The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
BOMBS HURLED IN THE BATTLE
THE FIGHT IN PINAR DEL RIO \
MOST SANGUINARY ONE.

Spanish Reports Claim the Cubans
Had More Than 100 Men Killed.
The Insurgents Also Reported tn
Have Had is Men Killed in the
ing BLOW inflicted on the Spanish
Garrison in the Capture of GuisN.
Havana, Dec. 2.-In the engagement
which took place yesterday in the province
of Pinar del Rio between the insurgents
under Gen. Ducassi, and the Spanish
troops under Gen. Bernal the former, ac-
cording to the official Spanish report lost
iards were wounded by explosive bombs
thrown by the insurgents.
The Spanish forces at Jatbonlco del
Norte, province of Santa Clara, have been
engaged with insurgents under Gonzales.
The latter, the official report says, lost Is
men killed, and the troops had one officer
killed and IA men wounded.
1t was announced from the palace to-day
that forty prisoners have been released al
Manzanllo, and that so persons in prison
DIT Sancu Spiritus have been pardoned.
zanillo contain further particulars of the
capture of Guisa by the insurgent gener-
ais Rabi and Salvador Ros. The insur-
gents were well supplied with artillery
and destroyed several block houses with
its fire, and captured the place after nine
ty of the Spanish soldiers composing It's
garrison of $50 men had been killed or
wounded. The Spanish commander and
his second in command were among the
Killed.
The central committee of the autono-
mists met tonight and agreed upon un-
ion with the reformists to constitute one
party under the presidency of Senor Jose
Galvez. II is believed Senor Raell, presi-
dent of the reformists will be appointed
vice president of the combined organlza-
tons.
The insurgents entered the town of
Sama near BaracOa on the north coast
of the province OF Santiago de Cuba, plum
dered the stores and machetted about fifty
persons.
El Pals, the organ of the autonomists,
commenting upon the DEGREES establishing
autonomy, says: "The characteristic fea-
lures of the DEGREES are completely auto
nomic. and the autonomists are satisfied
% await the return to their homes Of all
honest insurgents believing that those
who do not return are moved by the in
human, rancOrous, brutal instinct OF in
ferior races, whose horrible creed is an
archy It does not matter whether such
accept or reject autonomy, which Will
bear fruit for all honest and peaceful in
the prosperity and progress of Cuba.
Those who favor annexation to our
neighbor republic display the covetousness
inspired by that cynical parsonage, the
.diplomatist who had tho honor to represent
the United States at the Spanish court,
and who, when diplomatic resource and
decency failed him, offended the politicians
from whom he had received every courte-
sy by declaring that no Spanish govern
ment would be capable of conceiving and
granting an autonomous regime. Mean
while the cOnspirators in New York keep
up the cry Independence or Death "
In conclusion, the editorial says that au-
tonomy is ian olive branch" and a new
arch of alliance between Cuba and Spain,
whose sovereignty Is indestructible
Madrid, Dec S.-The government
has received an official dispatch
from Havana which states that
Gen. Pando who was placed in
charge of the military operations In the
island by Captain General Blaneo, reach
| ed Ciego de Aviela on the Moron-Jucaro
with the insurgents, in which the latter
lost nineteen Killed and the Spaniards ff-
teen. This dispatch allays the fears that
had been raised that Gen Pando had been
| killed
Senor de LONE, the Spanish minister at
Washington, has cabled the government
denying that the Dauntless has gone to
Cuba.
The Cuban reformlsts have decided to
form new party instead of fusing with
the autonomists. Two delegates have
started for New York, and on their return
It is expected that new Cuban govern
ment will be constituted.