The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
SPAIN HOUNDS THE
FILIBUSTERERS
Big Rewards Are Offered or Aid 10 Cap.
turing Them.
$4,000 OFFERED FOR ONE VESSEL
General Linares' Force Meets with
Serious Losses in Rattle..N cnt in
Pursuit Of CaliNitO Garcia. Move.
ment of Cuba's Forces Indicates u
New Plan to Cross the TrOcha.

Havana, July 2S.-.The Official Gaz-
cite today publishes a decree Offering a
reward of $4,000 to anyone enabling the
Spanish cruisers To effect the seizure of
flibustering steamers and Offering a
further reward of $4,000 to any person
enabling the Snanisa cruisers to cap
ture filibustering sailing Vessels of over
2Oo tons. 1t is addee tnat the captains
Of filbusterng vcs%r - seized will he
considered as enjoying immunity.
General Arulas. IN command of the
Spanish troops in ae Guanajay dis
trct of the Province of Pinar del Rio.
Is moving his forces along the north
coast and toward Mariel. the northern
extremity of the military line across
that province. Antonio Maceo is said
to be- moving his forces along the north
coast and toward MarieI. which leads
people to believe that he contemplates
attempting to cross the military line
near Mariel. and that General Aroles
is taking steps to prevent him from SO
doing
4 numerous band nf insurgents under
Zayas, all well armed, is reported to be
moving In the vicinity of the pianta-
tion of Fajardo, in the Guire de Melena
district Of the province of Havana, and
to intend making q feint of attack up
on the southern portion of the military
line and from the eastward In order to
enable Maceo to deliver his attack
from the westward by distracting the
attention of the Spanish troops. Firing
has been heard at several points along
the military line, and it is believed to
have been caused by further efforts of
the insurgents to draw upon them the
attention of as many Spanish troops as
possible, while Maceo's forces cantinue
their movements toward Mariel
An important engagement has been
Tough. between General Linares and
the nsurgent forces under CaliXtO Gar
cia, in which the Spanish losses We're
admittedly heavy. General Lnares
set out from Ramon de los Yaguas or
July %. having learned that the forces
under Caiixto Garcia. Cebreco and Per-
eVuito Perez, 5000 strong. were en-
campad between Perseverance, and
Santana. Coming up with the Insurgents
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he
opened fire, and t. $ Engagement soon
bAcs.,iIe sererai y. General Li.aros
took their camp and they fell back to
Santana, fighting as they went. There
the insurgents entrenched themselves.
Early on the 24th the insurgents under
took an offensive movement by at
tempting to turn the right wing of the
Spanish column. They attacked with
vigOr. and hard fighting ensued They
made an obstinate stand and refused
to give back before the Spanish. The
attack was finally repulsed by a bayo-
net charge by the Spaniaids. led by
Colonel Bacon. with four companies
assisted by General I.inares, with two
companies and two piecs Of artillery.
The insurgent position was taken. and
at the same time Colonel Rubin, with
four companies. made an attack on
their flank and put them to flight.
The official report states that the
troops sustained a loss of nine killed.
while Lieutenant of Cavalry Mazo and
thirty-fve soldiers We're wounded.
eighteen of them seriously. The insur-
gents are reported to have left seven
killed and to have carried away many
dead and wounded. In the encamp-
ment of the insurgents was found a
letter from CaliXto Garcia in which he
lamepted the death of Jose Maceo. This
was in the form of an official document.