The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-03
1sssdo Il Reported to Have
hi KlIled IL battle.
REPORT CAUSES EXCITEMENT.
|jlk Mas he Chief fsInstsv Of BIan-
co.'s Military Engagements.
ZANE GRINDING PREVENTED,
Rsx,Ae Patriots Are Evidently Ntnieinri
Thinss Decidedly not for the
spaniR rsls.

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New York. December IA dispatch T.
THE Herald from Havana says: 4 report
that General Pando. who was placed In
chArgc Of military operations in Cuba by
General Blanco. has been killed in an en-
Ieagennent with insurgents in Santa Clara
province has Just reached Hayaae.
This report has caused the most intense
excitement in the palace and official circles
! and every effort Is being made by them "a
B ret news from General Psndo's force and &c
4 and ont the truth or falsIty Of the start
i Ting news.
No details Of the killing Of The Spanish
commander have been received beyond th'
statement that he was shot In battle
with A force OF insurgents while on thu
march from sagua Ia Grarde on the north
ern coast Of Santa Claga to Trinidad, on
the southern coast OF the same province
where he was to take shlp and 20 "a
Manzanillo In the eastern province OF San
tiaso dc Cubs.
t,fGcisls at the palace declare that the
story must be thoroughly confirmed be-
fore they will believe IT, They say that he
would be IN or on bic way TO ManAanilo
by shis time.
4 General Pando's plan was TO march tight
4 through The heart of the territory which
J General Gomez's force Is deelared ~ have
controlled.
Communication with the forces In the
Geld has not been regular, and until FUR
thar direct news nom General fandoH
army is received tho Havana authorities
will be in state o, greitest anxiety.
simultaneously with the report OF Gen
eral Pando's death eGmes the aewe OF
battle with insurgents near Mnlanzns, IN
which The Spanish forces we're routed and
driven from the field
This engagement was bitterly fought
and II Is asserted tha the losses o. tho
spaniards were very heavy.
The official report OF the Cuban delegate
1t Aternisa to the Havana iunta telling
OF the alleged capture Of Colonel NuneS
camp at lei ingies, says the camp con-
tained only Nunea's parents, wife and chit
/. dreIi aud two Cuban soldiers. uldiNuno2
defended the camp and was killcdsy The
two Cuban soldiers ran away, Mrs. Nnnea
and the two girls were wounded The Spa-
ish soldiers carefully carried the wounded
females to a HOSPITAL at Candel0ria.
The same report saws the Cubans viii
not allow any cine grinding, also that the
Spanish 10 towns do not favor grinding
in the zones Of cultivation and frpw TO
hacco with cheap reconccutrado labor. which
they would lose " the reconcentrsdos re
turned to work their estates
letter received by n local paper from
correspondent in the Fast gives news OF
big lighting last week near Bayamo be-
tween the rebel chief Rabi aud General
Linares. General Rabi had only 500 men
while General Linares had two columns
no details OF the ight are at hand. but tho
spanish loss IL said 10 have been heavy,
cine column being nearly destroyed
force OF 10000 Spanish troops with ar
uMeTy have forced the rebels under 'Ieneriii
Pedro Diaz, Mayia Rodriguez and Juan
B Uucassie into the hills az Pinur del Rio
Iney must remain there or come out and
nBnt,h thing the Spanish commanders think
rney are not likely 10 do. Small hands are
Mi moving about With great caution,
" VI 'ir 'puuitloil ana movements
o. rebeis In the East are most conflicting
" y said that General Gomez Ia ronilns
west with 1000 men. hut 1t is also anld ,hat
Eomes = still at the camp where he has
+ pcen Tor the paet ten months.
was announced from the palace TODAY
snat Forty persons have been released Il
Mansanillo n,d that fifty persons IN prison
~ ssncti spiritus have been pardoned
Aavices received here today from Man
ssn'lio contain tho further particulars Of
ne capture OF Guisa by the insurrent =, NJ ~
erals habi and Salvador Rios. Tho insnrs
senas We're well supplied with sr,illerv
no destroyed several block houses Win
~ nre captured the place after nino,v go =,
re Spanish soldiers composins lis rarr,st :,
Il isg men had been killed or wonn,isd
Ine spanish commander and his serora T.,
cOmmand were among the killed ~
madrid, December s.--The eoyernma,,
~ received an official dispatch from ~
4 vana which states that General papdo ,ss.
vas placed in charge Of the military on. NJ
1 ras..ons N the island by Captain Gsnars,
1 s' reached Ciego de Ayilla On nv
,serpn -Jiraco trocha Tuesday. - - 'ne