The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-05
WEYLER HEARD FROM
Cables the Spanish Minister as
to Fights With the
Rebels in Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March 5. 1S96.--General
Weyler has sent the following kilograms
to the Spanish Minister here
HAVANA March 4, 1S96--A band Of
about two hundred men burned yester-
day a house inhabited in Guanajuai,
which arrived after seeing the fire
General Aldecoa's column in San Jose
de Las Lajas, Havana met about 1.5O0
insurgents who We're in position in the
heights surrounding Nazareno the town
held by Maceo with the rest of his band
The town was captured and the rebels
dislodged from their positions, being fol-
tains of Navio, and suffering the fire
of our artillery. Our lost We're a lieu
tenant killed, four soldiers and one scout
wounded The enemy left in the field
one killed, and, according to the re-
ports of the cattle ranchers. they car
ried many killed and wounded on horse
back.
The column of Lieutenant Colonel Mo
lima, in San Antonio Vega, found the
retreating vanguard of the enemy,
Continuing the pursuit in the road to
Nazareno. he met again the bulk of the
band. killing eight and wounding many,
Colonel Tort, in Guara, met 100 men
of the Maceo band, who were going
to meet Maceo. They were dispersed,
losing two men, who remained in the
field. The column had four wounded
The enemy, in its retreat, burned some
cane fields to prevent the pursuit. Tney
carry many wounded and are closely fol-
lowed by the troops.
The military commander of Guinea re-
ports that the country people near by be-
lieve that Masso and Maceo are wounded.
in Gallego, Province of Santiago de Cuba,
continued after the enemy in Sabana
Caney, wounding four and killing two.
The troops had six wounded. Meeting
the enemy again, he wounded two and
captured twelve horses
Five volunteers, ambushed in the road
from San Nicholas to Havana, killed the
rebel chief Calunga and two more insur-
gents.
General Bernal, in the Mamay Hills,
a very sharp engagement with the bands
of Nunez, Alvarez, Serafin, Sanchez and
others, numbering about 5000. capturing
retreat in disorder, leaving in the field
twenty-five killed, among them a chief
who has not been identified; took four
horses with their saddles, a great num-
Der of arms and ammunition, explosives,
implements to cut the railroad lines and
killed, nineteen wounded, and eleven
horses killed.
General Pando reports that the guerril-
las of Cruces met the enemy, killing three
and two horses, among the latter that of
the leader Sarduy. He also reports that
the guerrilla Cienfuegos defeated band
in San Esteban, killing one.
On the oath, in Sagun a column of 200
men of the local guerrilla, had an en-
counter near Sierra Morena with a large
teen The column had two killed and
one slightly wounded. Colonel Arce. with
five companies, in the Santa Clara planta-
ton, met several bands. causing them
heavy losses. The rebels left in the
field eighteen killed and many horses. We
N Ia one major and a lieutenant wounded,
E;ur soldiers killed and thirteen wounded.
WEYLER
Senior Dupuy de LONE also received the
following despatch regarding the progress
Of the Cuban campaigns:
MADRID. March & The Insurgents are
pushed with great activity; and continue
their march eastward, hSihs u the limits