The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-31
BOMB FACTORY.
Spaniards Make n Discovery in the
Mountains of Tumba.

MOunta1nS Oh
HAVANA. Dec. 30.-General Obregon.
while accommodating in the mountains of
Tumb ba in Pinar del Rio discovered fac
tory for making explosive bombs There
were three boxes of dynamite in the fac
tory. Hundreds of native huts in the neigh
borhood were ordered burned and a woman.
who was alleged TO be the mistress OF the
Insurgent Nunez, was captured and sent to
the Jail at Candelaria.
Meager accounts have been received OF
an encounter between the Spanish column
under Colonel Segura and the insurgents
under Ruis Rivera, Maceos successor
in command of the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio. 1t is known that Colonel
Seguera, while reconno: :ering on Dec. %,
a. Brazo Nogale, near Pinar del Rio, came
on ii camp of the insurgents consisting or
many huts. After Il skirmish the Spanish
continued their march and at Cabezabas,
Rio Hondo, they met a numerous force OF
insurgents under Ruis Rivera, holding ad-
vantageous positions. The firing became
general and the insurgents nearly all OF
whom were negroes, wer- dislodged and
dispersed after four h nus of hard hght-
ing They suffered heavily from the rifle
and artillery fire at short range The Span
ish column had two soldiers killed ana
lieutenant and sixteen soldiers Woundec,
besides several who were slightly bruised;
United States Consul General Lee paid
visit to the American prisoners in the Ca
banas fortress this morning. Vice Consui
General Joseph A. Springer was unable TO
sail for the United States. but he VIII leave
on Saturday.
Ever since Dec. 81 people have been ar
irving at Guinnes from their country MONIES
in the region about. They come In carts
and on horseback. IL is a moving and
piteouS sight to children and old men
thus wandering with nothing more than
thp pl hos "a
see from their dwellings at night In all dl-
rections burning cane fields.
Several persons have been arrested at
Manzanilla, one being physician, and one
a quartermaster and a cavalry officer.
The wel-known planters Tomas and Ri
cardo Beattie have been given their liberty
after two months Imprisonment, nothing
being proved that could incriminate them.
General Suguera has had Z a. serious en- en-
with the insurgent leader Perico Delgado.
The Spanish troops sustained "a loss OF thir-
ty-two soldiers and two officers killed and
many wounded. Details of this encounter
are not allowed TO be published.
The Marquis of Apezteguia will sail on
dspleased with General Weyler's policy in
not allowing the planters TO put in their
grain.
1t is publicly talked in Havana that the
newly-apponted military governor of Gu
anabacoa has taken out thirty persons at
night and had them shot without previous
information to the cause. Among those
shot were several hunters. shepherds and
others. Many or the tamllleS tlV.nS at
Guiana bacoa are coming to Rega and to
Havana on this account.
Erique Otazo. natura'zed American. has
been arrested at YaguaramaS by Captain
Marti, of the Guayables local guerE'llas. He
Is kept in ignorance of the whereabouts of
his family, who are much worried as to
his fate.
The insurgents have 6ynamited freight
train near the station OF I.ugareno. on the
Nuevitas Railroad line. The engine was
deraied and the track torn up several of
the cars being snlfsEcG The passenger
! train was Obliged TO return 10 Nuevitas.
Country people from near Zuzaso. in the
Remedies district, report that on Dec. II
and % fifty armed insurgents passed there
cscorting 600 unarmed countrymen going as
recruits toward Sascti Spiritus.
The town of Cifuentes. in Santa Clara,
reports that the insurgents are compelling
all pacifcos to enter their ranks re-
cruits.
Salvador Hernandez. who was captured
at the same time with Henry DelgadO the
correspondent of the New York Mail and
Express, says that he is also an American,
but he has not entered a claim at the
United States consulate and he has not
proper proof
The insurgent chief Perch, with about 100
men and women, has surrendered to the
Spanish authorities at San Juan de Mar
tinez. in Pinar del Rio.
Calixto Garcia had entrenched himself at
Paralejo. There was hard fight, but no
private details have been received up to
this time, and ii is not even known that
the convoy has arrived at it's destination
A rumor comes from Trinidad that cam
non shots were heard there on Dec. 20. at
night and il is supposed by some that this
was a Spanish gunboat firing at the Three
Friends. 1t il reported that the Three
Friends Immediately ran southwark with
out returning the fire. No casualties are
| known to have occurred in any gunboat.