Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-27
SWIFT REVENGE.
The Patriot Army In Cuba Shot
Twenty-Five Outlaws
Who Had Looted q Town and Mis-
treated WOmen-Two Hundred
Spanish Annihilated-The Royal
Troops Shot Ten Rebels Who Had
Surrendered - General News Of
the War.

Havana, January 26.-The coastwise
steamer Julia, from Santiago de Cuba,
which had on board the battalion of
Simancas, commanded by General Ca
nella, went ashore near Batabano and
was so far injured as to be made use
less. These Spanish troops are being
sent into Havana province to reinforce
those operating there against Gomez
and Maceo in Havana province and Pi-
mar del Rio. They will be transferred
from the steamer Julia to the steamer
Losundl.
A column Of troops in the district of
Sancti Spiritu, province of Santa Clara,
has killed four insurgents and wound
ed seven in a skirmish. n another
skirmish on the plantation of Celeste
Palos six insurgents were killed.
The damage wrought by the insur-
gents on the water works of the city of
MaJanzas will require $4,000 to repair
From Ciefuentes, SaQua district, in
the province Of Santa Clara, comes the
news of an affair which rebounds TO
the insurgent leader, General Rabi, and
the facts of which have been suppressed
by the government because Of the evil
dence it affords of
THE HIGH CHARACTER
of the revolutionists.
The town was attacked by 'platea-
dos" freebooters who take advantage
of the present situation for purposes of
plunder. There were $50 men in Jhe
party. who. riding with a dash, put the
civil guard TO rout and slew two Of
them with macheJe blows. A period
of robbery and carOusal followed.
Stores were broken into and looted.
Private houses were forced open, Wo-
men robbed Of their jewelry, and even
murder was res0rted to in some IN
stances. Finally the plateados, drunk
and desperate. followed the lead OF one
of their number and entered the con-
vent college. in which were twenty-five
or thirty students. The scenes Of out
rage which followed are too terrible TO
relate.
A few hours after the departure Of
the plateados the insurgant General
Rabi. at the head of 400 men, entered
the town. and, learning OF the rayish-
ment of the college, he
GAVE IMMEDIATE CHASE
to the outlaws. He succeeded in cap
uring twenty-five Of them, whom he
marched back to a field fronting the
college where they were all shot to
death. The rebel general then pro
ceeded the next day in the direction OF
Los Guines.
The province Of Santiago de Cuba is
again alive with excitement. Ine IN
surgen-s have been spurred into renew
ed activity by the fear that the coming
of Genera, Weyler may prove disastrous
10 them. and have determined upon
gaining every advantage possible. An
army OF 1000 .nsurg MS, under Cen
ar9I Rqfe3l S0rOccO. is advancing on
M9nzaniUo. while General M-rabel has
force cf $500 men near B1yamo. Ihe
D. e impression is that their forces are
about To- unite .n an attempt 10 capture
Nq0zaniT0. as it would be of the NJ
most importance 30 them. ! is the
terminus of tle new Cuba submarine
cable. and is the basis of Spanish sup
ntes for the eastern end of tn island.
General Fando has called upon General
Marin for additiona, forces 10 be here.
As an instance o. what
THE NEW POLICY
is TO be. len rebels presented them
Ives 10 Che military commander at
C1y8qune I'm tn province of Santa
Clara. Instead Of being merely deta-n-
I'd they were ordered shot within thirty
minutes. A company Of men was or
dered out for the purpose. The victims
ms- death s-0lidly. The excuse given
by the military commander was that he
regarded them rs spies, coming into
camp TO gain Information.
The arnihiia.ion Of battalion Of 200
SpaniaTds was the work Of General Ser
afner Sanchez last Tuesday. The
Spanish force was guarding a wagon
train from Sancu Spiriru to Trinidad
i'm Santa Clara province, under the COM
mand OF Lieutenant PeneZ.
The fght occurred on the west side
of the River Sa5a near where it leaves
Lake Maria The Spaniards had just
made preDar3uons to camp for the
night, when,
ALMOST WITHOUT WARNING,
bodies of mounted insurgents swoOped
down upon them from three directions.
The river cutting off the retreat Of the
SDaniards in tbe rear, escape was I'M
pos ible and nothing was left 10 10 but
10 fgh. bravely. On the first onslaught
there were twenty Spauiards killed.
The remainder, seeing that retreat was
imDossible formed themselves into a /
hollow square and repellad the second
charge with terrible loss to bcth sides.
Ga herring the remnant Of his m n
around him. Lieutenant Penez called
uD0n them 10 die all together for Spain.
BY his time the full force Of Sanchez
moved in and cut down every man Of
the battalion who stood his ground. A
number who sought safety in fight werd
drowned in the river.
The president of the conservatives.
the Marques ADezteguia, has resigned |
on account Of the pressure cf his bust
ness. The central committee of the
patty had appointed a commission 10
wait upon the Marques and 10 rsquest |
him 10 continue n his position.
The Gazette contains a decree order !
ing the Spanish flag to be di7played to-
morrow on al public buildings in Ha-
vana in honor of the German EmperOr's
birthday.
{ passenger train running from
Cuanai3y TO Havana has been totally |