Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-26
KRUGER IS INSTANTANEOUS He Paroled All but One of the
 o Americans. ssi sus lzst; a-iss zs q e1H@s - HAMM0N IS STILL IN JAIL His Signature Was Attached to an Invitation
 to Dr. Jameson. REPORTS FROM CUBA ARE slcKENING Armies of One or Two Hundred Spaniards Meet the Enemy and Slaughter Them
 by Ones and Twos, But It
 Doesn't End. ks
HAMMONs IS STILL IN JAIL
REPORTS FROM CUBA ARE sIcKENING

dispatch has been received by Secretary Olney from Manion rthe United States consular agent at Johannesburg, who gives the details of the situation with reference to Hammon, the California mining engineer, and the other Ameri- cans arrested for alleged complicity in the Uitlander conspiracy. MT. Manion says that all American prisoners are out on parole except Hammon, whose case differs from the other Americans in that he signed the conditional invitation to Jameson to come to Johannesburg in the event of extreme peril Jameson, how ever reached Johannesburg before the trouble arose, and when this was dis cussed the leaders and other principal men issued a proclamation calling on the people to refrain from hostilities. Instead of melting rebellion, Hammond in the beginning as explained to MT. Ma nion, raised the Transvaal flag and all in the movement swore allegiance to the government. MT. Clement and other Americans took arms from many per sons and sent them home. Not a shot was fired by the Johannesburg party, says MT. Manion. There was no dis turbance, not a single act of hostility. Arms were peacefully surrendered and every effort was made to maintain the Transvaal republic as against British encroachment. The cases against the American prisoners will be tried in court, though the government has not yet in dicated the time. MT. Manion adds that the Transvaal government has acted magnanimously.
 Secretary Olney acted promptly on MT. Manions dispatch by cabling the latter to take most active and vigorous meas ures for the relief of the Americans, and to that end to make the Transvaal government direct representations in be- half of the United States.
 Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, received the following official dispatch this morning from General Ma rim, acting governor, of Cuba, dated at Havana last night:
 "The day before yesterday Major Tal- avera of the America regiment defeated the band of Aullet, numbering about 200 men, dispersing them and killing Chief Castillo and capturing. eleven horses and saddles, besides arms, ammunition and sanitary supplies
 Following this advantage he found band of about 300 men commanded by the Mexican, forcing them to dislodge their positions. and killing four. among them the Mexican. They had many wounded and the troops captured also horses and arms. tlsN-
 "The lieutenant of the civil guard of Cervantes post met the rebels in the
 
 ten prisoners, among them the leader Jacinto Collado. capturing also arms and ammunition, which they left in their flight. .s,a.. t.
 Commander. Alonzo of the Alava bat talion had an encounter yesterday in Cienfugoes province with. the bands of Serafin Sanchez, Aniceto Hernandez and Aullent. The enemy had twelve killed. fifteen wounded, five horses killed and fifteen captured with saddles.
 'In Saludad, Havana province, fifteen insurgents have voluntarily surrendered with their arms. ,-t,4- a.-~.-
 According to some reports not yet con- firmed Jose Maceo, with 1500 men, has crossed the Caute river marching to the west. .., MARIN
 The Spanish minister received the fol- lowing cablegram this afternoon:
 Habana Jan. 25:-Twenty-five cavalry volunteers of Matanzas defeated in Can gre Josa group of insurgents of about the same number, killing the leader Fructuoso Miranda and capturing horses and ammunition.
 The day before yesterday the bands of Cardenas, Savedra and Matilde Del Gado made a raid on the village of Savanilla which was defended by seventeen civil guards and the local volunteers. The de- lenders kept up a sharp fire and repelled the enemy, who left seventeen dead on the streets and a few horses. The Cuban Colonel Aldea had an engagement yes- terday in the plantation San Cayetane with the band of Rafael Cardenas, dis persing the enemy. who lost four killed and three wounded, and capturing some horses. Colonel Aldea Is closely follow ing the enemy Colonel Halevis, know ing yesterday that Maxine Gomez was crossing the line between Poze Redendo and San Felipe, marched. to Punta Bra vato and cut his. advance. He described the main body, of Gomez's forces, direct ing against them a heavy artillery fire, and attacking them succeeded in plac- ing himself in the middle of the enemy's forces in the Petferosan Rafael From this place he obliged the enemy to re- treat towards Quibican, following and causing them many losses
 The Spanish mounted guerrillas had an engagement at close quarters with their machetes, killing five rebels and captur- ing arms, saddles, horses and two pris- oners, who have acknowledged that the insurgents are badly armed and scarce of ammunition, and that Maximo Gomez Is wounded. having one of his legs tra- versed with a bullet in the encounters at Lajas on the 18th with the column of Colonel Galvic. g!.b.Ss
 Antonio Castillo, chief of 1000 men of the main body of Gomez. has been cut off from his command and wanders about with only twenty men.