The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
A SPANISH VICTORY.
Insurgent Goats Repulsed at
One of Havana's Forts.
GOMEZ FIGHTING m MATANzAs.
Two American Newspaper Correspond
erss Arrested In Havana, by Or
der OF Butcher weyier.


al the entrance OF this harbor. Is a beach
termed Playa Chivo goats beach1, 50
called on account Of the many goats when
browse IN it's vicinity. IL transpares to-day
that ore night last week sentry on duty
az the castle saw some whiush-looking
forms approaching steaIthfiy. The soasler
challenged the approaching forms. ana,
receiving no answer. discharged his rire
a. them. The shot aroused the garrison
Of The fort. the guard turned out. and
number OF other soldiers opened fire upon
the supposed enemy. with the result that
the latter disappeared The next morning
an examination was made OF the beach
and several goats were found dead about
the beach. killed by the rifles OF the SOL
diers. who must have done better shootins
than usual when engaged with the fnsur-
gents Considerable amusement was
caused by this fact. and the AFFAIR was on
the roant OF being forgotten. when rumors
were circulated in this city that q number
OF insurgents, said 10 be thirty men. had
been executed near Moro castle during the
night The report was denied by the Span
ish officials, but II continued TO circulate.
until the captain general not only felt
called upon 10 make an official denial. but
ordered an investigation Eventually the
matter narrowed down TO the following
facts: Some soldiers questioned concern
ing the cause Of the firing were foolish
enough TO say they believed number or
insurgents had been on the beach during
the night.
Instead Of executing the thirty-fve In
surgents who have been confined In Moro
castle the captain general has just ftber-
ated all against whom there were no
serious charges. In addition. Gen Wey-
Ter has most generously pardoned the
mayor of Managua, Senior Cristo. and lis
brother. who We're recently captured by
the Spanish after having raised nufner-
Gus band of insurgents and Joined the
forces OK the enemy.
The Spanish authorities have detained
Charles Nicholson the CORES pendent of
New Y ork and San Francisco newspaper,
and his assistant, Lorenzo Betanconrt.
both Americans. They are charged with
having disobeyed the orders OF the mayor
of Mariana in leaving that place and 60
ing into the insurgent lines at Punta
Bravo and Guato de Mariana. The United
States consul general. Ramon o. Williams.
has been notified, and the friends OF the
prisoners are doing everything possible for
them.
II now seems 20 be definitely established
that Antonio Maceo was not killed near
Placetas, as was generally believed. 4
relative OF Maceo. who lives In this city.
admits. however, that he has heard from
good sources that the insurgent leader was
wounded in the arm as a result OF the en-
sagement at Elgato.
Among the insurgents found in the hills
about Candida was a man. evidently
messenger. who had in his pocket a note
addressed to Garlic. one of the insurgent
leaders. saying: Send me some salt"
This note was signed Gomez"
During the different engagements about
San jose de Las Lajos 1J0 horses belonging
TO the insurgents We're killed or wounded.
among them being the one ridden by the
insurgent Col. Colunga.
The troops buried the bodies of seventy
insurgents which were picked up near San
Jose de Las LaJos. The insurgents have
hanged two volunteers.
United States Consul General Williams
had prolonged conference with Capt.
Gen. WeyIer with reference to Messrs.
Nicholson and Betancourt, the American
newspaper correspondents who were
rested today. Up 10 the present time Mr..
Williams efforts on behalf of the prison-
ers have been without any result
A report has been received that the col
umn of Vicuna had an engagement near
Corral False, Matanzas, with Maxine
Gomez. but no details OF the fight are
given. The insurgent leader and ex-
Bandit Tuerto Matos have been seriously
wounded.
San Francisco. Feb 25.-Much concern
IL felt by the friends of Charles Michel
son. OF this city. who was arrested at
Havana today for visiting the insmgent
camps. Nicholson has been prominently
connected with newspaper work In this
city for several years, and IS we'll known
throughout California Last November he
went TO Havana as the correspondent OF
the New York Journal and San Francisco
Examiner.
Madrid, Feb 25.-Capt Gen. Weyler tel
egraphs from Havana that the situation
In the rural districts OF Cuba is such as to
admit or holding the elections, Gen. Wey-
Ter also says the insurgent chief Garcia
has been captured.
A dispatch TO a newspaper here from Ha-
vana mentions the arrest of MIR. Michel
son, the correspondent Of New York and
San Francisco papers. and OF an American
named Betaneourt. the latter charged with
intriguing with the rebels
New York. Feb. ga dispatch from
Havana reports I5,oo0 Spanish soldiers
missing IN Cuba The fact has been COM
municated 10 the Madrid government, and
the search for their whereabouts is going
on day and night. Official circles are In n
state OF alarm. for 1900 men, with 1s.ono
rifles and $4,000 cartridges. is an enorm-
Gus item 10 the Spanish army. The disap-
pearance OF the men will ultimately be
traced TO either deaths in battle, the number
OF which has been concealed to hide Span
ish losses. details to positions In various
parts Of the island. OF which no record has
been kent, or desertions 70 Join the fnsur-
gents. The spanish records show that en-
tire earrisons have joined the rebels with
their arms IN every province on the island.
An order WIS issued by Gen Weyler sew
erAl days ago for a report Of the number,
positions and condition OF the army. The
responses 10 this, Il Is said. have increased
the confusion. and there are reports now
from reliable sources that there are 1900