The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-29
GAVE BATTLE TO GUNBoATS.
A LIVELY BATTLE IN SANTIAGO DE
CUBA. NEAR DARACOA-

GueriIIas on shore Aid the Men on
the Warships and the Cubans Re-
puIsed-Spanish Advices Claim the
Rebel Loss Was Very Heavy-A
Combined Movement Made Against
MaceO by Three Columns of
Troops.
Havana, April 2S.-News has been re-
ceived here that a large force of rebels
made an attack upon the Spanish gunboats
Pizarro and Alvarado, lying along the
coast of Santiago de Cuba province near
Baracoa. The gunboats were aided by a
force of guerillas on shore. and the rebels
were repulsed with great loss. The Span
ish loss was as follows: The commander
of the gunboat Pizarro, seriously wound
ed; eleven marines wounded; guerilla
officer and seven guerillas wounded.
Three columns of Spanish troops, re-
spectively under command of Gen. .Ynclan
and Coils. Debos and Valcarei, made a
combined movement against Maceo. near
Lechuza. Several engagements ensued,
the Spanish using their artillery finely
The rebels suffered considerable loss. The
Spanish had one major, two captains and
seven soldiers wounded.
The government troops remain in po-
sition enabling them to continue opera
tions against the rebels.
Col. Hernandez reports having hight
with the rebel bands of Masso and Acea,
near San Felipe The enemy occupied
strong positions, but were attacked with
great vigor by the troops, and hnally ned,
leaving seven dead on the field. The troops
had five men wounded.
Col. Moncada reports having had sew
eral engagements with rebel bands near
(NpnfnuOE which
men killed and seventy wounded and the
Spanish troops had five wounded.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has issued procla-
nation ordering severe measures to be
taken against the press and that penal
ties be imposed upon newspapers punish
ing articles lessening the prestige OF the
Spanish nationality, the army or the au-
thorities, and empowering governors OF
provinces to suspend the publication of
any papers continuing to infringe upon
A gas engine exploded in the cellar Of
the palace of the captain general to-day,
causing some damage, but no one was
hurt. A great deal of excitement pre-
vailed in the city for time, the occur
renee being attributed to other than accI-
dental causes.
Washington. April 2S.-Reports to the
United States marine hospital service
from its agents in Cuba indicate that the
yellow fever scourge, which is relied upon
to end the war of independence, promises
10 De 6NCGDIlOHallN uldllEHdnI lIllS year
among the unacclimated Spanish soldiers.
DR.. Caminero, the United States sant-
tary inspector, announces forty deaths
at Santiago de Cuba for the week ending
April II. He says the reports are not
very encouraging in other cities. In San
ia Clara, several native Cubans have
died from it, and the cases of two negroes
who took the fever and died have arous-
ed the attention of all the physicians, as
it has hitherto been maintained that the
colored race in Cuba enjoyed complete
immunity from this disease.
Smallpox continues to increase, and
there are twenty-five cases confined in the
smallpox hospital, while there are many
cases in the town which the physicians
hear nothing about, as they are treated
by quacks and spiritualists, of whom
there are quite a large number in che
city Vaccination is still spasmodically
practiced, but there are no means of pro-
curing vaccine except from Havana once
or twice a week.