The record-union., 1896-01-01
Rebels Dispersed by Government Troops
at Central Maria.
The Insurgents Retreat Leaving Theil
Dead on the Field.
A Sensation Caused In Europe by the
Difnculties Between the Beers and
Aliens, Because of the Interests of
Europeans Engaged In the Gold
Mines of the Country.

HAVANA, Dec. 31.-Generals Ma
yarro and Suarez Valdez held in check
throughout the whole of yesterday the
concentrated forces of the rebel COM
manders Gomez and Maceo. Navarro
attacked a camp of rebels and dispersed
them. Gomez and Maceo were in
trenched at Central Maria, and battle
ensued there later, in which the Spanish
artillery were pitted against the 1nsur-
gents cavalry. The rebels were finally
routed and retreated in two columns,
leaving seven dead ON the field. Pass
ing Camanayagua on their retreat, the
rebels had twenty litters and two carts
filled with wounded. General Suarez
Valdez made an attack upon another
wing of the rebel army, and after two
hours fighting the rebels retreated,
leaving eight dead and many wounded.
Valdez reached Baro without further
resistance. The rebels who con-
fronted him and were forced to retreat
were 1000 strong.
GREAT ALARM PREVAILING.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 21 (via
Key West, Fla, Dec. 3D.-Great alarm
prevails here on account of the latest
measure taken by Lieutenant-G General
Pando. The towns and villages of
Palma Seriano, San Luis Dos Caminos,
Songo, Cristo, Dos Bocas and San vi
cente, all on the American Railroad
line, have all been left inhabited by
women, children and a few Spaniards.
All the Cuban men of said places have
been arrested and lodged in the jail of
this city The steamer Baldomero
Yglesias, sailing this morning from this
port for Africa, took many prominent
persons from this city, Guantanamo
and other towns TO hard labor in Ceuta.
About fifty men were brought here
this morning from Cristo accused by
the priest of said place, who is a blood
thirsty Spaniard, of getting ready to rise,
kill the garrison and poison the water
and bread Everybody thinks it is an
Infamous calumny.
On the 18th instant The Tamal, the
only village that escaped the fire in the
Baracoa district, was taken and burned
by Leader Ruen and his party. At the
beginning of the attack the Spanish
Colonel Tamora, with 800 men, ap-
peared with the object of defending
the place and its forts. The fight lasted
two hours, after which time the Span
iards retreated to Baracoa, losing nine
teen soldiers killed and fifty wounded.
The rebels had three killed and eleven
wounded, and captured from the troops
10000 cartridges and thirty guns that
were in the fortress. More than 100
men useful for the war Joined Ruen's
party, forty of them volunteers, with
arms and ammunition.
The column of General Canollas had
so many wounded in the battle of
Ramon de Las Saguas on the 18th in
slant that, owing to the difficulty of
carrying them, on the 17th, they
had not reached Guantanamo. 1t was
q complete defeat for the Spanish The
harbor is full of Spanish men-of-war
who watch the Cuban coast from here
to prevent expeditions from entering
the island.
REBELS DISPERSED.
HAVANA, Dec. 31-On December
2Sth two Government columns, one of
400 men under Colonel Rodon, and the
other of 200 men under Colonel Padron,
after fight lasting two hours dis
persed the rebels commanded by Rabi
and others. The engagement took
place in the Jiguani district, to the east
ward of Bayamo, in the province of
several charges with machetes, but
were repulsed and finally driven from
the field in confusion. Their loss was
seventeen killed. A quantity of arms
and a. number of horses were captured
by the troops. The Government loss
was eight killed, including three Off
GERS, and forty-two wounded. The lat
ter were taken to Jiguani and Bayamo.
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.
LONDON, Dec. 3I.-The Spanish
Embassy has received an official dis
patch from Madrid stating that the
Government has received a cable mes
sage from Captain General Campos.
announcing the complete defeat of the
rebels under Gomez and Maceo at Cali
met, province of Matanzas The dis
patch adds that the insurgent leaders
have fled to the Sierra de Siguanea. in
the south of the province of Santa
Clara, where they have taken refuge in
the forests. General Campos says that
the rebel forces are now so broken up
that they will be unable to Join again
without risking a pitched battle.