The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-23
USUAL RESULT.
Cnbans Routed by the Standardization
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Cubans Routed by the Spaniards-Terri.
bic Tales Of Brutality.
New York, September ga special ia
the Herald from Havana. Cuba, says
Late reports give official details OF serious
engagements in Havana nrovin e sunday
on the large estate near Calubarzar. \
small government column. composed OF
Havana volunteers. members OF the repu.
lar engineer corps ana taYairymcu OF The
line. is alleged to have been ar.a.llpd by
80 in urgen. s.. comman led hy the lead r.
tdslillo ana DelSado. who rcpate lly at
tempted 10 surround and oVerWheln the
royal forces. The spanish remained on
the defensive, holding their ground ami
repclling successive rel 81 nache e charges
unll finally reinforo einon-s OF volun. e. ~s
arrived.
When these arrived. by brilHm, span
ish countorcharSc, the rebels were ulii-
mately routed and driven from fh, no d
The encny's loss Is estimated AT 100 killed
and wounded. In the retreat ihoy ahtn-
doned their dead. The government 10 SEES
Mere Twenty-Five voGn GERS killed and
three wounded.
Il is reported that both Castillo and
b'lHh9o were wounded IN the engages
n"nt The former .eriously ths latter
slightly.
An important decree ISSUED by the cap
tain general tclly places Havlua drug
stores under military supervision ami pro,
hltts medic mes Neing suld TO retailers In
interior towns unless authorized hy src-
cial permits from Sisui4h oommaudlnts.
VOL authenticated reports OF harblrous
acts by the Spanish troops continue 10
reach her.. Reccntly the ttANatgi paper
published an account OF an alleged hattie
near Cuco dc Arc. In which. after an
hours desperate lighting, the Span.ards
drove the rebels oil. killing nineteen ,Lud
taxing ~ many prisoners. The papers
Suggested that the government should re-
ward colonel ,Aguelcra, the span sh com
mdndcr. Tor his bravery. The facts In
regard 10 the battle according 20 Cuban
Sources, follow
ON September IL ton rebels went to at
tack guerilla band. but met troops hid
den In the high grass. The rebels fired
Vullcy, killing two officers and Wouni.nR
three sold ers. The troops fired back hit
ilng nobody
Ileuteraut Colonel Aguc.era, who COM
maude' the troops, then went toward
colony AIMED Pablo Dilz There he found
a iN Of twenty-five persons, men.
w ana children. lie asked if they
NJ secn any rebels IN the ncighborhood
g receiving negative answer he or
d'hcd. "a alleged by the Cuhaus, a gen
eral laughter including children and
or that colony nineteen were butchered
And 50 escaped. The men Of tho guerrilla
force hoasted of what they had done
when they returned % Vega, two mics
from the colony Colonel Aguclera. on
september IS started with his trAoDs and
q !, l., snetlla hand from Nueva Paz toward
'lZZl i've saw a house ard found I'm II
only three children He asked where tho
parents We're They gAswercd they had
pre- kfast. The colonel ordered tho thre>
10 to "A vc1rs old. 10 he locked
mp in tho house and after THIS WINS done
he rrdcr"i the gueril,ns to set IRE IN +ho
house. Tho ruerllas. MORTIFIED disobavc1
nj first, but under threats OF Auuo,era
proceeded to carry out the order and tho
nn ,r. E'+ burned With the adren in Il
'olf ire neop'c what had boon done ThIs