Show j i MAINE AND ALFONZO j j American and Spanish War Vessels Anchored Side By Side I I BATTLE NEAR PUNT A IiI A Y A I i I I CUBANS CONDUCT Air ENGAGEMENT I ENGAGE-MENT WITHOUT CANNON I II I I Immense Caneflelds Burned By the Insurgents Entailing Incalculable i Loss Spain I Ssnding a Larger Ship Than the line to Visit American Ports Cuban News I I I Havana Jan 26The city is entirely I I quiet tonight The Maine lies at anchor an-chor near the Spanish cruiser Alfonzo XIII I May persons believe that the presence pres-ence of the American ship here is designed Amercn I signed to bring about disturbances on the streets of Havana when the American Amer-ican sailors and marines land This morning two battalions of infantry and I a section of artillery arrived from the province of Pinar del Rio I Havana Jan 6via Key West I General Molina on the morning of the 20th of January began a second attack 1 between upon the insurgents position Boca Camarioco and Punta Iaya The I I insurgents were under Leader Tabarts and they stood continuous volleys until the Spanish about 1 oclock began an artillery lire The insurgents being I without cannon burned their camp and made a Hank movement toward the I coast and the Spanish rear obliging I General Molina to abandon his position in order to avoid a rear attack and compelling com-pelling him to retreat toward the coast The insurgents immediately divided their forces and Invaded the rich zone I of sugar cane burning immense cane fields with incalculable loss The Span ish had 1 killed including a captain They buried their dead and then retired re-tired They had 28 wounded The insurgents have burned the greater part of the cane fields on the plantation Union near San Luis although though the plantation Is protected by forts and detachments The military authorities here criticize General Molina for attacking the insurgents I In-surgents camp at Camarioco as they consider it unimportant and the sacrifice sacri-fice too serious for exoerimerit sarij had 1500 and General Molina infantry I 400 cavalry He attacked the rebel j camp and there was fighting for live hours but finally he was obliged to retire 1 tire without success The loss on both I sides was Insignificant I I The rebels are still devoting their attention at-tention to preparing for the coming wet i season Every day large quantities of I supplies of all Bart are sent to them I RarifmlH here sav that General Blanco I Rdicls C s u General UUV is playing his last card In his present vjsikia the eastern provinces for the purpose It Is said of attempting to Induce General Raid and Salvador RIos I to lay down their arms Both these men refused to surrender at the close surender I of thfrMast war and the Cubans be7 lee them incorruptible Before leaving leav-ing Havana on Monday General Blanco I Blan-co i Is known drew from the treasury I treas-ury 350000 j General Blanco received news that an American warship would be ordered to Havana while at Batabono but did I not delay sailing for the east Yesterday Yester-day he was in Jucaro Inspecting the trocha and today he went on to Man zanillo He is expected to return at at the end of the we k |