The Portland daily press., 1896-01-27

ries Over the RebeIs-The New Regime
In the Unhappy Island.
| Washington, January 25.-Seror Dupuy
! DE LONE. the Spanish minister, received
| the following official despatch this morn
ng rom George Sabas Marin, acting
governor general of Cuba. dated at
Havana, last night:
'The day before yesterday, Major
Tolavera, of the Mexican regiment, de-
fsated the band of Auilet, numbering
about 200 men, disbandlng them, killing
Chief Castillo and capturing II horses
and saddles beside arms. ammunition
and sanitary supplies. Following this
advantage, he found band of about 300
men commanded by the Mexican, forcing
them to abandon their positions and
killing four, among them the Mexican.
They had many wounded and the troops
captured also horses and arms
"The lieutenant of the civil guard of
the Ceryantes Post met the rebels on
the 'Singnano' plantation, Matanzas,
taking ten prisoners, among them the
leader, Jacinto Collado, and capturing
also arms and ammunition which they
left in their flight
Commander Alonzos of the Alaya bat
talon had an encounter yesterday in
Cienfuegos prov inoe with the bands of
Serrafln Sanchez and Anioeto Hermann
dez and Aullet. The enemy
HAD TWELVE KILLED. ~
fifteen wounded, i've horses killed and
fifteen captured with saddles. In Salud,
Habana province, fifteen insurgents vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered too with their
arms. According to the same reports not
yet confirmed. jose Maceo with 1850
men, has crossed the Cauto river, march
ing to the west.'
Senior Dupuy De LONE explains that
Jose Maceo. now officially reported as
passing Cauto river in the eastern part
of Cuba, near Bayamo and Moganillo,
was said by insurgent advioos mailed
to this country to be in the province Of
Santa Clara with Rabi. This leader,
as already reported. was wounded in an
engagement with Gen. Gasco.
The Spanish minister received the fol-
lowing cablegram this afternoon:
"Habana, January 25-Twenty-five
cavalry volunteers.of Matanzas defeated
in Cangrejos group Of insurgents of
about the same number, killing the
leader, Fructuose Miranda, and captur-
ing horses and ammunition. Thursday
the bands of Cardenas, Saavedra and
Matildi Delgardo, made raid on the viz
lage of Savanilla which was defended
by local volunteers. The defenders re-
PEELED the enemy who left II cad on the
streets. Lieutenant Colonel Aldoa had
an engagement yesterday in the, planta
ton San Canyetano with the band Of
Rafael Cardenas, dispensing the enemy, \
who lost four killed and three wounded.
Col. Galvis, knowing yesterday that
Mazimo Gomez was crossing the line be-
tween Poso Redendondo and San Felips,
marched to Punta Bravo to cut of hissa d-
vance. He described the main body OF
Gomez's forces. Directing against them a
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE
and attacking them he succeeded in
placing himself in the middle of the
enemy's forces in the Petrero San Rafael
He obliged the enemy to retreat towards
Quibioan, following and causing them
many lossse The Spanish mounted
guerillas had an engagement at close
quarters and with their machetes killing
FIVE rebels and capturing arms, saddles,
horses and two prisoners, who have
that the insurgents are
badly armed and scarce of ammunition
and that Maxine Gomez is wounded"