Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR TOOK A NAP
when He woke Up il Was Too Late to
Send thc Orders.


Send thc Orders.
HAVANA, March 1T became known to-
day that the official stan Of the captain gen.
eral, being informed that Maceo and his
insurgents three nights ago were camped
near Tapaste. thirteen miles from this city,
took steps to direct their columns Of troops
upon that place. under Generals Melguizo
and Bernal. The necessary orders were ls-
sued in time. but the telegraph operator on
duty at the palace, being tired out, went to
sleep and did not eend the messages in the
proper time. In spite Of this General bcr-
nal engaged the insnrgent leader Mirabal,
the latter being at the head of 500 insurgents.
and inflicted a loss of nineteen killed upon
the enemy
The Spanish forces operating in the dis
trict of Vaguajaj near Caibarien, province
of Santa Clara have had serious engage
ment with the enemy. The latter were
beaten and left many dead and wounded on
the field. Among the killed were several in
surgent leaders. 1t is believed this band
was escorting the insurgent government
Inspector Trajillo has captured at Calseda
man named Gallinago Luis Redalo, who az
the commencement of the revolution went to
Tampa, Fla, as military instructor aud drill
master for the men composing Roon uX-
petition He afterwards became Roloff' 8
aide and color bearer, subsequently
escaped to New York, came back again and
was member Of the commission of the
junta.
Bienvenedo Sanchez. the insurgent leader,
with force estimated to number about
1000 men, passed La Palma yesterday.
Near Sabanilla. Matanzas mulatto woman,
| Teresa Crespo, recently joined a band OF
| Amazons and has been leading them in, sew
eral raids, during which they have discov-
cred a quantity of produce and have done
much harm in the diotrlcts Of the River
! Aura and La Palma. The insurgent leaders
Lacret Eduardo Garcia and Acevido are
moving in the same districts.
Gomez, after leaving the plantation of Do
| lorta burned $50 tons Of cane, The insur-
! gents have burned all the cane fields of
| the plantation of San Ignecio, province OF
| Matanzas, and the buildings of the planta-
| tion of Coloso. Gomez yesterday morning
! with a Cuban named Manuel AlonZo was
encamped at the plantation of Semiller, in
| the distrGs of Jacan, near Palmillas, prov
| ince OF Santa Clara.
The commander of the Maurica battalion
engaged 1000 insurgents at the plantation
| of Triumvirate The insurgents fought, anc
| in retreating lost many dead and wounded.
The insurgents under Maceo, Miro and
| Bacallo, numbering many men, recently cap
| tured a convoy of provisions, but num-
ber Of insurgents were wounded during The
| skirmish.
| The man arrested by the authorities a
Gaistene is a Hungarian and not an Amer
lean, as at first supposed.
Captain-General Weyler mas puSt received
the following message from the home gov
ernment: your telegram just received. l
greatly satisfies US that the public spir
has been revealed in the manifestations tina
you have received Of sympathy, because o
injurious attacks. The government thank
those who have made protestations of ad
| hesion. The loyalty of these persons to tn
crown of Spain, the Spanish people will neve
doubt
The steamer Santiago arrived today will
battallons from Garrelano and Calta. TIL
reception of these soldiers was even NOR
enthusiastic than the greeting accorded tn
Spanish troops, which have heretofore lande
upon the island of Cuba The welcome ac
corded to soldiers at Calceda Monte wa
splendid They were received by thirt
tribunes and the patriotic women Of Havan
crowned them with flowers.
Senior Juventid, prominent member of tn
conservative party. has turned over to CAP
tain-General Weyler $4,000, which will b
used to provide necessaries and comforts fo
the wounded Spanish soldiers This none
was the product of a theatrical entertain
ment and a bull fight, recently given a
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