The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-29
ARANGUREN TRAPPED
SURROUNDED BY sPlNIARDs At
HOME OF HIS sWEETHEART

Yhree CoIurnhs'e OF 1nnsNtFy nnd Three uotaeh.
npents or Cavalry Were the Spanish Troops
In tho ..Battie- Into which the Cuban
wuh Only Ter Mes was lfetrnyed,
HAVANA, Jan. os.-The official Spanish nc.
count given out hero to-day as how the Cuban
Gen. Nostor ArauRuren was killed Is as follows:
A prisoner made by the Spaniards two days
ago told Col. AranZabe that Aranguren had a
sweetheart who lived with her family In q hut
among the woods near Tapaste, and that the dash
ing Cuban commander used to visit her at that
place. Learning from the prisoner also at what
time-Aranguren made his calls, Col. Aranzabo
ordered three columns and three attachments
Of oavalryto go TO the place and surround the hut.
DO It. was done yesterday. Tho Spaniards attacked
Arangurcn and those within the hut from SOW
eral different points simultaneously. The pris.
oner who had given the information to Col.
Aranzabe acted as a scout, leading the Spanish
troops.
The only persons in tho hut, according to this
report, were Aranguren, with ten Cuban sol
diers, his sweetheart, and her family. Arangu-
rem and four of his soldiers fell at the first fire,
and the Cuban Generals sweetheart was struck
BY a Spanish bullet and died from her wound
prisoner to Campo Florido. The Spaniards
made prisoners OF, the father and mother of
old. and two male children under 8 years.
Last night and this n,orning many thousands
OF persons visited the MorRue 10 see AranRurcnB
body. To-day the acting Governor.Gencral.
Gonzalez PARADE, gave permission to Senior
jose Maria Aranguren, uncle OF the Cuban Cen
era, to place the body In a coffin and bury II In
the cemetery. The body and tho few members
Of Arrangements family who attended the burial
were escorted to the cemetery. by n detachment
OF cavalry in order to prevent any .demonstra.
tion. Tho cavalry also escorted the family back
Il is announced here to-day that Gen. Blanco
arrived last night ut Manzanillo and re-
viewed the Spanish troops this morning. grant
ing decorations to the soldiers and promoting
several sergeants to the rank of officers. AT
noon to-day he visited the Municipality and de.
Myered q speech declaring that before the end
of next month he was sure that peace would
reign in Cuba and that the insurgents who had
not surrendered to Spain by that time would DO
treated with tho utmost rigor.
La Luchd published this afternoon under the
caption mo Abandonment of Cuba Possible" u
worry sensational editorial. 1t says that some
high politicians in Spain advise tho Govern
ment TO give up the island, but that such step
ID contrary to national honor. The article Is
widely commented upon.
Il Is published here officially that several
Spanish torpedo boats will come to Cuban
waters and other Spanish warships will go to the
French and English Antilles.
I Gen. Gonzalez PARADE, with his adjutants
and accompanied by Consul-Genera Lee, visited
the Maine this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The State Depart
ment has received from Consul-General Lee ut
Havana q despatch confirming the newspaper
account Of the death Of Brig. Gen. Aranguren.