1 THE CUBAF FFBFLLIFN A Fierce Battle Reported to Have Oc- curred Near Havana. THE" SPANIARDS ATTAGKED. Insurgents, However, “’ere Strongly In- trenched and Made a. Good Figlit._ An Elaborate Plan to Entrap Captain General VrVeyler. Havana, Aug. 13.—The insurgents to 'the number of 800, strongly intrenched In the Grillo hills, near Madruga, prov- ince of Havana, have been attacked by ~three Spanish columns commanded by General Molino, General Morote and Colonel Aguilera. Details as to the fighting have not yet been received, but reports from Madruga say that the Spanish. troops have lost 11 killed, among them a major and a lieutenant, and 40 wounded. The fighting still con- t-inues. The insurgents have seized the town of Media Luna, near Manzanillo. A Spanish force. was sent from the steamer Fausta to gather horses in the Manzanillo district, but it was received with a hot fire and, compelled to sus~ pend operations. The question of who will be the per- manent successor of Sanor Canovas del Castillo is being hotly discussed in po- litical circles. Many believe that Senor Sa‘gasta will be called in. In official circles. however. the conviction is strong that the Conservatives Will con- tinue in power. A Captain General Weyler will not re- sign while a Conservative cabinet han- dles the reins, but no one doubts that he would do so if the queen regent called in Sagasta. . A well‘ dressed young man who gives the name of Guasha recently called on Jese Sarra, a wealthy wholesale drug- g-ist, and demanded $500, threatening to blow Sarra to pieces with an alleged dynamite machine if he refused. He was promptly arrested and when the box was opened it was found to contain only a brick. All After Weyler. New York, Aug. 13.—The Herald has the following dispatch sent via Key West by its special correspondent in Havana: Every effort of the rebels since Cap- tain General Weyler took the field the last time seems to have been directed against his immediate command. Sev- eral attacks have been made upon the captain general’s force by the insur- gents within the last few days. I have received further details of the battle near Aguacate, which is near the Matanzas line. The fighting, it was first reported, was in Matanzas prov- ince, but it was just on this side. There is no doubt of the result of the battle, however, and a conservative estimate places the number of Spanish killed at 200,-. while the rebel loss was compara~ timely trifling. ' Preparations for General Weyler‘s ar- rival at the palace were made on Mon- day, but he only returned from the field today. He left Matanzas on Sunday and reached Aguacate, in Havana prov- ince, yesterday morning. It was there that a rumor came that he was wound— ed in the big fight near there, but the statement proved to be false. The excitement in Havana is intense. The uncertainty regarding the new ministry in Spain is partly to blame, and 01:1 top of this comes news of a big insurgent victory between Aguacate and Madruga and also of a pitched bat- tle in the vicinity of Sagua la Grande. The advance guard of General Gomez has crossed into Matanzas. Whether he is close behind I cannot ascertain with certainty, but it is reported that he directed the fight at Sagua la Grande. Tried to Trap \Veyler. The bloodiest battle that has taken place for several months was the one fought at Aguacate on Monday night and yesterday morning. There is a strong belief here that General Weyler was in the fight, and it is known that the battle was the result of an attempt to capture General Weyler or kill him. The captain general had made prepa- rations to return on horse from Matan- zas to Havana. Along the road he had posted three columns of Spanish sol- ' diers, and he left Matanzas with only General Castillo learned of his plans and gathered a force of fully 1,500 rebels. This fOI‘Ce he hurled against the Spanish lines at Aguacate, where General Weyler was supposed to be. General'Castilio commanded the insurgents in person and the Spanish were under General Molina and Colonel Aldea. The latter is. reported dead, but I Saw his signature to a dispatch at the palace last night: Both he and General lM‘olina were r-wounded. - The battle began about 4 o’clock in the afternoon and continued till night set in. The Spanish were ranked along the open road, and the rebels ap- proached'them from the rear, coming brain the hills. A—‘body of? cavalry was stationed'ab'out'a' quarter of a mile 80 men. down the road "tocut off'General Wey- ' ler if he should be there and‘ attempt to seek safety. The details of the actual fighting are meager, bur many reliable persons who passed near the place, which is beside the railroad station, state that from the carriage windows they could see many dead bodies along the road. After making all necessary allowances, it is safe to say that fully 200 Spaniards were killed and a great many more were wounded. The rebels used rapid fire guns. Their loss was comparatively slight. Senora Canovas to Be a. Duchess; Madrid, Aug. 13.——Senora Canovas. del Castillo, widow of the assassinated pre- mier, has objected to his remains lying in state and the admission of the public to the mortuary chamber at the fam- ily’s residence has been stopped. It is the intention of the government to con- fer upon the widow the title of duchess, with the dignity of a grandee of the first class and a pension of 30, 000 pose— tas. ' Another 'Spanlsh' outrage. ' Washington, Aug.‘13.