Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
TAKE THREE FORTS
THE CUBANS MAKE A BIG BREACH
IN THE TR0Clil.
Under Col. Pedro Nor
onrx Capture Three lnp
Spanish EortS-T The Garrison i'm
One OF the Forts Came over On
the Insurgents ON First Demand
Free Cubu.

Cincinnati, Feb. IA special to the
Commerciat-Tribune from Key West,
Fla, says; a daring attack was made
on the trocha west Of Artemisa last
week. A strong force of insurgents
under Col. Pedro Nodarz attacked
Fort No. 10, and after two hours
fighting dislodged the garrison. After
summoning the fort to surrender,
which WAS refused, he ordered the
dynamite gun to open upon it. The
first shell flew wide, but the second
IN third made big gaps in the sides,
killing several of the garrison. Pro
ceeding on to the next fort, the gar
rfSon came over to the Insurgents at
the first demand and stated that they
wished to fight for Cuba. They were
sick ut heart of the m~urderous work
which they yer obliged to do. At
Fort No. Z Il stout resistance was
made, but two shots from the dyna-
mite gun compelled them TO surrender.
In all the three forts much valuable
ammunition, guns, etc, were secured.
ThlS leaves the trOcha open for any
Cuban band that may desire tn pass
through.
One of Sanguine's guerrilla bands
entered a small town called Montrivia
and told the people TO move TO san
Cristobal at once. The town was then
burned ana six men shot. Sixteen OF
the women We're taken prisoners"
and turned over TO the tender
mercieS' Of the men by Capt. Nor
dare Two of them killed themselves
with daggers rather than suffer the
fate in store for them.
Cnbans Dynamite "a Train.
On Friday n of Gen. Weyler'S sup
ply trains was dynamited on the rail
road north of CienfuegoS. Two bombs
were exploded under the engine and
four under the train. being fired by
electricity as the train was crossing "A
treStle. Out of the guard OF 100 sol
diers on the train forty-tiYe were iu-
stantly killed or terribly injured. The
others surrendered as n force OF 300
CubanS appeared.
Insurgents Crushed.
A regiment of cavalry and the local
Bourbon guerrilla from Guira Me-
lena, Province of Havana, has crushed
a band of eighty insurgents with II
loss of twelve CubanS. A large guam
tity Of arms, considerable money and
some valuable documents were Sc
NuACN' i@AC'th PItLlhSh SoAhA'Ap "NAI
wounded.
TO Succeed weyler.
Washington, Feb. IA Madrid dis
patch announcing the appointment OF
Weyler's successor as governor gem
eGal OF Cuba is considered here abso-
lutely authentic. A week ago Senior
De LONE communicated to Secretary
Olney that Gen. AzcarTago had been
rendered this position, but no definite
action had been taken. All American
citizens now in prison in Cuba as Sus-
poets will, with a few exceptions, be
given their release during the coming
week. 1t is generally understood that
Senior AzcarraGo has consented to as
sumo the arduOuS role of Cuban paci-
ficator. and it is thought that this pol
icy will greatly simplify entanglc-
ments with this government.
The Cuban Reforms.
Madrid, Feb. 1. - 1t is announced
thar the Cuban rforms will be signed
by the queen regent at "a cabinet coun-
ell 30 be held on Thursday and that
they will be gazetted on Friday. The
Epocha says the words dropped by
the minister Of war. Lieut.. Gen. Az
Garage, point to the possibility of an
arrangement being arrived at shortly
with the Cuban insurgents.