The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
ATTACKED BY CUBANS
SPANISH GARRISON AT GUIsA RE-
PORTED TO HAVE SUFFERED.
Camps of Insurgents in the Province
from Disease and Famine.

HAVANA. Dec 1.-The insurgent gen.
erals Rabi and Salvador Rios besieged the
village of Guisa, about fifteen miles from
Bayamo. Their artillery destroyed several
blockhouses. killing the military command
er and one lieutenant. The garrison. after
having lost also fifty soldiers. killed and
wounded. surrendered. The insurgents
plundered the stores, securing rich booty,
two months supplies. a good quantity of
ammunition and two hundred rifles. The
Spanish have sent reinforcements to retake
the town. An official account of the fight
says the Spanish loss was fifty killed and
wounded.
Another announcement from the palace
describes a movement of Spanish troops I'M
der General Bernal. who was accompanied
by Senior Jose Canalejas, the former Span
ish Cabinet minister and special commits
soner, who is visiting Cuba to gather ma
teTial for a report on the condition of the
island in behalf of the Spanish government.
and Gen. Hernandez Veslasquez. The Span
ish force consisted of $500 men, accompa-
ried by two field guns The column under
command OF General Bernal engaged an in
surgent force, according to the reports, on
the heights of Romero Madame and Pela-
dos, province Of PiDar del Rio, and, later.
was more severely engaged with the insur-
gen at La Cuchilla de los Caimitos.
where the Spaniards are said to have cap
tured and destroyed the fortified camps of
the insurgent general, Ducassi. General
Hernandez, commanding the second column,
the report continues, captured and destroyed
an insurgent camp at Aranjuez and also
destroyed five hundred huts and several
other insurgent camps in the immediate vi
entity of Aranjuez. AS a result of these
the insurgents retreated in thoroughly de-
moralized condition. after suffering the loss
of many men killed and wounded me
Spanish columns lost q major and twelve
soldiers killed, and had one captain and
tWenty-nine soldiers wounded. According 10
the latest advices from the scene or the
engagements, Ine spanish cdvalry was con-
tinuing the pursuit of the enemy.
Six hundred sick, wounded or otherWlse
invaded soldiers have just left Cuba Tor
Spain.
ports have lost bfty-four Killed IN
skirmishes with the Spanish Troops during
the last ten days. In addition, the govern
ment forces captured twenty-elght prison
ers and a number of firearms. The govern
ment troops, during the same PERIOD, Ihs
report adds, lost twenty-four men killed
and had two officers and eighty-three SOL
dierS wounded.
The Insurgents have destroyed. with dyna-
mite a culvert on the railroad line near
Toco-Taco. Railroad traffic in that vlcln-
ity win be delayed until the culvert is tenn
The Marquis De Apezteguia, leader of the
Spanish Conservative party, arrived here to-
day. He was welcomed by the central Con-
sentative committee and had a long IN
terView with Captain General Blanco. he
says that the Conservative party ought 10
stand by the government in furthering the
work of pacification; but he has not made
any public declaration in favor OF autono-
my. His position is that of the central Con-
serVatve committee, which recognizes the
necessity Of pacifying the island, but does
not believe that autonomy is the best way
of bringing that result about.
General BerIal and Senior CanaleJaS, edi-
tor OF I'll Heraldo, OF Madrid, who has been
OF Pinar del Rio, returned to the city to-
day. Captain General Blanco has conSratu-
lated General Bernal on the outcome OF the
military operations IN that province.
To-day Eva Camel. well-lxnown newspa-
per woman and champion of General Wey-
Ter, had an interview with General Blanco
and asked him to release the authors OF
the printed circulars sent out from the
printing offices of FL COmmerc1O, contain
ing q violent attack on General BlancO. as
authors of the circulars were arrested on
Monday when the police raided the FL Com
mercio printing Office. Captain General
Blanco promised to issue an order for their
release.
General Par and General Salciedo
rived yesterday with the Reus battalion at
CiegO de Avila, the Moron-JucarO
trocha. where they had an engagement with
200 insurgent cavalry under General Maxi
mo Gomez. According to the official ac-
count the Spanish lost two killed and eight
wounded. The two generals camped for
the night at the La Riforna farm, which
had been abadoned by General Gomez. All
night the insurgents kept UP a scattering
fire upon the camp.
The insurgents have burned in part a
large sugar cane plantation near Guines