The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-26
CUBAN WAR NEWS.

Havana, March 2l.-Lleutenant
Colonel Frances, in operating against
Cayaabos, province of Pinar del Rio, first
opened fire with his artillery upon the
insurgents population and then charged
with the bayonet and dislodged the
enemy, who left IA killed and retired
with many wounded.
Thirty-six horses belonging to the in
surgents were also killed. The troops
lost seven men killed and had three
officers and Al privates wounded.
The columns of troops commanded by
General Linares and Colonies Suarez
Ynclan, Sanchez and Echavarria, arrived
in the vicinity of Cayajabos after the
lighting was over
Major Sirugeda, accommodating in the
vicinity of Managua, this province, en-
gagged the insurgents DIT Menocal. They
were commanded by Lastra and were
men who had recently joined the cause
OF the insurgents. The insurgents left
seven killed on the field.
The column of troops under General
Bernal later had skirmish with the
same band and as a result seven more of
the insurgents were killed, and Murios,
one of the leaders, was wounded in the
head. The column of troops formed by
the Asa battalion afterwards destroyed
the insurgent camp and killed three more
of the enemy. Only three soldiers were
wounded.
The guerilla forces of Santa Clara PROV
ince have surprised, near Cruces, the in
surgent band under the leadership of
Aulet, and killed four of them, among
them being Perez, the second insurgent
leader in command of that band. Their
loss was only two killed.
The column of troops composed of the
Barcelona battalion at Santa Fe, prov
ince of Matanzas, have had a skirmish
with the insurgents and inflicted great
loss upon the latter. Three soldiers were
killed.
General Pratz has been engaged with
the insurgents under Garcia and San
gully and has killed two of them and de-
stroyed their camp.
The troops commanded by Colonel
Molina have captured an insurgent. The
insurgent captured turned out to be quite
an important prisoner, as he furnished
the Spanish officers with all the details
of the tilibustering expedition which
landed at Varadara, near Cardenas,
where the troops seized three boats
loaded with arms and ammunition intend
ed for the insurgents
Tuste, an insurgent leader who re-
Gently surrendered at Sagua lie Grande,
is now imprisoned at Cumen and is
charged with number of crimes.
Guell another insurgent leader, has
been killed in an engagement with the
Spanish troops near Placetas, province
of Santa Clara.
The insurgents recently attacked the
village of Juan Lopez, near Mantua, prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, with the intention
of capturing convoy of provisions. The
steamer PravianO, commanded by Lieu
tenant Prado, shelled the insurgents and
the sailors and marines opened brisk
rifle fire on the enemy with the result that
the insurgents were driven away with
considerable loss.
The insurgents in the province of Pinar
del Rio are reported to be suffering from
lack of food and ammunition and every
kind of supplies.
The insurgent leader, Castillo, who was
wounded some time ago in an engagement
with the troops, is dead.
Eleven men arrested on the charge of
conspiracy, have arrived here in custody.
An artillery soldier named Simon Mon
tanes was shot this morning outside the
walls, his regiment forming three sides
of square around the spot where he
was executed.
Colonel Vicuna at Plea Rica. province
of MatanZaS, has been engaged with the
insurgents under Aguirra. The enemy
left six killed and ten rifles on the field.
A numerous band of insurgents under
Garcia and Morejon recently called upon
the garrison of the village of Rouque, con-
sisting of 80 men, to surrender, but the
troops made gallant defense and repuls-
ed the enemy with q loss of 16 killed.
One soldier was killed and five wounded.
Another insurgent band of the same
neighbOrhood tried to capture the village
of Icuba, but they were repulsed with a
loss of seven killed and 20 wounded. The
troops lost two killed and seven wound
ed.
Twenty-three persons were imprisoned
by the Cubans, including DR.. Albarran.
1t is also reported by the Havana
officials that eight of the band of
Eduardo Garcia have been compelled to
surrender.
General Gomez has passed by the plan
tation of Santo Domingo, near Cieuentos,
province of Santa Clara.
Firing has been heard in the northern
part of the province of Pinard del Rio,
in a section where insurgents have not
been heard of recently, and the authori-
ties are puzzled to know the meaning of
the outbreak. Colonel Alver Sabina
has succeeded in killing two insurgents
at Qua, Manzanillo, and dispensing a
band of insurgents.
1t is also reported here that the insur-
gents recently killed six innocent persons
on the plantation of Moves, near the
city of Matanzas.
MANY ARE MASSACRED.
Constantinople March 21-Mr. Fitz-
maurice. the British vice counsel. has re-
turned from Urufa and reports that 5000
people were massacred during the recent
disturbances there.
MEXICAN MELANGE.
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