The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

IN the C1enfuegos district Of the province OF
sanid Lara during which ne insurgents lost
Insurgents under zayas recently attacked
San Juan de las Yeras. province OF santa
Cara. The garrison Of the town made
gallant defense and repelied the insurgents;
retired with numerous loss. 80.
Colonel Vazquez has been engaged win
the insurgents under Rego. at Via, wnere
two insurgents were killed. and at San Bias,
province OF Santa Cara, where he engaged
a band OF nine hundred. After four hours
lighting the insurgents refreated with loss
wounded and two boxes of ammunition be-
hind them. The troops had one lieutenant
and seven privates wounded.
The police OF this city. who have been In
vestigating the swindle by which the bank
Ing house of August Belmont & Co.. of New
York. paid out $4,000 in cash on forged
draft purporting TO be drawn by Jose HI
dalgo & Co. of Havana, in favor Of Manuel
Gonzales Mendoza. have unraveied the
whole plot and have arrested two or Men
doza's accomplices. Mendoza, Ii has also
Corunna. Spain, and the Captain General
has cabled the home government to cause
him to be arrested upon his arrival at his
The election Of Deputies viii take place
on April IL. s
"A dispatch from vueltas, in the Rene
dos district OF the province OF Santa Cara,
announces that the insurgent leader Fe.o
Valdes, who was prisoner IN the jail
there, has escaped.
The insurgents have burned the village
OF CangreJera, near Havana, the planta-
tions OF Pena. Yer. Reunion, Torrentgui
Luz. Pestana, In the district of Guerra,
Melina, this province, and the feds and
plantation Of Doloces de Abreu In the Re-
medios district.
The engagement of the forces of Colonel
Pav!a with the insurgents under the COM
mand of leader Lacret, at the plantation of
Cantabria, Is regarded by the Spanish Of
ficials as being of greater Importance than
indicated by first reports. The insurgents
are reported to have become completely de-
moralzed as result of the attack made
upon them by Colonel Pavia. and leader La
cret has not yet been able to bring the MEM
the insurgents must have been at least two
hundred in killed alone, for the troops found
large piles of bodies which had not been
buried. owing to the hurried retreat of the
members Of Lacrets band.
On the seabeach near the village OF Bar
received here. hanged an Innocent and I'M
offending white woman. The remains of the
unfortunate woman were removed from a
telegraph pole, where the body was left
hanging. the affair causing considerable in
dignation.
At the village of San Francisco de Paul,
houses nous incnding TIE schoolbouse T The also
destroyed the bridge at Coajatales, near Bo-
londron.
to cross the military line from Mariel to Ma
jana.
Colonel Ruiz. at Mafus near Bayamo,
fought the insurgent band commanded by
leader Rabi. The insurgents dispersed. leav-
ing seventeen dead on the field. Arms and
documents were also captured by the Spanish
troops. but the Cubans carried their wound
ed away with them. The Spaniards sus-
tanned loss of fifteen wounded Rabi after
wards attacked, near Santa Rita, Colonel
Ruiz. who was at the head of six hundred
troops Ruiz had been sent with this detach-
ment for the purpose of protecting train of
wagons moving from Jguany to Bayamo.
The insurgents were repulsed. Six Of the
Cubans were killed in the encounter.
province of Matanzas. killed four insurgents.
The recent attempts of bands Of insur-
gents TO pass the military line in the vicinity
OF San Simon failed The bands are reported
to have put in an appearance from the east.
and they were evidently trying to force
their way through the province of Matanzas.