The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
NEWS or CUBAN VICTORIES.
PALMA PRESS AGENT HEARS or
~ DEAD REVOLUTIONISTS.
GARLIC Says That MAtAnzas, santiago
n CAmRguey Have necn PRCincd
Col. AgulrFc. Rebel Press Agent,
Jeers &C the stories OF Ills Rival.

NAEfhNIO HAyW MU@t NhALwUkNas 9mthtthAV
n CAmaguey Have neen PRCincd
Col. Asulrrc. RobeI Press Agent,
Jeers At the stories OF IAls Rival.
The bureau Of information established In
this city by the Cuban Government handed
out yesterday another batch Of nov fresh
from the palace In Havana. 0ne cable do
spatch which the representative OF the
Palma Government got told OF the battle
which was fought between the Government
forces and the revolutionists on Saturday
about sixty-tlve miles from Havana.
Col. Estrampes and Capt. Collazo OF the
rural guards were In command OF the Gov"
eminent forces and Col. Asbert led the revo-
lutionists. The fighting. according to the
information given out here, began In the
morning, and the revolutionists we're routed
after seventeen Of them had been killed and
three taken prisoners. The Government
forces had one killed and four wounded.
Col. Estrampes and Capt. COLLAGE, according
to the message, followed up the advantage
which they had gained, pursuing the rebels
to the Escalera de Jaruco. or stairs OF Ja-
ruco, a series Of low wooded bills. There
EstrampeS and Collazo attacked the revo-
lutionists again just as they were pitching
their camp at nightfall. This was a machete
charge and sever more of the revolutionists
lost their lives. Two were taken prisoners
In this engagement. Asbert's forces, 1t was
said, were scattered, and the backbone Of
the revolution in the Havana province was
broken for the time being.
Next to the engagement which toe place
in the Santa Clara province last Wednes-
day, when thirty-seven revolutionists we're
killoA fhA ~ laaf GaftNHdav Ia Aafd IN
have been the most serious.
Mario GARLIC ALBANIA a former American
newspaper man, who has had charge Of
the customs and revenue cutter service
under the Palma Government, is in
charge Of the bureau Of information. He
also Is in charge Of the steamship Maria
Herrera, which arrived from Havana on
Sunday to take on a cargo Of ammunition,
rapid fire guns. hospital supplies and other
munitions for use in suppressing the rebel
lion. As soon as the vessel is loaded he
will open an Office in this city. where infor-
nation regarding the progress of the revolu-
ton will be given out direct from the palace.
Almost the first thing GARLIC did upon
his arrival was to telegraph for official
information in regard to numerous reports
which he saw in the American newspapers.
He CAV out the results Of his queries yester-
day. In the first place his information from
the Government was that there is no upris-
ing now in the provinces Of Matanzas,
Santiago and Camaguey. Santiago had
been reported to lave a bio force of revolu-
t~ionists. All these provinces. the Palma
representative declared, were completely
pacihed. In Havana province he estimates
that rs per cent. Of b revolutionists are now
unatmed.
The Province Of Santa Clara Ia thor
ouRhly protected by a large force Of rural
guards who are assisting the 81 so a day
Government troopers. There is not. he
declared, the least danger of the city Of
Santiago being taken.
In the Province of Pinar del Rio there are,
GARLIC says, 400 insurgents. divided into
two groups under the command of Pine
Guerra. The Governme mt has a force of
5000 men, including the rural guards, in
that district under the command at Col.
Avalos and Col. Bocallao. who have three
batteries OF rapid fire guns manned by
picked men, some Of them trained in the
United States Navy. The Government
forces have been trying to force an en-
counter in this province, but the insurgent
CLCIh dOSOINilA w W Z hAitA uc6pdJCANbb
refuses to meet them and is playing a game
Of hide and seek. =
GARLIC said yesterday that the Cuban
forces in waging the present campaign are
fighting on a different plan from that fol-
lowed by the old Spanish forces in the last
revolution. The Spanish forces seldom
pushed ahead after they had encountered
the enemy, but gathered up the dead and
wounded and retired usually into some
town, to sally out later for another en-
gagement.
The Government forces are now follow
ing the insurgents closely after an engage
ment, sending the dead and wounded back
with men selected for that purpose. By
following this plan the insurgents, it is
said, are scattered more quickly and come
together again slowly.
Mr.. Carrilla declares that President
Palma has issued an order to the surgeons
and nurses in the army that the revolu-
tionists and the Government soldiers when
wounded are to be treated exactly alike.
Col. Carlos Aguirre, press agent for the
revolutionist party, when he heard what
had been passed out by the enemy almost
exploded In an effort TO show his absolute
derision for the statements hat had been
made.
4Pouf," he said, -Pouf, Poufl OF course
they will give out such reports. That is
lust what they are establishing a press
bureau here for. A battle near Havana,
you say, and eighteen revolutionists killed.
Well, l haven't heard anything about il.
But let me tell you this n thing, IL there
were eighteen revolutionists killed, more
than twice that number of Government
men lost their lives. The revolution being
suppressed The forces in the province OF
Havana Dispersed Everything pacifed In
Santiago, Matanzas and Camaguey. Oh,
poufl The revolution, my dear sir, is
spreading, and will continue to spread"
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