New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-06
DELGADO FALLS IN BATTLE.
GALLANT CUBAN LEADER KILLED IN
HAVANA PROVINCE.
DIEGO NUNEZ ALSO REPORTED AS AMONG Iho'r'
LOST IN A FIGHT AT FARM CLEMENT CRUZ

LOST IN FIGHT AT FARM CLEMENT CRUZ
-sKIRMIsHEs AT OTHER PLACES.
fny TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBrNEl
Key West Fla, May 5.-The United states
turboat Levdcn. which arrived here this morn
ing brought details Of engagement which
took Place In Havana Province between the Gu
ban insurgents and the Spanish forces recently.
The Spanish loss was twenty-five while the Gu
hans lost five including their leader, Colonel
Juan Delgado.
Havana. May 3 .. m.-Colone Devos, at
Farm Clement Cruz fought the insurgent bands
under Diego Nunez and Perfecto Estaban. tax
ing the camp. The insurgents lost ten killed.
among them Nunez. and twenty-three taken
prisoners. together with quantity Of arms, am
munition and medicine. The Spanish column
which completely destroyed the camp. had FOUR
wounded.
A body Of Spanish cavalry had an engagement
at Palayo Villas with the insurgents under Cen
eral Maxine Gomez. the latter leaving four dead
on the field and the Spanish one. The Govern
ment troops had an officer and seven soldiers
wounded
The local guerl,las surprised pody Oh ''''u'
gents al Iona Cruz. killing ten.
Two persons we're killed and ,wo wounded ny
an EXPLOSION in n sugar refinery at Cardenas.
MORE REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM CUBA.
THE IuCIIENE BRINGS ONE HUNDRED AMI
TWELVE OF THEM TO PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia May b-The British freight steam
ship L,Icilenc, Captain Tucker. arrived here THIS
afternoon from Havana with ~ Cuban refugees
on board The T.uc!lere brings full cargo OF mo-
lasscs and sugar. She left Havana on AprI 20
three days after the blockade began. Many OF the
refugees prominent Cubans, and among them
are lawyers doctors bankers and planters. Some
OF them are said have been ml,lionaires before
the Instruction began. Tho Danish Consul at Ha-
vana and the former Mayor OF San Nicholas Cuba.
were also among the passengers. The hu'l'e"'
arrived here Mt o'clock and sigh OF reiici went
I'D from those on board when they found them
selves at last friendly soil. reporter boarded
the ship as soon as she docked. All the pas
sengers were we'll and apparently none the worse
for ,aeir hurried departure from Cuba IheTe
were many women and children on board as well AZ
n number Of pretty Cuban girls. Sitting on deck.
wrapped in ehawis was a Cuban woman VINO hah
reached the remarkable age Of n!nety-eight
Tenatio Pizarro. ex-Mayor OF San Nicholas was
particularly glad 20 reach this country While re
wns Mayor OF San Nicholas the Insurgents capt
urcI the town. and b" Vas subsequently thrown
into CaDanAs Fortress By tn Spani rcs as traitor
He was conlaed there Tor hfteen months
Joseph Dumas. "A natural!zei American citizen;
who has lived IN Havana FOR seventeen years, sa h
q
Lucilenc sailed
The spanish authorities spoke brayely" he said
of now ,hey would repIlsc the American invaders.
but on. coul! tcl. ~ looking in their ia'cS ,h1t
they were frightened. As many ~ could Ahori 10
do go were preparing 10 leave m" city mo buci.
lenc Wa rot to have carried any passengers gu.
c1ptaln Tucker yielded 20 the pathetic appeals OF
the Cuhans on the afternoon OF April %. the Gay
Of sdng. he consented 10 take ~ 81 Us We
Icy; Havana nj $50 =. without mo!estation f-ariy
the same evening we sighted ne United states
raxshin New York. which sisnalled US y lay TO-
oar captain al not hear ne signal II" New
york nr.d two shots at Us and we stopped. \ leu
tenant from the York boarded IN" vessel ana
ns,er sa Nlsy.ng himself As 10 our Identity allowed
ua 10 proceed owing TO our hasty departure. our
accom- .nodat!ons ABOARD shiD tlat night we're poor
one woman. an American. with seven chihr'h;
slspt IN n Goa bunker. II was the intention o.
many Of rs 10 20 Go Bcr.lu'o but We "ouii nave
had to undorgc fourteen days 81 quarantine. ana
we decided to come % ne United states We
stopped NJ Nassau y. p. tor provisions ana ht
'rvhcc for coal The remainder o. BUR TIP was un-
ey"ntful.' $500 1T,
Mr. Dumas SAL that none ., the ref gees you'd
90 back - Cuta urtl ;ho isltni was ire" some
n. .hcrn yl 20 10 York and others To Mexico.
where they sent tacir families The l.ucrnc IS
said 70 have brought large amount o. goa com
consigned to American banking houses.