New-York tribune., 1906-08-31
BATTLE NEAR In CUBA.
Troops NOPE ON GUANES.
Il Sharp Action East of Ha0ana-
The Rebels Beaten.

Havana Aug. 3A-Generas Avalos and Pine
Guerra are close 20 each other tonight in the
nsaghboriloo6 of Guanes, whittier Avalos, with
one thousand cavalry mounted infantry, rural
guards and recruits, marched to-day from the
little village OF sabalo. The Associated Press
correspondent with General Avaios reports
that considerable number OF recruits fell out
along the march from San Juan Martinez.
overcome by the heat and dust. and that some
were sick from fever, induced by drinking bad
water. The general spirit, however, was good.
A battle Is expected soon.
TIE only fight OF consequences reported to-
day was a three hours action between one hun
dred and t7Sty rural guards and volunteers and
an insurgent band. estimated to number three
hundred, near Campo Florida, twenty miles
east OF Havana. An American who witnessed
the fighting says scattering fire kept up
for two hours. The conbatants then moved
closer. and finally the rural guards and voiun-
seers made Hns charge up a lfll routing the
insurgents. who scattered and disappeared. At
least twelve insurgents were killed and many
more were wounded.
An official report OF the fight which was given
out tonight says the combined forces OF Cap
lain Conazo's rural guards and General Alfred
RegO's volunteers attacked four hundred rebels.
fought two hours. and then charged and dis
persed the enemy, who left fifteen dead and
Lnree prisoners. twenty nOfSSS ana some arms
and accoutremests captured Captain
Cel!azO was wounded in the arm, but not seri
Ously hurt
GREAT. ALARM IN SANTA CLARA
Reports received from Manics,~Sua. in the
tobacco district OF Santa Clara province. show
that there is great alarm among the people
there. who are fleeing from the cities onAac--
count OF the growth the insurgent forces.
Rebels securing the country and seizing al
the horses and cattle that can be found. Five
hundred insurgents camped outside Of Manica-
ragua on Monday and by Tuesday the number
had increased to one thousand, Considerable ad-
ditions having been received in the ~succeedins
two days at first the insurgents did not inter
fere with American property, but later all ami
mails were taken from the plantations OF Kaf-
fenburgh & Sons of Boston, and the 8sanica
ragua Tobacco Company. Of Boston Vicious
raarauders and casnrz followers attending the
rebels are terrorizing the.people. who are with
out protection. the rural guards usually sta
toned there having beenl transferred TO Santa
Clara city.
British concerns have consulted with the
charge d'affaires here whether in case of dam
ages being caused 70 their property .hey can
collect from Cuba The charge cited the gen
eral rule that no claims for damages stand
against q governmehtsin IN such cases IL the lat
ter has made every endeayor TO quens 1.-The in
surrection.
Reports Of surrenders in compliance with the
governments offer Of amnesty are more numer-
out tonight than heretofore. most OF them COM
ing from towns near Havana The insurgent
chief Tata Sanchez is the most prominent of
those who surrendered to-day He returned 20
HIS home at salud with a few OF his followers.
On the other hand, the insurrection is receiv-
ing some recruitsA. Colonel Carlos Guas.
prominent resident q San Antonio de los Banos.
has Joined thefnsurree.,,~ followed by some Of
his friends.
BANDS NEAR CIENFUEGoa
The situation near cienfuegos IS threatening.
Parties Of insurgents wander q win close 10
fhe city. It is~>---.>A~s..at tlFee thousand in
surgenfs are1out in that neIshborhood.
Several towns in the provinfe q. Santa Clara
have been entered by insurge9t bands, who have
robbed The inhabitants Of money and portable
property
one OF them two hundrsessirong, have begun
concerted movement in the Aosthern part OF the
province OF Havana with Je object Of bagging
Asber1's band. The corarranders OF these de-
tachments are all officers of the rural guard.
The loyal veterans OF eagtiago Province re-
port that tie organizefion OF volunteers IS rap
idly going on. and thar q force win soon be ready
20 start for Pinar del Rio.
The story OF The piUnd-ring OF Galafre by
Gu9rra's men has been duplicated on a larger
scals az sabalo. When the government froops
reached that place on Wednesday night thew
found the general store wrecked. Every KIND
% merchandise liquid or SOLID which The In
Eurseuts did not want heape6 together IN
stac1x. Guerra's men had begun 90 take what
hey chose. Guerra and some OF his officers
naily drew. their rnaehetes and wounded sev-
"a VINO we're searching She store for
soney. The toWnsD.oYie assert thai rbere were