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treated, abandoning fourteen of their
killed hut carving off their wounded

killed, but carrying off their wounded.
Capt. Lopez, with $50 infantry, met
squadron of cavalry at Bayamezs, found
600 well armed insurgents occupying
good positions and forced them to re-
tire with a. loss of eighteen killed. The
official report states that the troops had
three killed, while Capt. Lopez himself
was seriously wounded and eleven pri-
Yates were also wounded.
SPANISH BOMB THROWING.
BARCELONA, June IA bomb was
thrown into the crowd during the Cor
pus Christi parade today and its explos-
ion resulted in the killing of six per-
sons and the injury of fifty. The per-
petrator is as yet unknown and his mo-
tive is equally mystery. News of the
throwing Of the bomb spread like wild
fire over the city and caused a panic
among the crowds drawn to the streets
by the religious festival and the Sunday
merrymaking usual to the city.
The explosion occurred Just as the Cor
pus Christi procession was entering the
beautiful and ancient church of Santa
Maria del Sur. This Is in one of the
most thickly populated portions Of the
city. The sound of the explosion and
the distressed cries of the injured and
the friends of the killed created an in
describable panic among the great crowd
in the procession and lookers-on. The
people were terror-stricken with dread
Of other bombs being thrown and it was
with difficulty that they were restrained
from stampeding.
A terrible scene ensued today after
the explosion Of the bomb. Several corp
ses and forty persons were severely in
5ured and found to be lying around. The
great excitement continues unabated
throughout the city. The police have
picked up thirty fragments Of bombs in
the street.
MEDIATION ASKED
NEW YORK, June IA special to the
World from Havana says: 1t is under
stood here that leading Spaniards and
Cuban autonomfsts are preparing a
statement declaring their willingness to
accept mediation by the United States
for ending toe war on the basis of auton-
omy, provided that the United States
guarantees peace.
1t is said the petition has met the ap-
proval Of 17S of the politicians and Cuban
autonomfsts, who await only the decision
of Rafael Monitors and Julio Sanguilly
to sign 1t in behalf Of the Cuban autono-
mists and separatists respectively The
petition, finally signed, will be presented
to Consul General Lee. Much doubt is
expressed of Sanguilly's acquiescence.
1t Is clear that most Spanish juris-
consuls and military tnen believe the
court OF appeals will simply quash the
Havana sentence and declare the whole
proceedings unwarranted and contrary
to the treaties. The court will then or
der that the case be tried afresh in Ha-
vana by ordinary jurisdiction with all
the guarantees of fair play stipulated in
the treaty Of 1877. 1t is again said in Off
cial circles In Madrid that the American
state department has signified that it
would not object to such decision as an
ordinary Jurisdiction in such conditions
might pronounce.
THE COMPETITOR CASE.
NEW YORK, June IA special to the
World from Madrid says: The minister
of marine, Beranger, received by the
last mail from Cuba and Immediately
sent to the supreme court Of appeals the
papers and the extensive report from
the admiral commanding the West In
dian station on the case of the filibuster-
ing vessel Competitor.
The supreme court will appoint Judge
to examine the case and draw up a re-
port before the fun court prOnounces
upon the merits of the sentence of the
Havana courtmartfal. A decision can
not be expected earlier than a fortnight
though the government has allowed the
court to know it's desire for prompt in
depreciation Of the text Of the treaties.
especially that Of SS7.
A special to the World from Havana
says it is expected that Thomas r. Daw-
ley, the Harpers correspondent, will be
Js
ADvICES IN TAMPA
TAMPA, Fla, June 7.-Advices from
Cuba tonight say:
Francisco Tarrina, a wealthy planter
and an American citizen, has been i'm
prisoned at Cardenas for the past fif-
teen days without a hearing, and de-
prived of all communication with the
outside world.
Rafael Cabrera Is reported to have
safely landed an expedition at Punta de
Ganado. near Neuvitas, with 1000 rifles
and 100000 cartridges.
A PRISONER RELEASED
KEY WEST, Fla, June Jose Lopez.
who was on the setamer Mascotte Wed
nesday night at Havana just before her
departure on account of his suspicious
actions In destroying a note handed to
him from boat alongside, was arrested,
was released Friday and has arrived
here. He reports miserable treatment
by the officers who arrested him, but he
said he was accorded very considerate
treatment by the chief of police of Ha-
vana.
BOMBS AT MADRID.
MADRID, June 1.-TWO dynamite
petards were exploded in front of the
house Of a priest at Oriendam, near San
Sebastian. on the Bay of Biscay. Much
damage resulted from the explosion.
but there were no fatalities. The NUM-
cipal authorities of Seville have offered
to furnish the government q second