Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
Y <s:.1lA IN CUBA.
, y ant Cuban Victory, After Very
Hard Fighting.
Weyler Still Marching, but Doing
No Fighting-A Number of Small
Skirmishes Reported, with the
Usual Sp anish Success-The
Facts are Probably Just the Other
Way.

Way.
Cincinnati, Ohio, January 24.-The
Commercial-Tribun special from
Key West, Fla, says:
Another defeat for the Spanish is
reported from Pelanos in the southern
part of Havana province. The place
has one thousand inhabitants, is well
fortified and has a Spanish garrison of
six hundred men, with one field piece.
Leutenant-Co Hernandez in
command of five hundred insurgent
cavalrymen made a dash at the town
Monday afternoon, while the troops
were at the church celebrating some
local holiday. Before they could form
the insurgents had possession of the
block house in force. The cannon was
trained at the church, and before the
Spanish were hardly aware of what
was the trouble solid shot came hurl-
ing through its walls, while cries of
Cuba Libre" filled the air. Out they
rushed, only to fall before a deadly
volley from a strong force posted be-
hind some neighboring houses. Col.
Muncio, the Spanish officer, bravely
rallied his men, but as they formed for
charge he fell with a dozen balls
through him. The second in command
took his place, but he too fell in few
seconds time, the sharpshooters of
Hernandez dealing death with a rapid
ity that made the troops panic-stricken.
They made one more attempt to charge
the block house, but Hernandez's cav
airy reserve dashed at them, sweeping
through their ranks, cutting a bloody
path with their sharp machettes. They
turned and again they came through
the crowded ranks of the Spanish, car
rying death in their tracks,
though many empty saddles spoke
of the bravery of the Span
ish troopers The Spanish then retir-
ed. it being a rout. though portion
stubbornly protected their rear, max
ing stands until forced to retire by Her
nandezs fierce charges. After pursu-
ing them nearly to Cagaio on the coast
of Hernandez, they withdrew. They
burned the fort at Pelanos The in
surgents secured over four hundred
stand of arms, one cannon, $1,000 in
gold and $4,000 paper money, besides
ammunition and many valuable papers
belonging to the Spanish commissory
department. Havana officials knew OF
the defeat Tuesday night but have kept
it suppressed and the palace officials
say that the place has been "eyacuat-
ed"
A SPANISH VIEW or EVENTS.
HAVANA. January 24.-Captain General
| Weyler was encamped last night at BoIon-
dren in Matanzas province. and this
morning he continued his march.
A number of skirmishes have occurred in
| Pnar del Rio Havana. Matanzas and
Santa Clara provinces. the Spanish col
umns fighting number Of insurgent bands
and taking their camps. with four pre-
lectures. arms. effects and documents
| The insurgents left thirty-seven killed
among them being three projects and lost
| four prisoners. who were
| IMMEDIATELY COURT-MARTIALED
The Spanish lost three killed and two Of
dcers and twenty-SiX soldiers wounded.
on January %, the insurgents attacked
] the village of Bainoa, Havana province
| six of the residents being wounded.
The battalion of Lcaltad has made a
reconnaissance OF the Jaruco district. and
! has gathered in 900 cattle. Col De Bosch.
during reconnaissance at Jaca. in Pinar
| del Rio province, destroyed 200 huts and
brought in twenty-seven families to the
town. Six insurgents were killed. The re-
| port heretofore circulated that the insur-
gents had
DYNAMITED AND BURNED
| the magnificent tobacco plantation Of San
! Limo. in the district of Cienfuegos, is un-
| true.
Lieut.. Colonel Diez VicariO, with the 300
| of the battalion Espana. and a local guer-
rilIa force of forty men. under Lieut.. Me
nendez. set out for Memagua. near Ha-
vana. and at the farm of Volcan. met an
! insurgeut band The guerrilla force at
! tackled the insurgents, and in "a hand TO
| hand fight Lieut.. Menendez received two
rifle wounds but killed his antagonist.
/ Three Of the guerrillas We're seriously
wounded. The insurgents did not await
/ the coming of the column, but when it ar
rived upon their position. it was found
! that they had left thirty-two killed. hay
! ing carried off many wounded. The col
! umn had one soldier killed. and the cap
tain. two neutenants and five soldiers
! wounded Col. Vicario also received
! bruises.