The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
THE SPANIARDS SAY BY UNFAIR
AIEANS-ARNS AND AMMtNI-
TION SEIZED.
SAN JAUN MARTINEZ DL0TTED OUT.
BY the Torch of the Insurgents-Other
Important Places Reduced to
Ashcs-Many Skirmishes
Are Reported.

Havana, March 5.-Cdptain General
Weyler visited the military hospitals
today and expressed himself as being
satisfied with the manner in which the
wounded and sick were being cared for
and with the condition Of the buildings
Up to date the insurgents have burned
Is villages and towns in the province of
Pinar del Rio.
Serillo and Rojas, the insurgcnt leaders,
at the head of about 700 of their follow
ers, recently attacked company of the
Scilian battalion and the local guerilla
force ut San Andres, near Holguin, in
the province of Santiago de Cuba. The
soldiers, who were protecting convoy of
provisions and supplies, made a brilliant
defense and rcpulsed the insurgents at
loss of % killed. The enemy retired
with many wounded The troops lost
one lieutenant killed and had several
guerillas wounded
In an engagement in the district OF
Cienfucgos, province of Santa Clara, re-
Gently, the insurgents had several killed,
including their leader, Abru.
Captain General Wcylcr has issued II
circular prohibiting the sale of petroleum
and other inhammable articles of like de-
scriptions in the villages OF Cuba, ana
regulating their importation.
A detachment of insurgents belonging
to Maceo's forces has captured the fort
ut Santa Cruz, this province the smallest
place north of Jibacoa, by unfair means,
1t Is claimed. Inc Insurgents calieu
upon the garrison to surrender ana tne
sergeant in charge left the fort for the
purpose of comforting with the lnsurgeht
leader. In the meanwhile the insur,
gents surrounded the fort, entered IL ana
made prisoners OF the volunteers delchu,
ing it, lso capturing all their arms ana
the supply OF ammunition.
Inc volunteers were SUBSEQUENT! re-
leased and the military governor OF
Jibacoa sent u. detachment OF troops IN
pursuit OF the insurgents.
Lieutenant Colonel Aldecoa, OF inc
Vania bntta lion, near Ciedra, province or
Matanzas. mas Deen engaged WIN
numerous band or insurgents coming
from the ulrectioh Oh thc city Vi ha'"h-
zas.
;, The troops pursued the enemy III tne
direction or Santa Elena ana arroyo
Virja, inficting severe loss upon them ana
capturing one prisoner.
Generals fratz ana Arolas are closely
pursuing Gomez, who is now near the
borders OF the province OF santa 'lara,
according to the oillcial advices.
General Pratz Killed four explorers
Mt Arollas. lie also Killed several
Others at Garlic while continuing the
pursuit OF Gomez. nj.
The situation IN the province OF flhar
del Rio has greatly improved.
General Meliguezo mad an engagement
at the plantation OF Morales, near Casi-
guas, south OF Jaruco, TINS province WIN
the bands of insurgents belonging 10
Maceo's command. me troops us
lodged the insurgents from the POSITIONS
which the latter occupied ana the Catillo-
jas squadron and Taratos volunteers, IN
pursuing them Killed Is OF the enemy ana
wounded many more. ..
The rcopcning OF tclegrnphic communi-
cation within the region OF pinar del Klo
brings the, first details OF the state OF
affairs in that province FOR several weeks.
The rich Neulta AbaJo tobacco district