The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
REBELS MAKING DARING RAIDS
SEVERAL TOWNS ATTACKED WITH
VARYING SUCCESS.

The Garrison at san Nicholas Too
strong and Forces the Insurgents
to Retreat-A Number of Houses
Fired at MeIena del sur-The Wiz
Inge Of Guanabo, Twelve Miles
From Havana, Burned-Ten Per-
sons Killed at HOyO Colorado.
Havana, April 4.-The rebels stiu main.
tain their offensive attitude. and, despite
the announcement Of government victo.
ries they are the ones who make the at
tacks, though they are sometimes re.
pulsed when they attack a superior force,
They attacked the town of San Nicho-
las, province of Havana, but were driv.
EN- Off by the garrison there. who largely
outnumbered them They then marched
to Melena del Sur. In the same province,
which place they attempted TO enter.
Again they were repulsed. but not before
they had set FIRE to number OF houses.
They then proceeded to Guanabo, Il
miles east of Havana, and burned the
village. after which they went to Hoyo
Colorado. During the attack. It is said,
that five women. two children and three
negroes were killed Thirty-ave persons
We're afterward found wounded. The
rebel loss is unknown. Altogether 1si
houses have been burned.
Various reports locate Gen. Gomez near
the border line between Santa Clara and
Camaguey.
In an engagement between Col. Vas.
quez's column and 500 rebels. the insurg.
ents lost nineteen killed and three wound.
ed. The fight lasted four hours.
An insurgent band led by zayas attack.
ed the town OF San Juan de Las Yeras,
The garrison made an heroic defense and
repulsed the rebels, who burned several
houses.
Brig. Gen. Gasco OF the Spanish forces
reports an engagement with Jesus Rabi,
rebel leader near Bayamo, in the prov
teen of the rebels were killed. The span.
iards had fifteen wounded.
Gen, Gasco also reports that Rabi at
lacked government convey escorted by
force Of 600 soldiers under Col Ruiz
going in the direction OF Jiguani province
or Santiago de Cuba, and the rebels wera
repulsed with the loss Of six killed. The
Spaniards took one Of Rabis followers
a prisoner. The Spanish troops SUSTAINED
no loss
Havana, April 4. via Key West Fla,
April 4.-Here is a detailed account OF the
latest feat Of arms Of Gen. Melguizo, for
which the queen cabled compliments: One
hundred and twenty-five men reconnoiter-
Ing the farm El Desquto, owned by Fer
nandez de Castro, near Bainoa Havana
province, last Saturday met two scouts
Ok OK Asulrre's band They captured one
ana colored. Though shot, he defended
himself and severely wounded with ma
chete capt. Fejios and one lieutenant ana
Two soldiers slightly before being killed
Aguirre's column of insurgents arrived
ana the soldiers retreated and Joined the
9,rIsi 99ariIailoR at Samoa remaining entrenched
curing the night. The next day Gen.
Melguizo's advance, $50 strong, CROSSED
the Rico HoJo farm and killed nine un-
armed employees with swords They wens
70 the Garrtdo estate, owned by Gertru-
dis Perdroso and killed eight employees
an unarmed, among whom was one child
years old, and one 13 years old and an
american citizen named Crescencio Co.
bel and his mulatto wife, Rita. Both
were slaves owned by Juan de la Masa
Munoz, who went to the states in 1854 re-
mained fifteen years and obtaining paners
returned to Cuba. The head OF the 6-year-
old child was entirely severed from the
body. The troops fired the cane fields
Tor the purpose of driving out any Gu
pans hiding. They also burned a fine
stone dwelling worth s25,0OO
Gen. Meguizo's official report stated
eighteen insurgents were killed the Span-
ish lost captain. seriously wounded and
q lieutenant and two soldiers slightly
wounded. Gen. Melguizo Is the same Off
Ger who commanded the troops that com.
mltted the Delgado affair
Ihe government at Madrid cabied ON
March 81; knowing with Satisfaction the
feat or arms realized by Gen Melpilizo
OF the Galicia squadron her majesty and
the government compliment him, regret
tlnB the serious wounding of Capt Feiios.
70 wnom her majesty comedies a promo.
tlon 10 major according to your excel.
lency's suggestion"
Gems. Pando. Lachambre and Nunoz
nave arrived here from the field Gen.
Pandos' return to Spain has been post.
poned. The reason Is now said to be III
heaith. There has been little war news
Iately, owing to church holidays Gen.
" W eyer mas been in daily attendance ON
the services at the cathedral Clark.
Key West, April 4.-The steamship OIL
vette arrived tonight from Havana in
ballast and with few passengers. Ad-
wees received here state that Marcos
Rodriguez and Someillean and son. Amer
lean citizens imprisoned in MORO castle
Tor the past several months, were fber
on the next steamer