Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
BATCH OF CUBAN NEWS
Prisoners Liberated on the
 Queen Regents Birthday.
SEVERAL 'sKIRMIsHEs REPORTED.

HAVANA, July 22.-In compliance with the decree of Captain General Weyler, and on the occasion of the birthday of the queen regent of Spain, who was born July 2l 1858, General Lono, the military governor, today visited the prisoners for the purpose of liberating 112 of those imprison- ed for political otfenses, besides some of the military prisoners who were con- fined for trivial offenses.
 The daily newspapers published a document signed by the Mexican consul recommending that Mexican residents in Cuba should comply with Captain General Weyler's decree and inscribe their names in the foreign register. Confirmation has been received of the report that Antonio Maceo is wounded ill the leg near the foot, but he is still l able to ride horseback. The insurgents are said to be almost without clothes and to be badly demoralized by the con- stant pursuit of the troops and by divis- ions amongst themselves on the race question.
 The Artemisa guerilla has been buried by the body of Augustin Martsnez, who was hanged by three insurgents. The ! inhabitants of the farms in the neigh borhood are in terrorized condition and are Hooking to the village. The in- surgents, out of revenge, have burned their houses.
 The insurgent leader Albert Rodri- quez, has died ill consequence of the wounds he received in an engagement at Brujo Dr Giral, commanding a band of several young men Of well known families in Puerto Principe and Principe and Sancti Spiritus, has joined the insurgents
 Maximo Gomez, accompanying the provisional insurgent government, Is re- ported to have arrived in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
 Near Coloma in Pinar del Rio, the in- surgents have killed three cart drivers with maehetes
 Reports have been received from Rem edios that the bands of Carrillo, Con zales, Napoles and Herez were moving towards that city on July l6
 The insurgents have hanged seven la- borers and boy 10 years old at the i plantation of Santa Ana In the course | of various skirmishes in the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara, the insurgents suffered loss of 25 killed while the troops have lost killed and 1 12 wounded.
 An insurgent lieutenant has surren- dered to the authorities at Artemisa in Pinar del Rio.
 The insurgent leader, Clotilde Garcia, 1 has made an attack on the village of I Macagua, in Matanzas province, but was repulsed by the garrison with two wounded He again attacked when 50 of the garrison left the village ill pur- suit of the insurgents, following them as far as Wanda. At that place 800 in- surgent cavalry fell upon the men of the 1 garrison, who began to retreat keep ing up the fight. They brought off one killed and four wounded and left l eight killed and five wounded.
 Antonio Maceo is reported to be in a frenzy of rage over the death of his brother Jose, who, according to state ments made, was shot by order of Ga 1 lixto Garcia for insubordination An tonia, who is ill the province of Pinar del Rio, wants to cross the Spanish tro- cha at all hazards and to summon all the colored men among the insurgents to aid him in averaging the death of Jose upon Garcia.
 The authorities at Artemisa have been warned that the insurgent leader, Fred erico Nunez, has had large force of men at work for several days filling in the ditches which drained the lowlands l into the Iimonez river, which stream flows past Artemiso. The purpose was to cause an overflow of the river, thus l flooding the town during the cyclone l season. The plan has been frustrated. A convoy from Manzanillo was de- tained for several days before 1t could ascend the Cauto river. force of 1500 insurgents having intercepted it. A l Spanish gunboat was sent to the assist 1 ance of the convoy and opened a hot fire upon the insurgents, at Petrero, before which the enemy were compelled to re- 1 tire with heavy loss Of the detach- ment of troops, three were killed and IS wounded Six of the latter are serious 1 ly injured
 It is rumored ill official circles that railway was the work of speculators, 1 who expected that the effect of the scare