The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-20
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HAVANA, Feb. 19.-General Linares
while pursuing number of insur-
gents, met and attacked a force Of the
enemy commanded by General Maceo,
ON the heights of Porvenir, near CHM
borao mountain, fifteen miles from Ha-
vana- The insurgents occupied good
positions, but they were driven from
| them with loss OF fifteen killed and
number of wounded, the latter being
carried away by the retreating forces.
Later, while accommodating, General
! Linares came across force OF lnsur-
gents commanded by Gomez. The lat
| ter were passing through a def1le when
! the Spaniards opened fire upon the
/ insurgents, the artillery being brought
! into play as well as the infantry. The
insurgents lost six killed and twenty
seven wounded.
The sound of artillery firing was also
heard and it was believed the column
of Spanish troops commanded by Colo
mel Segura and General Prab had been
engaged with the enemy. At Guanaja-
les the insurgents commanded by Va
roma and Solongo have had a skirmish
with the Spanish troops. The former
left five killed on the field and retired
with their wounded. AT the plantation
of Jesefita near MatanZas, the insur-
gents under Garcia and Acevido have
been routed by a detachment of volun-
teers.
The Insurgents have also been de-
feated in skirmishes at San Quintin
and at Bogeda de Sabana, near Guam
ajay, where they left two killed and
some arms.
The governor of Matanzas has issued
q circular stating that the captain
general had decided that the planters
in that province should start grinding
cane at once and that they should or
ganize at their own expense an armed
body of men for the protection of their
property, which body, it is asserted,
will be assisted by the government reg
ulars. The circular makes it under
stood that it is the duty of the plant
ers to help the government in this man
ner. The latter will pay the guerillas
for their services and will furnish the
necessary arms and ammunition for
the plantation guards
GREAT!
The police have captured in this city
an important insurgent leader, DR. Ri
cardo Hernandez Risen. This mans
wife is said to have been one of the
Amazons who took part in the battle
of Paso Real in Pinar del Rio.
Antonio Maceo, with a large follow
ing, yesterday made an attack upon
Taruco. which is the largest and most
important town on the railroad be-
tween Havana and Matanzas. The Of
fetal report states the garrison made a
heroic defense, but not a word is said
of the losses on either side, or of the
damage inflicted by the insurgents
After the attack Maceo left the town
and Joined the column led by Maxine
Gomez, which came to meet him 1t
seems evident that Maceo and Gomez I
intend to move into MatanZas and |
form a junction with the insurgent !
forces from the east under other lead /
erS which have. arrived there Their /
course from Taruco was to Sabana |
Robes and La Catalina, and from I
there in the direction of Madruga, /
which is toward Matanzas
1t is reported that the position of the t
troops makes the situation of Gomez
and Maeeo compromising