The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-14
CARS BLOWN UP BY CUBANS.
MANY LIVES BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN LOST.

The Scene of the Explosion I'm the
Province OF Matanzas-PhysicIan
Dispatched to the Assistance of
the WOunded-The Spanish OIL
ciais Trying to Minimize the I'M
pOrtance of the Affair.
Havana. July 13.-At o'clock this morn
ing an explosion occurred on the railway
between Cidra and Sabanilla, in the prov
ince Of Matanzas. A passenger train that
was passing at the time was badly dam
aged, and it is believed that many per-
sons We're killed. A train, with physi-
clans on board has been dispatched TO at
tend to the wounded and take them 10
the hospitals Details of the affair are
hard 10 obtain, as the government Is
seeking 10 minimize its result.
~ letter from Santa Clara says that
Gomez, the rebel commander-in-chief,
was encamped on July at Manajanabo.
twelve miles from lne city of Santa
Clara. His vanguard of 700 men. under
Canizares and Cayito Alvarez, burned the
house on the Santa Rosa estate, near
Ranchuelo.
Another rebel band has destroyed the
San Antonia estate, close to Santa Clara.
Both estates are the property of yincente
Abren.
Havana, July 13, II p. NIT was learned
this evening that one civil guard was
killed and four wounded. Three passen-
gers were badly wounded. while fifteen
passengers and troops received slight in
juries The damage to the train was
heavy.
A rebel force attacked the town Of
CimarOnes, province of Matanzas, but
after a four hours fight they were driven
off. They burned a few huts on the out
skirts of the town.
Col. Lopez Amor reports having an en-
gagement with 600 rebels close to Santa
Clara. These insurgents are the ones
who destroyed the San Antonio estate.
Maj. FOndeviela reports severe encoun-
ters with insurgent bands along the
coast in the vicinity OF Campo Florida,
province Of Havana. The insurgents were
scattered.
Cen Ocha reports that while recon-
nOitering on the coast between Boca
Guanaboa and Boca Boarigo, he captured
1900 cartridges and a large supply OF
| drugs and chemicals. He also captured
an apparatus to be used for exploding
! dynamite bombs. The materials had been
| concealed by flibusters who have recently
| landed.
hot skirmish occurred on the San
| Francisco estate, between a rebel force
/ and Spanish troops The insurgents
were defeated. and the troops captured n
quantity Of arms and war munitions that
had been recently landed. The Spaniards
| sustained no loss. Four of the rebels
were killed.
New York. July 13.-The examination in
the case of Col Emilio Nunez, who is ac-
cused of having violated the neutrality
laws by aiding in sending military ex-
petition to Cuba on the steamship Lau-
rada, which left this port on May 8, last,
was resumed before Commissioner Alex
ander to-day.
When the hearing was opened to-day,
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Hinman announced that he would
call no more witnesses, and the govern
ment rested.
Counsellor Rubens moved for the dis
charge of Col. Nunez on the ground that
nothing had been proved to show that the
colonel had any guilty knowledge of an
illegal expedition.
Commissioner Alexander denied the mo-
ton and held Col NuneZ for trial