents are equally conh-
dent that Maceo Will again escape the
tolls set for him.