The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
BRUTAL MURDER AT HAVANA.
FILLER DETAILS OF THE KILLING
OF THE CUBAN.

fIrp Crime-Ihe murOerer Aad JUST
Reen His Victims Guest at Break
S,st-The Latest News From the
Front.
Kew West. Fla, Feb. 22.-Among the
,assengers by the steamer Whitney this
T,orning were two American citizens who
nave resided in Cuba for several years.
r, the Southern Associated Press corre-
s,ondent one stated that yesterday morn
irg shortly after l o'clocl%on one of the
principal streets in the city of Havana,
most horrible murder was committed by
q Spanish soldier. The gentleman was an
eyewitness to the affair. The murdered
man was a Cuban, who had invited the
soldier to take breakfast with him. Dur
ing the meal the soldier cried: Viva la
13snana." The Cuban failing to respond
v-as asked outside by his guest, and i'm
mediately on gaining the sidewalk was
stabbed several times by the soldier with
MS bayonet, running 1t completely
through his body. The soldier then split
The. Cuban's head open with a machete.
The street was crowded with pedestrians
sTbese gentlemen state that all the re-
ports sent out of Havana heralding Span
fsh victories are utterly unreliable, as the
tie, and then only with small rowing bands
of insurgents poorly armed. They cited the
reuort of the battle between Lacret and
the troops in which it was stated that
Tacret was defeated with heavy loss The
facts are that Bacret and his forces de-
feated the troops, causing them to rush
pen nell from the field. The insurgents
pursued them a short distance. My in
formant visited the field shortly after the
battle and saw three dead insurgents and
fourteen dead soldiers. They report that
the insurgents under Gomez, Maceo and
Lacret are well armed and equipped, and
are far superior to the Spanish soldiers
as fighters.
From a Staff Correspondent of the United
Press.
Havana, Feb. 22.-Further details of the
attack on Jaruco Wednesday by the rebels,
state that the insurgents burned 13l build
ings, including thirty-two stone houses,
fifty frame structures and some forty huts.
The rebels looted all the stores except
those situated on Loyal street, which were
protected by a stone fort garrisoned by
"a body of civil guards and volunteers.
Another fort, after a valiant defence on
the part of a body of firemen and volun-
teers who constituted its defenders, fin
ally fell into the hands of the insurgents,
the garrison having been compelled to
surrender because of its ammunition hav-
ing becoming exhausted.
A body Of rebels is reported near Guines
going west.
News has been received here that the
rebels have burned the town of Santa
Cruz, province Of Pinar del Rio. The
report states that the people of the town
were ordered to leave their houses in the
middle of the night. AS each house was
emptied of its occupants 1t was sprinkled
with petroleum and the torch applied.
general contidgration resulted, only
one house escaping destruction. The
rebels on leaving Santa Cruz proceeded
in the direction of PalacrOs declaring it
was their intention to burn that place
also.
Col. Peris of the government forces re-
ports that he met a party of 200 insurgents
BRnnn q Cardinals
who he Immediately engaged. The reb
els lost twelve killed and four of their
number We're taken prisoners. The rebel
leader Morejon is believed to be among
the killed. On the Spanish side there
We're five wounded.
The Spanish Gen. Barges reports from
Santiago that a force of Insurgents under
the rebel leader Cartagena made an at
tack on the town of Sagua de Tenemo on
the Sth inst, but were repulSed with
loss of twenty killed. Cartagena, the
leader, was wounded.
The damage done to the telegraph lines
by the rebels in the province Inc Havana
has been greatly increased. The rebels
don't confine themselves to cutting the
wires, but bodily remove the poles, max
ing repairs slow and difficult.
Madrid, Feb. pa meeting of the cab
met was held yesterday at which the cam
paign in Cuba was eXhaustively discussed.
1t was agreed that the prospects of an
early suppression of the rebellion are now
the death of the rebel leader Antonio
Maceo have been received here. 1t is
stated that he fell in the encounter be-
tween the Spaniafds and insurgents at
JarucO Senor Depuy de LONE, the Span
ish minister at Washington, has wired to
the government his belief that it will be
impossible for the United States to recOg-
ME the Cuban insurgents.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The following dis
patches have been received at the Spanish
legation: Havana, Feb. 21.-Please en-
phatically and absolutely deny the re-
ports of the correspondents of the eXecu-
tlons since my arrival. Since l am in the
island not a single execution has been
made. (Signed) Capt Gen. Weyler."
Havana, Feb 22=Gen. Aldecoa defeat
ed Yesterday fhe forces Of Ciomez's com
Iaand Some time later he met others of
-Adceo command, in the Morales plan
t1Suon, intiicting upon them severe losses.
14Ho troops OF the cavalry brigade OF Gen.
AIdecoa, commanded by Col Marato,
Upnged the enemy to countermarch, under
one hre of the infantry killing eight,
among them one officer
rcCo hernandez defeated the enemy in
IIehua Melena, near Jaruco, and over
powered near the town of La Catalina
ne rorces of MaceO, which were intrench-
- IN good positions, capturing two of
sueSe positions at the point of the bayo-
rsL and dislodging them from the others
suCctsslVely. The enemy made the last
S.ahu IN the above mentioned town, and
Lesdh to fire it, being unable to succeed
- me quick movement of the troops, and
my succeeding in burning a few houses
IN the suburbs.
IA the Sancti Spiritus district, Lieut.
SoL Armillam defeated five times, in diff
clelt Places the insurgent leader Serafin
sanchez. and later defeated the rebel lead
er Iello. (SignedO Weyler
IN IN regard to the dispatches the following
o1DIanauon is given. To understand the
Uyperatlons actually conducted against the
IAN bodies of Maxine Gomez and An
ttp9nlo Maceo. it is well to bear in mind
GHat me localities named in Gen. Weyler's
tLSpatches are situated in a territory in
r. H. SaaDe of an irregular diamond, one of
n sldes being between Jaruco and EN-
ealMe' on the railroad from Havana to
;s5alahzas By Aguacate; the second be-
49, rcce51 Emoalme and Guines, on the rail-
i.@u rom the latter to Empalme, through
Et Satallua and Savanna Caminos: the
Gu the main road from Havana to
fEo-les and the fourth across the country
IN In Cuatro Caminos through Tapaste to
Ico All of this territory being in the
r3.aha province. The main body of the
is5iIgents, when the telegram was sent
~S1 sun been unable to cross to Matanzas
A TOwBoAT BURNED.