Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-14
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
How the News Of the War is Present.
ed to Havana Readers.
CLAIMS OF vICTORIES-THE AMER
ICANS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE
SUFFERED SEVERAL REVERSES
AND THE SPANIARDS TO HAVE
HELD THEIR OWN AGAINST
FLEET AND ARMY.
Copyright, Associated Press.)

HELD THEIR OWN AGAINST
FLEET AND ARMY.
Copyright, Associated Press.)
Havana, July 13.-The following are
Spanish accounts of recent events in
Cuba:
At about o'clock on Sunday after
noon, July 10, the American forces
commenced an attack on the city of
Santiago de Cuba by way of the heights
Of San Juan and Jueno. They opened
fire of musketry and artillery, which
continued for one hour. The Ameri-
can fleet simultaneously bombarded
the city, ceasing firing at Z p. m. 1t
|. was without advantage to the Ameri-
cans, who did not gain ground, while
the Spanish forces maintained their
positions.
On July an American ship lowered
boat having on board an officer and
some men at Carapichive, Isle of Pines,
and captured the schooner Gallite, load
ed with cedar, honey, pigs, wax and
fowls. The schooner's crew took ref
uge on shore and opened fire on the
boat. 1t is believed the officer in
charge was wounded The ship fired
ten shots.
A detachment of Spanish troops,
which was in ambush on the railroad
between Auguin and Guira Melena,
province of Havana, has surprised an
insurgent force, killing three of the lat
ter. A search of the neighborhood later
resulted in finding traces Of blood,
which led to hut where the troops
found an American citizen named Pau
limo Torres Fundora and another man.
They were both made prisoners on sus
picion of having formed part of the in
surgent band.
Spanish troops at Tierras Negros,
province of Matanzas, have been en-
gagged with the insurgents Of that
neighborhood, killing five of the latter.
On Saturday. July g. the insurgents
dynamited the railroad between Car
delaria and Punta Bravo, province of
| Pinar del Rio. The explosion occur
red at the moment an observation train
was passing. The engine was damaged,
| a culvert was destroyed and an armored
car was derailed. One soldier of escort
was wounded, and communication over
that part of the island was interrupted
until Sunday.
The Norwegian steamer Bergen,
which recently left Sagua for st. Thorn
as, carried, in addition to 500 passen-
gers, 100000 cigars, 5000 packages
of cigarettes and 500 bales of leaf to-
bacco.
On Friday, July 8, the German cruis-
er Geier arrived at Cienfuegos.
The local newspapers publish long ar
ticles giving details of the bombardment
of Las Tunas, province of Santa Clara
They seem to confirm the reports that
| an effort was made to land an Ameri-
can expedition at Taybacoa, on the
south coast of that province The
Spaniards say the Americans were
obliged to re-embark, owing to the
stubborn resistance made by the local
fort which is said to have been garri-
soned by only 60 men. An American
warship is said to have fired 200 shots
q
was finally landed at Punta Diemente,
| on bad roads, the neighborhood being
thick with lagoons and swamp lands
and the only outlet closed by fort.
On July 1, 1t is further asserted, an
American expedition made an attempt
to land at Punta Caney and was oblig-
ed to retreat, leaving one man killed
on the field. Some documents fell into
the hands of the Spaniards, it is added,
and from them it was learned that the
man killed was Incalecio Nunez. a
brother of the leader of the expedition.
Insurgent Brigadier General Emilio
Nunez. This is believed to be the sec
ond division of the expedition which
attempted landing at the San Juan
river, between Casalce and Cienfusgos.
The members of the expedition imme-
diately cut the telephone line, compell-
ing the Spaniards to use rocket signals
in order to communicate with the fort
until the telephone line was repaired.
Meanwhile one of the American aux
Hilary cruisers went aground in the
shoal water off Punta Caney After
a great deal of work on the part of the
gunboat, breaking the two lines at least
seven times, it was found to be impos-
sible to float the ship. The American
gunboat Machias then sent out for help,
and soon after returned with a mont
tor, which fired about So shots at Tay-
abacoa Later the American cruiser
was fioated off with the rising tide
On the nights of June 80 and July 1
the Americans kept strict guard over
the coast and evidently fearing surprise
from the Spanish gunboats, they kept
fierce searchlight blazing over the