The record-union., 1897-01-23
General Garcia Every Day Adding New
Victories TO His Military Record.
His Forces Attack and Capture a Town
Near Havana.
The Fight Lasted Two Days, and the
Spanish Lost Over Two Hundred
Soldiers - Jiquani, Another I'M
portant Town, Also Taken by the
insurgents Another Expedition
Reported to Have Landed.

Reported to Have Landed.
| HAVANA, Jan. 22.-Spanish politics
| are absorbing much of the attention OF
the Spanish in Havana The insurgents.
| however. outside the capital, are wag-
| ing fierce war. regardless of Canovas.
| Sagasta or any kind of reforms or
home rule
| At Santiago de Cuba General Calixto
Garcia is every day adding new vic
| tories TO his bright military record. The
town OF El Caney, a short distance from
havana, was attacked by the insur-
gents few days ago under the orders
Oh Garcia. Notwithstanding the prox-
| unity OF Santiago de Cuba, the Span
| lsh garrison surrendered and the Gu
pans entered the town in triumph The
| hght lasted two days and the Span
| iards lost more than 200 soldiers.
Jlguani, another important town OF
the same province, is now besieged by
the insurgents. The last report said
that the garrison was fighting desper-
ately in the hope that Spanish re-en-
Iorcements would reach them.
The attempt to rescue Jiguani. how
ever. has been a great failure, and has
resulted i'll another important Cuban
victory. General BQsh, with a column
OF more than 1000 men, marched to-
Jlguanl to raise the siege. Calixto Car
| cia in person met him on the road at
the head of 1,500 Cubans. The engage
ment was hot and lasted a whole day,
both sides using their artillery. Bosh
could not advance, and after eight
hours of continuous fighting he was
obliged to retire. Then the Cuban cav
airy attacked the retreating force ard
the right flank of the Spanish troops
was thrown into the utmost disorder.
When night came Bosh succeeded in
escaping to Santiago de Cuba.
Here his troops arrived in a state Of
| utter panic and exhaustion. This il
the most important battle that has oc-
CURED since the death of Maceo, not
even excepting Jabugnito, which was a
| brilliant trfl.SF9aa for Garcia
In the province of Havana sad de-
| tails are reported of the crimes and de-
vastation of the column of the Spanish
under Colonel Rotger, who is emulating
the murderous reputation so wen
earned by Melguizo and Fondievella
Colonel Rotger burned the plantations
of Mederos and Castenada, and killed
great many pacificos there. March
ing to Guira de Melina, after these dep
relations, he met an insurgent band
and was so badly defeated by the Gu
bans that he hurried into the town to
get under the protection of the fort.
Friends of the American citizen Julio
Sanguilly are beginning to lose hope
that he will be released, as it was said
he will be on next Saturday, the birth
day of the King of Spain. General
Weyler has semi officially declared
that the amnesty of prisoners on that
day will apply only to non-political
prisoners.
WEYLER'S RECALL.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-A dispatch to
the Sun" from Havana says: a
great sensation was created by a
cable dispatch from Madrid announce
ing that Senior Sagasta, the leader of
the Liberal party in Spain, has de-
clared in an interview that it is possible
he Will soon be called by the Queen Re
gent to form q new Government. Every
one in Havana understands from this
news that a political crisis is impend-
ing in Spain, which means the recall of
Captain General Weyler and a milder
policy on the part of Spain in Cuban
affairs.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION
NEW YORK, Jan. 22-A Herald"
special from Tampa, Fla, says: News
reached here by the steamer which ar
rived yesterday from Havana, stating
that official advices received by cable
from Santiago de Cuba at the palace in
Havana report the landing of a good
sized expedition on the southern coast
of Santiago de Cuba province on Sun
day night.
The palace authorities will neither
admit nor deny the truth of the report
contact with the officials that the ex-
pedition probably started from Jamaica
and landed east of Santiago de
Cuba, where, it is believed, the rebel
forces under General Calixto Garcia
went to take charge of the war mate
rial. The name of the filibustering
steamer is not known here.
Another expedition, said to be Jf
greater Importance, is reported to have
landed several days ago at a place on
the southern coast of Pinar del Rio
province. This one. it is thought, must
have been landed from the United
States, judging from the American la
bells upon the empty packages found 5n
the beach.
The ammunition, to all appearances.
was carried off by the Cuban forces of
General Ruiz Rivera, which have had
undsputed control of that part of the
coast for two weeks