Evening star., 1897-01-25
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Severe Defeat of the Spanish by
the Insurgents.
ROUTED WITH SEVERE LOSS
Havana and Matanzas Provinces
Declared to Be Nearly Quiet.
= i.N l. RS ANNOT NCEMENT

CINCINNATI Ohio January 2a.-The
W-st. FL. saws:
Another defeat for the Spanish is re-
ported frr.u PelancS. i'll the south OF Ha-
vana province. The place has 1,,Rp in
habiJants is well fortified and has d Span
ism garrison Of ,1Hi Inen With one field piece
Lieut.. Col. Hernandez. in command of tW'
iuSurscnt yalrymen. made dash at
the town Monday afternoon. while the
troops Were at the church celebrating the
sings name day Before they could form
tLc Insurgents had possession of the block
hous The cannon was trained at the
c'rurch before he spanish were ava" OF
what was the trouble Soil shot came hurl-
ing through its walls, while cries of cuba
Ghre" fill. the air. The Spauiards rushed
strong force posted behind some neigh
horire h"u<es- Col MunciD the Spanish
cpmm2 nder. bravely rallied his men. but
ti;'y formed for a charge he fell with
iozrn balls through him. The second in
command took his place. but he too fell
in few Conds' time, the sharp-shootcrs
al Hernandez dealing death with a rapidity
thJi mad, inc troops panic-Stricken-
They made one more attempt to charge
the block hosSe. but Hernaniez's c. valry
d.t$h.-,i at them. sweeping through their
ranks, cutting bloody path with their
sharp machetes- They turned and again
the Spanish. carrying death in their tracks.
rhOuSh many empty 50 idrs spoke of tine
ht.ty"ry of the Spanish troops.
the spanish then retired, IL being a
lrrj, though d portion stubbornly protected
their rear, making stands until forced to
retire ny Iiernandez's fierce charges.
After urSuins them nearly to Cajacio,
~: The coast of HernFndez. they withdrew.
Tney burned the fort at Pelauos. The in
SuTG-T u secured i.inH stands of arms. one
cannon S1."" in gold and s4,0n paper
munt = besides ammunition and many val
V4blc papers belonging to the Spanish cCm-
Of III d-f"stt Tuesday night. but have
kept i, suppressed. and the palace officials
say that the place has been evacuated
y horrible story comes from Jumento.
Trnvir cc of Santa Clara. telling of quick
r-tributipn to the Spaniards for their butch
"Fy and farbarous methods of warfare
\ Spanish force. under Capt. Martineiii.
entered the place. which had been the
camp Of th. insurgents and before going
away secretly poisoned the wells and a fine
spring noted for affordinS extra pure
water. That evening Spanish band OF
=G"Trillsis entered the town after the others
had left and used TIE water from which
over twenty five men died.
The guerrilla captain charged the resi-
dents with poisoning his men. He took the
principal residents prisoners and shot them
lead He then turned the women over 10
the tender mcIcies of the men. who shot
Young boys who attempted to save their
mothers Il III SISTERS ne DuTHSu iHe tiiidSt-
The n-Nt ,iey some of the Spanish troops
Told jh. -u,rIillsS the story OF the trap
they has set for the Cubans and learned
that their own companions in arms had
been caught 10y their own barbarous plots
GambIcr~ Ordered Away.
HAVANA. January - via Key WestJ-
Cicy. Portua has ordered over 1u bankers
and gamblers of Havana province to leave
inside II twrnty-four hours under penalty
of Il. ing imprisoned.
Ana Sotolougo. who Is believed to be an
stc.omplic.- of the dynamiters who We're ar
rested i'm San Rafael street some time ago.
has escaped from the prison i'll the penal
ward of this city.
Several wounded insurgents belonging TO
thr band Of the Cuban leader Urra have
t,s--u arrested.