Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
|TQy|SHED By THE CUBANS
.Iv Two Hundred Of Wey-
ler'S Men Fell.
LOSS WAS SMALL

1 Were Made to Capture and XIII
the Captain-General'
Sav York. Aug. 16.-A special to
Herald from Havana via Key West
4, Further details have been re-
he'd of the battle near Aguacate,
lich is near the Matanzas line. The
hing. it was first reported, was in
6tanzas province, but it was just on
4 side. There is no doubt of the re-
IA Of the battle, however, and a con-
.,yative estimate places the number of
.aapish killed at 200, while the rebel
N was comparatively trifiing.
Preparations for General Weyler's ar
IA at the palace We're made on Mon
but he has only just returned from
IA field. He left Matanzas on Sunday
n reached Aguacate the next day.
4 was there that rumOr came that he
wounded in the big fight near
Here, but the statement has proved to
d false.
.The excitement in Havana is intense.
be uncertainty regarding the new
Ministry in Spain is partly to blame,
N on top of this there comes news of
Dig insurgent victory between Aqua.
LIE and Madruga, and also of a pitched
little in the vicinity of Sagua la
Erande.
The advance guard of General Gomez
lbs crossed into Matanzas. Whether
ID is close cannot be ascertained, but it
B reported that he declined the fight
n Sagua la Grande.
The largest battle that has taken
3ace in several months was the one
bught at Aguacate. 1t is known that
De battle was the result of an attempt
b capture General Weyler and kill
tim. The captain-general had made
separations to return on horseback
dOm Matanzas to Havana. Along the
bad he had posted three columns of
2panish soldiers. General Castillo
Rarned Of his plans and gathered
brCe of fully 1900 rebels. This force
\ hurled against the Spanish lines
sear Aguacate where General Weyler
fas supposed to be. General Castillo
bmmanded the insurgents in person,
ind the Spanish were under General
fita The insurgents dispersed, but
hter accounts are that both Colonel
Aldea and General Molino were
sounded.
The battle began about O'Clock in
Pc afternoon and continued till night.
fhe Spanish were ranked along the
pen road and the rebels approached
|hem from the rear, coming from the
lllF' A body of cavalry was stationed
'OOut quarter of a mile down the road
'O cut off Weyler if he should be there
'nd attempt to seek safety.
The details of the actual fighting are
peager, bat many reliable persons who
assed near the place, which is beside
pc railroad station, say that from the
Efrlage windows they could see many
'ead soldiers along the road. The
eOels used rapid-firing guns. When
llrKness came the Spaniards retired, to
F,urh the next morning with heavy re-
niOrcements, but the insurgents only
'Eehed ilre for about half an hour and
nel disappeared. They divided into
,nali bands and subsequent pursuit
vas futile
information has also been received of
le oig fight near Sagua la Grande. 1t
@ia the town was attacked and that
pOftiOh OF 1t was burned, but this has
W oeen verified. Correspondence
,Om the field, however, proves that
Here has been battle there, Gomez
person, it is said, directing the in
urgent operations.
r Ai'er the fight at Aguacate, General
,eyier fell back upon Guanabacoa,
W. y across the bay from Havana. The
sOel chiefs, Colonel Arnaguara and
II N, 'VuilSueZ, were In the district
~ N, "eyler expected raid.
meyler arrived at Guanabacoa with
WV WV men, Five miles from Guiana
nS aGU4 ne was attacked by rebel force
~" Lue' GENERAL Rodriguez. Rodriguez's
'an ; was to force General Wevler to
NJ, M oattle and pursue him into the
my ,D Where the captain-general stood a
w. cnsnce of being either killed or
=" 'p'uled' The rebels fired several vol
ir 'I,;. Aoil the hills along the roadside,
!, us n ~ and wounding a large num-
~; VI 'ne Spanish, but Weyler refused
us give nght and kept on his march to
10, aa,lhaoacoa, 4 driving 300 head of cattle
snou', an ne nad collected along the line.
a. sreral Rodriguez followed in Weyler's
u : 70 within sight of the town. At
oo. uie rebels Withdrew the Spanish
jsp' ,i.p commenced heavy fire, the
q. . wi vi which awakened and frightened
y . 'esldents of Guanabacoa.
,r, uain running from Mariana in
n T, province was fred upon recent
,rin me American vice-consul, Mr..
,%ser, ,na, was on the train. Bullets