El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-13
THE NEWS FROM CUBA.
General CaIixto Garcia Cap
lures Another Town.
SURPRISED AT A BALL.
the Antilles. The Insurgents are
Fast Gaining the Island From the
Spaniards.

HAVANA, August 13.-Gen. Calixt
Garcia has won a great victory in San
ia Rosalia. He surprised the tow
while big ball was progressing a
which nearly all the Spanish troop
were in attendance. The insurgent
surrounded the ball room and took al
the officers prisoners. Forty Spanisl
soldiers and three officers were killed
while resisting. The rest of the towl
being surprised fell easy into the hand
of the Cubans who burned it.
| Weyler will make desperate effort t.
drive the insurgents out of Havans
province.
| Last week in Rio Honda q large
store was burned and three of the mos
prominent citizens of the town were
taken out and hanged. At the village
of Punta de la Sierra stores were ran
sacked and the village completely des
troyed by fire. 1t is believed that the
insurgents are doing this to have troops
sent to Pinar del Rio Province, that
they may have a better chance at Ha.
vana and Matanzas.
There has been heavy fighting in
ish battalions, under command of Col.
Morote, encountered the insurgents
under Ducasse near Candelaria. Mo-
rote had formidable artillery force.
Ducasse opened the attack and COM
pletely encircled the Spanish column.
Morote brought into play his artillery
against the insurgents, and, according
to the official dispatches, checked the
fierce machete charges of the rebels.
MorOte pushed on toward Candeiaria
after two hours fighting and the in
surgents tried to check lis advance. 1t
is reported they sustained serious loss.
Official Spanish losses are given as one
captain of the Luchana battalion
killed, also ten privates; one lieutenant,
one sargeant and twenty privates of
the same battalion wOunded; four
privates and one lieutenant of the Ia
rifa battalions killed, with thirty weight
privates of the same battalion wound
ed. The Victoria battalion lost one
artilleryman and seven privates killed
and two artillerymen and twenty-five
soldiers wounded. Col. Luchana, in
command of the rear guard, while
the advance of the insurgents,
had horse killed under him. The
has asked the minister
of war for promotion for Col. Morote.
Reports come from Havana province
of an important encounter that took
place.in that province Saturday last,
near La Encarro's estate. The Span
ish regular cavalry made a brilliant
charge and dispersed the reb-
els. killing nineteen. They captured
Octavia Neeruga and Francis Aguire
and found dead on the field the promi-
nent Cuban physician Meinto Meguel,
and Galcion Rodolfe: a lawyer, both
of Havana City, who joined
the insurgents when the war started.
The government forces had four killed
and ten wounded.
At Las Union a band of Amazons
suddenly dashed through that place
last Thursday and cut down the Span
Ish sentinels and several soldiers who
we're lounging in front of the cafe in
the main street. In the palza so or 100
troopers were coagregated, having
good time, when the band charged
upon them, firing with deadly pre-
,ision. Tue Spaniards, not being we'll
armed, replied scatteringly. Six of
them were killed, while others fled to
the garrison. A Spanish cavalry troop
1t once set out in pursuit, but were
by the Amszons three
miles out, between two hills on the
Estrada estate, and after half hours
light the Spanish got enough of it and
came back.
The same band made dash along
the outskirts of Santa Clara, capturing
\ captain and six privates. The men
we're held for ransom for the safety of
.wo of their number who had been
"a ptured by force from Santa Clara
IN Saturday. They sent word that if
heir comrades were killed they would
ourn the Spanish prisoners at the
stake. The same band held up con-
voy f provisions near Carreles recently
md ran off Spanish guard of fifty
who were in charge of it. The convoy
vas taken into the camp where Gomez
was located, and the Amazons received
,he thanks of the insurgent chief.
The flour merchants of Havana re-
use to sell any flour to Weyler's army
because they cannot collect pay. A
oread famine in Spain's troops will re-
suit in serious trouble.
For Guard Purposes.