The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-27
GOMEZ BURNING TOWNS
This Time Reports Tell Of Cuban
~ lnsurgent Victories. ...-.
SPANISH GAaRIsoNs SURRENDER
Eiautsnant Romero, Who Surrendered His
!. asrrisen without q Struggle, Arrsstcd
by civn Authorities, and win Probably

ESautsnant Romero, Who Surrendered His
!. aarrinon without . Struggle, Arrsstcd
by Civn Authorities, and win Probably
be ssntsnosd 60 Death by Court Martial.
HAVANA. Juns e7.-Tho most serious
news Of epanish disasters received here
since the outbreak Of the rebellion reached
hare last evening The garrisons of two
towns have surrendered and the places
1henssivss have been burned by Maximo
Conner. FlrInR was heard constantly
around Puerto Principe Tuesday night,
and extraordinary precautions are being
taksn to protect that city. Owing to the
restrictions placed by the government
Np5n ths transmission OF telegraphie news
concerning the insurrection only the most
nneagsr details Of the disasters to the
Spanish arms are obtainable.
It appears certain. however, that the
exrrison at El Mulato, In the province OF
Suerto Principe, about thirty kilometers
from the city Of Puerto Principe and capi
pol Of the province, has surrendered to
Maximo Gomez. Tho garrison consisted
Of about twenty-five Spanish soldiers, un.
Ger Lieutenant Romero, and they were
cuErtered In guano house, fortified with
palisades and pierced with loop holes foi
rides. Tbs place was also provisioned and
contained d aconsiderable stock Of ammuni
sion.
During tho unexplained absence oi
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
Ell Muiato announcing that he gave ths
sodiers fifteen minutes In which to sur.
render with the alternative OF being fired
upon by the full insurgent force if they
refused TO do SO. It Is added that the sol.
disrs were willing to fight, and were pre-
pairing 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 insur.
gonts had no desire to shed blood unneces.
earily, and, therefore, the lieutenant was
given five minutes more In which to sur.
render tho fort and its contents to the In
sursents. Thereupon the lieutenant sur
rendered the garrison, against the desire
OF his soldiers, who were most indignant
1T bslpg compelled to capitulate with out
fi-,ng shot.
Whsn the garrison was In the hands
ths insurgents Maximo Gomez ordered
The villsgeof El Mulato to be burned, and
after depriving Lieutenant Romero Of his
arms set him at liberty.
The lieutenant was afterwards arrested
BY the authorities of Puerto Principe, and
It is thought probable that he will be
promptly tried by court martial and shot,
like Lieutenant Gallege, who commanded
g garrison which was surprised in sim
us. manner while the lieutenant In com.
msEd was away.
In addition, the town Of San Geronimo,
situated about fifteen kilometers south.
west Of nj Mulato. has met the same fate
rs the latter place. 1t was attacked by the
insurgonts under Maxine Gomez and was
burcea TO the ground after its garrison OF
about fifty men had surrendered. In this
c.-e, however, 1t is stated that the soldiers
succeeded In burying great part OF thoii
stores OF ammunition before the fort OF
San Geronimo was captured by the en-
smy
Advices which have reached hero from
Puerto Principe would seem to Indicate
khat the city referred to is infested by the
Insurgents. Tuesday night firing was con-
Htantly heard around Puerto Principe and
the military governor of that place has is
sued proclamation forbiddiug any one to
come into the town or GO out after dark,
and no more than three persons are in the
future to be allowed to assemble in public.
Finally no one is to be allowed on horse
back In the city Of Puerto Principe after
nightfall.
II is rumored here that Antonio Maceo
has succeeded in making hts way from
Santiago de Cuba into the province OF
Puerto Principe ut the head of large
body OF insurgents, and 1t may be his in
tention to join his forces with those OF
Gomez and make combined attack upon
Puerto Principe.
1t is also rumored hero that the rear
guard Of the insurgent force commanded
by Gomez has been attacked by the Span.
ish troops, who killed twelve of the enemy
snd captured nineteen prisoners