The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-22
A SPY SHOT.
omclal Statements Of the
Shooting of Col. Ruiz.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Tbe follow
ing cable advices we're received at the
Spaoish legation today
/ .Habana. Dec. 10 Absolutely
,rus.wor.hy reports permit us to affirm
that Ruiz Vas shot with Arangueren.
Friday, BY order of Alexander Rod
riauex.- After several letters were ex-
changed between Ruiz and Arangueren,
Ruiz left Habana on Monday TO meet AT.
angueren, not upon official mission, aud
ooly ss ! frieod It is not known how
Rodrigaes arrived. but the fact is that
The leader ordered the shooting Of both
..The feroeity Of such act and pro-
eeedinf indicates better than anything
else the faith 10 ausonomy, the insurg-
eoss being obliged to resort to terror to
prevent tue disbanding of their bands.
Sacb is the general indication, and pub
lie opinion unanimously qualities such
act Of savsges as unworthy.
CoNaosro."
Habaos. Dec. l9-The Official
statement as to the execution oy The in
Isureen.s of Lieut.. Col. Joaquin Ruiz
GAYS be vas shos on Friday last by or
der Of the insurgers commander Ale
sjjapdro Rodriguez with the aproval Of
the snsurgent commander Araogueren.
The general opinion is that it vas q
bsebarous act.
a Spanish detachment at Guamo.
90 tie Cauto river, north of Manxaoil-
10. ID the province Of Santiago de
Cuba. vas besieged, according TO the
official account. from Nov. 8 to IL.
last aud yaliantly repelled the insurg-
ents. On Nov. 27. fierce attack vas
make on abe fo,s by large body Of in
soreents With two cannon. More than
$50 cannon shots made q sieve Of the
forts aud destroyed factory Finally
the insurgents got inside the
wire fence arouod the fort aud
called on the garrison to sur-
render. The garrison officer. accord
ing to the official account, refused to
listen to the demand and with heroic
pride" continued the defense until Dec.
10. The insurgents left 26 killed inside
the wire fence. and a quantity Of arms
aud ammunition, which the garrisoo
used, according to the official account, to
prolo1g the desperate defence
Gen. Aldave, while recoEooitering
in the neigh borhood, found the bodies
Of three other insurgents aud as mapy
graves. During the attack ou che fort,
the insurgents lost. it is officially as.
serted, 200 killed aud wounded. The
garrison bad only 6 killed and 81
wounded. But the fort Was completely
destroyed aud the garrison vas without
water, with pestilenoe all around aod
.only little pork for food Gen. Blaoco
will recompense the members of the
garrison for their losses.
Gen. Pando and the column under
Col. Bruna. assisted by the gunboats
Depeodiente. Louisa. Centinala aud
Velasqnez, fouod 10 the Csato river
three large torpedoes and also many
.sanken vessels They destroyed with
dynsmise quantity Of the effects of the
insurgents at Cienaga del Buey and
Caimen. Gen Aldava, who left Cauto
del Anboscadero about the same time,
bad an engagement op Dec. 8. at
Lagnoa de Ytabo, losing 20 killed.
among them two captains. aud SO
wounded, among them doctor and two
officers The insurgents were compeil-
ed to abandon their trenches and retired
wish large loss.
While reconDoisering the extensive
zones 10 that district. Gen. Aldave
had one soldier seriously wounded aud
. csp.ain slightly sounded.