Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-22
DRIVING MACEo BEFORE THEM.
Spanish Report n series of Victories
Over the Insurgents.

HAVANA, Feb. 21.-It would appear that
the long anticipated demonstrations OF the
insurgents inside of Havana are commenc-
ing. Last night an internal machine was
found near the Guila de Orc cigar factory.
The police are trying to find the authors Of
the attempted outrage.
The autonomst mayor OF Managua and his
brother who recently Joined the insurgents,
have been captured by the Spanish author
tiles. They will be tried on the charge Of
treason.
Additional particulars were received here
today from Jarruco, showing that after the
engagement there on Tuesday Colonel Her
nandez pursued the insurgents until night
fall when he came upon the main body Of
the enemy under Antonio Maceo. The latter
had taken up excellent positions at Cata-
! Iona. The Spanish cavalry were dismounted
and charged three times upon the enemy.
Just before the third attack of the Spanish
troops the insurgents tried to set fire to
the town, preliminary to retreating, but the
troops were too quick for them and only a
few houses on the outskirts of Catalona
were burned. Fifteen Spanish soldiers were
wounded and the insurgents lost heavily in
killed and wounded their cavalry having
been defeated previous to the positions at
Catalona having been occupied and they
received several volleys from the Spaniards.
Colonel Madruga reports that the insurgents
carried away 200 wounded.
| Since the engagement dispatches have been
received here saying that firing has been
heard in the direction of large stock farm
near Santol, through which the insurgents
were retreating. 1t is reported that the
enemy are amazed at the bravery of the
Spanish troops, who are driving Maceo's men
before them.
! Lieutenant Colonel Arminan has been en-
gagged with the insurgents under Serafn
| Sanchez at the Diamente plantation, in the
Sancti Spirtus district, in the province of
! Santa Clara. The insurgents lost five killed
| and had twenty wounded. The Spaniards
had two men wounded.
! At San Juan de Las Jeras, province OF
! Santa Clara. there has been skirmish be-
tween the insurgents and the troops, with
I the result that three of the former and one
OF the latter were killed.
What is considered here as strong corrobo-
ration of the report of the death of Antonio
Maceo has been received. 1t seems the
! squadron of Talavero was making a charge
| upon a group of insurgents, when three OF
| the women who are fighting in the insurgent
| ranks, and who have come to be designated
! as amazons made their appearance. The
! Spanish troopers had dsmounted and under
| shelter of a fence discharged their Mausers
| into the insurgent ranks. A large number
| of the latter were seen to fall at the moment
| of the volley, the women carrying away
many of the wounded. Nine of the wounded
were thus conveyed to near by house. One
| of these died and the body was secretly
| and mysteriously spirited away by the insur-
gents and their friends. People living in the
| neighborhood affirm that the body thus Sc
! cretly taken away was that of the dashing
mulatto insurgsnt general. Antonio Maceo.
| The troops are also alleged to have captured
a riderless saddle horse, the saddle all blood
| stained and bearing the initials "a. NJ"