The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-14
CUBAN VICTORY
VIA KEY WEST
No Official Report, but the News
Apparently Reliable.
SPANISH WERE AMBUsnED
Their Bayoarts Could Not Avail Against
tho Barbaf0us Narhetr and Su-
peIior Nambrrs

New York May lg--A dispatch 10
tho Herald from Havana via <oy west
Fayn
Apparently reliable n.-Nu 81 the most
important insurBont bucccrn in mnuthH
haS luat rvaohri Havana Il apprars
that uonora. cullxto Garcia nnd Gcn.
1roi itnha frll on spanish fpecs wnlca
war carryins food ana supplies from
MNHaAnilo to Bayamo early last week.,
captured tho convoy ruut"d Grugrnl
l.unua' uuiun,a and purnusd him visor.
ouHIy Ia the c1apt. who're be took ship
at Canu DO Cruz fur Manxanilo II
ln nali thal eo suyeru wrfr the lopHcs
and ~ thoroughly dt=orgauiErd were
hla mrn thni tho spanish general did
not dare attempt 10 retfacc his steps
to MansuYliIu by land. fearing that
l1e would be- attacaoi. nnd tnla time
w.prI uu ug existence
rlaa engagement, which IN regarded
az murv important tHau any baltic
nincc that of rararijlraul Ro,a to SNOW
how helpless lhc spaaiaidu afy i1 She
country cast of ihc uucha What la
known ~ us affair came iu private
letter tu % spunah officer hrrv.
General I.opo LAID a trap fur uc In
aurgvntH. Believing llte convoy would
bc attacked. hr asul mulc traln Ehcal
with a rcant enoigt. Intending G, nauk
the rahvlH While lhr escort held tNcit
nrc lIis foryr la saii To have Dcca
Bclwrvn 1900 auI gOoO
Ganla. with hotNe'n 600 and l0'O mca.
waited tlr hr convoy three lolgura
from iiayamo iic was told by hs'
bcouts tha, th.rr waa largr spaplhn
fnrfr following lhr poorly protected
mule train. and aups,,iHs trick. hrI
allow c,i the pack mulcs aai nmali ca.
cor, tp pasT vphum mu,ralaglun aHd
pleovd his uicn iu au advantageous TO,
aiuun tp await The coming Of Louo.
Nh Spanish. eagerly awaiting The
aoupd at nrius ahead which would toll
them tho train had bccl attacked. /
marohad r,wlglE huu tgy trap pls,
mayed ny thr sharp mukctry arv fom
ambush. the Spaaiada hvd utterly dc,
m"gallacJ ohen tae tubsaa charged
them WITH ria hrt,u
a. l4a bt,en gr1"rally ,hr raso. ;trI
spanlah aunlry, having been subject. |
,-i tu hsa,} nr. Iii ung luag oppose .
tho machv,r with ,hv hlyuu". ln al
frW u,inuics the rctryal was general |
G.uriai l.au1 and hla star hy Ieauo, .
ate efforts ru,ce,-iod n rallying rew /
hundred myn fur % stand. but although /
thry upi,oe.rd the insurEou,H Win Hl
brink nr- O. Nus evident that tho day |
wa, los. tNarng THAT movement
among tht Cuhanp meant an nitcmpi |
e. surrounl them, the Spanish broke
and hod Thus lhv defeat became
ruut Nhe lnurHent forces were divided.
onr l.vb-.a puuuiug GcurrH laao
and Tho u,har Eu,u- tn cHptur" thc
arlus nnd provisions This lnat proved
aAiN flHN haAth. AHtf FflfftHifFaA AfhiNANtfftflA
with the r-trvatnE main body was hat.
rn-icd fIr ton miles. lle decided tu
nbau.iun ,ar regular r,ad back a. Man.
zlun. frallnE bc would br Interrupted /
aa Gvnrrnl Reyes had hrcn "a fcw days
bcn,rv The victorious Cub.lns W"rc on
tho r,,ad To Rayamo. his provisions
wct,, loat and his men wcre practically
Wltalut food The only way hc saw
To- c.capc with the remnant of HIS
fur,sH was to make for tho coast at a
point many miles from ManEaailo, lie
marched ucary 40 miles rcachlng Cape
cruz. ana u-nt word tu Mnn1anillo a |,
tulsaugcr steamer was pressed lntn
the service and carried the despondcni
soldiers back 10 Manzaniilo. ~ hcrc'
was the lighting and so SWIFT thar
r,.rnt that they We're able TO carry
M but fcw Of their wounAcd The de-
tails or thu unair are not yet learned
Ind.cd. officially There is as yo, no r.,
port or amy cngagemmN between Car.
cin and Lnno, but the news reached
Havana nevertheless.
General Gomez upon hearing of
declaration that Santa clara
WIS pncincd, tsucd a proclamation of
hls own. declaring Santiago de cuba
and Puerto Principe 'pacnod"
There was some hrlng uu the out.
sly.rta OF Havana nt o'olocl, last sat
urduy morans, About so shots were
arcd by sentry who, Il ls said ,
Thought me- detected insurgents There
has been no official explanation Of the
Airing and the ccnsor would not permit
my mcutin cf the report that a
party Of Insurgents had made midnight
demonstrations IN mat quarter /
I1vpry ,nort was made 10 create the {
lmprrssl,n that the affair was insight I
lcnnt, but that there was considerable .
firing followed by a rapid movement s
u soldiers to Jesus del Monte district ,
where the firing occurred there cannot &
be- the slightest doubt As the rebels
are vry strong In Havana, the fact ,
hint there was such firing caused con-
siderable eXaltemnt, The next day j
inquiry was useless. The palace ON
,Imls prefer that the affair be wrapped I
n mystery.