The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
Spanish TROOPS ROUTED
Unable to Drive Insurgents from
Pinar Del Rio.
MANY SPANISH OFFICERS SLAIN
official Report OF the Fight Is Somewhat
Conflicting - Hot Fighting At
Close Quarters - Rebels
Burn Town.

Havana. March 1S.--News has been
received here of an important battle
which was fought on Monday in the
vicinity of Candelaria. in the province
of Pinar Del Rio. The government
troops We're unable to drive the insur-
gents back and retired from their posi-
tion with considerable loss. The Span
ish forces We're commanded by General
Linares and COlOnels lnclan and Her.
nandez, and the rebels by Maceo and
Bandera. The fight was begun on
line parallel with the roadway. The
Spanish forces deployed the Tarifa bat
talon, a section of the Victoria cavalry,
and IA detachment of artillery forming
the vanguard. and opening fire upon
the enemy. The rebels returned this
fire and at the same time made an at
tack upon the rear guard of the Span
iards, completely encircling their col
umn Having entirely surrounded the
government troops, the insurgents gem
erals advanced upon the artillerymen
with machetes The latter made Wig
OrOus resisting, using muskets ana
grenades with such effect as to check
for "a time the enemy's advance Dut
with reinforcements, a second chafSe
was made by the insurgents ana mana
to hand engagement ensued. The pat
tie terminated with bayonet charge
n
Spaniards were defeated, losing many
killed and wounded. 1t was the inten-
ton of the enemy to prevent Colonel IN
elan from proceeding to Candelaria
The official report of the fight says
the insurgents suffered tremendous
loss The Spaniards lost two captains
and five privates and one lieutenant
four sergeants and "a soldiers Wounueu'
General I.inares arrived at Candelaria
. ISIn
gagcment when he reported his snare
i'm the battle. Photographic commune
cation was interrupted yesterday.
The rebels have burned all hut ifteen
houses i'm San Antonio De Las Negah,
i'm the province of Havana
GARCIA SAILS.
Somer's Point, n. j., March 1S.--After
three failures General Calixto Garcia
Is at last upon his way To Cupa 10 Nent
against the Spaniards. Together with
sixty-two of his countrymen he was
mt aboard the steamship Bermuda on
here this morning by little passenger
steamer from Atlantic City. The entire
scheme was cleverly worked out ana
the agents of the Spanish government
are said to have been badly taken IN.
1t Is now known that the members or
the expedition left Philadelphia In q
rather open manner on Sunday nlsht
i'm a tug. TO all intents and purposes
it was proclaimed from the housetop
that their destination was the Della
ware Breakwater. and that 1t was from
off there that "a steamer would pe
boarded for Cuba. 1t is presumed that
the Spanish officials had the tug fol-
lowed when 1t left Philadelphia. The
Cubans went upon this presumption. at
least, and during fog on Monday ar
ternoon their tug doubled and returned
up the Delaware bay and river to Cam
den, arriving there Monday evening.
The party at once boarded special
train which landed them at Tuckahoe.
The Cubans boarded the steamboat At
lantic City, which way lying waiting
for them. The Atlantic City left
Tuckahoe at 8 yesterday morning and
steamed to Ocean City, where she lay
all night. While the Atlantic City was
at Tuckahoe and Ocean City none of
the Cubans was visible on deck, but
this morning when the whistle of the
Bermuda attracted people along the
coast, the concealed men came on deck
and gave cheer after cheer as the At
lantic City steamed out to meet the
arms-laden steamer. Beyond the three
mile limit the transfer of the Cubans
to the Bermuda took place, and the
steamer then proceeded on her way.
The custom house officials were caught
mapping and could do nothing to hinder
the transfer of the men. They at once,
however, communicated with the au-
thorities at Washington. r. Fl. 1nger-
soil, secretary of the company which
owns the Atlanctic City, says that the
steamer was only put in commission
for the purpose of giving her trial
trip for the benefit of her intending pur-
chasers.
BUTCHERY AGAIN.
Key West. Fla, March 1S.--Passeng-
ers by the steamer Olivette tonight re-
port that Murios and astra, two Cubans
employed by the Spanish government.
to betray Maceo, left Havana few
days ago. going to the sugar planta-
tion Santa Amelia. where they caused
an uprising among the Cuban sympa-
thiAers They We're met by General
Aguirre. who discovered their mission,
and promptly hangedthem. Victoriano
Reineri. formerly an editor of Spanish
paper in this city. but lately editor of
Ell Pueblo, one of the most rabid. Span
ish papers on the island of Cuba, was
recently sent to the Cabanas for criti-
cising the Spanish government, being
drunk when he entered the Cabanas.
Weyler ordered as soon as he was sober
that he be shot.