Evening star., 1896-11-12
WEYLER's Rad START.
Suffered RepulH3 In Ills Meeti
With the Culnmn

Suffered Repulss In llis Meeting
with the Cubans.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, November ia special
to the Globe Democrat from Key West
Fla, says:
Captain General Weyler has at last met
the Cubans on the field and has suffered
repulse, according to the advaces per steam
er Olivette from Havana last night. Wey-
ler, it is said, was attacked while encamped
on the Gobernadore hills In Pinar Del Rio
province by hte cubans under Perico Del
gado and Perfco Diazs The. Cubans sur
prised the Spanish outposts and for time
great confusion prevailed in Weyler's
camp. Weyler is said to have fallen hack
about eight miles. During the retreat the
Cubans killed thirty-fouF spaniards and
wounded sixty others.
Recognition of the 1nnurRents
SUCRE. Bolivia, November 12, via Gal
weston. Textile committee on foreign af-
fairs of the chamber of deputies has re-
ported in favor of the recognition of the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents.
Another Story Told by the Spanish.
HAVANA, November 12.-The following
details have been received from the front
of the capture of the insurgent positions
In the mountains Of El Rubi, province Of
Pinar del Rio, by the forces under the
command of Captain General Weyler.
The operations began Monday. The plan
of the captain general WAS to advance on
the insurgent positions with his forces
divided into three columns. General
MoneZ. at the head of six battaltons of
all arms, entered the mountainous district
by Manuelita: General Echague. with four
battalons from ArtemiSa entered the noun
| tains by way of Cayajaho, while Colonel
Segura, with his column advanced from
Seroa on the enemy's positions.
"a t.in Rpfp
Castillo, America, Barcelona and Puerto
Rico battalions and six field pieces. pushed
| forward from Mariel In order to attack the
insurgent front and to cover the probable
outlet from the mountains. The insur-
gents believed they held strong positions,
and they undoubtedly occupied the points
most favorable for defense.
General Schague, advancing from Arte-
misa toward Cayajabo, and thence into
the mountains, had the better road. AMI his
troops were the first to engage the enemy.
After sustaining a sharp fire, these troops
captured the insurgent positions In the ass
| at the south entrance of the mountains.
At daylight Tuesday the troops Of Gen.
| Echague were reinforced by the column
commanded by General Aguilar, and the
| combined forces, at the point of the bay
| onet captured in succession all the in
| surgent positions. The enemy defended his
| works with tenacity, but the Spanish troops
| succeeded in occupying the heights of Ell
| Rubf, the principal insurgelt defense in the
vicinity of the military line
| 1t is believed that the greater part of the
| insurgents in the province of Pinar del Rio
| took part in this engagement. The Spanish
| troops lost six men killed and had Gen.
| Echague, six officers of minor rank and
| fifty-four soldiers wounded. The insurgents
left seven men killed on the field. Their
| actual loss is not known. Gen. Echague
| was shot in the thigh after the actual fight
| ing was over.
During the enga cement quite shower of
| bullets fell over Gen. Weyler and his staff,
-t,xarf
| to the safety of the captain general. To
| this the latter replied:
THE bullet which will kill me is not yet
cast"
Gen. Echague and the other wounded
| have arrived here. He was received by
| Gen. Lono, who. after embracing him, ask
ed after his health Gen. Echague replied
Il am doing tolerably well under the cir
cumStanceS."