The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-16

last heard nom was moving so rapidly
that II Is not thought likely the troops
under General Linares will be able to
catch him. From the direction Gomez
y taking he may contemplate an attack
upon Guanajay.
Many families have left Managua
fearing the Insurgents may make un-
other attack upon Il and large numbers
of people continue TO leave the other
towns around Havana, for this city,
apprehending being robbed by the In
surgents.
The Spanish authorities at San Fran
cisco de Paula, village between this
city and San.n Maria del Bosariobe,
have detained eight young men who
had prepared to Join the Insurgents.
Throughout the day information con-
corning the damage done BY the in-
surgUlts IN the province Of Plnar del
Rio continued to arrive here from var
ious sources. Between Pueblo Nuevo
and Ball1to. IN that province, all the
cane fields have been burned and at
Paso Real. La HoTradurn, and Los Pals
acios. the insurgents have not only
burned all the railroad cars; but they
have destroyed all the railway material
OF every description which they could
lay hands on.
In the province OF Matan1aS, the In
sursents are again becoming active,
In anticipation OF the coming OF the
second or eastern army OF the insur.
gent army, under Generals RRbi and
Jose Maceo. Small bandsAre reported
10 be on the move In the vicinity OF Can
asi, BermeIo. Rogue. Bolondron, ana
Jovellanos (Bomba), which Is seriously
Interfering with the plans OF the Span
fish commanders TO collect consider
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Colon with the view OF trying 70 bring
about a pitched battle with the inBur-
sent force advancing through the pro-
vince Of Santa Clara.
At GuareIras, south Of Colon, the In
surgents have burned the plantation OF
La Vega, and other cane fields and
they have caused enormous loss by
similar tactics.
While passing through the 8Iatn sa-
Stin district, the Insurgents hanged two
pInteados, and at Manlcaragua, prov
ince OF Santa Clara, the insurgents
have burned the large store and tobacco
warehouse. containing 500 bales OF to-
bacco, belonging 10 the Ortiz company.
The distress IN the province OF Mat
anzaS and other places devastated By
the Insurgents is very great and the
local authorities IN various districts
have been granted the necessary per-
mission 10 collect funds by public sub
scriptIon for the relief OF the sufferers,
The opening OF the wires In MatanZaS
las brought intelligence ofahOt engage,
fHeHt at Las ChaFcas, near the noun
tulns OF Santa Maria In that province,
The column OF Spanish troops was led
by Captain Martin Sanchez, and the
number OF troops Is placed by the OIL
cInl report at $40.
The insurgents engaged were under
the Cuban leaders Lacrete. Collide, Gar
ella, Perez and Ingieslto and the official
report places their number At 1,?00.
The battle, II Is said, RACED fercely
for two hours. the insurgents pursuing
their usual elusive and harrasslnB tao
ties. They gave back before the Span
iords. when the latter finally took their
camp and there found eleven dead In
surgents end FIVE wounded. They
claim that the insurgents also carried
away sixty-oue wounded.
The Spanish losses. according to the
report given out, were: One volunteer
killed, 1--WE soldiers wounded and ten
missing.
AI.AtsT Report.
General suarez vaIdes supplements
the report that Gomez in persoA-lsd-t the.
second attack on Bejucgl yesterday.
which was repulsed by General LinRres,
with another report that his column
overlook Gomez yesterday at the head
OF 5000 insurgents, moving from Ve-
reda Sueva In the direction OF Hnto
Ariguanabo. near tho border OF PinAe
del Rio. The insurgents made stand
and engaged Brigadier General Cornell.
who led Valdez's van guard. II seems
that after an hours hard fighting the
main Spanish column coming UP, the
Cubnna retreated and their position
was taken. The hot FIRE which they
had been pouring into the Spanish
ranks was stopped by the artillery OF
the Granada regiment.
When the Cubans were dislodged
their retreat is said TO have been pre-
cipItnte, and nine dead were left on tho
field and five wounded, while numerous
wounded were carried away. The
troops lost one officer and fifteen pri-
Yates were wounded.
From the eastern provinces comes
the report that the column Of troops
commanded by Colonel Martin has had
two engagements with the insurgents
In the Snncti Splritu district OF Santa
Clara, in one OF which the insurgents
are said to have sustained a loss OF
twenty-scven. while the captain OF the
troops was seriously hurt and nine pri-
Yates wounded
IN n skirT1isb on the farm OF RoJa
Clfuentes with the band OF Robnn tho
latter lost three killed and carried away
nine wounded.
Telegraphlc communication Is being
re-cHtRblIshed In MatnnZaS.