Show rumor that gomez Is dead bead havana jan 29 9 there Is an insistent rumor here that maximo maxima gomez has died as ai a result of 0 ills 1119 illness the friends of tile the place no credence in the rumor and there Is no confirmation fir of 0 the report I 1 it t probably owes its origin to the fact that the insurgents sur gents tried to in buy a c orlin at san antonio de los bation banes and the th conclusion that it was waa intended for or the burial ot of the leader of 0 the cuban insurgents has been jumped at an engagement of some borne importance has undoubtedly taken place between gomels forces and the pursuing columns of 0 the spaniards at the plantation of santa lucia the official report makes no statement of the result of 0 the light beyond asserting that the insurgents lout lost twenty one killed the spanish losses are not stated col vicuna has stat stationed ione of his forces I 1 in ralin which commands the only pass pars to the province of 0 havana and the west westward nard the insurgents are striving to effect A passage to join gomez and maceo but have not succeeded la in do doloff ng so 0 o this morning the column commanded by col vicuna encountered twenty five insurgents up on the in plantation or of europe europa in matanzas they pursued thesie these who proved to he be tap tb vanguard van euard of a larger larcer force and met int SM M insurgents at the farm of irate Ma Man juarl forli was continued for halt half an hour flour the insurgents retreated three killed hlll d and eleven wounded torether together with their arms on the side of it the troops maj prez perez 1 roy oy was seriously uste y wounded |