The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-01
-OATTACK WEYLER'S TROCHA.
eovEZ AND MACEO To STRIKE 4
sIMULTANEOUS BLOW.


qbe Former Reported in Matanzas
,vitb 10000 or I2,OOO Men at His
mack and Five Pieces of Artillery.
con. Nunoz Routed by the Cubans
IN the Province of Santiago de
rrbo-The Explosion in WeyIer's
Palace.
t5,,ana April So.-A dynamite
,-r,b caused the explosion in
,pa captain generals palace yesterday,
sr5 not a gas engine as reported. The
mise was tremendous and caused intense
.vci,ement in the palace and vicinity. The
general and his officers rushed about Civ
'-- orders. Even Gen. Weyler left the room
e-aatIv excited. only one person was hurt
and he slightly. The others escaped mirac-
u.ously.
I'M. whole palace was shaken by the
s-r,e Of the explosion. Clouds Of dust
5.rled all persons inside and many glass
windows were broken. The bomb destroy
n the partition wall Of the principal
counting room and broke two safes. The
b5nb was placed in a watercloset at the
southeast corner of the palace on Merca-
deres and Obspo streets
4 conversation. 1t is believed TO be the work
1 of laborers. The government says anarcn-
i.rs did it, The police are making dill
4 gent search, but no arrest mas Deen maze
vst Strong measures, it is said, Will be
adopted TO prevent a repetition Of similar
acts This happened at IL a. m.
Gomez's advance is confirmed. It is now
reuorted that he has entered Matanzas
rrovince with a force of 10000 or 1900
men five pieces of artillery and plenty OF
ammunition. 1t is presumed an attack
-. s4Fr a ON a.
ton with MaceO Will follow and hot Tight
News Of a bloody battle near Zania. pro-
vince of Santiago de cuba, mas been re
ceived Gen MunoZ tried to prevent Gen.
Calixto Garcia from crossing the Canto
river. Gen. MunOz organized strong
land column, and ordering gunboats 10
proceed up the river TO cooperate left
4 Alanzanillo to intercept Gen. Garcia. The
4 latter with Rabis column, made juno
ton with the forces of Maia Rodriguez
. gents forces attacked Gen. Munoz as he
was advancing and defeated him. Gen.
. Munoz lost over 200 killed and 400 wound
fl. Eut for the gunbOatS Gen. MunOz
column would have been destroyed. Gen.
Alunoz retreated to Manzanillo and Gen.
A Garcia is now operating without opposi-
. ton.
A force Of rebels fired upon the Spanish
" gunbOat AlVaradO as she was passing Si-
qua. The fort near Baracoa answered the
nre and the gun boat continued on her way
f. 20 BaracOa.
The Spanish gunboat Relampago has re-
pulsed a force of rebels who attacked a
. government convoy in the Canto river.
big fight IS reported near Manzanillo,
IN the province Of Santiago de Cuba. No
details have been received.
FIfty-one political prisoners were de
IA ported to-day by the Spanish mail steam
er They are to be sent to the convict eS-
4 Enlistment on the Island of Cueta, Afri-
Col Ardanaz has arrived at Holguin.
He reports that his command had two en-
i gagements with rebels near Zanja and
n Canabagqan. The insurgents had many
4 men killed and two officers and fifteen
prlvates wounded.
Capt. Poso, commanding the Palma
guerillas, who captured two men belong
ing to the I.aborde expedition, had a hot
fight with rebels near Rio Bianco. Capt.
l0so was seriously wounded. A lieutenant
was slightly wounded and one of the
guerillas was killed. The rebels lost seven
killed and many wounded
rebel band, commanded by Bandera,
attacked the town of Artemisa, which is
situated on the military line across the is
and. They burned a few huts and the
pulsed the attack from the trenches, US
ing artillery. The troops had two
wounded.
tie on Friday last, between Col. Segura' 5
command and the rebels under ROba Nu-
nez and Zayas, about four leagues south
west of Sagua la Grande. No details have
Consul General williams to-day visited
Capt. Gen. Weyler and the marine au-
I thorities on behalf of the Americans al
l-g -ged to have been captured on the fill
i clustering schooner Competitor, which was
seized Tuesday off the north coast of the
i province of Pinar del Rio. Mr.. Williams
refused to say what the result of his in
terveW was, declaring that the consulate
was no news agency.
Tampa, Fla, April SO.-Among the per-
sons captured on the American schooner
Competitor, which was seized by the Span
+ iards yesterday near Havana. were Alfredo
de Laborde G. NJ. Mathes and number
Of others well known in Tampa. The first
named speaks fair English, is a naturaliz-
e1 American citizen and acted for quite a
time as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Spen-
Ger Of this county. He was in command of
i the expedition. G. NJ. Mathes was former
ly a newspaper man of this city and later
Of the Equator-Democrat of Key West.
He was on his way to the seat of war as
4 correspondent of the New York World
n When captured. Under Spanish law as
now administered in Cuba the offense is
4 punishable by death, but what effect their
4 american citizenship will have in the trial
oI the case is not known.