Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-16
DEEDS on THE CUBANS.
Battle Of Guisa ReportedIto be an Important
lnsurgent Success.
GEN. PANDo CALLS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing All Peace Emissaries-M More
Fighting Reported.

The capture of Guisa appears now
to be more important insurgent sue
cess than was at first supposed. Ad-
vices received by the Junta state that
the insurgents captured go mausers,
with 100000 cartridges and 1l6 pris-
oners. Gen. Calixto Garcia has sent
word to Gen. Pando that he Will only
release the prisoners under n solemn
pledge signed by Gen. Blanco that they
be sent back to Spain. He complains
that after the capture Of Las Tunas,
the prisoners released on parole were
sent bacy to the ranks.
The insurgents in SantaClara province
have more than 5000 men well armed,
and are confident of ultimate success.
They are also well provisioned with
medicine and other necessities.
Gen. Gomez Is ut La Reforma where
he has been for nearly year.
Within the last four days two large
flibustering expeditions have safely
reached Cuba, one landing in Matanzas
province. and the other at Baracoa,
only five leagues from Havana. They
consisted of clothing, medicines and
dynamite. The rebels are now using
large quantities of dynamite with con-
siderable effect
Gen. Pando, who is operating in the
reinforcements which have been sent
several battalions being withdrawn
from Pinar del Rio.
Gen. Bernal has started across Plnar
del Rio to Cape San Antonio, where
large body of rebels are congregated.
Reports from Guira de Melena state
that the rebels fire on the town al
most every night.
Rebels under Col. ColazZo and Gen.
Rodriguez surrounded a Spanish
column yesterday at the Carmen es-
tate, Havana province. Spanish REIN
forcements arrived from Guines and a
fierce engagement occurred. The de-
tails are suppressed, but the loss Is adj
mitted to be heavy on both sides. An
other engagement is reported to have
occurred Dec. 14th near Girra de La
mena between Moroto and Col. Aran-
gos's forces.
Major Fernandez, better known as
Pitore, the insurgent leader, who ac-
cording to official report was slain in
combat with Spanish troops, was really
killed while i'll and helpless, awaiting
an opportunity to surrender to Thomas
Garcia, recently autonomlst alcalde
of Guines an old friend. Ptore being
dangerously ILL., applied to him to ar
range terms for his surrender.
Garcia caused him to be taken to the
Cancio estate where he made him COM
Portable and arranged to have q, detail
Spanish troops sent to bring him to the
hospital In the town. Instead. the
troops went to the country and butch
cred the man. Senior Garcia is in
furiated at this breach of faith and
has declared his intention Of coming
to Havana to lay the matter before
Gen. Blanco and demand punishment
of the officer responsible for the muir
der.
Much anxiety is felt for the safety
of Lieut.. Col. Joaquin Ruiz. aid-de-
camp to Gen. Blanco, who, II is feared,
has met death as the penalty for bear
ing a proposition for surrender to
rebel camp. 1t seems that Col. Ruiz
is personal friend of Col. Arangueren.
who was employed by him before the
war; when Col. Ruiz was the engineer
in charge of the Vento water works.
Recently. under orders from Gen.
Blanco, Col. Ruiz opened correspond
ence with Col. Arangueren with the OBJ
ject of arranging an interview, Col.
Arangueren wrote that he would meet
the colonel If the latter only desired
to talk of personal affairs to which
the colonel replied that he wished to
talk about political matters. Col.
Arangueren wrote that he would abso-
lutely refuse to receive him on these
conditions and called his attention
earnestly to Gen. Gomez's orders that
all persons entering insurgent camps
to offer terms of surrender should be
put to death. He assured Col. Ruiz
that he was prepared to carry out the
orders to the letter, and while he es-
teemed him highly as an old friend,
he would hang him If he neglected the
warning.
In spite of this Col. Ruiz started
alone on Sunday for Col Arrangements
camp, determined to risk all in the at
tempt. In leaving, he said If he hnd
not returned by Tuesday night he
,t,YIt ha nil ia
nothing has been heard of him, and
there is little room for doubt that the
insurgent leader has put his threat
into execution. If this be true, much
regret will be felt even in Cuban
circles in Havana, whore Col Ruiz
and an accomplished gentleman, but
1t is pointed out that his death will
have a good effect as showing the in
domtable spirit animating the in
surgent leaders.
LANDING TO A CUBAN.
San Juan, Porto Rico. Dec. 16.-When
Gen. Rivera, the Cuban insurgent
leader who was recently released from
Cnbana fortress in Havana by royal
pardon, arrived here on the steamship
Colon, bound for Cadiz, he was not al
lowed to land. A tailor was sent for
and went aboard, taking clothing for
Gen. Rivera.
ELECTION OF CUBAN PRESIDENT. |
New York, Dec. 16.-T. Estrada
Palma has given out a statement con-
corning report from Havana that DIR.
Domingo Aleadex Capote was, after
being elected president of Cuba, forced
cut by Gen. Gomez and replaced by
Major Gen. Bartolome Masso. The
statement says;
1.-The election for president of the
republic followed the revision of the
and took place during the
latter part OF October. There were
three candidates for the presidency
Gen. Masso, DIR. Capote and Gen.
Calixto Garcia. Gen. Masso. who had |
been vice president in the outgoing |
government, obtained large vote and |
was consequently elected president of |
the republic. DIR. Capote was elected |
vice president.
1T Is entirely wrong to suppose that |
Gen. Gomez could substitute presi- |
dents, convene assemblies or even suE- |
gest candidates. That power rests ex- |
clusively with the people of Cuba, |
through their representatives, elected |
and convened for the purpose"
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the two. Hamburgs dam being rated |
ut $4,000 Duke and Wishard have
bought of John Madden the bay colt, |
2-year-old, by Rayon dor, dam She; |
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