St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30
FRIENDS OF INSURGENTS PLACE
NO CREDENcE IN nuMoH TO
THAT EFFECT.
MARIN GOES TO PINAR DEL RIO
WHERE HE WILL EHDEAyoR TO
ENGAGE FORCES OF MACEo
AND GOMEZ.
GEN. MAR1N,s DAILY BULLETIN,
Giving Victory to sDnriards, OF
Course, Is Received by Minister
Dc LONE.

HAVANA, Jan. 29.1There in an In
sistent rumor here that Maximo Co
mez has died as a result Of his iIlneea.
The friends of the insurgents place no
credence in the rumor and there Is 10
confirmation OF the report. It prob
ably owes its origin to the fact that
the insurgents tried to buy a coffin at
San Antonio de Los Bananas and the
conclusion that it was intended for the
burial Of the leader of the Cuban H.
surrection has been Jumped at.
An engagement Of some Importance
has undoubtedly taken place between
GomeZ's forces and the pursuing col
umns OF the Spaliards at the Santa
Lucia plantation. The official report
makes no statement Of the result Of
the fight beyond asserting that the IN
surgents lost twenty-one killed and
ninety wounded. The Spanish losses
are not stated.
Several members Of the central COM
mittee OF the reformist party have re-
etgnsd. It Ia estimated that about
LOCO persons belonging to sabaniIia
nave fled from that town to Matanzas.
Gen. Marin, the acting captain gen.
eral, Will leave this city tomorrow with
large force OF cavalry for the prov
ince or Pinar del Rio, where he Will
seek to engage Gomez and Aaceo.
Col Vicuna has stationed his forces
In RABIES, which commands the only
pass to the province of Havana and the
westward The insurgents are gtriv-
ing to effect a passage to join Gomez
and Maceo, but have rot succeeded in
doing SO.
The German frigate GneitZenau has
arrived here. The iasurgent leader
Fernando Esp!nosa, has died from
wounds received AZ Rio Grande IN De-
cember. Gen. Marin and Col. Inclan.
the mayor, and the chief OF staff babe
farewell today to 500 Havana volun-
teers who are departing TO take part In
the campaign.
NEW YORK, Jan. GAN air Of
gloom pervaded the headquarters of
the Cuban revolutionary party in this
city today. and the leaders who would
not admit last night that there had
been any hlibustering expedition which
had met with disaster, freely admitted
that the Etory OF the wreck of the
steamer J. w. Hawkins was correct.
L. e. Palma, who is the acknowledged
head OF the revolutionary party In New
York, said that the story was undoubt-
eoly true, but he claimed that the
amount of money expended In the ex-
Sed.t1on had been exaggerated. and
that only about 100000 had been ex-
pended in fitting out the steamer ]. W.
Hawkins, including arms and ammuni-
tion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-senor Du
Puy de Lone today received from Gen.
Marin the usual bulletin OF skirrnishes
IN which the Spaniards were victorious.
FOLLOWING is the most important:
Maj. Martinez La Costa, with 100 eng,nea-,
END 40 civil guards, had a fight yesterday
n n inc santa Lucia plantation, province Of
havana with the main body of Maxine
Gomez. which intend to surround him; Gems.
Linares and Aldecoa, with their columng,
vent to their rescue when they heard the
firing and fought TIL dawn, repulsing The
enemy. The loss OF the rebels IL not known.
but 1t is believed It was heavy. We had an
officer and II men wounded.