The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-26
RAN INTO AN AMBUSH.
SPANISH COLUMN FOLLOWED THE
CuDANs INTO A TRAP.
Victory for Insurgents - Guerilla.
Carried OF All the Cattle from
the Stock Yards at Havana.

Havana, February 25.--La Lucia today
continues treating of the recent trip of
Senior Morole, correspondent OF Ell Lib |
eral of Madrid, to the camp OF Gomez, and
says that the insurgents have facilities to
receive Madrid. New York and Havana
advices. facts which are confirmed by Of
fetal dispatches. They knew long ago OF
the existence Of the plan for Cuban reforms
and therefore its publication had no polit-
zeal effect of Importance.
La Lucia adds that the trip OF Senior
Morole will bring on new international
complications between the United States
and Spain on account of the arrest at
santi splritus of MIR. Sylvester scovel. the
correspondent OF the New York World,
who is now waiting trial at Santa Clara
oh the charge OF entering the insurgent
camp without permission, exactly what
Senior Morole did, yet the latter is allowed
his liberty in this city and there is no in
timation that he will be arrested.
Referring TO the reports In circulation
regarding the resignation Of General Lee,
La Lucha says that the United States
consul general in taking the action attrib-
uted 10 him Is lesirous OF leaving his post
before President elect Mckinley takls Of
his post
Fernando and Amindo Pando.. American
citizens. who have been arrested on the
charge Of being nanigoes. and who were
liberated at the request of General Lee.
will sail for Key West on Saturday. The
nanigoes are members Of a secret political
society.
Joseph A. Springer. the United States
vice consul, returned hero this morning.
Tie price of milk has gone UP so per
cent.
The insurgents have burned $500 tons of
sugar at Satellite and Maria Luis planta-
tons at Liyano, Santa Clara. They have
also burned the splendid sugar estates OF
Lebrador di Ajurna and Vildosala in the
district Of Sagua, Involving loss of $780,
GOO.
The correspondent OF I'll Liberal OF Mad
rid, who recently returned here from
visit to the camp Of General Gomez, says
that the Insurgents are well organized
into battalions He adds that he heard
there military bands playing the "Marsel.
laise" and says they have established
manufactures OF all kinds OF war material
and asserts that they are pushing west
ward in the rear Of Weyler's column.
Particulars have just been received here
of n spirited engagement between Span
sh and Cuban force on the outskirts Of
Sankikara City. The fight took place on
February Is and was one OF the most in
teresting recorded since the campaign
opened. Sixty local guerillas and sixty
moblized Havana 6remen under Captain
Blanco left the Pulido plantation. near San
Antonio. to reconnolter the surrounding
country. Shortly after leaving their head
quarters. the Spanish force exchanged shots
with the insurgent outposts. The Spanish
forces advanced and the Cuhans apparently
retreated. In pursuing the insurgents the
Spanish guerillas and treTen entered a
\. IL ttaNrt
brushes. Suddenly about 200 insurgeDt
cavalry and 100 OF the enemies infantry.
under the leadership OF Garcia and Mende
liza. attached the Spanish with loud cries OF
IA Ia machete. a la machete.' scene of
terrible confusion followed and some stub
born fighting was witnessed. The Spanish
vanguard eventually fled in confusion into
the midst of the main body and the Spanish
fired wildly at each other as well as al the
insurgents. Some threw away their arms
and fled. finally being overtsken by the
insurgents and put 10 the machete. The
Spanish force left forty-siS killed and two
wounded on the field. The insurgents re-
manned on the field for an hour picking up
the arms thrown away by the troops ard
finishing the Spanish wounded
At daybreak OF February 10 the insur-
gents dynamited and destroyed the rail-
road bridge between Azotia and Esperanto.
province of Santa Clara. suspending all
traffic Tor time. The damage done has
been repaired
At Santa Clara city there are 2cr political
suspects awaiting trial
On Monday night n force OF s00 insur-
gents attacked the stock yards at Luyalo,
On the outskirts of Havana carrying of all
the cattle. in spite of tho fact that they
we're defended by twenty-five guerilIas
compelling the butchers TO slaughter COWS
In their stables in order to provide meat
for this city.
RuIZ'S DEATH.