Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-04
ALARMED.
Many Spanish Families are
Leaving their Homes in
Bahia Honda.
CHURCH RIOT.
Talk of a Threatened Outbreak
Among the Pitt River
Indians.

New YORK, July IA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
a Bahia HYnda letter received here
today gives details of an important en-
gsgement in Pinar del Rio, near Osyo
| Redondo. The rebel leader Brigadier
Franz and thirteen followers were killed
and many wounded. They were carri-
ed from the field. The insurgents were
put to flight.
The coast steamer Trito brought
yesterday from Bahia Honda many
Spanish families. The feeling in Pinar
| del Rio is now one of alarm.
Generals Gonzales, NuDez and Mulna-
res arrived here from Pinar del Rio last
night to confer with the captsin-genersl.
Lieut.-Gen. Suarez Valdez sailed from
Havana today for SPAN to recuperate
his health.
The Herald's correspondent in Puerto
Principe reports that the insurgent
chiefs Guerra, Calons, Fonseca aud
Armada Sanchez, fighting under Maxi
mo Gomez in the late battle Of Najass,
were all wounded. Sanchez's les hae
since been amputsted.
Gomez is said to be now encamped
with Cnly 600 men, all mounted, 400
being from Minas Point, known as Los
Estrspodes.
-Four hundred rebels, commanded by
Salvador Reves, attacked on the 24th,
10th and 18th inst. the town of Yara,
near MaDZaniil, but were vigorously re-
pulsed with heavy losses. 1t is report
ed that the rebel chief Perez was en-
camped on the 9th inst. at Manga Lsga,
near Santo Domingo. 1t Is said he came
fIom the east. 1t was his intention to
march to Vulta Jusrsda.
Santiago de Cuba edvices report 420
cases of email pox in that city.
Two Sisters OF Charity, belonging to
the st. Vincent do Paul association,
died OF yellow fever at Santa Clara
hospital while attending their patients.
The inhabitants of Morgsnzo, in the
province OF Santa Clara, on the night
OF June 26 were surprised by the pres
ence OF rebels who bad entered the town
without arousing the troops which were
supposed to be defending the place. The
insurgents looted a store and killed
clerk and cousin Of the owner. The
garrison at length learned of what was
going on under their very noses, rushed |
to arms and attacked the invaders who
were, according to the government re-
ports, compelled to retreat with four
killed and twelve wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1.-The village |
of Farmland is greatly exercised over q |
riot that occurred at the North White |
River church after services last night, in |
which one man was fatally stabbed and |
several others seriously hurt. just how i
the trouble originated no ope knows,
but as the congregation was passing out /
John Moser and John Jemerson, who
have long been enemies, we're seen /
scuffilng, when Jamerson dew q knife 4
and stabbed Moser several timee.
Friends went to their assistance and /
the fight became general, clubs and
pocket knives being used. When the
room WAS finally cleared Mossr was
dead, William Murphy had fractured
skull, little child OF John Henderson
b ad been terribly bruised by being tram
pied upon and her mother was uncon-
scious from fright. Others in the con-
gregatIon we're bruised.
REDDING, Cal, July 1.-The threat
ened Indian outbreak at the big bend Of
the Pitt river, sixty miles from Reddlpg,
ls causing considerable comment here,
and some are disposed to look upon the
matter lightly. Thirty years ago the
settlers, upon the massacre Of several
white families, surrounded the Indians
and butchered many of them.
Sheriff Houston Gays that he will
start today with possee of four men.
de states that be has heard from
other parties that there are some
'even;y-6,e bucks assembled and that
the people are considerably excited over
he fact that the Indians are going to
nave big dance and pow WOW.
Indians have gathered from all the sur
founding country as far north ss Fall
River valley, twenty miles dietant.
Quite q number of people live in Big
Bend, which is a rough country, heavily
imbered, with little meadows scattered
lere and there. The sheriff thinks that
With the settlers organized there will be
enough men to intimIdste the Indians |
\ II that is necessary is an organization
md some one to give directions. These
mountain Indians are made of different
tutf from those OF the valley, and are
Inclined to be independent, but by July
J, the settlers will be armed and upon
heir guard.