Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-08

hoanitnl Va Havana Tor Sranlards ana
hospital on the outside OF the city for
the infurgeuts. Hu raid Spanish sOl.
diora came and butchefed 200 uu-
armed Insurgents AZ bic country hospi'
tai In cold blood ana theu bulletined II
~ an engagement In which they won
great victory. lie ssid the Spanish
soldiers repeatedly went out to planta-
tions where the rebels had been, anu
after they had gone In every instance.
hutchorsd all this uuarmed ciiizsus,
women ana children Included, aud
then General Woyler would bulletin
these matsAcrts a. engagements with
insufgontn aud O Spanish victory. IL
was lor telling the truth OF these events
that General woylsr imprisonsd him
In Moro castle.
woMEN FfoHT ron CUBA.
KEY WEST, Fla, June SIN the
recent attack which General Antonio
Maceo made on this trochs, four COM
panlea OF Cuban woman took part,
according 10 advices received In this
city. These women have oiued the
insufgent army because their homes
have beon destroyed by tho 5pnnieb.
Many OF them mourn ths loss OF fola-
tlves Killed by Woyler's troops. In
consequences the feeling against the
Spaniards 10 one Of the bltietost hatred.
When Macco moved TO attack the
trocha he was accompanied by these
Amazone and :, 900 men under General
BermuieE. IL was MaceD'a purpose
TO break tue line aud send Bermudsz
and 800 men into Havana province.
Tho aitock was made at night come
distance north OF San Marcos and was
successful, although tins Bpaniatds In
their ofiloial report cay Macco was re-
pulsed.
TIE TRocHA BROKEN.
A ioltor received from n Cuban lead
CT describing the attack, sayt; 1--WE
struck tho strong line about . O'Clock
NJ night, taking the Bpaninrie by sur.
prise. There were two hattali5ns Of
troops ut the point attacked ana We
doubled them up and poured Ia fro
that Killed over 100 aud wounded
nearly 200 more. The Spaniards broke
aud lied, Tow Of tnem taking refuge
In small fort. We used our field
pieces and dynamite ngainet the fort
and soon demolished II. Tho amaEjns
fought like the fuIios. Nearly every
one Of them hal suffered gfievous
wrongs from tho Bpauiarda mud they
took the opportunity Tor revenge. Tncy
fushsi on the wounded Spanihrds,
hacking them with maohotts. haoeo
tried TO stop th- slaughter, but the
women were aroused thoroughly anu
would not obey commands. Finally
Maoeo had TO threaten ~ shoot the
women unless they stopped hacking
the Hpsninrds. Ore woman, whose
daughter had been taken by spanish
officer, would bring her mAcheio down
ON the wounded soldier aud scream,
slhat for my Chfistina.'"
"After the battle BermudeE with
1900 men crossed the troeha into
Havana provluce, while Maceo with
ths remainder OF Bermudsz's column
aud the amaxons returned TO the
stronghold In the Plnar Del Rio noun.
talns."
Tho letter says Maceo had 10000
men, nearly un OF wuom ars we'll
armed. de has ten cannon, three OF
which no captured IN tho recent at.
| tack.
As soon AZ tho rhiuy season IL we'll
advanced, II In believed that hhceo
will make q general assault on Wey.
ler's line.
Msceo thinks tho yellow fever will
deeiminate tho troops stationed on the
trocha, no ms 10 render II easy 10 carry
tho liLes.