| Show CUBAN TROOP TRAIN WRECKED BY insurgents timely arrival of colonel avalos rural guards saved the capture of the train guerra commanded the rebels baso real sept 9 the government troop train which left havana friday jumped tho track three miles cast of consolacion del sur the train was surrounded by several hundred insurgents commanded by pino guerra in person and sustained a fire all saturday night and until 9 this morning the train would hav been captured but for the timely arrival of col avalos and men who had fought their way through from consolacion del sur when this force arrived the revolutionists retired westward after having destroyed the bridge over the sanan clara river and some culverts cu lverts and cutting wires near herradura the revolutionists are tonight at arroa cruz west of consolacion del sur guerras forces at consolacion del sur and in that neighborhood number 2000 men and those of the government the government forces suffered one man killed and six wounded including ravenna who was slightly in aured previous to the righting yesterday pino guerra sent a note to colonel adlaz commanding the troop train demanding ills surrender adlaz replied that he would die first the engagement between col av alos and the insurgents near consola clon del sur lasted an hour in both these fights pino guerra carried away dead and wounded the troops will proceed westward tomorrow havana sept 9 government military and railroad officials and the newspaper correspondents were thrown into a state of excitement this evening by men who arrived hero aiom paso real with stories that the armored train which left havana fri day had met with various obstacles beyond herradura had been thrown from the tracks and its men machine guns horses and equipment captured As these tales wore confirmed by the western railways first telegraphic advises advices from paso real they wore believed to be true until authentic reports of actual occurrences were wired by those who had returned to paso real from the scone i the real facts of the case are that col avalos who was believed to be surrounded in alnar del rio city and the armored train made a junction east of consolacion del sur and tho government forces to that extent are improved the news of this fact caused much relief in official circles the train proceeded saturday evening from paso real to two and one third miles east of consolacion del sur at which point the rails had been removed and replaced a locomotive and three ears which had been thrown from the track the insurgents attacked but were driven off by the two machine guns handled by the american captain webster it is believed that many insurgents were killed but the number is not known meanwhile a large portion of col avalos force had come eastward from alnar del rio for the purpose ot making a junction with the machine gun corps at del sur their advance was disputed by a large band of insurgents and a lively fight ensued the insurgents were driven oft and several of them were killed or wounded avaloa and his men continued their journey eastward this morning and made a junction first with the cavalry force of captain ravenna which is scouting ahead and finally with the disabled troop train the train has not been molested since the junction was effected but the bridge over the santa clara river eastward from ache tram was blown up today together with two smaller ones preventing the use of the road beyond herradura As the bridges westward near puerta colpo also have been destroyed no trains can operate from alnar del rio city in either direction both the railroad and the telegraph line continue in use to paso real tonight men and four machine gnus commanded by col clews started for paso real the sending of this force was hastened by the false news of a disaster captain ravenna one lieutenant and four privates wounded are the only casualties reported in the bonso bacton del sur operations there is some alarm in havana on account of the nearness to the city of several hundred insurgents belonging to the forces of asbert loynaz and Castl IIo some of whom are often senin the hills at jesus del monte in the southern extremity of the city intimations received from these bands are to the effect that they are merely awaiting the outcome of the peace negotiations practically all the insurgents in the provinces of havana and santa cara having ceased operation for the present in accordance with the tentative agreement with tho peace commissioners the fourth week of the rebellion opens with the governments forces better equipped and improved in discipline but enlistments are slow president palmas action in calling a special session of congress is meeting ith some adverse criticism many persons believe that good purpose will be by a discussion of the causes of the war and of peace proposals by the congress the veterans peace committee con finues hopeful of being able to persuade pino guerra to caaso activities temporarily and possibly of inducing him to come to havana and join in tho negotiations for peace but the attitude of the leading liberals continues to preclude hopes for an immediate at tho veterans meeting this afternoon a resolution waa formally adopted to use all peaceful means to atop the war and if failed that a arm should bo raised to crush it by force meanwhile intervention by the united states Is being discussed on all sides many cubans who hitherto were not favorable to intervention now believe ahat it will he tho only means of placing cuba permanently in her rightful position reports received by the government say that insurgents were killed in the encounter near consolacion Consola clon del sur but these figures are not considered authentic A fight is reported to haap taken place at guanajay Gua najay in santa clara province there were fierce machete charges and the rebels retired several of them er and five were captured news of the suspension of hostilities reached hero this afternoon new york sept 9 col carlos M aguerro head of tho cuban junta in new york city tonight gave out a statement saying paul fuller of coudert bros who was in consultation friday with maj augustan August ln castellanos of the cuban junta sailed for havana today the result of the conference Is the announcement no tonight for the retention of casilly gook as chief counsel for the junta and revolutionary party in cuba an immediate urgent appeal to gen alno guerra to cease hostilities pending an armistice and a plea for arbitration of the question of the legality of president palmas last elec tion the junta members issued a most positive denial of the published rumor of their determination to destroy the cuban governments war supply ves sel the maria herrera either in dock in brooklyn or on the high seas fuller and cook urged the immediate bloodless ending of the revolution and president palmas selection of two arbitrators the junta two and the tour to select tho fifth member for foreign interests in cuba the revolutionary party seeks the infill ence of british german canadian new york boston and montreal camj ital invested incura for support in its arbitration scheme and an early peaceful ending of the war A detailed printed statement of the alleged wrongs and abuses of the palma administration on the cuban people will be issued by the junta this week in addition the junta expects to enlist a large number of spanish claimants against the united states represented by john G carlisle ex secretary of the navy hilary A hei bert coudert bros and other eminent counsel the commissioners should meet immediately in havana summon witnesses and examine and fully their findings on the charges that tho palma bayonets fraud intimidation of electors and other violations of the cuban laws demand the complete annulment of the last presidential and congressional elections and the holding throughout the island of now elections the commissions findings to be final and binding on all parties the junta members claim that an honest investigation will prove all of their charges against the palma administration are true furthermore hey claim that cablegrams cable grams received from havana state that the arbitration plan has tho hearty support of a great majority of cubas electors regardless of party 1 I have been somewhat costive but doans gave just the results desired they act mildly and regulate the bowels perfectly george U krause walnut abc altoona pa |
