The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-14
THE YOUNG NOT SPARED
In Their Atrocities the SBaniards Assault
W0msn and Children and Burn Houses.
THE INSURGENTS FIGHr LIKE WARRIORS.
Tho Rebels Are Being strengthened
DniIy By Recruits, uua From All
Spnninrds Are Not Competent 10
Cope with Their Courageous Foes.

Havana, eMarch II. va Tampa. Fla.
March l3.-All of the 1900 additional
troops sent from Spain since she middle
OF February have arrived. and bscn
equipped for service. Most of Tin m are
no win the field. Some 5000 are being
held In Havana and It's outskirts as a
p"ccaution against disturbances In the
city. There are sufficient volunteers
here TO repeal any attack the insur-
gents could make with their lack of can
| non and scarcity OF ammunition. The
ns'w troops wero better than the ave
| rage sent from Spain. and should give
good account of themselves In tho
| held. portion of thsm was sent TO
General Pundo, In Santa Clara, and a
| large force has been started for Hinnr
| Dol Rio. where the rebels have had
things almost all their own way fog
Il month. Nine important towns have
been laid In ruins. tobacco house have
| been burned and Il large portion of the
| great tobacco district is waste The
concentration of troops in Havana pro
vince In the expectation Of dealing an
| effective blow to Gomez and Maccu lcr;
other provinces without sufficient proicc-
| tlun.
The two rebel cheiftains managed 10
avoid the pitched battcd though the
| most elaborate preparntiocs were made
to force them TO fight or surrender.
| tfc'neZ has been In MatanZ;ls Province
about two weeks and Maceo has also
| been there du;ing the past week. With
| their two columns, aEgregating II. 2.0GO
! men, and the columns Of T.acret and
others. they have effectively prevented
owners Of sugar estates from oheylng thc
order of General Wcyler Ia begin grind
| ing. Cane has been burned from one
end Of the province to the other. hut
buildings and machinery have not hecn
Ii ann 70 ho loo t,nl Nm,
| outlook for any more grinding In Ma
| tanZas and Havana provinces Is no;
| bright In addition to burning cane,
many railroad culverts and bridges
| have been totally DESTROYED, dynamite
being used In some cases.
Half Il dozen columns Of troops are
! having daily skirmishes with the rear
| guards or outposts of Gomez and Maceo
| by the lime q sufficient force Of govern
| mcnt troops is brought up TO make an cf
| fcctive attack. the insurgents heing all
mounted have moved Oh. They appa-
! rently have sufficient ammunition for
these Skirmishcs. but have not enough
! to take a decided stand. 7 learn from
CREDIBLE sources that the insurgents
frequently go into fight with from six
| To eight rounds per man. After few
voleys they are obliged to retire unless
The Spaniards waver, as they generally
do. unless in force: At any sign OF weak
ness the Cubans ride down on them
like SO many demons, yelling, "Al ma
chete nj machetc." When the Spanish
say in their reports that they repulsc the
frs; charge: OF the. enemy with the troops
in ;hc form Of squares, and the second
charge in the circular groups il is pretty
| plain what happened
The rebels are being strengthened dal-
| ly by recruits CLARK
Key West, Fla. March l3-Pr!va,e ad-
vices received in this city by the steam
| or Olivettc Wednesday night from IIa-
vana. dated March 10th. at General
Aguirrc's headquarters. report battle
at the town of Jguiab in which the rcb-
els defeated detachment of Spanish
! troops, captured all their arms and am
| mun!t!on
| The insurgents under the command OF
Major Paul Arrange, captured the town
| OF san Antonio DE Rio Blanca. one half
| mile from the city of Jarnco which was
| guarded by dciac!mcn: Of Spanish
| volunteers. AT the approach Of the In
SurSrnis. the volunteers sent a com
mission 10 the insurgent leader Offering
| to surrender. Tacy delivered abou,
eighty rifles and 1000 rounds of anmun!-
| i!on, besides twenty Volunteers deserted
and followed the Insurgents Arrange
| went in the direction OF the Oviedo plan
| ta,ion.
There they were ambushcd by S00
Spanish troops. small reinforcement
coming up lrum Maceo ,hcv charged the
troops, disiodging them, and drove them
IN great disorder from the field The
troops left twenty dead and the Insur-
gents lost six killed and two wounded.
From Ovicdo plantation the Insurgents
went IN the direction of Campos DE
Florida, where they met a train carry
Ing five hundred troops They wrecked
The train. defeated the troops. killing
many. ana captured n lot of arms and
ammunition.
The report of the action by the UEtcd
sta les Congress has caused much re-
1oicin2 among the Insurgents.
Oscar Held. celebrated German ar
tist, has Joined the Insurgents and been
commissioned color bearer to General
Aguirre.
Jose Azcui and one hundred and twen-
ty-seven other Cuban sympathizcrs have
been transferred to the Moro castle
dungeons, where their suferngs are
something terrible. They are fed on
bread and water and are compelled to
sleep on the damp ground amidst a lot
OF filth.
On the tenth instant six small Gu
ban boys were met on the public road
by detachment of Spanish troops who
fred or the boys. killing them. At
Palmes De- Pedroso the Spanish troops
entered the town, killing everything N
sight. II Is said fifteen persons were
shot and among the killed Is man by
the mama M Dorfop,4