Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-27
SPANISH DEFEATED.
Two Towns Captured by
the Insurgents.
GARRlsoNs SURRENDER.
Forces of the spaniards Nice, Serious
Defeat ., the Hands of the
insurgents,
GARRlsoNs SURRENDER.


,. HAVANA June 90.
fho nose serious news Of spanish dlsan-
leta received here since tho outbreak oi tho
tenellon reached here thA evening. Tho
HarIisQna of TWO towns have surrendered and
we place. themselves have been burned by
Maxine Gomez.
=, Firing Was heard constantly around Puerto
iilnelpe last night and extraordinary pre-
cautions arc being taken 70 protect tho city,
GIVING TO the restrictions placed W the sav-
etnment upon tranamlls ion II tclpprauie uon-
corning thu innurrccuun only tho in0Nt tnes.
ser "details OF the disaster arc obtsinahlo. II
appears certain. however, that tho garrison
elpa, neir the city " Puerto Principe hat
surrendered 10 Maxine Gomez Tho GARRISON
consisted OF about twenty nyO spanish noihitrn
u nuer Lieutenant Romero, ana they NefN
qugrtcftd ~ a guann house. fortified with
nalmAldn ard pierced with lopphoiea Tor rides
Inc place WA also provisional and contained
q considerable stock VI ammunition During
thu unexplained absence vt lieutenant iln-
nero, the fort was surrounded by about iulo
insurgents under tho command OF aumes.
rue latter gave the soldiers niieon minnlee
tenuortd the garrlrun againnt the desire u
mo soldiers, VINO worr much INDIGNANT az
holns compelled to capitulAtc without nriug 4
shot When the garrison was Ia the hands
Of the Insurgents, comes commanded the
Village OF III Muiatu to DO burned and nftpt
denIiiing lieutenant Romero Of his aflnH
sol HIN al liberty The lieutenant was alter
wards arroutod by tho authorities Of Puerto
Principe. and u - thought he viii DO prompt
ly trled BY court martial aad ahnt
In addition tic town VI san Geronimo
has met the Same fate. II WAS attacked hy
Insurgents under Maxine InmnH aud waa
BURNED to the ground after lts garrison of
about 80 mon had been Hurfun1rrvd
Advlccs from Puerto Principe Indicate
that the city ie Infested 10y lnnfgenta
Tile military governor VI that place has
Issued proclamation forhlddinR any one 10
come Into the town or 90 out Of IT, and
not more than thrco persons are allowed to
assemble IN public, and finally no one ~ to
be allowed on hoiaohnck In the city nftor
nlghtfal
IL Is rumofcd here that Antonio AIaceo
has Hnecrcde1 In making lila way ffuni
tho province OF SnntiRuo 10 Cubn into the
province of Puerto rrhwlpp at the hOad
o. u lnrg0 body OF Insurgents. and It may
be his Intention to JOIN hiA forces with
those " Gomez and mike y combined at.
tncN upon Puerto Principe u IL also
rumored here nat the rear guard Of tho IN.
surgeut force, commanded by Gomez. has
been attacked by the Spanish troopa. which
Killed " OF the enemy and captured 40
prisoners,
1lyuuh, June 20.-uen. Navarro has
returned TO liouglo Sdhgo after having
captured the insurarnt camp and strong
nosltluns Ia the Slerrn Mncatrns, For three
days hls column eNclnnPcl shots With tho
lnsnrgonta nc ln,siig Gas. Ineon, Es,mdnli
aud AjVbn. The insurgruts lnst ~ XII
I'd nnd Ind many wounded ami the troops
captured 20 snhded horses mud quantity
VI nnmunllion uudl clothes. only four
soldion were wounded,