The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-09

Havana, April 4.-The elections OF
deputies will take place April u.
A dispatch from Nueltas, in the Rene
dos district of Santa Clara, announces
that the insurgent leader Felo Valdez
who was prisoner in the Jail there, has
escaped.
The insurgents have burned the vii
lage of Cangrcjera, near Havana, the
plantations of Penal Yer. Reunion, Tor
rentgui, Luz, Pestana, in the district OF
Guerra Mclina, this province, ana the
fields and plantation of Dolores de Abreu,
in the Remedies district
Railroad communication has been re-
established between this city and Candle
leria, Pinar del Rio
Colonel Tort has been engaged with
the insurgents at FigcrOs and surprised
their advance guard at Emilia, near
Guines.
The troops captured four prisoners
and 10 horses. The number of insur-
gents killed and wounded is not known.
There have been several additional skir-
mishcs in the province of Havana, dur
ing which four insurgents were killed
and one taken prisoner. The rebels re-
Gently captured u government BUtTIlU,
and he was later found hanged.
Captain Gonzales, at the head of n de-
tachment of 200 troops at Cuchilos.
province of Santiago de Cuba, has had
brush with the insurgcnt band com
manded by Delgado. The insurgents left
IL killed and the troops lost lieutenant
killed and had the chief of the column
and two guerllns wounded.
Colonel Navarro, while skirmishing
near Hanabana, Matanzas, with II small
detachment of troops, killed three in
surgents and captured five wounded pris-
Oners. The troops had one captain and II
corporal wounded.
There have been number of slSir-
mishes in the Cienfuegos district of the
province of Santa Clara. during which
the insurgents lost six killed.
The rebels under Xayas recently at
tackled San Juan dc las Ycras, province
of Santa Clara, but were repulsed after
burning several houses, with numerous
losses.
Colonel Vasquez has met the rebels I'M
der Rego at Yeta, where two insurgents
were killed at San Bias, province of San
ia Clara, where he engaged band of
900. After four hours firing the rebels
reiterated with a loss of 81 killed and
leaving three wounded and two boxes
of ammunition behind them.
The troops had one lieutenant and seven
prvatcs wounded.
Colonel Lara, Mt the plantation of Pal
maryo, in the Cicnfucgos district, has
had fight with one insurgcnt band The
latter lost seven killed and retired with
numerous wounded. Included among
the latter was Munoz, the insurgcnt
leader.
Since the engagement of the forces of
Colonel pavia with the insurgents under
the command of La Crete, the latter has
not yet been able to bring the members
of his band together again. The loss of
the rebels must have been ut least 200
killed alone, for the troops found large
piles Of bodies which had not been buried
owing TO the hurried retreat of the mem
bers of La Crctc's band.
On the sea beach near the village of
Barracoa the rebels, according to adviGes
received here, hanged one innocent and
inoffensivc white woman.
At the village of San Francisco de
Paula. near Matanzas the rebels burned
eight houses, including the school house.
They also destroyed the bridge at Goa ia
tales. near Bolondron. 1t is reported that
General Macco will try to cross the mill
tary line from Maricl to Majana.
Colonel Ruiz ut Mafus, near Bayamo,
fought the nsurgcnt band under Leader
habl. iHc TcDclS ulSpers'u, iedNlHS 10
dead. Arms and documents were also
captured by the Spanish, but the Cubans
carried their wounded away with them.
The Spanish sustained n loss of 10 wound
ed. Rabi afterwards attacked, near San
tn Rita. Colonel Ruiz, who was at the
head of GOO troops. Ruiz had been sent
with this detachment purposely to pro-
tect wagon train moving from Jiguany
to Bayamo. The insurgents were re-
pulsed with loss of six killed
Colonel Molina, while diminishing in
the province of Matanzas, killed four in
urgents. The recent attempt of bands
of rebels to pass the military line in the
vicinity of San Simon. failed.
The bands are reported to have ap-
peared from the east and they were evil
IDENTITY trying to force their way through
the province of Matanzas.