The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-20

HAVANA, Feb. is.-Gen, hnarcs,
while pursuing number Of insurgents,
me, and attacked force OF the enemy,
c,mmanded by Gen. Maeeo on the
heights OF Porveuir, near ChImborazo
mountain, fifteen miles from Havana.
The insurgents occupied good positions,
bu, they wredrlven from them with a
Foss Of fifteen killed and number OF
SoInded, the latter being carried away
BY phe ret-eattng forces.
ISfe-. while reconnottering, General
IJnarss came across a force OF tnsur-
gents commanded by Gomez. The lat
fsr were passing through defile when
she 6paniards opened fire upon the In
TyrFeDtE, the artillery being brough.
Into play as well as the t1fantry. The
J1..,rrersts lost six killed and had twen-
ty-Ssven wounded.
Tbe sound OF artillery firing was also
heard and It was believed that the col
uunn OF Spanish troops commanded by
col segura and Gen. Prnts had been
engaged with the enemy.
AZ Guanatales. the insurgents com
ruanded by Varona and Sotolongo had
A skdrInIsh with the Spanish troops.
The former left hve killed upon tae neld
anl retired with theIr wounded.
AZ the plantation OF Jeschta, near
Ma:anzas. the insurgents under Garcia
and Acevedo have been routed by @ de-
taChment Of volunteers.
The insurgents have also been de-
feated In sdrmisheS at San Quinfin
and al Bodega de Sabana, near Guam
aJay, where they left two killed and
some arms.
Planters Receive an Order.
The governor OF MatanSas mas issued
a circular staeIng that the captain gen.
eral has decSded that tHe planters In
that province must start grinding cane
ot once and that they should organize
a: thekr own expense an armed BODY
OF men for the protection for their pro-
perty. which force. II Is added, will be
assigned by the government guerTlllas
and the regular army.
Tho Circular makes Il understood
that Il Is the duty OF the planters to
help the government in this manner.
The latter will pay the guerrlllas for
their services and will furnish the nee
essary arms and ammunition for the
plantSdon guards.
A dIspatch from Artmisa, province
Of Pinar del Rio announces the sui
EaQE E2leTH Ok sAAAlSA ANN<IAal A@NAANhS
vic. formerly an offfcer in the Austrian
army, who held the rank OF second
chief OF guerriNas In the Spanish ser
vice.
The trs,irgert bands commanded By
Lacret and others, after the engage
ment at ManatAbo. made their way
carrying numbers OF their wounded to-
wards Santi Sptr!tu. province OF santa
II Is stused +e1at the insurgents are
short OF ammunition and will soon be
able 10 fight only with the machete.
AZ P1acetas in the same province,
1--WE armed insurgents have surrender
ed 10 the anStSoTities.
A Leader Wounded.
Ir the engagement between the
troops and the insurgents at Palo Pri-
eso The Insurgent leader Pepe Aleman
was wounded.
The insurgents have burned the sta
ton. the sugar depot and the machln-
cry on the plarS.ation OF La Ysabel In
sIatanzas. It Is said thot the band was
ove?sakSn Afterwards by the troops:
who INFLICTED loss OF three Killed and
four wounded.
The insurgert leaders. PerIco Vidal,
Gumersind0 Garcia and Juste Ojcdu,
took up positions in the houses on tne
plantation OF Josefitn. ncar Palos, N
Havana province. near tae borders oil
1IatanDas. Lieut.. CueFva with forcy,
OF guerrillas surprised them there Gnc
offer q light dispersed the insurgents
WAen they retired they left seven Kill
ed.
Insurgents have attacked the villages
OF La Macngua and AraboE in the east
ern part OF MnnnzaS and after plum.
derlnG the Inhabitants they burned
two y;ores. The gnrrlsons then Tepulset
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