Evening journal., 1895-06-27
PATRIOT SUCCESSES.
Two Spanish Strongholds Cap
tured by Cuban Forces.
PUERTO PRINCIPE is SURROUNDED.

General Gomez nnd General Maceo. Each
at the Head of "a Large Body of Troops,
Are Soon to Combine and Capture the
City-some Hot Fighting.
HAvANA, June 27-The most serious
news Of Spanish disasters received since
the outbreak Of the rebellion has reached
here. The garrisons of two towns have
surrendered and the places themselves
have been burned by Maxine Gomez.
Firing was heard constantly around Pu-
erto Principe on Tuesday night, and ex-
traordnary precautions are being taken
to protect that city
Owing to the restrictions placed by the
government upon the transmission Of tel
egraphic news concerning the insurrec-
tion, only the most mcager details of the
disasters to the Spanish arms are obtain
able. IL appears certain however, that
the garrison of III Mulato in the province
of Puerto Principe, and only about 30
btlometers from the city Of Puerto Prin-
cipe capital of the province, has surren-
dored TO Maxine Gomez.
The garrison consisted of about 20
Spanish soldiers under Lieutenant Becer-
rn Romero, and thoy were qunrtered in "a
guano house, fortified with palisades and
pierced with loophocs for rifles The
place was also provisioned and contained
quite stock Of ammunition
During the unexplained absence Of
Lieutenant Romero the fort was sur
rounded by about 900 insurgents under
the command Of Maxine Gomez. The
latter sent a messenger to the garrison of
El Mulato announcing that he gave the
soldiers 10 minutes IN which TO surrender,
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by the fun insurgcnt force if they refused
to do SO.
IL is added that the soldiers were will.
ing to fight ana were preparing to do so
when Lieutenant Romero arrived at the
fort and, his presence being made known
to Maxine Gomez the latter sent him
second note saying the Insurgents had no
desire TO shed blood unnecessarily, and
therefore the lieutenant was given five
minutes more in which TO surrender the
fort and its contents to the insurgents.
Thereupon, It is added, the lieutenant
surrendered the garrison against the de-
sire Of his soldiers who were most indig-
nant at being compelled to capitulate
without firing shot.
Burned the Village.
When the garrison was i'm the hands Of
the insurgents, Maxine Gomez ordered
the village Of El Mulato to be burned,
and after depriving Lieutenant Romero
| of his arms set him at liberty. The lieu
| tenant was aftorward arrested by the au-
| thoritios of Puerto Principe, and it is
thought probable that he win be prompt
! ly tried by court martial and shot like
! Lieutenant Gallego, who commanded a
/ garrison which was surprised i'm a similar
manner while the lieutenant in command
was away.
In addition the town of San Geronimo
situated about 10 kilometers southeast Of
El Mulato, has met the same fate as the
latter place.
1T wns attacked by the insurgents un-
der Maxine Gomez and was burned to
the ground after its garrison Of about 90
mon had surrendered. In this case how
1 ever, it is stated that the soldiers succeed
ed in buryng great part Of their stores
Of ammunition before the fort Of san
/ Geronimo was captured by the enemy.
Adviccs which have reached here from
| Puerto Principe would seem to indicate
that tho 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 to come into the towns or 20 ont of
them after dark and no more than three
| persons in the future are to be allowed to
assemble in public Finally no one is 60
be allowed on horseback in the city Of
Puerto Principe after nightfall
1t is rumorcd here that Antonio Maceo
has succeeded i'm making his way from the
province Of Santiago de Cuba into the
province Of Puerto Principe at the head Of
a large body Of insurgents and it may be
his intention TO join his forces with those
OF Maxine Gomez and make combined
attack upon Puerto Principe.
II is also rumored here that the rear
guard of the insurgent force, commanded
! by Gomez, has been attacked by the Span
ish troops, who killed IL Of the enemy and
captured l9 prisoners.
Although the authorities here win not
admit il, the situation of affairs in the
province Of Puerto Principe is looked up
on as being most serious. With large
body Of insurgents under Maximo Gomez
burning towns and capturing forts a short
distance TO the south Of the city of Puertc
Principe, and with Antonio Maoeo at the
head Of another large body Of insurgents.
reported TO be advancing upon PuCrtc
Principe from the north, further and
more serious news may be anticipated
shortly.
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