Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-12
WOULD KILL WEYLER
Attack Of Cuban Insurgents for That
Purpose.
BUT "rnE BUTCHER" WAS ABSENT.
lie Refused 10 Give Battle 10 CnbanS
when I hoy Pr, ss'd Him Hard
-lhe Cuban Account.

to the Herald from Havana via Key
West says: Further details have been
received Of the battle at Aguscate,
which ls near the Msntanzas line. The
fighting, 1t whs fret reported, was in
NJ atbnzas province, Tut 1t was just on
this sIuc. There ID NJ doubt OF tho re-
suit of the bst,le, h viewer, AMI n con.
servntive estimate places the number
OF Spanish killed at 200, while the
rebel loss was comparanv ly tt Il ng.
Preparations for Gen. Weyiet's ARRIVAL
at the palace were made on Monday,
tut he has only just retur5oi from the
field. He le I MnnlaDzas on Sunday
amt reucu.d Aguscste the next day.
Ii was there TUT rumor came that
he wac wound d In the big fight near
there, but the s.aiement proved 10 he
ialBe.
Tne Excl emsn mt in Havana is In
ten.e. euntenslniy regarding the
new ministry In Spain ia partly to
blame, and on top o. this there comes
the news OF big insurRent victory
between AVuacaIe AID Ma0tusa ami
also of a pilcneu battle in the vicinity
OF sugua la Grauue; the advaicsI
guaru Of General Gomez has crossed
into MantsDzaB. Wheluer he Ia close
Cannot be- Ascertaineu with certainty
hut 1t Ia fepOrieu inst he declined the
ils ht at Sugus la Grande.
The largest battle tnet has taken
place In several months was the ole
fought by Agu cato. TIN known that
the battle was the result ~ AZ attempt
to capture GeHeral Weyler or kill MIN
The captain general mad made prep
araaOns TO re,urU on horseback from
Mantsnzss to Havana. Along the
road he had posted three cOlu ms OF
Spanish soldiers. General Castillo
IL, rued OF uis plans anu gathered u
lOrce Of III ly $40 rebes. This force
he hurleu against the Spanish lines
near AguAcste, whers General Weyler
was supposed ~ b.. General Castillo
commanded the insurse nts in person
anu the spa 'ish weto under Gencrsr
Molina. The c!lonei Ia r.por
ed dead, but later accounts
are to the effect ihst bJtbtCUl. Alden
anu Geu. MyIina were wounded. The
| battle began uoout 4 I'UlOcK In tue
| AFTERNOON end continued until night
set liz. The Spa nleh were ranked along
The open road aud the rebels ap.
| proscbed them from the rear, coming
rom tie hills. A body OF cavalry
were stationed a,out quarter OF "a
| mile down the road TO cut If Gem raj
Weyler II he should be there and at
| tempt to seek safety.
The details oil The actual fighting
are To eagre, but many reliable persons
who passed near the place, when 10
| beside the rstiroad station, state that
| Though the windows they cOuli ses
many deah soldiers. Along the liue
| were rapid-fire guns. When darkn, IS
came tbs Spanish retired to Telurn the
next morning with navy reinforce.
mems, but the insurgents only opeued
tite Tor about hall an hour ana then
disappeared. They divided into small
banur, and substquent pursuit wac
| lutiie.
| Authorization has also been received
OF the big fight near Sasus la Grsnue.
| 1t 10 stated that town was attacked anu
! "a portiOp.oi II was burned. But this
| has not been verified. Correspondence
from the fleid, however, proves that
| there has bsen battle there, Gen.
Gomez in person, 1t is said, d fecuns
The insurlent operation.
After the fight ct Agusoate, Wsy =
| Ter fell bacg on Gu1naoacUa just
across tho bsy nom III ivsns. The
renel cbitis, Colonel Araisuao anu
| General R0drigu,z, were In the dis.
trict and General Wsyler expected n
raid.
General wsyler arrived at GuanE-
bacos with 1000 men. Five miles
from GusnaO.,os, General Walker
| was attacked by a rebel force under
General R)driSuez. The laIto'J plan
| YVES ito force General Weyler to give
hgul and pursue him into the hills,
where the captain general stood u
good chance OF being either killed or
captured. The rebels fiji d several
volleys from the hiiIs along the ROAD.
| side, killing seventeen ana woundina
| a large number OF the Spanish, but
General Weyler refused IL give fghI
ana kept on his march TO Guanabacos,
driving 800 head Of cattle that he hau
| collect, d along the line. General
Rodriguez followed in Wsyler's trend
10 within sight Of the town. After
the rebels Withdrew the Spanish
troops commenced heavy lire, the
noise OF which awakened and night
ened The residents OF GusDsbacoa.
There Is great excitement in the
meantime In Havana over Wsylei's
failure TO check the rebels, and every.
body who Can manage II and the pee
pie are moving into The towD. Hardy
q night pssfes now that bands OF IN.
surgeuts do not enter one Of the
suburbs OF Havana anu receive from
their friends supplies OF medicine and