New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-06
PLENTY OF FIGHTING IN CUBA.
INSURGENTS USE DYNAMITE 49, sCcCf'ssE'
C1-AIMErn ny TILE sEANIARnS.

INSURGENTS Use DYNAMITE SUCCESSES
CLAIMED BY THE sPANIARDs
Havana. May 5-Captain-General Weyler arrived
yesterday at Cienfuegos. Province OF Santa CARA
going by rail from Ysabela, where he landed from
the Spanish cruiser Pizarro on Monday. gong
thence by train to sagua. He only remained there
three hours and then pushed on by rail TO Glen
fuegos.
General Suarez Ynclan, being Informed that q
quantity Of war material for the insurgents mad
been landed near the mouth Of the River MOSQUITO
Province Pinar del Rio sent attachments of Span
ish troops in that direction with the result that
they captured an nsurgent camp at Tanero and
another at Oio de Aqua. The enemy left FIVE men
killed and the Government forces captured sixty
three boxes Of ammunition. containing $500 cart
ridges for the Spanish Mauser rife and the Ameri-
can Remington rife.
The Tetuan Battalion at Reforma, Province or
Santa Clara It is officially reported. has been en-
gared with the cavalry OF General Maxine Gomez
nicting considerable loss upon the insurgent force
which retired by way of the woods TO san FER
nando The official report adds that the spanish
troops dislodged an insurgent infantry force from
entrenched positions al the point Of the bayonet at
Cuava and Guaban. The Spaniards had two
CAPTAINS a lieutenant and twelve privates wounded
4 scouting detachment of the Spanish troops re-
Gently found two dynamite bombs on the railroad
between Sancti Spirtus and Tunas, Province OF
Santa Clara
vicinity Of the plantation OF Ynguarri. near cali
rrste Province Of Matanzas, captured a box con-
tanning sixteen new Remington rifles.
The insurgents have dynamited telegraph line
rsnsir train near Mnas between Uevitas and
puar,o Principe killing two and wounding four
soldiers and volunteers. passenger traln' Which
was coming along at the time, had narrow
escape from disaster.
Ex-Governor Ordax. OF Puerto Principe. was re-
Gently appointed Governor OF the Province Of
Santiago de Cuba
The insurgen. leader. Calixto Sotoponce. his adj
infant and sixteen Of their followers have sur
rendered IL is announced to the Spanish author
tiles at Sancti Spritus
The Murcia and Puerto Rico Battalions have
had a skIrmish in Santa Clara with an lnsurEeh
force The insurgent Major LUIS Martinez ana
nineteen of his command were killed ..-
Colonel Ferer, who has been operating
against the insurgents in the District OF lagu-
eramos Province of Santa Clara, says that par.
OF the province and the part east OF me ClenaEa
de Zapata is favorable 10 peace. lie adds tHal sh7
insurgents are unable 10 face the spanish !)fCes.
The we-known insurgent leaders CTuZihaI an an,
Pine IL is added have been killed at Momenque
and Almeida has been Obliged 10 surrehue' ~ ''i'
The insurgent leaders Cornelo Rolas and frene
Munoz dynamited in four different places the rdl.
way track between HOlGuin and Aguas Ciard7'
destroying the track for about two klIoIet
During The month Of April there were $50 deaths
from smallpox in Gulra De Melehdr " 'o"' Va 49,
inhabitants - -. vork
The cruiser Infanta Isabel, now at New ork,
will return TO Gibara: but the Infanta Maria lereSd
on leaving New-York will proceed 10 spain