St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-29
LOYALISTS ROUTED.
The Revolutionary Movement
in the Argentine Republic
Is Spreading.
Insurgents Engage With Gov
ernment Troops and Wipe
Them Out.
a Twenty-Four Hours Mill
Arranged Between the Op-
posing Forces.
Gen. Roea Will Resume the
Chief Magistracy Of the
Country.

LONDON, July 20.-The Times has
the following from BuenOS AyreS dated
July 81. noon: Fighting began yes
terday at dawn and ceased at dark, both
sides maintaining their positions. Gel
mans police and cavalry suffered terri
ribly in attacking the Civicas and
troops. The PROFESSIONALS were in
trenched in the artillery barracks.
The city during the night was
like city of the dead, but behind their
shutters the citizens we're OH the alert
armed with rifles. After nightfall the
Civicas advanced two blocks. The Pro-
visionals reopened heavy artillery
fire at dawn to-day on the troops
under Vice President Pellegrini. A
terrible mistake occurred during
the fighting. The Eleventh regi-
ment, suddenly turning in favor of
the provisional government, approached
the artillery, and before they could
make their friendly intentions known
to the insurgents. they were moWn
down within a narrow street. The
minister of war was wounded, and the
minister of finance was taken prisoner.
Col. Marmendia, Maj. Campos and
many other officers we're killed, and the
commander of the firemen was
Shot by His Own Wen.
A short armistice was held at noon
and an effort was made to stop the
butchery. The armistice lasted one
hour. At o'clock the ships began fir
ing on the government house, Pelle-
GRIM having refused to accept the
terms of the provisional government.
The Civilea union seized twenty tug
boats and the gun boats Chacabuco,
Mespu, Cannonade and Retro.
The British gunboats Beagle and
BrambIe have arrived to protect the En-
glIsh inhabitants.
3p. m.-The whole navy has declared
in favor of the provisional government.
The Patagana is bombarding the gov
ernment house and the Parana is she'll
ing Presden. Celman's residence. Gun
boats command the railways from the
north.
p. m.-The warships have ceased
bombarding. Bulletins announce that
the revolution has triumphed. 1t is
certain that the PROFESSIONALS up to the
the present have had the best of the
fighting. The armlstlce negotiations
continue at the government house. Tne
adherents of Celman are positive that
5000 troops and forty pieces of artillery
are ready when the armiStice is over to
attack the civicas.
Monday, 9 a. m.-President Celman's
troops have occupied the houses around
the plaza Mayo and have placed light
artillery in the plaza. The demands OF
civica union have been reduced to a
request that President Celman resign.
The fleet lies a good way out with
steam up. The armistice has been eX
tended until o'clock.
IL a. m.-President Celman's officials
assert that the ciyicaS are treating for a
surrender, but this is disbelieved. For
ty-six cannons have arrived for Gel
mans forces, also 1900 troops. The
foreign ministers have instructed the
commanders of the American, British
and Spanish gunboats, if the fleet re-
sumo bombarding, to protest jointly
that it is contrary to the rules of war to
combard an open city without notice.
Celman has just arrived at the govern
ment house. He will confer with the
ministers and generals. The polyglot
population has almost entirely held
aloof from the fighting. Only some
Italians have joined the civicas.
3p. m.-The government troops have
resumed firing. The streets leading to
the plaza Mayo are blocked with bales
of hay. Celman offered terms to the
civicas, promising not to proceed against
civilians surrendering, and to permit
officers supporting the civicas to resign.
The troops of the civicas show no signs
of yielding. Celman's troops tried to
carry the artillery positions of the
civicas. but were repulsed with heavy
loss.
$50 p. M.-The chiefs of the Union
Civicas have rejected Celman's terms.
The troops hailed the decision with
vivas. Firing has been resumed.