Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-16
THE cUBANs' GREAT VICTORY.
Spanish Battalion Routed And a Town
Captured.

Havana, via Key West, Sept. 10.-TheTe
is no question now about the fact that the
whole province of Santiago de Cuba is
controlled by the insurgents under Gen
eral Calixto Garcia and General Jesus
Rabi, the Spanish troops being hemmed in
the capital and Mananilla.
At Platano, near the town Of Victoria
de las Tunas, in that province, the Span
ish battalion under Cordoba has been ut
terly routed by the Cubans under General
Peregnito Perez, acting under instructions
from Gen. Garcia. The battle was fought
in heavy rain, in spite of which it lasted
several hours.
The victory of the Cubans was so com
plete that they captured the flag Of the
battalion, large train conveyed by the
Spaniards and nearly all the arms and
ammunition of the battalion. The Span
ish soldiers fled in disorder, throwing on
the field their guns, hats, blankets and am
munition. The news of this battle and Of
the general failure to hold the province OF
Santiago de Cuba has caused great sem
sation in Havana Gen. Weyler cabled at
length this morning to Madrid about the
situation. The last news from the Orient,
as well as what is happening in Cuba
around the capital itself, has increased the
captain generals unpopularity.
The news sent last week Of the landing
in the Province of Havana of Gen. Rafael
Ge Cardenas' big expedition from the Uni
ted States is now fully confirmed and it is
not denied at the palace of the captain
general. The expedition carried an I'M
usually large supply of dynamite. The
Spanards, who, until few days ago, sup
ported Weyler's policy most enthusiasticai-
", now say that he is running Spain and
losing Cuba, and that in spite Of all his
boosted reports the insurgents are strong
er than the Spaniards in the provinces
said by him to be paci6ed
In the city of Havana there has been no
meat for two days. The population,
threatened with starvation, protest against
the conduct of Weyler and his agents, who
have'seized in the last few weeks all the
cattle in the neighborhood 10 provision the
troops.
The shots of the insurgents around
Havana are heard every night exactly as
before Weyler took the field two weeks
ago.
The body of Eriza, the young man as.
sasinated at the prison of FL Cerro, in
Havana, by order of Weyler, was found
yesterday with eleven revolver wounds in
the back. 1t is said that Eriza's father is
an American citizen, and that he will file
claim against the Spanish government.
The report is being circulated also that
another man, murdered with Eriza, Is q
near relative of the Italian consul in this
city.
From Santa Clara province reports come
of daily engagements. An insurgent camp
at Judas, in that province, was attacked
by the Spanish battalion of Borbon. After
fierce fight the insurgents had to retreat
with heavy losses, giving up the place.
But two hours afterwards they returned
with re-enforcements and desperate bat
tie was fought, in which tee
retook their former position, and drove
away the Spaniards with loss of 15Omen.
One hundred insurgents persisted in TWO
engagements. When at last the Spaniard.
retreated, they left on the field their dead
and wounded The latter were cared FOR
by the Cubans and the dead buried.