The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-05
TELLS OF REBEL VICTORIES.

Junta Reports Many Dead Government
Soldiers and DcsertIOns TO the Insur gents.
An atmosphere of mystery hovered about
the form Of Mario Garlic Aldama, treasury
agent and unofficial press representative
here OF the Cuban Government, yesterday
as well as about the trim steamship Maria
Herrera. which is lying at Bush's Stores,
Brooklyn, waiting for a b~ristliDg cargo Of
war implements for Use against the rebels.
The junta; in its Office at III and Water
streets, gave out a thing or two in the way
Of absolutely unbiased and correct news
on the late fighting hat was startling when
compared with the Government dispatches
n the same ARRAYS.
Agent Albania. who has superseded
Senator Ernesto Fonts y Sterling, brother
Of Aldama's chief, the Secretary Of the
Treasury in the Palma Government, as
the official receiver and handler out Of
Government dispatches, on Monday gave
further details of the fighting which occurred
about sixty-five miles from Havana CITY
On Saturday. Agent Aldama's dispatches,
fresh from the palace, told how Col.
Estrampes at the head OF 200 Government
troops had a hot fight with $50 revolu-
tionists under Col Asbert, killed twenty
four Of them, captured seven more and
ended up by routing all Of Asbert's force,
thus practically breaking the backbone
Of the revolution in Havana province"
This description Of the aght was shown
to Col. Aguirre in the Office of the revo-
lutiopary junta. The fiery Colonel at once
threw up his head and laughed OF a dozen
cracking ha-has. Then he put both hands
in his ousers pockets and pouf-pouFs
began TO rattle from his lips like bullets
from a Calling gun
-Ah,' said the Colonel when he could
speak. You come at a fortunate time.
I have just now received a letter from a
friend OF mine in Havana, in addition In
kilograms from friends there'via Kew West.
which gives news OF that fight and of other
fights not favorable TO the Government.
In the first place those kilograms inform
me that the fight took place last Saturday,
as stated, and that the fighters for freedom
were defeated. But it was only a small
detachment OF Asbert's force. who has
now 1900 well armed men in the field, and
OF t~wenty-four only two we're killed.
But here is something much more in
teresting. You will find in the Govern
ment dispatches from Havana references
to a mere skirmish' between Asbert's and
Estrampes's bands a week ago Saturday.
l will enlighten You from this letter about
that mere skirmish.'
1T savs that Col. Delgado went out to
REINFORCE Estrampes with 100 men from
HaYaaH. About fifty miles from the city
he ran across a force Of insurgents in the
bush and there was a very hot fight. AS
you may marine half OF the Government
troops were killed and we lost but a single
man.
Near Guines in Havana province Col
EstranT cs later in the week encountered A
hert's force again and sixty Of EstrAmp ea's
men deserted TO the insufgents. Gnother
Government leader went ont Of Havana
with n hundred men and returned with
three. The rest had all deserted to the in
s~urgents."
Women have been joining the insur-
gents with their husbands and going into
battle with them. Here Is mention OF
Major Juan Santo, a veteran OF the war
with Spain. who rode Oh TO our men In the