The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-10
CUBANS BEATEN.
According to fhe Latest Reports From
the Island Of Cuba.
FIGHTING IN MANY DISTRICTS.
Spaniards Said to Have Come
Out as Victors.

wAsHIYGToy, Jan. 10. = Minister de
LONE is In receipt of dispatch from Ha-
bana giving an account OF battle
Wednesday near Guanajay. General Ma
varro met tho enemy. which were COM
posed OF the main body OF the forces OF
Maceo and Gomez The insurgents were
dispersed after n strong engagement, with
loss Of rs killed, besides the capture OF
great number OF arms and horses and a
large quantity OF stores. The enemy then
retrcated to Zeiba, but were obliged to
countcrmarch by General Luquc, by
whom they also suffered an attack. In
this engagement tho Cuban loss was ~
kill ell and many wounded.
phe minister also received adyiccs from
Habana which show that the Cuban
forces after the engagement with Navarro,
separated, and General Pratz encountered
The band Of Maceo and Miro In the noun
tains in Gnanaiay and routed them, kill
ing eight and wounding many. The
enemy then withdrew. The Spanish cap
tured 32 horses aud many arms. On the
Spanish side. four privates were wounded.
Colonel Moiius, In the district OF Al
fonso Doce, In Matnnzas province, met the
flight, three times attacking their position
mt the point of tho bayonet and obliging
them 10 RETREAT TO Manjuari, where they
had a big encampment, and offered re-
sistance The Spanish stormed the en-
cMnpment, killing rs men and capturing
127 horses and all their stores and n hospi-
tai The rebels rctrcated, carrying n great
number OF wounded. The loss on the
government side was two officers killed
and several soldiers wounded.
Farther Fighting.
The column Of troops commanded by
Colonel Molina. in the district Of Alfonso
XII, province OF Atatanzas, have captured
an insurgent position on MI. Manluari at
the point OF the bayonet.
The engagement lasted about four hours,
during nearly all OF which time the Span
iards used the bayonet. They captured rhe
insurgent camp, 80 sets of arms and much
ammunition. supplies, medicines and an
insurgent banner The insurgents left l5
killed on the mountains and rctreated
with mnny wounded, partly In the direc-
ton of. Cienega and others in the direc-
tion of the province of Habana. The
troops had two officers and ~ soldiers
wounded.
The news published In New York, via
Tampa, Fla, that the insurgents have
captured IL forts. and that 200 soldiers have
deserted TO tho enemy. is not true. The
insurgents have not been able TO capture
one fort. IL is officially asserted. Captain
Cesar ,pcnllc, aide-de-camp to General
Maceo, has surrendered TO the Spanish
authorities.
News has been received that Maxine
Gomez, with 2ooo OF the insurgent forces,
has again passed the plantation OF San
Antonio, and the towns Of Alquizar and
Guira Mclena. His present whereabouts
and his proposed destination are not a
present known, but his movement Is
practically counter-march over the same
route by which ho entered the province Of
Penar del Rio. Guira Molena Is on line
almost directly south OF Habana. Gomez
is, therefore, we'll out of the region. in the
province of Penar del Rio. In which, IL
was said, he was being enmeshed as in a
trap.
Campos will Remain.
MADRID, Jan. l0.-At a meeting of the
cabinet Yesterday it was decided not 20 ac-