The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-16


suspend operations against the insur-
gents owing to the rains.
Another American correspondent
charged with sending false news to a
New York newspaper has been expelled
from Cuba.
Havana, June 15.-The local guerrilla
forces of Lajas, Cienfuegos and Corrojo
have had a brush with the insurgents.
who left seven killed and nine firearms.
The guerilla force had three wounded.
Colonel Mario reports fight with the
insurgents on the heights Of HatO
Nuevo in Matanzas. and when they re-
treated they left ten killed, among them
the leader, Periquito Perez Garcia, and
Sergeant Alajandro Gonzalez. The
bodies of these were identified by their
arms
Colonel Moncada, while reconnoiter-
Ing the insurgent camps at Purga.orio.
received rifle volley from the enemy.
He sent the Squadron Of Princess in
pursuit. and they charged the insur-
gents, who were retreating. They left
behind them fourteen killed with their
side arms. The squadron inflicted a
heavy loss on the insurgents and took
large number Of arms and much am
munition.
GOMEZ DEsPoTIc.
Reports are received from Puerto
Principe that Maximo Gomez has
waxed despotic in discipline. Since ar
riving in Puerto Principe. 1t is alleged,
he has ordered a number of leaders to
be shot, has deprived others Of their
| command, has uttered criticisms
| against the Marquis of Santa Lucia and
| has put under arrest ninety peaceful
! citizens who came to him to sell cattle.
1t is reported that he has deprived
these citizens of food and water and
in their presence has had number of
delinquents shot. He then told them
that the cattle We're the property of the
revolutionary government. and that he
had not hanged them on account of the
civil power of the revolution which will
| try them. 1t is further asserted that
the people of Puerto Principe are Sc
creting themselves and their property
and are disgusted with these acts. and
1t is not believed that they will endure
Gomez despotic dictatorship. Among
those executed Is named Manuel Con.
zalez, chief collector for the govern.
ment.
Key West, Fla, June 15.-An Ameri.
can citizen, writing to a friend here
gives an account of outrages perpe.
trated on Cuban women who Obeyed
Weyler's order requiring them to pre-
sent themselves at the Spanish forts
and camps. He was an eyewitness tC
one of the outrages. Recently Sonora
Martinez and her 15-year-old daughter
appeared at Spanish camp. The Of.
ficer in command tore the clothing from
the girl and exposed her to the soldiers
then at the point of the bayonet the
nude girl was forced to march in from
of the column of troops. To escape
such insults by the Spaniards hundreds
of Cuban women are joining the patrio
army.
OFFICERS AT HAVANA.
Havana, June 13, via Tampa, Fla.
June 15.-For the last ten days lot Of
Spanish generals have been flocking In
to Havana from all parts Of the island
With those generals have arrived 9
great number of colonels, lieutenant
colonels and minor officials. The hotels
and cafes are crowded with them and
no one seeing them taking their ease
with such tranquility would imagine
that the island Is convulsed with tire.
mendous war. The presence Of all these
officers Is exciting comment. Many be-
lieve they have been called by Genera
Weyler to arrange another Of his fam
Gus combinations against Maceo in or
der to force him out of Pinar Del Rio
where it seems that chief is doing wha
he chooses without the least intention
of leaving the trap" they had set fol
him.
Another version Of the wholesale visi
Is that they have come to ask none!
to pay the troops, who are without pa!
since the middle of February last. 1t il
said that there Is great disconten
} amongst them, and that this Is th
principal reason for so many of then
deserting to the rebel ranks
Last Saturday, the parties Of Eduar
do, Garcia and Sanguilly routed tn
Valencia battalion, near Union D.
Reyes, with a loss of "a dead and I
great number of wounded. Colone
Forts column, which was travelling OF
the train blown up with dynamite thi
week, lost IA dead and 16 wounded
Many atrocities by Spanish troops ar
reported and in at least one case wher
the interests Of an American citizel
were concerned representations of th'
outrages were submitted to Consu
General Lee, who intercession procured
from General Weyler a promise to stol
the outrage.