New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-31

his sweetheart named Sarsa announcer woman
either his mother or sister, and oh'lo Oh '"e
same family There was no COMBAT anu no '"
counter Of the troops. which nnmp''eu ~
fifteen hundred with Insurgents me p''so"'''
renorted as taken were not Insurgents '"' ~
vivnr members Of the Sarsa FANNY
either wife or daughter and two chi'u''"'
was a pacifco living IN hut We" oonVe"'u "
no HRS If Tapaste. between Campo flor'no
and san Joaquin. twenty-five miies sou'"eaS'
Of Havana. The insurgents have had their
camps in that neighborhood for ten "oh'ns
Aranruren was in the habit Of visiting tne
s,,ch.er HE nresence was betrayed by
negro. Claudio Morales who seems TO have oeeh
a canon follower Of the insurgents The exact
facts about Morales are Yet in doubt one YER
sion the publication Of which IS permitted by
the censor is that he was taken prisoner wmle
the .roons we're reccnnoitring. was taken oeIore
Coonel Aranzabe was threatened II he reluseo
IN Give information. and was persuaded ny the
nron,ise Of Aranzabe III YOU give me your con-
6dence will reward YOU with 500. lne more
nrohable version is that Morales had previously
made his arrangements for the betrayal anu
had been set TO keep watch on ATahs"'e"
Tha; he expected money. and money hau net"
promised him. everything indicates. l"'s.
hodv VI troops under the command OF Noo'''
Aranzabe was in readiness for the movement
7, consisted Of three columns made up OF 'he
Reina Iealtad and Canarias battaIlohs VII"
their mounted guerillas or vanguard, ana 'ne
Ars, and second squadrons Of the Pizarro Cav
airy The average strength Of the spanish co.,
un,n is not less than three hundred. Inc
mounted Guerillas for each column are us"ailS
sixty in number. The cavalry sQuadrons run
from nftv TO sixty The Reina Battalion "heh
brought into Havana during the riots was ne
tween six hundred and seven hundred strong
These are facts which the statement OF iii'ee"
hundred troops is based.
SURROUNDED WHILE HE SLEPT
The chief mart in the operation was taken by
the Reina Battalion. under the immediate COM
mand Of Lieutenant-Coionel Benedlcto. a" u
THURSDAY morning was taken In rendeZVous"s
troops BY noon the boho or hut OF the 'Sarsa
family was completely surrounded Araneu'eh
,s believed TO have been asleep in the early al
ternoon when the surprise was given. Inc re-
mort is current in military circles that CoioneI
Aranzabe suggested capturing Aranguren awe
hut Benedicto AID the other officers oVerruleo
him and insisted that no chance he taken
The exact facts this point cannot now De
gathered but II is clear that no demand was
made on Arangoren to surrender. and no chahce
was afforded the inmates Of the house to save
their lives The officers who took part IN the
affair refuse to give the details. and the ercum-
stances were cleaned from the privates.
The troops were first seen by child. who
started back to the house. crying: The SOL
diers. The soldiers On this alarm the order
was given and voey was fred. 1t has not
vet been ascertained whether Aranguren heard
the alarm i'm time The circumstances point 10
the probability that he did and rushed TO the
door in his underclothes 1t Is likely that he
cot outside and fell to the ground from two
bullet wounds. in his right leg above the
knee and the other through the chest Then he
was hayoneted and received several sword
,hrusts He also seems TO have been macheted
across the arms His body servant Hernandez.
appears TO have been killed by the first voley.
That is also thought to have been the fate OF
The child who gave the alarm and VINO had no
time to reach the hut before the volley was
fred The Official accounts say nothing of the
existence OF this child. but by prlNates minute
particulars are given.
Aranguren's sweetheart the Sarsa girl was
shot in the stomach while seeking 10 run across
the open space in front Of the hut She died
. while being convey d TO Campo Florido. The
other woman was more likely. her sister
than her mother and was wounded While trying
10 escape from the hut. She died the following
day.
on EXHIBITION IN HAVANA.
The spanish statement is that Aranguren was
riding when surprised. hut all the evidence con-
trovcrts this The surviving members or the
Sarsa family were taken to Campo florido as
prisoners That IS the nearest railroad station.
|. The body ~ AranguTen was brought to Havana
on tho evening train on reaching Havana II
was taken 10 the rnorgue on a stretcher by the
frooos which had accompanied II from the
Tapastc Hills The body had evidently been
hastily dressed 40 shoe was on the LETT loot
the left gaiter was on the right foot, ana o'h@r
signs Of hasty apparel were visible. his reia-
,,,.es wore not permitted 10 have Aranguren's
clothes which would show the nature OF MS
wounds This Is one Of the reasons for beev-
ing that he was asleep when surprised and
sought to escape or defend himself in his under
c,o,hes the clothes would also help 10 estab-
usb whether he was macheted after being shot.
Tho bodv WAS kept on exhibition az the morSue
he,veen two and three hours Thursday night
and again on Friday morning. After that MS
uncle Joseph Aranguren and other reiatNes
were permitted 20 give it burial In the Column
bus Cemetery. though they were not allowed 10
see that ordinary marks Of respect be shown IN
sbrordinp the corpse sheet which they
,rouYb, formed shroud but their hands were
not permitted 70 perform that office
The following IS the official account or the
killing Of Aranguren given out to-day. which
was transmitted by the authorities TO Minister
De Lone:
combination Of columns Of The Division OF Ha-
- nn.ratins since the day before YESTERDAY. an
ter no command Of CO.Onei Afanzabe. had for
,ssu't an encounter hoy the Batalions Reina and
1sre,,as and The Squadron Pizarro. with party
under Aranguren This chief the assassin Of Lieu.
,.uant RUIZ Was killed by the force commanded
~ Tieutenant- Colonel Benedicio -Four rebels more
were killed and FIVE prisoners taken.
The negro Morales. who betrayed Arangurcn.
was brought TO Havana. nominally pris
orer. and placed In the Cahanas Fortress. The