The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-24
TAUGHT FOR HOURS ON FARM.
CUBANs FINALLY ROUTED WITH 10
MEN KILLED.

The Insurgents Also Have Many
Troops Killed, but 10 Wounded.
A PhiladeIphiau Claims TO Have
Been Brutally Treated by the In
surgents ON Suspicion That Tie
Was n Spy-Escapcs TO the Span
ish Lines Nude.
Havana, April 23-Ideut. Col. Alien with
the Maria Cristina battalion, engaged the
insurgents at Purgatorlo. Havana PROV
ince, his advance guard pursuing them to
the Providence farm. Here they were en-
trenched and three hours fighting followed.
The Spaniards captured the camp and i'm
portant documents. The fleeing insurgents
left sixteen killed on the field and had
many wounded. The regulars lost none,
but had sixteen wounded.
orders have been given for the expulsion
from the island of Geo. Gucca, a natural
lied American citizen. He was captured
in boat near Havana.
Enrique Palma and Mizard Italians. and
French lady, Mariana Flamand, have
been lodged in jail at Santiago de Cuba
on the charge of assisting the rebellion.
Michael j. Kelly, the Philadelphlan, who
left Havana a fortnight ago for the in
surgent camp, and who was strung up on
a charge of being a spy, but finally man
aged to escape, was interviewed on his ar
rival here to-day. He confirmed the adven-
ture but was reticent when questioned as
to his reasons for going to the insurgent
camp. lie denies, however. that he had
any understanding or contract with the
| Cuban juuta in New York.
He says that he went out from Havana
alone and Joined the lnsurgent forces as
| an electrician. After a few days he was
sent with a sergeant and twelve men on
| an alleged mission to meet Sylvester SEQ
vel, who, the insurgents said had just
landed. After the party had gone a few
leagues from the camp the sergeant halt
ed his men near an old we'll, accused Kelly,
so be says. of being a spy, stripped him
absolutely naked, shot him, and, believing
that he was dead, put a rope around his
neck and hung him over the open well.
| The rope broke and he fell forty feet.
The water was up to his armpits The
insurgents then dropped stones on him,
but, fortunately, these missed him. They
then rode away, and about midnight he
the rain several miles TO a Spanish out.
| post, where he presented himself, entirely
naked, with view of surrendering under
| the amnesty decree.
When the commandant called out to the
/ guard to receive him he was frightened
He ran and was fired at. The Spanish
| started in pursuit and he was finally
caught and taken into the camp. The
| commandant on learning why he had ruf
| Off, and, after hearing his story, treated
| him, Kelly says, with all consideration
| gave him food and clothing, furnished him
| with a bed and kept him comfortable un.
| til the order for his release arrived
| Mr.. Kelly's head was grazed In several
/ places by bullets, his face and eyes are
burned and punctured with powder ana
| his hair, formerly an auburn, Is now al
most white. He says the insurgents rob-
| Der him of a money belt containing 5000
| but this latter statement is discredlted
| here because when he originally left Ha-
vana, en- route for the insurgent camp he
neglected to settle his hotel bill He in
! tends to return to the United States next
week. He says the Spanish officers treat
| ed him much better than he could have
| expected under all the circumstances.
Several of the newspaper correspond
| ents who will leave Cuba tomorrow gave
a dinner this evening to Consul General
Lee at the Hotel Inglaterra. Among the
American journalists present were Mr.
| Springer, DIR. Burgess and Mr.. Chields