The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27

-othPr Dispatch Reports Her Arms
nd Wen Landed in Cuba-Severnl
s,irufshes Between Troops and
,..urgents Reported With Vary
,ur success-PoIiticaI Prisoners
ordered Released.
u,drid. March ga dispatch to the I'm
.-,ial from Havana says a rumor is
r--snt in that city to the effect that
! British steamer Bermuda, Capt.
Brien. which sailed from New York
rch Is. ostensibly for Vera Cruz, but
,sch had on board war material for the
|. Of the Cuban insurgents, has been
.-.i upon and sunk by a Spanish war
ea
vw York, March 26.-Dispatches re-
ared in this city yesterday from Ha-
crs stated that the Bermuda had landed
n arms and ammunition she carried,
/ mi that Gen Galixto Garcia and the men
rh him had safely Joined the insurgents.
Fom a staff Correspondent of the United
Press.
Havana. March 26.-Gen. RUM reports
nat he has had an encounter with 300
-ssls at a place half a league from San
gsipe. province of Havana. The rebel loss
Il slated TO have been twenty-One killed
md several wounded. The troops sus-
aimed no loss.
a train has arrived here bearing 63
troops. who were wounded in the re
cent encounter in the province of Pinar
lei Rio
Il IS unoficially reported that Col. San
So
camps near PasO Real, and that the rebels
lost fifty killed. The troops destroyed
goods valued al S2O0,0O0.
Can't Gen. Weyler has ordered that all
the political prisoners detained by Gen.
Pando in Santa Clara except three, be lib
GRATED on account Of the lack of evidence
against them.
Ebert Rappleye, the correspondent of
the Nail and Express sailed for New York
today on the steamer Yucatan in obedi-
ii is officially reported that a COM
hnatOn of rebel bands, taking
advantage of the fact that only a small
force Of Spanish troops were stationed
that place last night, and penetrated to
the center of the town, where they made
an attempt to capture the arsenal. Gen.
Bazan, who is in command OF the troops,
IN the city, accompanied only by his
staff, personally inspected the points of
danger and so disposed the garrison as
TO save the city.
The rebel leader, Leoncio Vidal, was
killed in front of the arsenal opposite
the plaza, and his body remained on the
ground exposed to the public view in the
for several hours. The total
losses as a result of the fight are not
known.
The Spanish column under Col. Segara
1as captured a large insurgent camp at
5 Siguana, In the province of Santa Clara.
He reports that the capture of the rebel
stronghold was accomplished only after
several engagements were fought, result
ing In the killing of fourteen of the en-
envy and woundng of a large number.
Col. Seguara destroyed the camp and
captured a rebel hospital, which contained
l3 wounded insurgents, among them be-
ing the rebel leader Rego. A large guam
lity Of medicine and a number of docu-
ments were also captured. The planta-
ton on which the camp was situated
was desolated, and the valley, which the
Insurgents believed to be impregnable, is
coupled by government troops.
COL Pavia reports having had an en-
counter of five hours duration with the
rebel leader Lacret, at the head OF Low
men, in which the rebels lost thirteen kill
Cd and many wounded. The Spanish had
one soldier wounded.
Two prisoners, who were condemned to
Death for the crime of rebellion against
the government, were shot in Cabanas
fortress this morning.