Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-15
not claim that he has been half success


ful in his operations.
The insurgents are not acting hastily
in any way. They have plenty OF time
before them and intend to make the
most of it. They have a central gov
eminent established at HermOsa, in the
province OF Puerto Principe; their forces
are organized in excellent military
style; they have regular army work
shops, hospitals, in addition to the field
hospitals; depots of provisions and am
munition, etc Their cavalry is vastly
superior, both in number and quality,
to that Of the Spaniards, and the mill
tary experts assert that the importation
Of 5000 or 1000 Spanish cavalry from
Spain Will in no way effect the situa-
tion, as the Spanish horses cannot stand
the climate. The weak point of the
Cuban army il its artillery.
They have only a few guns Of the
old fashioned ,ype and a few modern
rapid fire guns. but they hope shortly
70 be able to make a very much better
showing in artillery as they expect sup
pies of rapid fire guns. Indeed, friends
of the Insurgents here assert that quite
number of rapid fire guns recently
came into the possession of Gen. Gomez
and they were landed not very far
from Havana.
This afternoon it was stated upon
good authority here that Gen. Antonio
Maceo has plundered Sand.ego de Nj
nez, quite
AN IMPORTANT TOWN
a little to the eastward and southwark
Of Bahia Honda, the port recently cap
tured by the insurgents on the northern
coast Of Cuba and in the province OF
Pinar del R.o. There seems no reason
to doub, Jhat this report is true and il
shows Jhat the insurgents are extend
.ng their operations from the small
towns 10 much larger places in the
province of Pinar del Rio
The Spanish version of the attack
made by GOmez's forces upon Bejucal
is that in spite of all the damage done
by the enemy in burning houses, stores
and a railroad depot after five hours
of fighting and a heroic defense on the
part of the garrison, only two Of the
after were killed and ten wounded,
while Gomez retired with heavy loss
after completing his days work with
burning a passenger train.
Il is announced that on Sunday last
Spaniards made an important capture
in the person Of Jose CeperO, the second
in command Of the Cuban column COM
manded by Gen. RegO. Cepero, it ap-
pears. was on his way from CienfuegOs,
in the province Of Santa Clara, to Ba-
tabanO, the port south Of Havana, with
important communications from the
Santa Clara insurgents to Gomez and
Maceo. The insurgent leader was trav-
cling on the Spanish steamship Gloria
under the name of Lorenzo Dupuy, and
had papers upon him in that name to
show that ne was an American citizen
travelling in Cuba on business. He
acted in the most unconcerned manner
possible, chatted and iOked with all on
board. was quite fama.aI with num-
Der Of Spanish officers who were his fell
low passengers from Cienfuegos to Ba-
tabano, and bid fair to successfully
CARRY OUT HIS MISSION,
besides obtaining valuable information
for the future guidance of the insur-
gents. But, as Cepero's bad luck would
have it, among the officers who came
on board the Gloria at Batabano was a
certain Lieutenant MOnasterio. The
latter and Cepero were old acquaint-
ances, Cepero having promised, some
time ago, to hang Lieut. Monasterio at
the first opportunity for having pushed
CeperOs Insurgents very hOtly in a pur-
suit which the Spanish troops under the
lieutenant carried out in Santa Clara
When Cepe.O caught slghc of the
lieutenant, he made a sudden dive into
his cabin and apparently busted him
self IN preparing to go ashore while
waiting for his fellow passengers to
leave the snip. But the lieutenant had
espied him and communicating his
knowledge to the other Spanish off
GERS the state room occupied by Cepero
was soon besieged by a crowd of angry
Spanish soldiers. Cepero in vain denied
his identity, claiming he was Lorenzo
Dupuy an American citizen, and threat
ened his captOrs with the vengeance
Of the United States. All denials, how
ever, were n vain. The lieutenant
said: And so you promised to hang
me, Cepero? Well, we viii see If we
cannot hang you instead"
When Cepero saw that all further
denial was useless, he became defiant.
frankly admitted his identity, and was
conveyed under a strong escort to this
city. He IS now safely lodged in Moro
Castle and his trial will not long be
delayed.
The papers found upon him are said
to be of the greatest Importance and
will probably lead to the arrest Of a
number of prominent citizens, includ-
ing several now residing N the prov
ince of Santa Clara.
Lieut.-Col. Jenaro Mira, with the
Tarragona battalion of Spanish troops,
il is officially announced, has attacked
the Vista Farm, near Hermosa, the seat
of the insurgent government. The in
surgents, who numbered about 1,600,
are reported to have retreated with a
loss of u killed and 20 wounded
LieUt.-COl. Mira. thre eOf his officers
and ron soldiers were wounded