The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
Spanish SHOOT Friends
Troops Pour u Deadly Fire Upon
Their Comrades.
SCORES WERE SLAUGHTERED
Five Officers We're WOundcd-Thc Ex-
PLANTATION OF the Commanders rs Is
unsatisfactory and u Court
Martial Win he Held

Havana. March .4-Another terrible
mistake, attended with loss of life and
resulting in many soldiers being
wounded, has taken place, in some
manner unexplained. two columns of
Spanish troops opening fire upon each
other at midday. According To the few
details received here the columns OF
troops commanded by General Godoy
and Colonel Holguin, at the Santa Ro-
sa plantation, near Esperanza, prov
ince of Santa Clara mutually mistook
each other for insurgent forces. owing.
it is said. to the thickness of the sugar
cane. Each detachment opened fire
upon, the other, and for ten minutes
shots We're exchanged, resulting In the
killing of seventeen soldiers, among
them being Lieutenant Colonel Fucn-
mayer of the Navas battalion. In ad-
dition. five officers and elghty-four sol
diers We're wounded. Two of the latter
have since died. six others are mortally
wounded and thirty-tWo are seriously
injured
Lieutenant Colonel Fuenmayor died
while leading his troops on and shout
ing Long live Spain"
Owing TO the fact that the meeting
between the two columns took place at
midday, the explanation furnished by
the Spanish commanders Is considered
unsatisfactory and court martial Will
follow.
Maxine Gomez has returned west
ward from the province of Santa Clara,
and was encamped yesterday at the
plantation of Moralito, near Union de
Reyes, province of Matan2as. Antonio
Maceo is supposed to be at san Diego de
los Bajos. province of Pinar del Rio.
Enrique Porro Mata, an insurgent lead
er. has surrendered to the police OF
Cardenas, province of Mutanzas. The
authorities of Cardenas have captured
Rafael Torayo and Casimiro Ponce,
who have been accused of conspirinS
against the government.
The explanation given for the capture
of the three boats, with arms and am
munition at Varadero, near Cardenas.
Is that CollaZo, who is understood to
have commanded the expedition. mis-
took the landing place and went ashore
at Naradero instead of at the San Anton
canal.
ACTION AT MADRID.
Madrid. March 24.--Thc government
paper. iIl Nacional, disavows the un-
friendly article to the United States
which appeared in the Epova yesterday
and which were supposed to reflect the
views of the Spanish cabinet. one vi
these articles challenges the United
States to show its col0rS and declares
that Spain Is ready TO face America
with dignity II The latter country de
slres war. The other reviews possible
European alliances. finding fault with
all ~ them. hut inc!iues Ia thnst. cOun-
tries whose interests are equally op-
posed Ia the Amercau-Japanesc claims
Havana, March - 1t is reported
here that the rebel leader. Maceu, i
In the province of pinar Del Rio, neal
the north coast. Gomez Is said 10 he
moving to the eastward. Two political
prisoners who are now confined in the
tubanaS fortres will he shot this week
Washington. March IA govern
ment despatch from Madrid To the
Spanish minister announces that Col
ontl Martin has captured all the ar
chives and documents of the Cuban re-
public near Slncti Spiritu.