The sun., 1897-09-12
ARANG0 FOUGHT TO WIN.
WITH 1000 AGAINsT 5000, HE
CLEARED THE FIELD.

Artsr Thirteen Bays' Fighting IN Havana Prov
tnce ne Put tho spanish Columns TO FiiEht
his wound and His Brnvery-weyier
Calls for Mors Mon-BaJnmo in Distress
HAVANA Sept. 9.-Col. Rooul Arrange. with
his infantry column OF 1000 men. has been
fighting for thirtccn days. with n rest Of only
few hours day, with the Spanish columns sent
against him by Gen. woylcr, which numbered in
all 8.OO0 soldiers.
That Arrange could not only escape extermina-
tion. but also defeat his foes in decisive en-
gagement. was due to the formidable strategical
positions he held in tho Grillo Hills, Havana
province. This unsuccessful attempt to rout
tho dashing Cuban leader has cost Wcyler ovor
400 Spanish soldiers.
On tho tenth day Of battle Arrange was
wounded. This was tho wound mentioned by
Gen. Alexandra Rod iguez in his offic al report
Of tho situation in Htvann province sent last
week to THE SUN from Key West Tho bullet
entered Arango's right arm, passed through 1t,
and hit one of his ribs. Though covered with
blood. tho young Cuban leader did not abandon
tho command of his roops.
what 10 regarded by you, my General. as an
act of " lor deserv ng praise" he wrote to Con.
May q Ro otriguez. who officially mplimonted
him on his courl lRe, was only h. performances
OF my duty. su rounded by enemies, so superior
In numbers, had to give an example OF daunt-
lessness to my soldiers"
His dash really saved him, because he was
wounded Just as the Spaniards had succeeded in
taking, with bayonet charge. one of the bills
Of FL Grillo. from which they could command
the other positions. Tho hill was defended by
100 Cubans who stampeded before tho fierce
charge. Then Arrange rallied his men and led
the way in assault at tho head of 800 soldiers.
The of his forces he left protecting the other
strategic points. Encouraged by his fearless.
Nab, ,rht tlroA orA t,,
half an hour the position was theirs again.
From that moment the Spanish began to weaken.
Threo days later. after general charge by tho
Cubans. they decided that all was lost, and on
Sept 3 there was q general stampede of the
Spanish troops.
Arrange is much better of ais wound although
as soon as the battle was over he complained Of
intense pain.
The general opinion in Havana is that tho es-
tablishment of the reforms next month will DO
Of little effect. The stern and repeated re-
fusals of Gen. Gomez to accept any proposal of
peace from Spain. not based on the absolute inde-
pendence Of Cuba, and the enthusiasm display cd
by tho Cuban Army In tho six provinces Of the
island. the principal reasons for such feeling.
Furthermore, no credit is given to the daily
official reports of Gen. Weyler about the sur
rendering of hundreds Of insurgents every week.
Gen. Weyler has cabled to the Central Govern.
III bpitC Vi I'll TcpOEIb VI paClu-
| cation, that heavy reinforcements are needed In
the Spanish Army in Cuba, especially for tho
provinces OF Puerto Principe and Santiago de
Cuba, where the situation is exceedingly grave
according to the Captain Generals own confes-
sion. 1t is stated now at the palace, to explain
the last Spanish defeats in the Orient, that Gen.
Calixto Garcia is in command of 25 900 soldiers,
all trained in Cuban warfare, we'll armed. and
we'll provided with ammunition. OF these
troops 5000 arc cavalrymen under Gen. Jesus
Rabi and 1000 are employed in using dynamite
against the Spanish columns.
The last three conveys sent from Manzanillo to
Bayamo foil into the hands Of Gen. Rabi. Col.
Vara del Rey has reported from Manzanillo
that to carry Spanish convoy safely to Bayamo
10000 mon arc needed. Owing to tho loss OF
the last three conveys tho Spanish soldiers in
Bayamo are starving, and it is feared that they
will surrender tho town to tho Cubans at any
moment.
Tho whole Cauto River 10 lined with Cuban
flags, the insurgents having captured tho nu-
merous Spanish forts along 1t.