The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
SPIRITED ENGAGEMENT.
Spaniards Led Into Trap and Routed
Account of Senior Morole's Trip.


Havana, Feb. 25.-La Lucia today con-
tains an account of the trip of Senior
Morole, correspondent of FL Liberal of
Madrid, and says that the insurgents
plan for Cuban reforms, and therefore
its publication had no political effect of
Importance.
La Lucia adds that the trip of Senior
Morole will bring On new international
complications between Spain and the
United States OH account Of the arrest
at Sancti Spiritus of Sylvester Scovel, the
New York World correspondent, who is
now awaiting trial at Santa Clara on a
charge of entering the insurgent camp
without permission, exactly as Senior
MOrole has done, but this is no assurance
that he will not be arrested.
1t is understood that Consul General
Lee, in taking the action he did, is
anxious to leave his post here before
President-elect Mckinley takes Office on
March, 4, to avoid an Invitation to
leave his post"
The insurgents have burned 500 tons of
sugar at the Satellite and Maria Tulsa
plantations at Livania, Santa Clara.
They have also burned the splendid sugar
plantations of lie Bradoes di Ajurna and
Vildosal, in the district of Sagua, involv-
ing loss of 100000.
The correspondent of Ell Liberal of
Madrid, who recently returned here from
visit to the camp of Gen. Gomez, says
the insurgents are well organized. He
playing the "Marseillaise," and says they
have established manufactures of all
kinds of war material and says they are
pushing westward in the rear of Weyler's
column.
Particulars have just been received
hero of spirited engagement on the
outskirts of Santa Clara City between
Spaniards and insurgents. The fight took
place on February IS, and was one of the
most interesting occurrences since the
campaign opened. Sixty local guerillas
and sixty volunteers left the Viidos plan
tations near San Antonio to reconnoitre
the surrounding country. Shortly after
leaving their headquarters the Spanish
force exchanged shots with the insurgent
outpost. The Spaniards thereupon adj
vanced and the Cubans apparently re-
treated. In reality they led the Spanish
forces into cleverly prepared ambush
near San Guyo ranch. In pursuing the
insurgents the Spaniards entered a mar
row pass Ill WHICH DOulueTS le OH edCLi
side. Suddenly 500 insurgents under the
leadership of Garcia and Mendeler at.
tackled the Spanish with loud cries of
"Al machette, al machette" A scene of
terrible carnage followed, and some stub
born fighting was witnessed The Span
ish vanguard eventually broke and fled,
throwing the main body into confusion.
in the midst of which the Spanish fired
wildly at each other as well as at the
insurgents, while others threw away their
arms and fled, but were finally overtaken
by the insurgents and put to the ma
Ghetto. The Spaniards finally left twenty
six killed and fourteen wounded on the
field. The Cubans remained on the field
an hour after the fight, picking up, the
arms left by the Spaniards and finishing
the Spanish wounded.
At Santa Clara City there are 267 po-
litical suspects awaiting trial.
On Monday night force Of 300 insur-
gents attacked the stockyards at Luyolo.
on the outskirts of Havana, carrying off
all the cattle, in spite of the fact that they
were defended by twenty-five .guerillas,
compelling the butchers to slaughter cows
in their stables in order to provide meat
for this city.