The herald., 1897-08-12
REBELS RAN
But the Spanish Troops
Ran Faster
A VAST SENSATION IN HAVANA
CAUSED BY THE REPORT OF wEY-
LER'S DEFEAT
The Captain Generals Matanzas Cam
paign Proves Most Disastrous
A VAST SENSATION IN HAVANA
The Captain Generals Matanzas Cam
paign Proves Most Disastrous
Failure-Aid Asked
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated freSS SpeCldl WI
NEW YORK, August ia dispatcl
to the Herald from Havana says: Off
cial information has reached Havana O.
a decisive battle between loyal troop.
and insurgent forces in Matanzas. Ac
cording to this information, the Spanish
troops were routed after hard battle
with heavy losses.
| This news caused a veritable sensation
| in Havana, as it is generally known that
Captain General Weyler is now in Ma.
tanzas, and there is a general belief
that the Spanish troops directly under
him were those that suffered defeat al
the hands of the rebels. However, if this
is true, the Spanish officials are taking
great pains to suppress the fact.
Then, too, the knowledge in some quar-
ters that General Gomez is due in Matan-
zas about this time with large body OF
insurgents added to the interest in the
battle. There is no good cause to be-
lieve that General Gomez was in the
battle in question. There has for some
time been seemingly well-founded belief
in Havana that General Gomez and
Weyler would meet in Matanzas.
The Spanish loss in troops and officers
was greater than in any recent battle.
The Spanish troops were compelled to
give way before the rebels, leaving many
dead on the field.
There seems to be considerable con-
Germ in the palace here about the result
of the battle. While the officials will not
talk, the Herald correspondent has
learned that detachments of Cuban cav
airy have been pouring into Matanzas
from Santa Clara province, and, accord
ing to some reports, Major General
Francisco Garlic, commander of the
Fourth Army Corps, and Brigadier-
Generals Rego and Monteagudo are
among the leaders of the invading forces.
A concentration upon the Santa Clara
border of all the insurgent forces in Ma
tanzas was ordered some days ago by
General Aveline Rosas, the insurgent
commander of the province.
In view of this rebel activity and the
belief at the palace that General Gomez
or his Lieutenant, Major Caril-
10, would attempt a demonstration
against Havana City, large reinforce
ments of Spanish troops have been
moved to the front from Havana and
Pinar del Rio provinces.
General Weyler intended to establish
his headquarters in Matanzas City, and
then in Guines, Havana province, in
case the Cubans should succeed in push
ing their way through Matanzas into
Havana.
A rumor reached this city last night
i f9S, ~, bao eto
almost all the lines running through
Matanzas province.
Excitement was added to by later
report that General Weyler had ordered
the Marquis de Ahumada, the acting
Governor General, to send as large a
force of troops as could be spared to the
vicinity of Guines, on the border of Ha-
vana and Matanzas provinces. Addi-
tional artillery was shipped last night
to Guines.
The situation of General Weyler is SIM
liar to that of Martinez Campos, when
he tried, in December, 1895, to check the
famous raid of Gomez and Maceo and
was compelled to fall back successfully
at Javanellos and Gloseo and Colon be-
fore the Cubans.
Those in a position to know hint that
the chief source of information in the
palace is the receipt of a dispatch from
Matanzas.
The names of Weyler and.several other
Spanish Generals, as well as those of
Gomez and GARLIC, are often repeated in
the course of the message.
The alleged information in the dis.
patch, coupled with the demand for rein
forcements at Guines andfthe shipment
there of heavy artillery, leads many to
believe that the Spanishtroops will make
a further stand at Guines.
Jose Guasp has been arrested for de-
manding and threatening the life of
Senior Segra, a prominent Spanish mil
lionaire in Havana.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE
aspect of the war in the Philippines has
changed, according to correspondent of
the Japan Advocate. In a letter from
Bulkakan, July Sd, he reports that the
revolutionists are following the Cubaps'
tactics, surprising conveys and detach-
ments of Spanish troops, and up to date
have been generally successful in almost
all the encounters. This is really the
only means by which the liberators have
acquired the large number of rifles and
supply of ammunition they possess at
present at triflng cost of lives, compar-
atively.
CANOVAS' REMAINS
MADRID, August 1.-THE remains of
the late Premier Canovas del Castillo ar
rived here at o'clock this morning from
Santa Aguada. They were met by the
Ministers, members of the diplomatic
corps, and the civil and military author
tiles at the station, where immense
crowds of people had assembled.
CANOVAS' DEATHH
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE executive
council Of the social democratic feder-
alton has passed a resolution that the
death of Senior Canovas del Castillo,
the Spanish premier, ''at the hands of
a self sacrificing fanatic was a righte-
Gus retribution for his cruel persecu-
tion and torture of Spaniarde, holding
advanced opinions"
THANKS FOR SYMPATHY
WASHINGTON, Aug. II. Il United
States Minister Taylor, at San Sebas-
tian, cables the state department, under
date of yesterday, as follows:
Sherman, Washington: Spanish gov
ernment returns sincere thanks to the
president for his message of condol-
encs."
GOLIpS WARMING