The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-29
SPAIN TO GIVE SATISFACTION.
OUR CLAIMS IN THE ALLIANCE AT
FAIR CONCEDED.

MaceO's Death StiII in DOubt-The
government Troops Throwing I'D
Forts at San Luis-The Lieutenant
in Command of the Detachment OF
Troops at Juragua City Shot for
Allowing the Insurgents to Capture
the TOwn-Gen MaceO Retreating TO
the Mountains.
Madrid, April 2S-The report that the
Allianca affair has been settled by Spain's
conceding the American claims is con-
frmed officially. The Spanish govern
ment will give honorable satisfaction for
the mistake, and admits that the AIHanca
was outside her territorial waters when
the Conde de Venadito fred upon her.
Commanders of warships in Cuban waters
have been instructed precisely not to fire
on vessels outside the three-mile limit.
Capt. Gen. Martinez De Campos has
telegraphed from Cuba for more army sur
geons. He will start in a few days for
the eastern provinces. where, it is said, he
will make haste to deal the insurgents a
decisive blow before the rainy season.
From the Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press.
Santiago de Cuba, April %, via Key
West, Fla. April 2s-The report that the
body of the man found in the woods near
Guantanamo is Maceo is not confirmed.
and is discredited here.
There has been no serious engagement
since the arrival of Gen. Campos.
Eight hundred soldiers Of Spain landed
to-day. The troops were sent to reinforce
the detachments at the railroad towns Of
Dos Ceminos and San Luis. The latter
place is the terminus of the road. The
troops are building triangular forts Of
planks filled with earth. The insurgents
are numerous in the vicinity.
The troops entered tine cabins of the
plantation near San Luis, and smashed the
crockery and furniture. The inmates fed
to the woods.
Gen. La Chambre. ordered to Manzan-
lilo, has returned.
The insurgents have removed the gun
powder and dynamite in the iron mines
near here. the property of an American
Company
The government censorship of telegraph
and newspapers is more rigid. The wires
TO the interior are still down. Ten Cubans
left the city Sunday to join the insur-
From the Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press.
Santiago de Cuba, April "a, via Key West
Fla, April 2S.-Benjamin Gallego, a lieu
tenant in the Fifth battalion, Peninsular
regiment, who was court mautialed, was
shot to-day here. He was in command of
sixty men in custody of arms and ammu-
milton at Juragua City, He was surprised
Sunday by the insurgents and disaEmed in
a saloon Seventy rifles ana 1000 rounds of
ammunition were captured. Crallego and
the soldiers were releaSed; Inc asnunoF3sle1 we
placed all under aMrest and condemned Ca
lego to be shot. The others were confined.
The battle at Ramon de Las Jaguas on
the 2lst was the most severe yet: Capt.
Julian Miranda was killed, Maj. TeJerizo.
commanding the was
wounded and also other officers. Both
sides, it is reported, lost heavily. Details
troops into an ambush and the insurgents
surrounded them. They took refuge In
a cemetery, erected barricades and held
the position until reinforced.
Gen. Salcedo, with nearly 1000 OF the
last arrived troops, LETT mere last nlght
in pursuit Of the insurgents The latter
Maceo is not believed dead. He is re-
ported near here with 1000 men. Maceo
is said to have offered to sell out to Gen.
Campos. Confirmation of the story is
lacking. Gomez reached the interior
safely.
He later proceeds on the steamship Vile
Verdee to Baracoa and Gib9ra- More
troops from Spain are due tomorrow:
to keep up steam on locomotives night
and day, in readiness to move troops.
The censorship of the cable and press
is more rigid
(Signed) j. f.. Clarke.
From the Staff Correspondent of the Uni
ted Press.
Santiago de Cuba, April 2S.-Gen. Maceo
Is retreating from Jaracueca to the Don
celia mountains. Government troops are
in pursuit. He has issued q long address
pleading the justice of the insurgent
cause and calling upon all Cubans to
throw off the Spanish yoke.
Key West, Fla. April 2S.-Private ad-
was not killed in battle but was assassi-
mated by Spanish soldiers. He was sur
rounded by Spanish troops and requested
an interview with the Spanish officer in
command, which was granted. The con-
ference ended and Crombert turned to
go, when a soldier in ambush shot him
in the back of the head. A part of
Cromberts band was captured and the
balance fed to the mountains The kiln
ing of Crombert was reported to Gen.
Campos, who ordered the officer In COM
mand of the Spanish troops before him.
The officer was reprimanded severely and
sent to Spain to be court-martfaled. A
band Of $50 Spanish troops was defeated
by the insurgents near Guantanamo on
April 49, One Spanish soldier was left
to report the defeat.
Gomez landed near Guantanamo. He
has 1000 men under his command. Six
bands of insurgents are reported in the
province of Puerto Principe,
A Spanish gunboat sighted steamer
near the coast of Cuba with 200 men on
board. The gunboat chased her, but she
got away The general believe is that
the other expedition landed.
The Spanish paper La Discussion was
fined 500 for publishing the news of the
landing of Gomez and Marti.
The Spanish bakery in Santiago de Cuba
refuses bread to the Spanish troops. The
proprietor claims that the government
owes him $4,000 already.
Morcos Garrett, prominent leader in the
to Spiritu, in Las Villas district ten
dered his resignation to the government,
but It was refused. The belief is that
ne Will join the insurgents.