The record-union., 1897-01-31
Insurgents Make Daring Attacks on SeY-
eral Of the Forts,
Succeeding in Dislodging the Spanish
Soldiers.
The Dynamite Gun Plays the Most
Important Part in the Engage
ments, the Deadly Shells Creating
Havoc With the Walls and Among
the Troops Within.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 30-A special to
the Commercial Tribune" from Key
West says:
A daring attack was made on the tro-
cha west of ArtemiSa last week. A
strong force of insurgents under Colo
mel Pedro BodarZ attacked fort No. TO-
and after two hours fighting dislodged
the garrison. After summoning the fort
to surrender, which was refused he or
dered the dynamite gun to open on it.
The first shell flew wide, but the second
and third made big gaps in the sides,
killing several Of the garrison force. A
furious infantry fire was maintained,
and soon the garrison flew the white
flag. They We're all paroled. Fifteen Of
the garrison We're killed, While but one
Cuban was hurt.
Proceeding on to the next fort the
garrison there came over to his forces
at the first demand, and stated that
they wished to fight for Cuba. They
were sick at heart of the murderous
work which they were obliged to do.
There We're 100 men and three officers
with a goodly supply of ammunition.
Both forts were destroyed
AT fort No. a stout resistance was
made, but two shots from the dynamite
gun compelled them to surrender. The
garrison was allowed their freedom
This fort was burned also
In all the three forts much valuable
ammunition, guns, etc, We're secured.
At fort No. 6 a strong Spanish rein
forcement had been received, and the
Cubans moved off. This leaves the tro-
cha open for any Cuban band that may
desire to pass through.
One of Sanguilly's guerrilla bands
entered a small town, Monrovia, and
told the people to move onto San Chris
tobal at once. The town was then burn
ed. Six men We're shot. Sixteen Of the
women We're taken prisoners and
turned over to the tender mercies of
the men by Captain Mordardo. Two
of them killed themselves with daggers
rather than suffer the fate in store for
them. San Cristobal and Artemisa are
now crowded with poor people. com
PEELED to live in the towns garrisoned
by Weyler's terrors.
WEYLER'S SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-The Madrid
dispatch, announcing the appointment
OF Weyler's successor as Governor Gen.
eral of Cuba, is considered here as ab-
solutely authentic. A week ago, Senor
De LONE communicated TO Secretary
Olney that General Azcarrago had bean
rendered this position, but no definite
action had been taken.
All American citizens now in prison in
Cuba as suspects will, with few eXcep-
tions, be given their release some time
during the coming week. This inforIna-
ton, it is said, has also been conveyed
to the State Department by the Spanish
Legation. The whole Competitor crew,
it is understood, is included in the am
nesty, and there is a possibility that
General Julio Sanguilly and Louis So
meillan may also be freed.
The State Department has for some
time been conducting correspondence
with the Spanish authorities negotiat-
ing for the release of the imprisoned
American citizens. The Department
has impressed the fact upon the Span
ish Government that if it would release
the imprisoned Americans, it would go
long way toward allaying the feeling
in the United States against Spanish
rule in Cuba. The State Department
officials have been confident that they
could persuade the Spanish Government
to take this view of the situation, and
it is said they have succeeded at last.
Senior De LONE is confined to his
room with an attack Of the grippe and
could not be interviewed on the above
subjects, but it is generally understood
that Senor Azcarrago has consented 70
assume the arduous role of Cuban paci-
ficator, and it is thought that this pol
icy wiz greatly simplify entanglements
with this Government