Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-23
WEYLER'S BAPTISM.
Insurgents Surprise Hin Outside the
Village Of COpaSte.
ANOTHER WAR VESSEL CAPTURED.



General Weyler has received his
baptism OF fire In the field. He may
even have been astounued by the
brilliancy of the fash OF the insurgent
steel before his very eyes. at all events
eightsen Of his 81, ciai escort Of
guidee, a corps OF Cuban negroes VINO
enjoy the distinction of guarding the
person OF the captain general when he
takes the field have arrived here
seriously wounded with machete
thrusts. Several have since died.
From their acts 1t is clear that early
ON Tuesday morning the rebels unoer
Aranguren and Arrange made a start
llngly bold and dashing attempt to
capture the captain general which
was nearly crowned with succase.
General WeyIer who wac marching
surrounded ny the column Of Col.
Ssgura entered the village OF y 1atro
Chmiros on Monday afternoon. Ufuers
were al once given tksat all the inhsbi-
Iants should leave their homes within
two hours. The village being deserted
the torch wts applied anu sill the
houses, about 300 in number, were
destroyed.
The captain general then proceeded
toward C0paste, sixteen Kilometres
iurther on the road to Guines. Copns,o
was reached after night fall aud a
corps OF guiues was sent forward 10
Ieoonnoilor. General Woyler, with the
main Spanish column under General
SECURE, halted some distance outside
the village. The insurgents, at the
orders of their Leaders, had concealel
themselves la the houses Of the town.
Their plane were evidently well laid.
aud 10 ~ quite probable that they
might have succeeded in capturing the
desired prize-the Spanish comma nder
himself. In any event from their
covert they could have inflicted great
lUes upon tbs Spanish column, as it
entered the town unprepaIed for Oh
ambush, conceived under such un.
usual circumstances ami In SO bold u
manner.
Unfortunately for the fulfiilment of
tho designe OF the insurgent leaders
while the spa nish scouts wefe engaged
in the rtconnoitsrance the guns of
some OF the concealed rebels were
acoidently discharged, giving the alsrm
TO the roy al truope. Before the Span
ish advance guard recovered from its
surprise, the rebels, seeing that their
plan had partly failed, rushed from
their places of cOpcealment aud at.
tackled the enemy with great fury, in.
fiictiDg severe loasee In their resistless
onslaught. 30 bold In fact was the in.
turgents column that 1t pursued the
rapidly retreating Spa niarde TO q point
almost within range Of the troops iu
General Weyler's main body ami
easily within tie compass OF Held
glses 81 the captain general had careu
TO inspect the dispersal OF his own
toldiers.
Captain General Weyler spent
Wednesday night ia Guines anu &C.
cording to official reporle received
here expected TO enter MatanzAs
yesterday.
STOPPED FUNERAL PROCESSION.
NEW York, Jan. GA Tampa,
Fla, special 10 the World says:
Carlos Antiios,a well Anown literary
man and u Cuban by blrln, ulsu Sun.
day at GuapabaUos. The funeral pro-
cession on Monday was stopped by n
mob OF Spanish soldiers who broke
open the cgfiln, took out the corpse
ami after brutally handliDg and beat
ing It with muskets and swords threw
iIintO the street and lOrbau the mourn
erH to taho 1t up. The people dispersed
in fear OF their lives but some hOure
later finding tnat the soldiers had left
they recovered the body and bTried 1t.
The bodies OF three school girls who
disappeared last week were found
Tuesday on the outskirts OF Guaba-
bsooa mutilated and with hardly u
shret OF clothing upon them. Dogs
bad partly eaten them.
DEVOTED TO CUBAN LIBRE.
NEW York, jan. 23.-The World
this morning seys:
Francisco Resado Of Iqniqu called
on Delegate Palma last night. He 10 q
nephew OF General Pic Rosado whe
was ons OF the most noteu Cuban leht-
era during the len years war, and who
surrendered under the flag OF truce,
being shot two days later.
Francisco 10 In New York to Join the
Cuban forces. he SAID: "For yesrs
my father had taken no Interest In
Cuban affairs, but when he heard OF
General Macso's death and the
Spanish treachery which leu to IL, he
called me to him and gave me 81 900.
'phis,' he lsaio, twill be enough to
ray ynur expeuses TO Cuba by way OF
New York. Report to General Palma
anu get into the field as coon as
possible. From this time on your HE
and mine must be devoted 10 the cause
Ul Cuba libre.'"
ANOTHER SPANISH SHIP GONE.
KEY WEST, Fla, Jan. 2S.-Adviees
received here state that the Spanish
gunbont Cometa has been captured
and burned by the Insurgents. The
Comeia, which WAS one OF The most
powerful OF the smaller Spanish vesaels
IN Cuban waters has been cruising near
Csrdenas to prevent the landing oil
hlibusterine expeditions. For come
lime the boat has boon accustomed TO
anchor at night oil Sierra Morena,
The place where the gunboat anchored
was favorable Tor an attack from shore.
ihe insurgents oreued fire on the
vessel with l2-pound Hoichkiss gun.
The vessel WAS struck several timee
and badly damaged by shells from the
Holchkiss gun nnd while the crew was
In confusion boats loaded with insuF-
gents lett the shore anu the Comeia
was bsaided. A desperate hand to
hand fight took place on the ueck oil
the gun boat. The CubaIs used the
mRchete with deadly effect and finally
Alter tho Spanish comma nder anu nall