The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
PROUD DAY FOR CUBANS.
THEY MARCHED INTo THE CITF OF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
me Patriots Remained mere Nearly . nay
PiundsrisE the Stores. nnd Retired Only
Because the Cuban Rssiasntn Weuia puf-
far rr,r the ThreatsueA Reimbursement.

me Pntrtots Remained There Nearly . nay
PiunderisG the Stores. ana Retired Only
Because the Cuban Rssidenta Wsuid suf-
FER from the Threatened Bonbara@ent.
HAVANA. Sept 20. via Key West, Sept "a
Gen. weyler has succeeded for ten days in con-
eeallng from every one in Havana the startling
news that the city OF Santiago de Cuba. q Span
ish stronghold heretofore considered to be as
impreenablo as Havana itself. was raided and
practically captured early In the month by the
insurgents. They remained there nearly all
day. and retired only after securing q very largo
amount Of valuable plumber.
1 have this news on the most reliable au-
thority. 1t was officially communicated to the
C~aptain-General and pigeonholed by him in the
Office OF his press censurs.
The insurgents entered Santiago de Cuba.
most unexpectedly to the Spaniards, on Sept. 8
by way Of I'll Sueho ward, and, dispensing the de-
tachments from the garrison that attempted to
check them. they advanced to the Marie square,
which is in the heart of the city. There a strong
body of the Spanish garrison was defeated. and
the Spanish took refuge in the forts. Two
Spanish gunboats which were in the port ap-
preached the city to lombard it upon the first
order from the Spanish military commander.
Meanwhile the insurgents were plundering
the principal stores and capturing arms and
ammunition from the volunteers. who were
ok1SAOo thAOhka ~ SAbys LhCy =
completed their work they retired, because the
bombardment from the Spanish forts and gun
boats would surely damage the many Cuban
families living in their own houses in the city.
More murders are committed by the Spanish
In Cuban hospitals every day. and the terrible
retaliation of the insurgents on the Spanish
guerrilleros also continues. The guerrilleros
are slain whenever they are caught by tho
Cuban soldiers.
. Among the hills Of Lastra, between La Salud
and ouivican, Havana province. = Spanish spy
discovered a Cuban hospital and Immediately
piloted the dreadful guerrilleros Of Bejucal to
the place. Thirty.two Cubans, sick and wounded.
with their wives and children. were assassinated.
Near Guane, in Pinar del Rio province. after o
hard light in which tho Cubans. commanded by
Major Luis Laza, surrounded tho Spanish forts,
aSpanish detachment OF twenty 1--we Euerrilleros
was captured and all the prisoners were killed
with the machete.
Gen. Montaner with 1000 Spanish soldiers
last week tried to capture q flibusterinE eIpe-
dition near Harmonic, Santa Clara province.
He arrived too late. and found only twenty-six
empty boxes and one small open boat left on
shore by the hlibustering steamer. On return
Ing from the cost the insurgents, under Alvarez,
attacked him. and . fierce nght ensued. in which
eleven Spanish Euerrtlleros OF the Guerrilla
OF Death" well known throughout the province
for their massacres OF p~aciacos and their raids
on Cuban hospitals, fell into the hands Of the
revolutionists Two hours later they were ali
hanged in the neighboring forest.
The insurgent Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez 10
now encamped with a strong force at the Sal
sdrtgas plantation in the outskirts Of San
Antonio de los Bahos, Havana province.
At SeibA Mocha, Matanzas province, Col.
Aranguren routed Q Spanish column on last
Monday. killing ftty-two and woundins seven
ty-eight men.
A train was blown up with dynamite yester.
day by the Insurgents between Mangas and
Punta Bravo. Pinar del Rio province. The loco
motive was shattered and many Spanish soldiers
were killed and wounded. The Spanish forces
Of Candelaria advanced to attack the Cubans.
who were under command OF Gen. Perico Diaz.
A hard fight was the result. 1t lasted several
hourS, with heavy losses on both siden-