The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-03
SHOT WHISTLES BY
NoRWEGIAN VESSEL BOARDED OFF
TH6 CUBAN COAST.

steamer UGder a Fiour-Carrying Charter,
Plying Between Galveston and Cuban
Ports. is >aluted With q Shot Overhead,
and is Then Boa rded by Men Who Re
fuse to Explain What Business They
Have There-Onicers sure the Strange
vesse. is a Spanish Warship-War News
From Cuba-FiIibusters and Conscripts.
Gyiler, a Norwegian vessel under char
ter of the Texas Star Flour Mills of this
port, plying 10 Cuban ports, after sail
ing out of Cierfuegoes on August %, at
s p. M, was fired upon by strange
ship. The shot whistisd by just above
the smokestack. The Gyller hove to
and WAS Immediately boarded by par
ty of armed men who put off from the
strange ship in a Efeiboat, who demand
ed an inspection OF the ships papers.
Captain Rasmussen satisfied the board
ing party that the Gyller was a trader
and they departed without giving any
name and refusing TO answer any que5-
tons. Captain Rasmussen is sure that
The Gyller was on the high seas, ten
English miles from the coast.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Havana. Oct. General Melguizo,
supported by the columns of troops com
manded by ColonQs Hernandez, Frances
Romero, left Mantua, province of Pinar
Del Rio, during the morning of Tuesday
last in order to attack the insurgents
I,@,~ L dor
column, proceeding IN the direction of
the Tumbas de Torino, after an hours
march, engaged Maceo forces and dis
lodged them from their positions. Con-
tinuirAg the advance Colonel Hernandez
at $50 p. m. again met the enemy. By
this time the insurgents had concentrat-
ed their forces and a severe fight, which
lasted until night time, began. The
Spanish troops advanced and dislodged
the insurgents. The operations were
conducted during a heavy downpour of
rain. which considerably hindered the
advance. The troops pushed forward
ON the following morning and were met
by four cannon Shots at short range
from an insurgent position. The insur-
gents were again driven backward and
the troops oamped in the enemy's posi-
ton, but left them later in order to car
ry back the wounded and secure provi-
sions and ammunition. The column Of
troops commanded by Colonel Frances
entered Manajal and engaged the insur
gent forces commanded by Percio,
Diaz, Payaso and Others, disiodging
them at the point of the bayonet and
compelling the enemy to disperse. In
the two engagements the insurgents
left eighty men killed and a quantity of
arms and ammunition on the field and
retired with over 200 wounded. On the
other side of the Spaniards eleven men
were killed and Major Ysquerdo. Cap
tain Bannis and eighty-six privates
were wounded. OF the Spanish wound
ed thirty-one are in q serious condi-
ton.
Spanish forces under the command Of
Colonels Serarno and Cano have been
engaged with the insurgents under AL
varez and Truxillo at the GuasimaI
farm on the Nartanjo river. Alvarez
and twenty other insurgents were kill
ed. The troops had five men wounded.
The steamship Juan Firgus has ar
rived here from Spain bringing forty
officers and 100 soldiers to reinforce the
Spanish troops in Cuba.
Hell DIOR FILIBUSTERING
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 2.-Captain J.
D. Hart, who was taken into custody
Wednesday on information furnished
by George W. Cowley, charging him
with violating the neutrality laws by |
shipping arms and ammunition to Cuba |
On the Laurada, has been given a hear |
ing before United States Commissioner |
Edmunds. C. W. Cowley, Captain 1
Hart's chief accuser, testified that Hart I
hired him TO ship on the Laurada las. I
August. He told him the Laurada had I
eft here on August 5, and sailed by New I
York, Were men were taken on board /
rom the Richard K. Fox. There was
also a lot of ammunition taken on board !
from lighters. After Cowley had tod /
shout the landing of the Laurada's car
20 in Cuba. Commissioner dmunds held |
Hart in 1000 bail for further hearing.
SPANISH CONSCRIPTS.
London, Oct. 1.-The Madrid cores
,ondent of the Standard says the Span
sh government is taking active steps
% check the wholesale emigration of
families who are unable to pay the for
eft Of 1000 pesetes, to redeem their sons
rom military service in Cuba.
A BerSn correspondent OF the Stand
lrd says Spain has ordered $4,000 seven
nilimstre rifles from Lowe, for delivery
n December.
BELL REMiNDED FOR WEEK
Treasury Department is Not Using Much