Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03
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'"e 0Pa'''''' 'i'oPS u"u
gents has taken place at El Estante'
south OF Alfonso MI and not far
from the froniter nj tho nrovince of
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liaNuna' rue o'llelul ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
says Tue toops eaptutvu Tue lHsu
seuts positIon' put win loss 10 the
themy NOT hhowh' ~ IS auhii s.l
thNt Two spanish oH'cers anu IouL
hoIulets were kileu' ana nineteen were
MOuhueu' rue lhsuI ehts' luIluWlhs
Lneir usual tactics, HlI not aecep, d
ueGlslNe ehsuseIhtht, put aiter lhe
shliihIsh proceeded westward ueNas-
launs the country as they marched
ouWArl.
IN view OF the ihe work anu rapid
progress OF the msufgent cavalry
Sehernl Canlpos mas oruerei the span
lsh olhelals IN an the disturbed us
trlcts to seize all the horses they
can lay hands on IN order TO prevent
them from railing into the hands or
the enemy The damage done by the
Cubans Is terrible. They have burn
ed the best part OF the town OF Jaguey
and the cane fields OF Perla, Rosario
ana other places In that District ana
IN the Navarro district the plantations
OF Gary, Escalnta ana Haza nave
been destroyed ny the torches OF the
Spanish enemies. In addition the Gu
ban forces nave burned many houses
IN the Cardlna5 district, IN the pro-
vince OF Matanlas ana nave ser hre
TO ana destroyed many cane helds IN
the Union de reyes, buend vista ia
suey Gfahd ana Macuflles uls'rIcts'
In addition the village or La fagua,
whose lhhabitantS dld not receive the
insurgents as wen as the latter Would
nave liked, mas been plotted out py
fire.
II was announced TINS AFTERNOON that
Filipe Roderlg lez' the lnsursent lead
err had been Killed In an engagement
WIN the spanish troops
News received today leaves no doubt
that the insurgents are IN large force
IN the province OF havana ana are
spread over VIDE section, thelr rear
guard stlll stretching PACK INTO Mathn-
zas province WINE their NahBnaru IS
at Asulcate' town OF some import
ance on the railway llne between MA
tan2as and havana anu only niue
over thirty miies from havana,
Apparently the run toFSe oi the IN,
surgeons Is ehsasGu III tuls tthS ~
excursion toward havana. but tLes
MAINTAIN the same scattereu torIili'
ton, divided INTO columns, Whlch
proved SO e1ectlNe IN carr ing mem !
INTO the immaculate heAshoo'hoou u
MatahZas'
entry uhaole 10 cope win thla ~ , 'e y
WARFARE or 10 check the uesl; uS'iNe 1u'
vance Oh lhe hsuihehls' Mhlch u nov
one more oltScted upon havana. i-a ii,
~ IN the DAY me uulhorltleS apparently
had hopes oil preventing lhe ehtr stit
OF the .hSurseht" INTO htyant ploV I'M,
Wheh II oecalne known 'hll lney were
sltheIlhg IA au'Ne VI, we ooauuaa' . aau
Two oat'3ilOhs OF troops were sta'
uuneu ~ Las dlus 70 opPySe thSil eu'
vance mo tHe ''SH NNlIsy u the HuIuts
district, Wh'ch " stuuueu over WIZ
some OF the mos E"luaole cane Ilelus
IA the lslan1. rms force seems 70 haV'
ial.eu utterly 20 prevent the lnsul-
gents from passing th/A anu reichltlH
Aguaclte' WHleh zen 20 tne hortn'
walu OF the trui,las uls'rl5t' ~ Is nov
,tar i lnat HoHI'eE menus " 'NteIlu
ms lheurslOh mo the western province
Vi lIn ~, uei iNlo anu inc s'tua''o" IL
eASetuihsy sraNe, nj, nj
IN nuN at ne my ! 'no uvl Nlo Wouiu
nave tne eitecu 9I practlSaii ~ surround,
ing th'S cry ny insurgents ihefe are III
tSneeai leu 'etinss o' ~ upr.sihB WITHIN
w cry oh 'ue 'hsuiseht syhpa-
'i't1e.s' r,, .A $780,. ...,.-.. =
c iionole Ia n, who was prisoner IN
HUHlsH n1has uuIlhg nVe Gays mas
/ ttsIeeteu ms escipe ana has returned 10
iluNa' "a ne stves an interesting ae,
count OF ms experience IN the lhsurgehl
mp anu SNp'alNs some OF the mystic
IL "a tHe lhsu, GEMS movement
wHicn nave proved sus,eessIul lor
ei bui 1m,bor, sna so oaiiiins 10 inc
| spanish authoritles,
LIN ,NS at tIat tsoinez anu ~, Maeeo
az ~ Sie neuu oi force OF SpvO cav
az enu iilIantIy, me SAyalty helng eX-
s',r,i u elulupeu' hhu mat they nave
Wen ors"h'Heu force OF wv men 10
10y ,'Ie,ensre' comes aid,de,eamp
GI1e' ne says nau pren klllen' ana
hiS bno,er bas ,Isa haen , W1uue M anu