Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-23
CUBANS GOT WHIPPED.
Attacked a Body Of Spanish Troops on the Way
to Surrender
ALLEGED rREAcHlRy of GEN. GARCIA.


New York, July IA dispatch to
The Herald from Santiago via Port An
tonic says;
Great excitement was caused at
Santiago today Crhursdiy) By a story
brought o. by Cubans that 1000 Gu
ban Insurgents composing Gen. Car
chH army Tor the eastern department
OF cuba were routed in nercc enc
Easement with a detachment Of Span
irh troops bound Tor Santiago TO sur-
FENDER
o. This battle. which took place az a
point several miles to the north Of THIS
city. % Cubans were killed. the Cubans
Say, and many moro were wounded.
Tho spanish loss was much smaller 70
Do said.
Nothing happening IN this vicinity
recently ms taken the American oiii-
GERS and troops 30 completely hy SUR
prise a. this story Of battle between
the CunauH aud the Span.Hrds. our
troops had come 10 hook upun the In
EurFonts as Gators rather lhan as nght-
prH. and they scarcely believed the rr-
ports that Garria'H army had laan lu
ambuHUadH aud had up. ned The uEht
by attacking the Spanish troops II D.
MOI known whether Con. Garcia was
w-.f the number ~ the enemy ~
WIS atiacklng. 10 h. thought ne had
encountered a small force ~ SpanlardH
and could ovCp1w. them easily, j.
was grave misilh. apparently.
Thfro wrro 40 least tn11 sptuiards In
The body. according Co port, ana they
drove Gnrciu's men into full retreat
a Tow hours after the battle began.
when che cuban general Withdrew
hiH troops 90 the mountains h. resolved
10 move on 10 Ho'ru.n. about sixty
miles 90 the north of this city. n the
Americans would not allow thom tu
wrsak vengeance upon the aptuinrda
in Santiago. the Cultrf proposed On
storm some other Important place and
take possession ~ % On their own ac-
count
II was with this object In Wow that
Cen, garcil Withdrew hiF troops from
the American linDt ana refused lunF'r
/ 90 act az nn ally ~ cen. shufirr. 10
/ decided O. capture iinlruin " possible
ana 90 thgrU set up an luHurgDnt Fuv.
crnmoui. making that place Tho cuban
headquarters Tor the eastern depart
mont.
II il not stated how far to n,
northwest OF Santiago Gen. Garcia
army had proceeded upon this mission
when the spanish troops were on
/ cnuntrrcd. They had been marching
| Tor many hours. however. and must
have been well started on their Jour
| ncy. The CubauH and Spnnlnfdr met
/ on the fuad between Santiago and
/ liolguin. The spaniardH. II ~ said
/ had bruu gathered from the fortified
towns IN the vicinity and were pro,
cccding 20 Santiago under the torn,
| of surrender agreed 60 by Gen. Tural
D HNr HIH.aa A.
/ agreement They were not looking lot
q nght and were cnuEht on their guard
Gen. Garcia, u d. said. ordered hi
/ men o. form Ho that they would b,
| concealed In the chnppntni, hoping e
| nnuihilntn the first section ~ the Snnn.
| ifh troops. llin plans were promptly
/ put Into execution, but the spnnlnrdi
| quickly recovering from tho domotnI,
ifatiun caused by the opening shots
/ i"uEht Hereby and Cen. Onrciu'H am,
buacndr was "a failure.
] Although unsuccessful IN his plans
"a trap the spaniirds. Garcia. accord,
/ ing 20 the Cubaua who brought tht
story, sent word o. them, drmandlnf
| That they surrender forthwith. Tf
THIS demand tho Spanish commander
returned mn emphatic refusal Gen
/ Tural he notified Gen. Garcia had sur,
| Tonl he notified Gen. Garcia. had sur.
rendered Co Gen, Shnftrr. not TO Gu.
bans
Despite information that the spnnist
were part ~ those Included IN
| TornlH surrender Gpn. Garcia ~ said
10 have ordered hls troops 20 prcpar,
20 nEht. The CuhunH quickly tool
the positions 10 which they had beor
assigned, ana the order To- nre wa,
passed along the line. Gen. Garcia
hld decided 10 attempt o. carry IN,
spanish position by assault. and hi,
troops pressed forward VII N the wore
was given, Their progress was nrml,
resisted at every point by the Spnn,
iardh' who, after several hours nght,
lnf. Put the cuhanH 10 route with lnni
OF u killed and many wounded. TN,
spanish suffered small loss.
The story ~ the battle and It's dis,
aAlfouh results has greatly excited
The CuhanH They are demanding ven
Erance, ana cannot know why Ia,
Americans do not unnihilata theiI
spanish prisoners OF war.