Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-01
GOMEZ in CHECK.
MS FORCES AND mkcEoy DRIVEN
BACK.
Navarro and vsIdes score . Decided
Triumph Over the Cubsns-Nany
Of the Latter wounsed-Othsr wss
Notes.
Notes.

HABANA, December n Generals Ma
varro and suarez valdez held IN chech 4
throughout the whole OF yesterday tho
concentrated forces Of fHn rebel CON- +
manders, Gomez and Maceo.
Navarro attacked camp o. reoeis ane Z
dispersed them. Gomez and Aacto wers
cntrenched az Central Maria. and a bat .
tie ensued later. IN which the Spanish ar
tillery were pitt.d against the Insurgents
cavalry.
The rebels were finally routed. and rel
treated In two columns. leaving sever
dead on the field. Passing Camanagus I
on their retreat. the rebels had twenty ;
ltters and two carts flied with wounded
General Suarez valdez made al sttacs
upon another wins o. The rebel army. and
after two hours lighting. the r bells re
treated. leaving eight dead and MANI
wounded. Valdez reached Baroa w.tnous
further resistance. The rebels who con-
fronted him and were forced to retreat
were 1000 strong.
REBELS DISPERSED.
HABANA, December Sion Deccnbei
2sth two government coiumns-one OF ~
men. under Colonel Rod.n. and the other
of DO men. under Colonel Padron-after ri
nght lasting two hours, dispersed the
rebels. commanded by Rail and others,
The engagement took place in the u
guam District. to the eastward OF Ba.'
yamo In the province Of Santiago de
Cuba. The rebels made several charges
with machetes. but were repuised. and
finally driven from me field In confusion
Their loss was seventeen killed. A guam
tity OF arms and number OF horses were
captured by the troops. The governmen>|
loss was eight killed. including three Of
fcers. and forty-two wounded The lat
ter were taken to J guani and Bayamo.
MORE CONFIDENCE IN SPANISH
SUCCESS.
| HABANA. December 3i.-The last news
| from the field shows that the rebels have
been driven back In the Province OF
Matanzas. after having been severely pun,
| ished by the troopp. The loss Of pro-
| perty has been enormous. but planters.
now feel more confident I'm the future suc-
cess OF the Spanish army. and will try
when possible TO grind again Some OF
the large. central factories. however. have
suffered so severely that IL W II be IA her
difficult for them to do anything before
next spring.
TOWN OF ROQUI INVADED.
BARO. CUBA ID cember 3. via Tampal
! Fla, December 3l.-At . o'clock the town
OF Roqui was invaded by Maxine Gomez,
Serafn Sanchez. Cayato Alvarsx. and
Aguirre Nunez Saurez. with 20o men{
the majority OF whom were on horseback
They did no great damage to the town.
and their depredatious were limited all
most entirely to taking a number Of
! horses
They seized the flag on the town hall
and ser fire 10 new but unoccupied
wooden fort. They marched through ali
the streets OF the town headed by the
rebel flag. and shouting viva Cuba
Libre." Later they entered a number Of
stores, I'm some OF which they paid for
what they took. while others they looted.
| They left with the Mayor Of the town
three OF their wounded. with the In.
junction that they must have close care
and attention. They then devastated the
cane-de.ds OF the Espsna sugar estate,
! They took on the estate two prisonerst
alleged prisoners OF wells.
While on the way TO Roqui the rebe's
set fire TO railway workshops on the line
OF the Caracas and Junco railroads.
Maxine Gomez. while at Roqui. said
that their men composed the vanguard I
that Maceo and Quintin Bandera were
following with arge force. aud that
at that time the latter was at Colef