New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-02
BLANCO REPORTS FIGHTING
SPANISH ACCOUNTS OF MILITARY OP-
ERATIONS IN CUBA
TWO rSsyRGFNT LEADERS SAID TO HAVE BDEN
KILLED At MoGoTE- An ALLEGED AMER
1CAN REFUSE AT C1ENFTEGos


ICAN REFUSE AT CTENFTEGos
THE MATASZAs AFFAIR
Havana May The French and Austrian
Consus here have protested against the bonn
bardmeut of Matanzas by the American feet
as a violation II international law In that no
previous notification 81 the intention to bonn
bard the place had been given.
The following version OF the BON .ardnent
was received late last night under date Of April
Is:
At midday or the 9th three American cruisers
onened fire a, a short distance on the Norril "A
battery and the Matanzas fort The batter
replied and the cruisers retreated 70 some dis
dance The feet fired thirty-two shots and the
battery fourteen. but all We're without result
The feet fred over forty shots at the sabanilla
battery and the city, but none exploded and
the only casualty reported was the killing Of a
mule.
some OF the shots from the American vessels
fell In the outskirts OF the city. one proJectie
landed In the SabaniIa station and several
more around the now sugar refinery. Others
fell in the harbor near the brigantine Nigilante
and one dropped IN the water close 10 a private
house on San Juan Bautista-st Pueblo Nuevo
The Sabanilla battery fred only four shots be
fore the feet got out Of range. The lombard
nent lasted an hour One Of the ships. yes
sci with three smOkestacks. was damaged In
the rigging
CELEBRATION IN HAVANA
OF enthusiasm Many houses decorated
and processions headed by bands Of music.
marched through the streets to national and
Cuban airs Crowds gathered In the upper part
Of the city and cries OF viva Espaha." were
heard on ell sides At night there mill
tary tattoo at the park
According 10 advices received al the Palace
on the same day april %, detachment Of
snanl.h troops overlook at MogOte Matanzas
Province a force Of insurgents comprising sev-
oral small bands. under command Of the leader
BefancotIrt and engaged them in battle The
Standards captured the positions Of the insur-
,,han,s uho retired leaving twenty OF their num-
60 dead on the field A quantity OF arms and
cher effects WAS taken Among the Killed
we're the insurgent leaders CeJa ana baIlr 4
1rhc Government troops lost two soldiers killed
and two officers and two privafes wounded.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT clENFrEGOs
A, o'clock in the morning OF the Goth. &C
oord,ns TO Palace reports. a fleet of three Ameri-
IAN vessels approached Cenfuegos and at mid
s.,. hegsn firing The projeciles fell inside the
,rhor three miles from the wharves Al mid
,,,,h, the vessels bombarded Fort Jagna stu
ated midway In the harpoi' tnI . az u'u no'
10 "a the fire Of the ships. which dln no uain-
80 Subsequently three gunboats proceeded 10
- mouth OF the harbor ana nreo AZ inc meet
.ie retreated The battery Paso CanelIo was
soon after fired on by me i, anu nn ne
Spanish slde' HI va" '
Cienfuegos os r.ceived with great en-
iiio and rejoicing, and the IDEA OF tne meet
thusias!i.i "a lombard Cicnfuegos is ridiculed.
httei.p I'm was beyond the range OF the snip
as tne +. =. asserted that the only idea OF me
ea,cans in firing was to Try 10 irishieH 'he
people in the to"h