The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-27

Owing TO the restrictions placed by tho
government upon the transmission of tele-
praphic news concerning the insurrection,
only the most meagre details Of the dis.
aster TO the Spanish arms are obtainable.
1t appears certain, however, that the gar
rison OF FL Mulato. in tho province Of
Puerto Principe, about 30 kilometers from
the city of Puerto Principe and capital Of
the province, has surrendered to Maxine
Gomez. The garrison consisted Of about
20 Spanish soldiers under Lieutenant
Becerra Romero, and they were quartered
In guano house, fortified with palisades
md pierced with loopholes for rifles,
The place was also provisioned and con.
tained considerable stock of ammuni.
tion.
An Easy Victory.
During the unexplained absence OF
Lieutenant Romero, the fort was sur
rounded by about 1000 insurgents under
the command OF Maxine Gomez. The
latter sent messenger to the garrison OF
HI Muiato, announcing that he gave the
soldiers 10 minutes In which TO surrender
with the alternative of being fired upon by
the full insurgent force If they re-
fused to do So 1t is added that the
soldiers were willing to fight, and were
preparing TO do so when Lieutenant
Romero arrived at the fort, and his pres
ence being made known TO Maxine. the
latter sent him a second note saying the in.
surgents had no desire TO shed blood un.
necessarily, and, therefore, the lieutenant
was given five minutes more in which to
surrender the fort and its contents to the
insurgents. Thereupon, the lieutenant
surrendered the garrison against the de.
sire of his soldiers, who were most indig.
ri nN h.t. III
without firing shot. When the garrison
was in the hands Of tho insurgents,
Maxine Gomez orderd the village of El
Mulato to be burned, and after depriving
Lieutenant Romero of his arms set him
at liberty.
The lieutenant was afterward arrested
by the authorities of Puerto Principe, and
1t Is thought probable that he will be |
promptly tried by court-martial and shot. |
Lieutenant Gallego, who commanded q |
garrison which was surprised In similar |
manner while the lieutenant was in com. |
nand, was away.
San Ceronimo's Surrender.
In addition the town of San Geronimo,
situated about Is Kilometres southeast OF
El Mulato, has met the same fate as the
latter place. 1t was attacked by the in.
burned to the ground after its garrison of
about 90 men had surrendered. In this
case, however, 10 is stated that the soldiers
succeeded in burying O great part of their
stores or ammunition before the fort OF
Ban Geronimo was captured by the enemy.
Advices which have reached here from
Puerto Principe would seem to indicate
that the city referred to is invested by
the insurgents Tuesday night firing
was constantly heard around Puerto
Principe, and the military governor OF
that place has issued a proclamation
forbidding any one 10 come into the
towns or go out Of them after dark,
and no more than three persons arc
In future To be allowed TO assem-.
BILE In public. Finally, no one is to be al
lowed on horseback in the city of Puerto
Principe after nightlall.
1t Is rumorod here that Antonio Maceo
has succeeded in making his way from the
province Of Santiago de Cuba into the
province Of Puerto Principe at tho head of