The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-31
REBELS RESORT TO A RUSE.
UNDER PRETENSE OF SURRENDER
THEY ATTACK 4 FORT.


The Spanish Garrison RepuIses Them
With Loss of Six killed and Many
Woundcd-The Rebels Renew the
Attack During the Night and Are
Again RepuIsed-SeveraI Houses
Fired i'm the Village During the
Fighting and Destroyed.
Havana. July SO.-A dispatch from San
tiago de Cuba says that on July 2S. the
insurgents bands under Jose Maceo and
Luis Bonet intimated TO the detachment
of Spanish troops garrisoning the fort at
Tiarriba, that they would surrender
Under this subterfuge they approached
the fort aud attacked It, but were re-
pulsed with a loss Of six killed and many
wounded. The government troops had
two men wounded. In the course of the
night the rebels renewed their attack on
the fort and during the fight set fire to
several houses in the village. which were
destroyed Shortly after daybreak on the
following morning a column of troops
under Col. Seguras appeared upon the
scene, when the insurgents dispersed. The
troops pursued, but with what result Is
not known.
Washington. July 30.-The cruiser At
lanta returned to Key West yesterday
from another search after Cuban filibus-
tering expeditions. The telegram an
nouncing her return received at the navy
department to-day, was the first informa-
tion vouchsafed to the public by the navy
department officials that she had been
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learned what results, il any. were achieved
by the vessel, as everything connected
with her movements Is kept In close secret
by the few naval officials who are in
formed on the matter. IL is learned at
the state department, with reference to the
report that the recent trip of the Atlanta
was for he purpose Of preventing Spanish
soldiers from lynching Sanguilly. Agumy
and Gomez, the alleged reyolutionists who
claim to be American citizens. that no in
formation that these men were in danger
had come to the department from any
United States consular officer, and that all
the department knew Of the alleged
threatened lynching was contained In the
newspaper reports.
Madrid. July ga dispatch from Ha-
vana to the impartial says that the Span
ish troops routed force of insurgents in
the Baracoa district, killing sixteen and
wounding many of the rebels. The Span
lards lost thirty-one wounded
New York, July SO.-Information was
received in this city to-day Of the sue
cessful landing in Cuba last Thursday OF
two large bodies of insurgents, who
brought with them two cannons, 7OO. .0O
rounds of ammunition, 900 pounds Of dyn.
| amite and hundreds of repeating rifles
| and revolvers. One expedition consists
1t is said, of 27S men and the other of z
men, almost all Of them veterans of the
last revolutionary war in Cuba.
Letters announcing the safe landing oi
the two expeditions on the south coast OF
Santa Clara province, Cuba, last Thurs.
| day. We're received at the headquarters OF
the Cuban revolutionary party in this city
to-day.
One Of the expeditions was under com
mand of Maj. Gen. Carlos Roloff and Brig
Gen. Seraflno Sanchez. Brig. Gen. Jose
Maria Rodriguez. chief Of staff of Gen
Gomez, was the leader OF the second
The expedition, 1t is stated. started from
| two bays in the Bahama Islands, and
were taken in small boats TO several craft
which conveyed the whole party to Cuba
The following officers formed the staff
of the expedition under Gems. Roloff and
Sanchez: Col. Rogelio Castillo, Lieut..
Col. Resendo Garcio, Maj Higineu Es-
guerra Maj. Enrique Loynoz de Castillo,
AnlJ RaIael NlNlncO, capt Aurello Noy,
| Surgeon General with the rank of coll
oneD Fermia Valdez Domingues, Capt.
Francisco Feguepra, Capt. Casimiro Reg
ueyra, and Capt. Minuel Ardereto.
The second expedition. under the COM
mand of Brigader General Rodriguez,
consisted OF Is picked men. all veterans,
and mostly officers. with ample expert
ence in Cuban warfare. The two expe-
ditions landed simultaneously last Thurs
day on the south coast of Santa Clara
| province.