The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
BOMB FIRED IN v A
IT BLOWS UP \ TRAIN, KILLING
MANY sPANIsH SOLDIERS.

the Cabinet-Fresh Details or the Riots.
HAVANA, Jan. IL, via Key west.-A dynamite
bomb exploded to-day near Dejame, Havana, at
the moment when q Spanish military train was
passing with soldiers.
Tho explosion shattered tho cars. disabled the
locomotive, destroyed the rails. and killed and
wounded many Spanish soldiers. Tho press
censorship has refused to allow any reference
by direct cable to tho number Of killed and
wounded. At this time of general excitement
In Havana this startling news and the terrible
defeat by tho insurgents Of Gen. Molina are
causing a great sensation.
Molina, with his 1900 men, met tho insur-
gents ut Camarioca and Punta Maya, Matanzas
province. The Cubans were led by jose Gle
mente Gomez. Rojas, and Tabares, and num-
bered 800 mon. Tho engagement lasted four
hours and was q worry sharp one.
The Spaniards made three attempts to dis.
lodge the patriots from their strong positions,
but were repulsed every time with heavy losses.
In the third bayonet charge Of the Spaniards
the Spanish Captain, Emilio Cervera. was killed,
and Lieut.. Manuel Gonzalez was severely
wounded.
Leaving fifty dead on the field Molina retired,
reporting to Gen. Blanco that "the positions OF
the insurgents were bravely defended by them
In order to gain time to remove their wounded.
but they were finally dislodged after two hours
fighting and loft six dead on the field"
According TO Molina. his losses. besides Capt.
Cervera and Lieut.. Gonzalez. were only three
~privatos killed and twenty.elght wounded. He
reports also several soldiers bruised.
Gen. Pando has arrived ct Santa Cruz del Sur
in Puerto Principe province. from Manzanillo.
Santiago de Cuba. He made the trip by steamer
In order to ask for moro reinforcemonts from
the Spaniards In Puerto Principe. His situation
at Manzanillo Ia desperate. His troops are
threatening to revolt on account Of the ~ill-treat-
mont they receive. as they are starving and re-
gents under Garcia and Rabi have extended
their control to the very doors Of MHnzanillo.
Gen. Blanco cabled stringent orders TO him TO
return Immediately to Manzanillo and remain
f fTom th "si paiaes That 10 h Psa aSSoy viii Il r rs 5nss F q %an.
whole affair 10 making much eom%ent -,
try Or to harm women and Children. an oSiciai
the battalion Of Canarias on the families Of In.
surgent soldiers at the farm Herrera, in Pinar
The report says that seventeen modern rifles
and twenty.six old rifles were captured, and
that everything was destroyed BY the troops;
women, ten children, and four men, the report
s sood i Mens %eSs P of Gem. wey ynS s Methods % : very
Another official report to day says that twenty
Gsssn fS Momen nnd eSiIdFFe n,P nave SSe Per %nac
prisoners near Sancti-Spiritus and brought to
town. This Is another instance Of concentration.
Five thousand more regular. troops were
brought into Havana yesterday by Gems. Sale.
eodo. Marote, and Bernal. who were summoned
hy Gen: Blanco to reinforce Gen. Arolas against
There vas 20 more riG.Ing On Havana -yes.ss,
trcsopS. and martial law prevails. The rioters
have not yielded to force. but only because
The rioters have triumphcd. because tho
Autonomiss Goyernmsnt has been reduced TO-
newspapers have been suppressed.
Senior Arnanto. editor q II Rseoncsntrado. for
a chance to escape to the United States.
Detailed mail accounts Of the riots In Havana
on Wednesday and Thursday last were received
yesterday BY the steamer Saratoga, which left
the ) arm Officers who rsided the offses q
Dfario de Ia Marina, said editorialiy on Thurs
day. ooor,ro,c.. nj. uo-r,,. war. .,,rou.,v
grave. because attacks on the army and on
army officers have been tolerated BY the author
tiles. After, the first %outburst of Indignation,
in the City and especially II other armed bodies
think it theirduty to join their fellows in arms"
help the ofhcers and The soldiers Of the battalion
Of 0rIen Publico. who made the first assaults on
The rinEieaders in the riotins on Wednesday.
besides Capt: Calvo, already mentioned in the de-
fHPstehes to TIE Sun, were zacaE r1 brozmss,,
Known conservatives in Hayana. Deputy
Santos Guzmsn and Senior Romero Rubio.
Salon H. a cafe In Central Park. A Capt.
Fuentes was also among the assailants, and
showed the greatest ferocity against the jour
The outbreak began on Wednesday. when an
sal1nr Oh IL assdG " spaniara n nsmsa Don Saf' fsd &c
Gonzalez TO fight a duel. and Ricardo .Arnanto,
an editor on the same nj wspaper also challenged
y tSasT The P@sssts1 as SUPPLIED sdd * q paragraph oS;:s. Sa,1 in
paper office Of ,Arnant6;, The latter narrowly
escaped with his star. Then the crowd Of riot.
es grew stronger and the assaults on the other
,ssno s. MCran IA : ]r sRoE ter S Of Ia ox Dise Sis H., was as
prietor Of the Hotel dc Ynglaterra, a man OF
great physical power, who took Moran in his
In the Diario de la Marina ofice an editor
named Espinosa %nsrrowly escaped, and sehor
Until that moment the whole affair had no
f Essat p readina the lh%p appsSi Of 0G u ' G.eS sae yoilSaGi
the officers. and the serious rioting took place.
On Thursday night the rioters numbered 5000.
Gen. Blanco does not count upon the support
even OF all the regular troops. This gives the
situation Its most alarming aspect.
The only military corps faithful to Blanco are
the artillery, and the Marine and Civil Guards.
AmonRlthe Generals. Arolas and Solano are the
only ones who have maintained q decided loyal
attitude.
The others, including Gen. Gonzales PARADE.
have been huctuating from one side to the
other, not caring, to risk unpopularity among
the rabid Spaniards.
The attack on the Autonomist newspapers
soon turned into q general Spanish demonstra-
tion against Blanco and the Autonomist Govern
ment., What the troops and the volunteers
want Is to have Weyler in Cuba again.
A letter from Havana says: LEI Rec0ncen-
trado and la Discysfon were only tho ~pretoxts
for the outbreak. The real cause is that most
Of the spaniards, are opposed to Blanco.
and want Weyler or Polsyleja here.
Blanco. knowing this. intends now to
divert attention again to the newspapers. and
In order to throw some dust in the eyes of the
aRitators will punish severely the poor. de-
fenceless editors. H. the riots subside.
n will because Blanco satisfies the
Conservatives who arc pcrsecuting the journal
lists. but il will no only IL halt. The Autono-
mist Cabinet also will have TO leave office TO
completely satisfy the rabble."