The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-29
INSURGENTS CUT DOWN
CUBANS UNDER COMMAND OF THREE
Noted LEADERS ROUTED.
Spanish Accounts of Various Engage
ments with the Enemy-0Iney Ne
g%Otiating with Canovas.

HAVANA. Jan. 2S.-Lieutenant Colonel
Zabalza, in command of the Villaviciosa
Regiment. was engaged yesterday in the
woods of Bayamo. near San Jose de las
Lajas. province of Havana, with the in
surgent forces commanded by Castillo.
Hernandez and Acosta. The attack of the
Spanish troops was met by a heavy fire
from the insurgents, under the cover of
which a squadron of cavalry succeeded In
turning the flank of the insurgents and
occupying a position near the ground over
which the enemy was expected TO retreat.
When this movement had been carried out.
the Spanish cavalry and nfantry advanced
on the insurgent positions and carried
them. The insurgents thereupon tried TO
escape. but the Spanish charged their left
hank and cut down thirty-nine of them.
Inc troops had seven men wounded.
General Montaner was engaged on Jan.
70 at Colony Sequerio. province of Santa
Clara, with the insurgents commanded by
rancho Perez. After an hours hiring the
insurgents were dislodged from their posi-
tons, leaving eleven killed. The troops had
a lieutenant and nine men wounded.
Lieutenant Colonel Aguiler. after leaving
Palos. in the province of Havana, met and
dispersed a number of groups of surgents
at Colestino and Ajicos. According to Of
fetal advices received here. the insurgents
left seventeen dead on the field. Among
those reported killed We're the cuban Major
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the Spanish DR.. Rodriguez and two pri-
vate soldiers were wounded.
A number of soldiers are now reported to
be suffering from smallpox at Artemisa,
AT Teniente, Colonel Mira. while recon-
noitering, met the insurgent forces of the
so-called Cuban General Castillo COM
manded by Col. Pancho Rodriguez. Span
ish and Cubans fought a holly contested en-
gagenlent. the Spanish finally capturing
several important positions. The Cuban
Lieut.. Col. Jose Pantaleon. who was
wounded, succeeded in effecting an escape.
A large quantity of groceries fell into the
hands of the Spanish. A considerable GUAM
tity of medicine was also captured. With
bayonets fixed the Spanish captured Camp
the insurgents. abandoning in a
cave fifteen of their dead. Among the Gu
bans killed and found dead in the cave Were
a captain and a lieutenant.
An engagement is reported to have &C.
CURED Jan; y at the Volcan farm, near
Managua. five miles from Havana. The
Spanish forces were commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Vicario. The guerrillaS final
~ succeeded in overpowering Lieutenant
Menendes. the chief of the Cubans who
was seriously wounded. Four of the guer-
rillaS were killed and twenty-five wounded.
The insurgents, numbering five hundred,
finally succeeded I'm effecting a retreat.
The local guerrilla band of Mordasa on
Jan. %, near Sagua, completely over
whelmed by a superior number of insur-
gents. was OBLIGED to retreat, losing eight
killed and fifteen wounded.
The insurgents commanded by Chucho
Montague. Julio Dominguez and Evaristo.
numbering about six hundred, marched in
the direction of Encrucijada, province of
Santa Clara. and united with a large band
of CubanS now in the vicinity of Sancti
Spiritus.
TENDERS of the Cuban government have
left the province of Puerto Principe, their
recent headquarters, and they are nov in
close consultation with General Maxine
Gomez. who Is said to be in the vicinity of
the Sancti Spiritus district.
Captain General Weyler recently left
Manufato, in the province of Matanzas, and
marched in a southerly direction to Glen
fuegos and Villa Clara, where he vii, estab-
liSh his headquarters.
The report that the insurgents succeeded
in landing an expedition we'll supplied with
arms and ammunition at La Caleta, near
Puenta Maisa, is confirmed.
Since Captain General Weyler left the city
of Havana and commenced his march
through the province of Havana and the
province of Matanzas. he has issued orders
allowing planters TO grind cane in many in
stances and on q number of the plantations
grinding has already commenced.