Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-20
PARIS DISPATCH SAYS THERE Is
SDME. DOUBT ABOUT 1T.
WAS ARANGUEREN SHOT ALSO?
SENIOR CONGOSTO CABLES FROM Hx-
ViNi THNT HI. WAS
or to Whom Ruiz Went With
Offers of Money and Office
for >ubmissiou-.of-
fetal id, icr>.''

Washington. Dec. I9.-The following cable
advlres were received at The Spanish Ies.t-
tion to-day:
'EIahaua. Dec. 19-Abzolutsiy tr,lstwor-
thy reports permit Us t. affirm that RUIZ
vs. shot with ArslrcUeren Friday ~ order
cf Alexander EodrisUez- After several let
ters exchanged between Ruiz and Aran-
s-Ieren, Ruiz lift Habana on Monday 10
meet -Hrar@Usr.n. not upon IN ofiiriII mis-
sion and only IS "a friend. 1t Is NOT known
how Rodriguez arrived. but the fact IS
that that leader ordered the shooting oc
both.
''The ferocity Of such act and proceedina;
Indicates better than anythiug, else the
faith i'll autonomy. the Insurgents being
obliged 70 resort To terror 10 prevent the
disl'aH,I!us Of their bands. Such is the gen
er,ll opinion. and public opinion unanimous
Iy qualities such act as savage and un-
worthy CONGOSTO."
Paris. Dec. IA dispatch from Havana
says that while the Insurgents report the
execution OF Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz. aft
er court-martial. rurors are also current
that he is still living.
Havana Dec. l9-The official statement
as to the execution by the insurgents ot
Lieutenant Colonel Joaquin Ruiz says that
he was shot on Friday last by order Of
the InsurEeut commander. Alexandra Rod
rigUez. with the approval of the iEsurgeut
commander. -lraugU-ren. The general
opinion i that it WAS u barbaTouS act
y Spanish detachment at GUam". on the
Cauto river. north OF Manzanilio. in the
province of Santiago Gc cuba. be
sieged. according to the official account.
from November : 10 ~ lI>t and Valiantly
rcpe!led the insurgents. on November :.
q fierce attack WIS made on tn" fort hy j.
large body OF insurgents with two cannon.
Nor" than 80 cannon shots made Il sieve
ot the forts and destroyed u factory Final
" the Insurgents inside. The wire fence.
around the fort and called upon the sarri-
SON 10 surrender. The garrison still
fused to listen TO the demand and with
heroic pride continued the defense" The
insurgents left tweuty-sIx Killed inside the
Wire fence and Il quantity of arms and am
munitior. which the garrison used. accord
ing to the official account, To prolonS its
desperate defense.
General Aldave while reconnoitering in
the neishborhood. found the bodies of three
other insurgents. and many graves. Dur
Ing the siege and the attack on the fort.
the insurgents lost. il is officially asserted.
tD killed and wounded. The garrison had
and the garrison was without water, with
peStilence all around and only Il little pork
for food. General Blanco VIII recompense
the garrison for their losses.
General Pando and the column under
Colonel Bruna- assisted hy the CunhoatS
Dep.ndiente Iuisa Centila and Velasq,lez.
found III the river, came to three large tor
pedos and also many sunken vessels. They
destroyed with dynamite quantity OF
the effects of the Insurgents at CienSa del
RUeya and cay man.
General AIdave, who left Cauto del En-
hoSCad-ro about tho same time, had an
engagement on December :. LacyIna ds
Ytabo, losing twenty killed. among these
two captains, and nirety-hve wounded,
among them doctor and two officers The
insurgents were. compelled to abandon their
trenches and retired with large loss.
While reCnnrOitering the extensive zones
In that district General Aldavc had one
soldier seriously wounded and a captain
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