Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-07
HOUR on LIBERATION.
Cuban Secretary Of War Says It is at Hand 70
the Island,
BIG BATTLE IN THE CAnARoNrS HILLS
Both Sides Claim Victory -Looi,sn s rhoug
the spaniards Were Worstod-Failurc
Of Casteliano's Campaign.

New York, oct. Gen. Carter Roll
off, secretary OF war Of the Republic
Of Cuba, has sent the following let
ter to Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban
charge d'anaires at Washington:
we are now better prepared for
an active campaign that at any time
during either the present or the late
war We are informed here that Spain
VIII probably try to plac1te the Amer
lean government by Offering us auto
nomy more or less ample. l need not
tell you, my frfenu, that we laugh at
such offers for already we are at the
hour Of our liberation.
should Spain seriously offer us
autonomy, It would prove the full ex-
tent Of her weakness and we viii fight
with renewed atdul until she shall
recognize our Independence. Imagine
our delight should Spain thus confirm
us IN our belief that the end is fast ap.
preaching.
TEL the American government that
TO enter into diplomatic discussions
with spain in the hope that we will
accept autonomy is useless. We should
simply thank it for it's trouble but
manfully decline to end the war on
such terms. We know that both
Palma and you have often made this
plain to the American government
aud public, but we wish you to re.
Affirm it."
SPANIARDs CLAIM THIS FIGHT.
New York, oct. "A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
\ big battle occurred Oct. End ir
Camaruncs hills, not far from Aatan.
Ias, between the Spanish under Gen.
cial Molina ana rebels under the com.
mand Of Betuncourt, Sanguly and
Raoularangu. The fight began at !
o'clock In the morning and continued
au 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 Gen. Molina had his horse shot
under him.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Heraid's correspondent at Ma
tanzas has obtained an account of the
hight from II Spanish official who was
present. From this it appears that
the rebel Infantry were strongly in.
trenched In an almost inaccessible
position in the hills, and all efforts to
dislodge them We're futile, resulting
only in heavy losses for the attacking
forces, The insurgents had only a
few men killed, and jeered and tainted
the Spanish during the whole engage
ment, Gen. Molina narrowly escaped
death.
Enraged at his failure, he returned
to the attack the next day. but with nc
better success. a large number OF
wounded and dying Spanish soldiers
We're brought into Matanzas
WEATHER FAVORED THE
CUBANS.
Gen. Jiminez Castellano left Puerto
Principe Sept 18th with heavy forces
for the purpose Of attacking the Gu
ban government headquarters in
Guayamarillo, but heavy rains and bad
roads prevented him from carrying
out his plans, and after long marches
he returned to Puerto Principe with
JOS Of his men ill.,
Gen. Ruiz, while escorting n convoy
from Puerto Principe to san Nicholas,
was attuctcd by rebels Sept 3Oth. The
rebel leader, Juan Ducasse has crossed
the Marirl- Majana trOcha with a large
force and is now operating with Gen.
Castillo.
I2l Pals publishes "A statement to the
effect that up To date 1000 Of the 5000
recoucentradps in the town of Jaguey
Grande have died of hunger.