Evening star., 1896-07-27
PROGRESS OF THE SPANISH.
Captured a Hospital and Shot Thre,
InsurHent PrisOneFs.

Captured a Hospital and Shot Three
InsurEent PrisOners.
HAVANA, Cuba, July 27.-During recent
skirmishes in the provinces Of Pinar Del
Rio and Santa Clara the insurgents left
eighteen killed on the field, among the
dead being an Amazon, and retired with
| their wounded. The troops had one officer
and twenty soldiers wounded.
Major Yglesias has dispersed an insur-
gent force at Congo mountain. province of
Matanzss. He captured the enemy's camp
and destroyed a hospital used by the in
| surgents. The latter had five men killed
and the troops captured two prisoners.
The insurgents have fired upon an Arte-
msa train al the farm Of Belumen. prov
ince of Pnar Del Rio They removed the
rails and derailed the cars. The governor
of Pirar Del Rio. Senor Rodriguez San Pc
dro. was travelling on the same train.
The insurgents have also deraied three
passenger cars of train Eear Consolacion
province Of Pinar Del Rio.
Fourteen insurgents have surrendered to
the Spanish authorities at aCrdenas, prov
ince of Matanzas
Three insurgent prisoners, Luis Muro
Miguel Alvarez and Rodriguez Antonio
Cairo. were shot this morning al the castle
of San Severino, Matanzas.
The insurgent leader, Clotloe Garcia,
mas caused to be delivered to officers rep
resenting Colonel Molina, eight soldiers
who had been captured by Garca's forces
In the attack on Macagua.
In order to prevent the passage of a con-
voy or provisions and ammunition bound
Tor Ca1baguan. the insurgents have burn
&c the bridge over the river Tunicu. near
Sancd Sptritus, province of Santa Clara.
Another train has been dynamited in the
Nuevitas district of the province of Puerto
principe. There was no loss of life
A man named Francisco Zayas Gown,
coming from Guanajan and going to Man
aqua, this province, has been detained by
the police on the suspicion that he is an
agent of the insurgents
The insurgent leaders in the province Of
Santiaso De Cuba are prohibiting the
farmers from preparing their fields for the
next crop of sugar cane
After the arrival OF the reinforcements on
their way from Spain to this CITY, Captain
General Weyler will assume personal direc-
tlon or the campaign against Antonio Ma
Geo in the province of Plnar Del Rio
Inc combined columns OF the battalions
OF Barcelona and Navarro have been en-
gagged at the Colony Of Jobo, this province,
with numerous force of insurgents. The
latter retired with the loss Of eleven men
killed; The troops lost two officers killed
and thirteen soldiers were wounded.
Inc mlhtary governor of Guira, Melena
havana province. in reconnoitering with q
detachment of troops, has had a skirmish
with an insurgent force, during which the
younger brother Of the notorious insurgent
leader II Ynglesto was killed
The military governor of San Juan de
Martinez, province Of Pinar del Rio. with
a force of troops, has been engaged for
hve hours with the insurgents, command
ea py Herrera and other leaders, at FL
rancho The insurgents in retreating left
nine teen killed and carried away MANY
wounded The troops had one officer and
twelve soldiers wounded
During later skirmishes in the province
killed. e'