Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-18

Havana, May 17.-To-day is the 10Th
anniversary Of the birth of King Al
fonso Kill, and in order to celebrate
that event the fines which have been
laid upon the Cuban press have been re-
mitted
Later details have been received OF
the engagement near Limonar IN Ma
tanzas.
The local forces of Limonar made a
reconnaissance after the engagement
and found 19 bodies OF insurgents, be-
sides the Is bodies which were left
on the field. Reliable information has
been received here by the authorities
that the insurgent loss
Is MUCH GREATER
than was believed, and that the insur-
gent leader Cepero was seriously
wounded. Besides one insurgent cap
tain being killed, the insurgent leader
Gavilan is also seriously wounded.
Near Punta Bravo, in Havana prov
ince, at the farm of Carbon, three squad
rons of cavalry surprised band OF in
surgants, who left 13 killed when they
retired.
1t is supposed that the insurgenr
leader Delgado was killed or wounded,
as the cavalry captured his saddled
horse and some of his letters, which
were stained with blood.
Capt. Rabadan met the insurgend
band of Sanguilly at Mount Castella,
near Aguacateon, Havana, and killed
four insurgents. The Spanish column
had eight wounded.
1t is learned that the insurgents have
hanged number of negroes because
they proved unwilling to
BURN CANE FIELDS.
The column of Col AlonZo, passing
by Giuniea de Miranda in Santa Clara,
pursued a band of insurgents and came
up with them six separate times. in
ficting upon them a loss of 26 killed.
Among these was the leader, Eligio Pi-
Ia. The column of troops had four
wounded.
Major Gandines has been operating
over the country about VerJaentes and
Jacobo and Boca de Jabuco, in the prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba. He met Del
gado's insurgent band, numbering 500,
and. after fight put them TO flight.
They left 26 killed. The Spanish col
umn had one killed and eight wounded.
Several small skirmishes have result
ed in Y insurgents being killed and 10
of them have surrendered with their
arms.
Major Fondevilla has fought the band
OF Cardenas. at Cruz del Padre. The
insurgents had five killed.
Advices from Matanzas say that the
insurgents have burned the Guanatana,
the farms of Fantel, Casualidad and
Destino, which were valued at
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
and they have hanged Juan Delgado
Gomez, the proprietor.
After the engagement between Coils.
Palanca and Segura with Gomez, Zayas,
Alberto, Rojas and other insurgent lead
ers. in which the insurgents sustained
a great loss, it is learned that the insur-
gents marched toward Vueltas, in San
Ia Clara. near a place called Guiana.
This insurgents al Barbaras number
5000 cavalry and infantry. The ma
iority of them are very poorly cloth
ed. There were distributed there 5GO,-
600 cartridges, which were brought by
Carrillo. and half of which were in
tended for MaceO; also one rapid fire
cannon. Carrillo will lead the van
guard of Gomez's forces and Zayas the
rear guard. and each will b. six miles
from Gomez's main force. The TANKS
will be guarded by ROgelio Castillo and
Rodriguez.
Gen. Obrezon. with a Spanish force.
has passed through Guaracabulla, in
Santa Clara. and ii is thought probable
that he will overake Gomez.
The insurgents have burned the plan.
tation of Z3za and The cane fields ol
Tomas AnciZar.