The record-union., 1896-05-01
WAS 4 DYNAMITE BOMB
THAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION
IN WEYLER'S PALACE.
Gomez Advancing Upon the Trocha
Line With Ten or Twelve
Thousand rIen.


bomb caused the explosion in the Cap
Generals palace Tuesday. and not
gas engine, as reported. The noise
was tremendous and caused intense ex-
citement in the palace and vicinity. The
General and officers rushed about CIV
ing orders. General Weyler left the
room greatly excited. Only one person
was hurt, and he slightly. The others
escaped miraculously. The whole pal
ace shook by the force of the explosion.
Clouds of dust blinded all persons in
side, and many glass windows were
broken.
Thebomb destroyed the partition wall
OF the principal counting-room and
broke two safes. The bomb was placed
in the water closet at the southeast COR
ner of the palace on Mercedes and Obs
20 streets. The occurrence is the gen.
eral topic of conversation. 1t is believed
tc be the work of laborers. The police
are making diligent search, but no ar
rest has been made. Strong measures,
it Is said, will be adopted to prevent a
repetition. This happened ait IL a. m.
Gomez's advance is confirmed. 1t is
now reported that he has entered Ma
tanzas province with a strong force of
ten or twelve thousand men, five pieces
Of artillery and plenty of ammunition.
1t is presumed an attack on the trocha
on both sides in combination with Maceo
will follow, and hot fighting is expected.
News of a bloody battle near Zanjo,
province of Santiago de Cuba, has been
received. Geneal Munoz tried to prevent
General Calixto Garcia from crossing
the Canto river. Munoz organized a
strong land column, and ordered gun
boats to proceed up the river to cooper
ate, left Manzanillo to intercept Garcia.
The latter, with Rabis' column, made a
junction with the forces of Maria Rodri-
guez from Camaguey. The combined
insurgent forces attacked Munoz as he
was advancing and defeated him.
Munoz lost over 200 killed and 400
wounded But for the gunboats Munoz's s
column would have been destroyed. Mu-
noz retreated to Manzanillo and Garcia
is now operating without opposition.
Colonel ArdaneZa has arrived at Hol-
guin. He reports that his command had
two engagements with rebels near Zanjo
and Caibaguan. The insurgents had
many killed and wounded The troops
and fifteen privates wounded.
Captain Pozo, commanding the Palma
Guerrillas, who captured two men be-
longing to the Laborde expedition. had
a hot fight with the rebels near Rib
Blanco. Captain Pozo was seriously
wounded. A Lieutenant was slightly
wounded and one of the guerrillas was
killed. The rebels lost seven killed and
many wounded.
A rebel band commanded by Bandera
attacked the town of Artemasia, which
is situated near the military line across
the island They burned a few huts and
the neighborng canefields. The garrison
repulsed an attack from the trenches.
using artillery. The troops had two
wounded.
News reaches here of an important
battle on Friday last between Colonel
Seguera's command and the rebels un-
der Robau. Nunez and Zayas, about
four leagues southwest of Sagua la
Grande. No details have beeen made
public,
Consul-Generaa Williams to-day Wis
tied Captain-General Weyler and the
marine authorities on behalf of the
Americans alleged to have been cap
tured on the filibustering schooner Com
petitor, which was seized Tuesday Off
the north coast of the province of Pinar
del Rio. Mr.. Williams refused to say
what the result of his interview was, de-
c.aring that the Consulate was no news
agency.
Fifty-one political prisoners were de-
ported to Ceuta, Africa, to-day by a
Spanish mail steamer.