The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-22
Spanish Successful in Engagements
Win |lSuTgeDI Forces.
NUMBERS OF SICK AND WOUNDED SENT HONE
Quantities of SuGar Caue Destroyed
by Fire-tubau acUt of Government
Newspapers Connscatcd-SnSa
Sees u Promise of Pence.
Havana, Jan. q, 1898.


Although nothing appears ITO be
known on the subject at Spanish head.
quaners, persistent rumors were in cir
culatf0n to-day ito the effect that Gen
eral Calixto Garcia, the famous insur-
gent leader, was killed in a recent en-
gagement with the Spanish troops.
The Spanish steamer Alfonso XIII,
sailed for Spain to-day with Sc officers
and $50 wounded and sick soldiers on
board.
1t is announced that $50 tons OF sugar
cane have been destroyed by fire ait the
colony of Santa Ana, province of Santa
Clara.
Inc local newspapers are requesting
the government to pardon all those who
have been guilty of oifenses against the
electoral laws.
According to information from Span
ish sources, General Castellanos being
aware THAT the insurgent government
was established at BsperanZa in build.
ings constructed by the insurgents. II
leagues frcm Puerto Principe at the
extreme west end of the Cubites ridge,
proceeded in that direction with 1900
infantry, 400 cavalry and two field can
non. After three days trying march
he forced difficult position on the
tourth day and Qvercame the ubstinata
resistance of 1000 insurgents. pursuing
them more than six miles and destrnv.
ing and burning the houses at Esperan-
"a. including the insurgent government
buildings.
On the following day General Ca.stel-
Iano engaged the reunited Insurgents
strong 4 hn Inf
SIN miles from Esperanza He routed
them after two hours combat. The in.
sufgent loss is believed to he numerous
nth owing 10 the density OF the woods
IL IS difilcult. according to the Spanish
account, TO ascertain the full extent NJ
the defeat. The insurgents lost 81 dead
on the 1ield. The Spanish lost five
kiiled and had 81 wounded, among the
latter being Lieutenant Colonel Perez
Monte. te"
The insurgents, under leader Mon.
teaSudo, enraged by the reports of iba
Surrehder OF lnsurgent General Juan
Masso Para, attacked the town of
Esperanza, province of Santa clara
Under cover of the darkness thnv
reached the houses in the Rosario
ward but the garrison rcpelled the at
M lach ana followed the fleeing insur-
gents outside the town. The latter loft
nine dead. A private dispntch from,
spanish sources says the attacking in.
surgents had thirty wounded and that
the garrson's loss was insignificant
me issues of the New York World
ana The New York JournaI and Adver-
user OF January 10th and several is
sues or the Madrid Heraldo and I'm.
parcial have been seized bv the Gov
ernment officials here
Washington, ID. c.. Jan ., Tha
N}niSfnr 1,o.
lowing cablegram:
Havana, January 81 1898.
General Castellanos has taken nos
SESSION OF the village Of Esperanza, in
the Sierra de Cubitas, where the jnsur-
gent government had its HEADQUARTERS,
during the stubborn resistance made
by the insurgents their government
oillciais escaped. The next day, con-
t!nuinS his operation, the same Gene
raj defeated body Of $500 insurgents.
VINO were coming to the aid of the
government, scattering them in all
directions and killing ilfty-nine.
London. Jan. 2l-Senor Sagasta, the
spanish Premier, according to a spe-
clal dispatch from Madrid this after
noon, reported at the Cabinet meeting
last evening that all the dispatches
received from Cuba gave unuualified
promise of peace. He is said TO have
added that this was not only the i'm
preston in Cuba, but in the United
States as well.
PAIJls.A Is SURRENDER UNIM-
PORTANT.
New York. Jan. 21-Thomas Estrada
Palma head of the Cuban junta in
this city, when seen regarding the dis
patch yesterday from Havana, stating,
that General Juan Masso PARA had
surrendered to the Spanish and accept
ed autonomy, said:
Masso PARA Is no relative of
President Masso, OF Cuba, as alleged
in the Spanish official reports. The
former Cuban officer was court-mar-
tailed some aime ago and was reduced
TO the ranks. Ht The time of h;s
surrender he was not in command of
any army forces whatsoever. I am
positive that the parties mentioned in
the Spanish official reports were mere
pacificos who, unarmed accompanicG
Masso PARA into town, as was the
case with the Cucrvo brothers. which
is quite parallel
The surrender OF Masso PARA"
continued Senior Palmn, does not affect
In the least the Cuban cause. We
have fully $4,000 well armed and
equipped men distributed all over
Cuba, and a handful Of desertens will
not at all affect the final success of,
the war for independence. For every
Cuban that goes over to the Span
ards we can count hundreds of Span-
ish and Cubans who are daily swell
Ing our ranks" .
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