The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
GOMEZ REPORTED KILLED.
Said 20 Have Died in n Fight Near
the Military Line.


Havana, June "a passenger train
bound from Havana to Matanzas has been
dynamited by insurgents between San
Miguel and Campo Florldo. The locomo-
tive was thrown from the track and cap
sized and two cars were deralled. The
engineer and fireman were injured.
A band OF insurgents to-day entered the
village of Calabazar, in Havana province,
and plundered several stores.
Rumors have been afioat here since yes
terday morning, probably enanating from
oficial circles, that Gen. Maxine Gomez,
the insurgent commander in-chief, has
been killed in a Aght near the military
line, near the province of Puerto Principe,
extending from Jucaro de Maron. The re-
ports have not been confirmed. >
Capt. Gen. Weyler arrived this morning
at Juraco and continued his trip to Man
zanillo. 1t is officially stated that hun
dreds OF families continue to surrender
to the Spanish authorities at Trinidad and
Sanetl-Spiritus, province of Santa Clara.
Gen. Seguro, in an interview. informed a
correspondent of La Lucha that the insur-
gents are so weak In the district of Sancti
Spiritus that the local guerilla forces are
sufficient TO fight the insurgents, whose
surrender there 20 the Spaniards is short
ly expected, It Is reported that the Span
ish columns has brought 1900 head Of
cattle into Sanct Spiritus.
Later to-day the report of the killing of
Gen. Gomez was modified to the state
ment here he has been seriously wounded,
but nobody outside of official circles be,
lieves this report to be true.
La Lucha publishes a dispatch from
Tunas giving a report Of an interview had
by Its correspondent with the Spanish
a, xsf.t oh h. la
that In the last engagement between the
Spanish forces and the insurgents under
Gen. Gomez. the horse ridden by Gen.
Gomez was shot under him.
According to official advices, a number
OF insurgents who have surrendered to the
authorities at Placetas assert positively
that In the same engagement in which
Gen. Gomez's horse was killed, the insur-
gent leader himself was wounded
Official reports say that no engagements
Of Importance have taken place recently.
La Lueha, commenting upon the appoint
ment Of Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford TO be
United states ambassador TO Madrid, says
the report that the general carried with
him some important documents from
President Mckinley to Spain has caused a
certain amount Of excitement as indicat-
ing the possibility of direct or Indirect in
tervention IN Cuba upon the part of the
United States
The editorial attack Of the impartial Of
Madrid upon the son of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, the United States consul general mere,
charging the young man with being impr-
Gated Ia the pfemature publication OF his
fathers report Of the results of the In
vestigation into the death of DR.. Ruiz, the
American citizen who met his death by
violence In the jail of Guanabacoa, is re-
futed by the Havana correspondent of the
newspaper which published the report. He
has written letter to La Lucha denying
most emphatically that an advance copy
of the report was obtained from either
Gen. Lee, his son or from any employe Of
the United states consulate in Havana.
Madrid, June B.-Don Francisco Si1vela,
the leader of the dissident conservative
has published a manifesto demanding the
adoption by the Spanish government OF
an energetic attitude towards the United
States in regard to Cuba. He equally
condemns the schemes for reform for
Cuba drawn up by Senor Canovas del Cas-
tillo, the premier, and the autonomy
scheme advocated by the liberals.