—Santiago Bar- roeta of 146 West Sixty-fourth street, New Yank, has begged the state de- partment to intervene for the protec- tion of his brother-fn— law, Ramon Hi- dalgo, an American citizen, registered as :such in Havana and Cienfuegos, who was arrested July 28 by the Spanish au- thorities and is kept lncommunicado- in. Menu tortress. . .. ‘T HE EVE E111 GT GAZ ET TE 111110 1111511111 '1~ ' The Words that Carry Weight in Norwalk Are from Norwalk People. c When anything that. promises relief is offered you, the ill st thing you Wish to know is if it ever helped anyone else; . and the amount of faith you will have in trying it will depend upon the reli- ability of the testimony offered in its behalf. When this is from remote strangersm’ay beyond the reach of your consu tation, doubts may remain; but when it. comes from disinterested N01- WaIk people, whom you can consult at any time, its 1eliability 1s appa1 en'o; its t1uth not to be doubted. And the tes- timony of Norwalk people, and of prom- inent people among them, is united in declaring that. California Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, that it removes all traces of this persistent and humiliating dis- ease. Note the words of a man you know y ou can believe: Mr. D. C. C1 oft, 11 East avenue, East. Norwalk, after sufte1 mg with catarrh for years, tells of his relief as follows: ‘I find that California Catai rh Cure has relieved me very much. It keeps my head and throat. much clearer than they had been for a long time, and the reliefis wonderful. Anyone suffering from catarrh in any form will surely find it an excellent remedy. It relieves at. once, and 1 believe the relief is per- manent. ” California Catarrh Cure is the great.- est. reliever of hay fever and the great- est cure. All dealers, 50 cents, three times as much, one dollar. FLI \FF I F FOFLFD. lit-my of Them in the Frozen North is 1t11 Starvation Ahead. ALL WARNING DISREGARDED Victoria, B. 0., Aug. 13.—Despite the warnings sent out that men already at Dyea and Skagguay are unable to get across the pass and that very few of the men there will get to the mines this year, several hundred men are here waiting to take passage for the north on the steamer Bristol, and all of the accommodation on the Islander, which sails on Monday, have been taken up. The question of establishing a bank at Dawson City, Yukon, is now before the Canadian government. Great Sufl‘ering In Prospect. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 13.——The block- ade of Klondikers at Dyea and Skag- guay will lead to much suffering this winter. Captain Amex, who was the pibt of the steamer Islander, which has inst returned from the north, says that affairs are in very bad shape and could not be much worse. Two thousand per- sons are camped along the rocky shore, with few pack animals at hand and have practiCally no chance of getting over the pass. One of the United States commissioners, by using his official in- fluence and paying $400 in coin, man- aged to get the Indians to pack his out— fit over the Chilkat pass to the lakes. Of the others 'who went from Puget sound without horses not 1 in 50 will get across the mountains this winter. Seven Seattle men who went up on the Island— er returned on the Victoria utterly dis— gusted with the prospect and will re- main at home until spring, when they expect to make another start. Those who have horses and boats stand a fair- ly good chance of getting through, but the start must be made before winter comes on. A New Goldfield. New Orleans, Aug. 13.—A new gold- field is reported to have been discovered in Nicaragua, and the steamers from that section have been bringing in gold- dust. S. F. Spence, a resident of Hous- ton, Tex., arrived here on the steamer Fulton, plying between New. Orleans and Nicaraguan ports, and confirmed the reports. He says he has been over the goldfields district and that gold is there in. large quantities. He has ac- quired claims, and will return as soon as he can make arrangements to work them. He says unemployed miners of the United States will do much better there than in attempting to go to Alas- ka. Food in Nicaragua is cheap and other costs are reasonable. The Loss of the Mexico. Seattle, Wash, Aug. 13.-—It will re— quire an inquiry by the government in- spector of hulls, Captain J. W. Bryant, to determine the facts of the wrecking of the steamer Mexico at the entrance of Dixon’s sound. It is stated with seeming authority that the rock which was the cause of the disaster was West Devil rock, and that it is shown on the charts. The first accounts of the dis- aster are to the effect that the rock was hidden beneath the waves and was not down on the charts. Dixon’s sound is on the inside route to Alaska, and has been considered an open highway. It was stated on the authority of Dr. Boswell G. Anderson, a passenger on the Mexico, that the steamer’s course was changed so as to send her outside in the hope of saving 16 hours on the trip. The change was made by the captain as a 1esult'of a petition circu- lated by the Ckistian Endeavor excur- sionists on the boat, who were anxious to reach Seattle before the time limit of their return tickets to the east had expired’ 3 Pilot Cornell is an experi- enced navigator, and has been em- ployed in these waters for a number of years. He was on watch, and Captain Thomas was in his stateroom. Wheth- er the pilot “as neglecting his duty or miscalculated the course will be de- termined by the inquiry now in prog- ress. Gold at Coil'ce Creek. sledding, C .11., Aug. 13.——News has been received here from Coffee Creek to the effect that $40,000 more in gold dust and nuggets was taken yesterday afternoon from the pocket out of which the Graves brothers took $42, 000 last Saturday. Another discovery of gold is reported on Morrison gulch, about tw0 miles from the scene of the Graves brothers’ discovery. It is said $18,000 was taken out in an afternoon and that two miners are taking out gold on an average of- $40 to the pan. This strike is on the same Vein as the Graves claim and is supposed to be an extension of the same. .- _ , \ - O NORWALK , lire Insurance Co. in Successful Oper- » anion Since 1860. \lo Ouistandino Claims. A Sales For Beni- VALIIABLES STORED IN Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF NOB-WALK. 6. Ward Selleck, BEST GOODS. TEAS and actress 18 WALL ST. GAZETTE ADS. BRING GOOD RESULTS Frank T. Hyatt DENTIST, 8 West Avenue. NASH 81 VANSGUY ‘ —Dealers in— Cnocxmzr. 01mm AN-b Gmss WARE. PLUMBING. STEAM AID GAS FITTIII. Cor. Main & West ta 80. N0 RWAIiK. 01‘ Geo. WJiaymond, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries AND Provisions No.9Main St. Edgar Buttery, N u rsery man , NORWALK, CONN. Trees. Shrubs and Blunts Strawberry Plants 8. Specialty. 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