The herald., 1895-06-27
THE MERRY WAR IN CUBA
Insurgents and Troops Still at
Battle
SOME SERIOUS DISASTERS
GarrisOns Of Two Towns Said to Have
Surrendered
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A Number of Towns Succumb to the Raids OF
the Rebeis-Martiai Law in Puerto
Principe
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
HAVANA, June 26. General Navarro
has.returned to Hongolo Songo after hav-
ing captured the insurgent camp and
strong position in the Sierra Maestro.
For three days his column exchanged
shots with the ins urgents at Zacategas,
Begona, Escondul and Ajuba. The in
surgents lost twelve Killed and had many
wounded and the troops captured twen-
ty-tive saddled horses and quantity of
ammunition and clothes. -Four soldiers
were wounded.
The most serious news Of Spanish dis
asters received here since the outbreak of
the rebellion reached here this evening.
The garrisonsl of two towns have surren-
dered and the places have been burned by
Maxine Gomez. Firing was heard around
Puerto Principe last night and extraordi-
nary precautions are being taken to pro-
tect that city. Owingsto the restrictions
placed by the government on the trans
mission of telegraphic news concerning
the insurrection, only the most meagcr
details of the disaster to the Spanish ar.
mics are obtainable. 1t appears certain,
however, that the garrison of FL Malato,
in the prov ince of Puerto Principe, near
the city of Puerto Principe, has surren-
dered to Gomez.
The garrison consisted of about twenty
five Spanish soldiers under Lieutenant
Romero and they were quartered in
guano house, fortified with palisades
with loopholes for rifles. The place also
contained considerable amount of am
munition. During the unexplained alb =
sence of Lieutenant Romero the fort was
der command of Maximo uomez. TIL e
lieutenant surrendered the garrison
against the decree of his soldiers, who
were humiliated at being compelled to
capitulate without a sho.. When the gar
rIson was in the hands of the insurgents
Gomez ordered the village of Ell Malato
to be burned, and after depriving Romero
of his arms set him at liberty. The lieu
tenant was afterwards arrested by the au-
thofities lof Puerto Principe, and it is
thought probable he will be tried by court
martial and shot like Lieutenant CALICO.
The town of San Geronimo met the
same fate. 1t was attacked by the insur-
gents under MaXimo Gomez and was
burned to the ground after its garrison of
$50 men had surrendered
Advlces from Puerto Principe indicate
that the city Is infested by insurgents.
The military governor of that place has
issued a proclamation iorbidding any one
to come into town or so out of it and not
more than three persons are allowed to
assemble in public, and finally no one is
allowed to be on horseback in the city
after nightfall. 1t is ,umored that An
tonic Maceo has succeed sd in making his
way from the province of Santiago de
Cuba into the province of Puerto Prin-
cpe at the head of large body of insur-
gents, and it may be his intention to
join his forces with Gomez and make
combined attack upon Puerto Principe
1t is also rumored here that the rear
guard of the insurgent forces commanded
by Gomez has been attacked by the Span
ish troops, who killed twelve of them and
captured nineteen LrIsoners.