The herald., 1897-10-08
SPANISH
VICTORIES
Rebound to Weyler's Great
Credit
THE NEW CABINET IN SESSION
DECLARES A NEW PROGRAM Is
NECESSARY
THE NEW CABINET IN SESSION
Insurgent Leaders Laugh at Offers of
Autonomy and Will Fight for
Complete Freedom
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
HAVANA, Oct. 7.-According to bulle-
tins issued today from headquarters of
the Spanlards, government force has
ambushed and captured boat having
or board 81 boxes of ammunition ard
also seized 24S boxes of ammunition, it
is stated, belonging to an expedition
which landed at the mouth Of the River
Ariamo. in the district of Cienfuesos,
province of Santa Clara, recently.
1t is further officially announced that
General Molina has captured, after
short resistance, an insurgent camp sit
uated on the heights of Riscardero, pro-
vince of Havana.
Lieut.. Culevan was wounded during
the engagement.
Col Rolger, an official dispatch says,
has engaged with the insurgent force at
Carmen, this province.
The commercial bodies of Cienfuegos,
Santa Clara, Saguala Grande, Matan-
zas and other places have, it is an
nounced from the palace, telegraphed
that they wished it to be understood that
they join Captain-Genera Weyler's ad
mrers in this city in the expressions of
confidence.
A CABINET MEETING
MADRID, Oct THE Queen Regent
presided at the Cabinet council today
when the note of the United States
handed to the Duke of Tetuan by Min
lister Woodford was discussed. No final
decision was reached in regard to
reply, however, but rImparcial says
that the reply of Spain will satisfy Span
ish susceptibilities in making clear to
the United States the resolute attituda
which Spain maintains toward Cuba
According to Ell Heraldo, Spain'sreply
to the United States will point out that
il American interests suffer by reason of
he war in Cuba they, the Americans,
are themselves to blame for it, Ell
Heraldo also says: 1--WE understand
that the government will express its
confidence that the new policy to be
pursued with regard to Cuba will pro-
duce a change in the attitude Of the
United States"
CHANGE OF SYSTEM
LONDON, Oct. S-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times, referring to the
cabinet council, says: "The cabinet
was unanimous in the opinion that the
system of warfare in Cuba must be COM
pletely changed. Special attention. was
drawn to the deplorable condition of the
sick and wounded soldiers now arriving
This aspect of the case was considered
at the direct instance of the queen re-
gent.
Regarding the finarces. although op-
tmist reviews Of the recnt minister of
finance do not appear to have been just-
fled, it is said that with prudence sufti-
cient resources may be counted upon,
at least until the cortes meets in the
spring to authorize supplies"
The Daily Mails Madrid correspond
ent says: The queens announced to the
cabir,at that the anarchists now in pris-
on at Fort Montjuich for the bomb
throwing outrage at Barcelona during
the procession of Corpus Christi will be
Immediately sent into exile or released.
INSURGENT PLANS
NEW YORK, Oct. 7-General Carter
Roloff, Secretary of War for the republic
of Cuba, has sent the following letter to
Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban Charge
d'Anares at Washington:
I'VE are now better prepared for
campaign than at any other time dur
ing either the present or the late war.
We are informed here that Spain will
probably try to placate the American
government by offering us autonomy
more or less ample. l need not tell you,
my friend, that we laugh at such offers.
for already we are at the hour Of our
Liberation"
A dispatch to the Herald from Ha-
vana says: A big battle occurred Oc-
tober I'd in Camarones hills, not far from
Matanzas, between the Spanish under
General Molina and rebels under the
command of Belancourt, Sanguilly and
Raoul Arrange. The fight began at 8
O'Clock in the morning and continued
all day.
The official report published here
states that Molina attacked the rebel
position and drove the rebels out with
great loss
The report says that General Molina
had his horse shot under him.
General Jiminez Castellano left Puer-
to Principe September 25th with heavy
forces for the purpose of attacking the
Cuban government headquarters at
Guayamarillo, but heavy rains and bad
roads prevented him from carrying out
his plans and after long marches he re-
turned to Puerto Principe with los of
his men i'll.
General Ruiz, while escorting a con-
voy from Puerto Principe to San Nico-
las, was attacked by rebels September
20th. The rebel leader, Juan Ducasse.
has crossed the MarielMaj jana trocha
with a large force and is now operat-
ing with General Castillo.
El Pals publishes statement to the
effect that up to date 1000 of the 5000
reconcentrados in the town Of Jaguey
Grande have died of hunger.
THE 'CISNEROS CASE
HAVANA. Oct THE beautiful
young Cuban patriot, Senorita Evangel-
ina Cisneros, heroine of the sensational
adventure with the Spanish governor of
the Island of Pines, has escaped from
the Casa de Recogides blouse of Scrap
ings), where she had been confined for