The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03
CRUISE OF THE COMPETITOR.
, CLAIM THAT SHE LANDED HER
ARMS BEFORE HER CAPTURE.

Most of the Cubans Had Also Been 1
put Ashore and She Was on Her
Way Back to Tampa When
CauEht-GOmez Reported Ap- |
,roaching the Province of Ha- |
vana-Diaz Reports Wholesale /
Nassacres of Cubans by Spanish
soldiers.
rampa. Fla, May 2-It is stated on au- |
-5o-jrv which is considered reliable that /
rbe ammunition, guns and supplies carried !
nv the Competitor were successfully /
landed in Cuba and are now safe in the |
hands of the insurgents. 1t is stated that |
Alfredo Laborde, who commanded the ex- |
nadition. a woman and child and two men, |
we're all the persons found on board the
boat when captured. The statement is
made that he had landed his men and
munitions of war and had started back to
Tampa when he was overhauled by the
spanish gunboat. Official information is
sypected in a day or so which will confirm
this story.
Key West, Fla, May 2-Passengers by |
the steamer AIascotte tonight state that
it is officially reported in Havana that
onlv five prisoners were captured on the
schooner Competitor, La bOrde, DIR. Bedla,
The correspondent Of FL Mosquito, ana
two others who refuse to dlVulge their
names. 1t is said that the schooner had
made a landing and Laborde, who is sub
1lrt 10 epileptic fits, was overcome ana the
guuboat coming upon them, Dr. Bedia, the
correspondent, and the two others, stood
bv Laborde. Six men who We're to bring
-de schooner to this port jumped overheard
and were reported killed. Inc reported
killing of the six however is
not believed in Havana, for the
reason that no dead bodies We're
r.a..f. Elf n n
tdrad only one wagon load Of ammunition,
ana the amount on the schooner When
brought into Havana was Insignificant
compared with the amount carried on the
The report of the explosion of dynamite
at the palace is confirmed by passengers
tonight They state that the shock was
felt all over the city and did cQnsidera-
h.s damage. It is reported that the dyna-
mite was placed in the palace by Cuban
and that the officials know him, but up
TO the sailing of the MascOtte had been un-
able 10 locate him, Notwithstanding the
officials were making dilgent search
FL Diaro de Marina, organ of the liberal
party is reported TO be in trouble and
threatened with suspension. They have
cabed the liberal party in Spain for pro-
lection. This trouble was brought about
by publishing the true state Of affairs
as they really exist in Cuba to-day. All
papers have been forbidden to publish any
war news whatever, and all cablegramS
are submitted to the censor before being
published.
Havana, May 2.-Gomez was last re-
ported near Bolondron, and is now said
to be approaching the line of Havana
province.
The Bermuda is said to have landed near
Mayari
Intelligence has reached here of fierce
a engagement between six columns Of Span
ish troops under Gen. Suarez lnclan ana
the insurgent forces. under Gen. Maceo
near Cacarajicaras, south of Bahaia HON
q d. The rebels were well entrenched and
had erected a number of log forts, from
behind which they made a stubborn resls-
tance Gen. Inclan brought ms artllery
to bear on the enemy, but Notwithstanding
this. repeated bayonet charges were neceS-
. s3ry to entirely dislodge the men. The
rsbel loss is estimated at over 200. The loss
on the Spanish side was two lieutenahts,
and fourteen soldiers, and one lieutenant
colonel, two captains, one major, two 9th
8 er officers and slXty-one soldiers wound
The Spanish troops under Col. Molina
4 had desperate encounter with force of
500 rebels under the insurgent leader. La
n Cret, near Ceja de Pablo in the province
of Santa Clara. The lighting lasted two
hours, at the end of which the Spanlards
succeeded in capturing the rebel camp.
q The loss on the Spanish side consisted of
one lieutenant and two soldiers killed and
four soldiers wounded. The rebels are
said to have suffered a severe loss, and it
a is reported the rebel leaders La Cret, Vas
n quez, Pancho and Perez were among the
wounded.
Jacksonville. Fla. May 2.-Rev. Alberto
Diaz, Southern Baptist missionary, ex-
pelled from Cuba by Gen. Weyler in a long
interview tells appalling stories of atroc-
a tiles being committed by the Spaniards.
In the last two weeks in the rural dis
trcts of San Miguel del Pardron and Mi
mas, Mr.. Diaz says. Col Fondeville has
had more than 100 persons butchered ana
then reported them to the outside world
as having been killed in battle. Among
those killed were children y and "A years
Of age. The victims were compelled 10 dlg
. their own graves before being SnOt
As the steamer was leaving Havana,
Mr. Diaz says, word was brought on
board that tWenty-seven more peaceable
citizens had been butchered by Col Fon-
qeri!le's troops near Havana; Col. ron
# deville is one of Gen. Weyler' s faVorltes,
ana is acting under the captain generaI
orders.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 2.-Recently
quantity of articles contraband of war
have been shipped from Jamaica to Cuba.
Upon the facts becoming known to the
authorities the alleged shippers OF the
goods were taken into custody, but their
release was ordered later, it being found
impossible to secure sufficient evidence to
prove case against them.
Madrid, May 2-The Heraldo publishes
What purports to be a report of an inter-
View with Capt Gen Weyler in Havana,
wherein Gen. Weyler is alleged to have
e4lressed the opinion that it will require
"o years to suppress the rebellion In
Cuba and that it will be necessary to
postpone all political reforms on that ISL
ana until the insurrection is crushed.
Washington, May 2.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
Ine new consul general of the United
states to Havana, called at the state de-
pdfment this morning and had a confer
sa.e with Secretary Olney and Assist
any Secretary Rockhill. The Cuban sit
eaIoh was discussed, but further confer
Tuees will be held The date of Gen.
80 lss departure for Havana has not been
Tg.uea and he viii probably remain in
SfaShington several days, posting him
w on the state of affairs in the island,
SHOWN by reports received at the de-
After his interview with Secretary OIney
TT,l Assistant Secretary Rockhin Gen.
49, 49, Went to the white house and paid his
gp7cJs to the President.
Mr. Hyde of WASHINGTON introduced in
~ house to-day resolution offered in
re- senate by Mr.. Morgan providing for
s-osnlzlng Cuban belligerency.