The record-union., 1897-01-06
The Entire Situation, He Thinks, Pre-
sents a Good Aspect.
Rebels Defeated in an Engagement in
Santiago PrOvinCe-The Dauntless
Safely Lands a Large Cargo of
Arms and Ammunition for the In
SurgentS.
surgents.

! by the correspondent of that paper in
| Havana with Captain General Weyler
| to-day. General Weyler says he ex-
poets to put an end to the rebellion in
| the Havana district within fortnight,
| and to accomplish the pacification of
the island to the Jucaro trocha, in the
Matanzas province, long before the
rainy season sets in The entire situa-
ton, General Weyler thinks, presents
an exceptionally good aspect. He is
still of the belief that military action
ought to be allowed to have free course
until the end of the rebellion, and he is
also convinced that no reform in the
| administration is now necessary.
REBELS DEFEATED
HAVANA, Jan. 5.-Colonel Bacquero
reports having met a force of rebels
holding a position on the nights of Bac-
queron, near Guantanamo, in the San
| tiago de Cuba, province, dispensing the
enemy with the loss of eight men killed
and many wounded. Yesterday Colonel
| Bacquero had another sharp engage
ment with a band of rebels at Altos
Sorpresa, in which the Spanish loss was
two guerillas killed and one Captain and
twenty-five privates wounded.
DAUNTLESS EXPEDITION.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The Cuban
paper "El Porveniru," published in this
city, received to-day the following dis
patch from Key West, signed by Emilio
Nunez referring to the Dauntless ex-
pedition:
Expedition was happily disembarked
at Sagua, in combination with Gomez"
By this it is understood that the
Dauntless successfully landed her cargo
and that the supplies were received by
Gomez. The Dauntless took the fifty
one men and the arms and ammunition
which the Three Friends left on No
Name Key, near Key West after failing
to land them in Cuba. The cargo is said
TO have contained 4,1S4 rifles, 500, 900
| cartridges 600 machetes, l 900 pounds
of dynamite, medicines supplies, etc.
Sagua, where the expedition was
landed, is an important town of Santa
| Clara province and is on the north
| coast. The landing was probably
made on one of the beaches west of the
port which is protected by one or more
| Spanish gunboats.
Gomez was last reported a few miles
south of Sagua.
Cubans here are rejoicing over the
| report of a successful landing of the
expedition, after the failure of the
Three Friends and the sinking of the
Commodore.
REPRESENTATIVE MONEY.
HAVANA, Jan. Al D. Money,
member of the House of Representa-
tives from Mississippi, who arrived in
Cuba few days ago, will return to the
United States tomorrow Money re-
fuses to talk about the results of his
visit.
Mr.. Money, accompanied by Consul
General Lee, to-day visited Captain
! General Weyler, and was received very
cordially. General Weyler expressed
regret thathe was not in the city when
Mr.. Money arrived. He added that had
he been here he would have invited
him to join him in his trip to the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio. and he would
then have had an excellent opportunity
20 see the country. Mr.. Money said he
was enchanted with the little he had
seen OF Cuba He alluded to the com>
ments that have been made on his trip
10 san Jose de las Lajas, to which Cen
efal Weyler replied cheerfully that he
paid no attention to what had been said.
he decIared that he would be pleased if
otlers came to Cuba with the same pur
pose as Mr.. Money, that is. to admire
and study the country.
Alexander Brice, Consul AT Matanzas
and Walter B. Barker, American Con-
sular Agent at Sagua Ia Grande have
arrived here to pay their respects to Mr..
Money Mr.. Barker comes from tha
| same State as Mr.. Money
BLOODY ENGAGEMENT
KEY WEST, Jan 5Ad,,;oo<, ev,o,,,
Havana received by Cuban headers be,-a
are to the effect that thara uae, q h,oo5,,
engagement ON New Years nav he
tween Spaniards and insurgents near
al easei'd' town in the western part
Oh Matanzas province, near the Santa
Clara line
Near eafiagena We're encamped 1.20O
paiiards under Colonel Rosa, who had
| oeeH oruefed to prevent the vanguard
" ooiiieA iroin crossing the Rio Con
zs'lo. on New Years Day the Span
lards were attacked by 1000 Cuban in
Iafltry ana ooO cavalry The Spaniards
l.eiu a SuoHS position and had four
held pieces, but the Cubans made a di
rect charge. The insurgents. however.
were repulsed
Inc CUBAN commander then ordered
bis cavalry to turn the flank of the
Spahards and attack them i'm the rear.
ms maneuyer was executed. and as
the cavalry charged the Spaniards from
the rear of the Cuban infantry attacked
in front. The Spanish forces broke and
nsd, pelng pursued by the Cubans al
| most to Cartagena 1T is said clever,
Spanish officers were killed. Including
Colonel Rosa. 1t is also reported that
lao Spanish privates were killed and
| rearly 200 wounded. The Cubans are
said to have lost 60 killed and about 90
wounded. The Cubans captured the
four field pieces and many small arms.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
KEY WEST, Jan. 5.-Havana advices
report that the Spaniards under Colonel
Segura have been routed in Pinar del
Rio by the Cubans under General Ri
vera. who succeeded Maceo Ii is
stated that Colonel Segura, with 1000