The record-union., 1896-05-03
The Latter Defeated, With Over Two
Hundred Killed.
Gomez Approaching the Line of
Havana PrOvince-A Missionary
Who Was Expelled by General
Weyler, and Just Arrived at jack
sOnviIIe, Florida, Tells Appalling
Stories of Atrocities Committed by
the Spaniards.

HAVANA, May 2.-Intelligence has
reached here of fierce engagement be-
tween six columns of Spanish troops
under General Suarez Inclan and the
insurgents under General Maceo, near
Carajicaras, south of Bahia Honda.
The rebels were we'll entrenched and
mad erected a number CT long forts from
behind which they made stubborn
resistance. General Inclan brought his
artillery to- bear on the enemy, but not
withstanding this, repeated bayonet
charges were necessary to entirely dis
ledge the enemy. The rebel loss is es
timated at over 200. The loss on the
Spanish side was two Lieutenants and
fourteen soldiers killed and one Lieu
| tenant Colonel, two Captains, one Ma
jor, two other officers and sixty-one
soldiers wounded
The Spanish troops under Colonel Mo-
| lima had a desperate encounter with a
force of 1,5O0 rebels under Lacret, near
Celia de Pablo, in the province of Santa
| Clara. The fighting lasted two hours,
az the end of which the Spaniards sue
ceeded in capturing the camp of the
rebels. The loss on the Spanish side was
one Lieutenant and two soldiers killed
and four soldiers wounded. The rebels
are said to have suffered a severe loss
and it was reported that the rebel lead
ers, Lacret, VasQuez, Pancho and Perez
were among the wounded.
| Gomez was last reported near Bolon-
dron and is now said to be approaching
the line of Havana province.
The Bermuda is said to have landed
near Mayasi
FRIGHTFUL ATROCITIES.
| JACKSONVILLE (Fia), May 2-Rev.
Alberto DiaZ, the Southern Baptist mis-
sionary expelled from Cuba by Weyler,
| in long interview tells appalling sto-
1les of atrocities being committed by
| SpaniardS. In the last two weeks in
the rural districts of San Miguel del
Pardron and Minas Mr.. Diaz says
Colonel Fondeville has had more than
100 persons butchered. and then report
ed them to the outside world as having
been killed in battle Among those killed
were children - and IA years of age
| The victims We're compelled to dig their
own graves before being shot. Colonel
Fondeville is one of Weyler's favorites
and is acting under the Captain-Gen-
erals orders.
THE COMPETITORS CARGO.
| TAMPA (F'la.), May 1T is stated
| on authority which is considered relia-
BILE that the ammunition, gums and sup
plies carried by the Competitor were
successfully landed in Cuba and are
now safe in the hands of the insurgents.
1t is stated that Alfred LaBorde, who
| commanded the expedition, woman
and a child and two men were all the
persons found on board the boat when
captured. The statement is made that
| he had landed. his men and munitions
| of war and had started to come back
to Key West when he was overhauled
| by the Spanish gunboat. Official in
| formation is expected in a day or two
which will confirm the story.
ONLY FIVE PERSONS CAPTURED.
| KEY WEST Fla.), May 2-Passen-
| gers by the steamer Mascotte tonight
state that it is officially reported in
Havana that only five prisoners were
captured on the schooner Competitor
LaBorde, DR.. Bedia, the correspondent
of 'El Mosquito" and two others who
| refuse to divulge their names. 1t is
said the schooner had made landing,
and LaBorde, who is subject to epi-
/
boat coming upon them DR.. Bedia, the
correspondent and the two others stood
| by LaBorde. Six men who were to
bring, the schooner to this port jumped
overheard and were reported killed.
The reported killing of the six, how
ever, is not believed in Havana, for the
| reason that no dead bodies were
brought to that port. The troops cap
| tured only one wagon load of ammuni-
| tion.
The report of the explosion of dyna-
mite at the palace is confirmed by pas
sengers tonight. They state that the
shock was felt all over the city, and
did considerable damage. 1t is reported
that the explosive was placed in the
palace by Cuban, and that the Off
GERS know him, but no arrests have
been made.
lei Dario de Marina" the organ of
the Liberal party in Cuba, is reported
to be in trouble and threatened with
suspension. They have cabled the Lib
eral party in Spain for protection. This
trouble was brought about by pub
fishing the true state of affairs as they
really exist in Cuba to-day