Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-03
CUBA IS LOST TO SPAIN
General BIancos Plans in the East Result in
Failure.
TWO BATTLES WON BY THE INSURGENTS,
Autonomist Ministers Threaten to Resign
Troops Guard American Consulate
Condition Spain Cannot stand Long.

New York, Feb. J-omcial state
ments which win be published are to
the effect of the reason Gen. Blanco
was not successful In securing Gen.
Rabfs presentation was that Gen.
Rabi had been arrested by Gen. Garcia
and stripped of his rank because ii was
feared he would surrender. says the Ha-
vana correspondent Of the Herald.
Gen. Rabfs brother, 1T is reported,
has been shot by order of Gen. Garcia
for the same reason.
Failing in securing the presentations.
Spaniards here expected Gen. Blanca
to take the held and conduct a gor-
Gus and aggressive campaign against
the rebels. He publicly announced that
such was his Intention, but for some
reason his plans miscarried and now
he is coming home without having
struck II decisive blow.
| reports say the rebel forces under
| Gen. Garcia inflicted n severe blow
| on the Spanish under Gen. Linnres and
zen. Luque, killing several officers in
Guiding the stan OF Gen. Luque. Re-
ports say that So Were killed or
wounded.
| volunteers are making threats again.
ana the authorities in order to be fully
| prepared have deemed 1t necessary TO
take precautions against demonstra-
| tloh Gualus have been placed about
| bubble buildings and the residences OF
members of the autonomist cabinet and
the American consulate.
ABOUT the cigar factories o, the Rabel
camp which supports autonomy is
gathered 200 cavalry, The government is
worried over the threatened resignation
OF several members OF the autonomist
| cabinet.
INSURGENT VICTORIES.
one Of the most important engage
ments of the present campaign in the
oriente was fought on January 81
near Caiman, between the forces under
Gen Luque and the rebels under Gen
| tarcla. The Spanish 1t Is reported had
wounded.
From accounts received the fight was
Veritable. slaughter, the Spaniards
being boxed up in ravine.
Gen. Luque sent to Cauto. where the
man body of Spanish troops was sta
loned, Tor assistance and commenced
70 retreat toward Holguin. He reached
HoiGuin on January % and on the same
evening; Gen. Linares. who had been
sent to his assistance, was chased into
that town by another rebel force.
Ihe rebels employed light field guns
with great effect. Reports from
Cauto state that the troops
there are In deplorable condition.
Gen. Pando is spending every energy
on his attempt TO make the river nayi-
game so as to send up supplies.
several small towns have been en-
tered and raded by the rebels, and in
santa Clara several estates have been
attacked and destroyed
RUIZ BODY NOT FOUND.
New York. Feb. 3.-According to the
: havana correspondent of the World
: the Spanish soldiers have not found the
body of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz. When
Arangueren was killed. says the cor
respondent the insurgents who were
: near the spot where Ruiz was buried.
r opened the grave and left in IT this
at your disposal"
The firemen had great funeral pro-
cession in memory of Ruiz, but som-
J other body than his has been buried,
: says the correspondent. The authori-
ties say nothing was left of the body.
which had been buried, except n few
, fragments. The bones were charred,
they report, and there were mntchete
cuts Yet IL was announced before
that the body had been fully recog-
mixed
AUTONOMOUS THREATEN TO
, RESIGN.
Continuing, the correspondent saws:
. Autonomy is languishing through Gen
Blanco's failure 10 purchase important
, insurgent leaders. Strife IL reported
i between the radical and the conserva-
tive members of the autcnomist cabi-
4 net and designations are talked of.
Blanco is censured for letting the
, purpose of his trip east become gen
orally known.
Another anti-American circular pub
lithed on the day of General Lees din
;, ner to the Names officers. has been
, distributed. The day the circular was
i Issued Spain's greatest torcador, MAJ
i zantini, was here. The Names officers
!, and almost the entire American colony
Z attended the bull fight Some appre-
hension was caused but the excitement
of the occasion was not MATHEMATICIAN
+ The American officers were pointed
. cut simply as interesting visitors,
4 The guard was not even increased
> The American officers are confident
that no trouble will occur without
, great lingo provocation and local trials
o combined.
The Maine is thronged by Spanish
| and Cuban visitors. a local baseball
; team Will challenge the Maine's sailor
to a game for the benefit of the recon
= contrados.
2 / am credlbly informed that the five
men of Arrangements escort WHO were
/ captured when he WIS killed and who
| We're reported TO have been shot the
i next day are alive In Campo Florido.
I HALFWAY 70 THE NORTH.
Canadian Government to he Asked to Civ,
snnetion Therefor without Delay.
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