New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
SEVERE BATTLE IN CUBA
ACCORDING TO SPANISH ACCOUNTS THE iSsuh-
GENTS SUFFERED HEAVILY.

CENTS SUFFERED HEAVILY.
Havan. Dec. IAN announcement was issued
from the Spanish headquarters in tho palace to-
dav saving that force OF Insurgents recently at
,ock.a Gi,,sa town situated about fifteen miles
from payamo IN the Province OF Santiago de Cuha
7, was further announced that Spanish coiumh
has left Manzanlllo 10 engage the Insurgents al
Guisa.
Ano,her announcement from the palace describes
novement OF Spanish troops under Genera! Bernai.
who was accompanied by Senor Jose canaclas' tHe
,ormer Snanish Cabinet Minister and Special COM
missioner who Is visiting Cuba 20 gather fnh'"''"'
for "A report on the condition OF the isI"H' IN ~"
half NJ tho Spanish Government, and General ~ =
nandez Velazquez. The Spanish force consisted oi
twenty-three hundred men. accompanied by two
hed-guns The column under the personal com
mand OF General Berna engaged an insurgeht io'ce'
according to the report. on the heshts OF i'oie''
Madama and Pelados. Province OF Pinar nei NO.
and later more severely engaged with tho insur-
gents at La Cuchila de Los Caimiios. where 'he
spaniards are said TO have captured ana destroyed
the fortified camp OF the insurgcnt General Dncasse
General Hernandez commanding the secohh COL
umn the report continues. captured ana des"oyeu
an insurgent camp nj AranJuez. ana aiso "cS''o''"
Ave hundred huts and several other ihsu'se"'
camps I'm the Immediate vicinity OF Aranjuez.
As result OF these movements. continues the omc-
ciol abatement the insurgents rctreated IN thor-
oughly demoralized condition. AFTER suHef'hg tue
loss OF many men in killed and wounded Inc span
ish column lost major and twelve soldors hil'eu'
and had one captain and twenty-ninc soldiers
wounded According to the latest ahvces from inc
scene OF the engagements. the Spah'S" oa'""'
was continuing the pursuit OF the enemy
Six hundred wounded otherwise invalded sol
diers have just left Cuba for spain
Tho Insurgents according TO the official reports.
have lost ffty-four men killed In skrmshes with
m. sn,nish troops during the last ten days In ad-
d,,ion the Government forces captured twenty
.ight prisoners and. number Of firearms. The
GSverhmeni troops, durgs The same n,p period the the
officers and eighty-three soldiers wounded.
The Insurgents have DESTROYED win dynamite 4, a
far from San Cristobal in the Province or Pinar
no Railroad eri fsc is !" shap S,ehy %
ihe MARQUIS de Apezteguia leader OF the span
ish sy the Central Conservative
mttee. and has had long Interview win CAPTAIN,
nsrtv ought to stand by the Government In fur.
rthering the work OF pacicaion' but he has not
Wis posiiion Is that Of the Central Conservative
which S, does 'ne mot sesSe that at
autonomy Is the best way OF bringing 'ha' result
General Bernal and sehor CansleIas Editor of OF
Spanish COLUMN ao the :" ey ss today
Blanco has Congratulated General Bernal on . the
outcome OF the military operations IN that Prov
Eva Camel q, knoTm Wayep had sT nsr
o Wor,', Nth contain,Cenerq Blanco and asked him
to release the authors or me pI.n.su n.uinrs'
iaining a violent attack upon, General n Blanco as
thors OF the circulars were arrested on Monday.
when the police raided 'El Comcrcio's printing
ofHce CAPTAIN General Bianco promised TO issue
an order for their release
MORE FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
DISPATCHES THAT DIscREDIT THE SPANISH
STORY OF PAc1F1cATIoN.
Madrid, Dec LIT Is announced IN an omciaI
d,snatch from Manila. capital Of the Philippine
Islands, that the Spanish troops there nave routed
a h,nd NJ insurgents nfiicting upon the latter the
loss OF nfty-seven men killed. including the In
surrent leader. The spaniards. the dispatch also
says lost six men killed and had seventy-one men
wounded.
According 10 dispatches received In London from
Madrid on November 49, all the important insur-
GENT chiefs OF the PHILIPPINE Islands had surren-
dered to the Spanish authorities, and the Captan-
General OF that colony. General Prmo ae nveIa, ,hs
haN suuounoed th0 complete pactncotloo OF tue