New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-15
WAR NEWS FROM HAVANA.
THE MONTGOMERY FIRES Al FoNi"
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FIGHTING
IN MATANZAS

downright, Isos: The Associated Press)
Havana June Is delayed in transmission).-
The United States cruiser Montgomery at about
o'clock this afternoon, approached nearer IMAM
Is usually the case to the Santa cara battery
and fred three shots Mt Punta Bravo Inc hrst
shot was fred at 1000 metres. and the others
were fired at 5000 metres.
The Montgomery then resumed her place In the
blockade line Her projectlles fell very near
the battery. A Spanish battery east OF Moro
Castle fired one shot at another American war
ship.
The German war.hip Geier arrived at Glen
fuegos on Saturday.
Advices from Matanzas say that on Saturday
over two hundred insurgents. commanded by
Bermudez and Agua made an attempt to enter
Cumanayasua Province OF Matanzas, and sue
ceeded In burning some houses. But, IL -
added the insurgents were repulsed with ioss'
including Captain Morrison. one lieutenant ana
one private killed and sergeant, a corporal
and nine privates wounded. Nineteen spaniards
were wounded
The same force Of insurgents was afterward
encountered on Saturday and Sunday iast ana
the Spanlards say they dispersed them Win
loss OF twelve killed. The insurgents are also
reported TO have carried away many OF their
wounded and to have abandoned quantity OF
property which they captured at Cumanayagua'
The Union Constitutional" says the insurgent
chief Caballoro. who took arms against the
Spanish Government at Bare on February ~
1895 arrived at Santa Clara few days ago 70
Join the brigade being organized by the FORMER
lnsurgent chIeftain, Masso.
IN an interview Cabaero is alleged to have
asserted that the leading insurgent chiefs re-
Gently discussed the question OF accepting Amer
hat n
OF the insurgent leaders were against American
Intervention.
The chancellor Of the University has cited Pro-
fessors Federico Hortsman Canter, Manuel
Johnson Juan Larralde. Francisco O'Farill,
Julian Carlos Chappotin L'Hoste and Ricardo
Dolz Arrange % present themselves to MIN
within ffty days from date TO answer the
charge Of leaving the Island without permission
La Lucha." commenting on a cable dispatch
received from Madrid. saying the resignation or
the whole Spanish Cabinet Is probable, and that
II Is likely another Cabinet Will he formed under
Marshal Martinez &c Campos, the former Cap
,ain-General Of Cuba. says:
III Martinez de- Campos forms Cabinet with
Sllvelaists Spanish policy may become more
complicated. especially II Senior Svela and his
partlsans insist upon following their policy. In
opposition to the sentiment OF the majority OF
Spaniards who are occupied at the present mo-
ment in repelllng the brutal aggression or ma
ton which. because II is powerful. is attempting
to possess Itself Of Spanish colonies. in the same
manner as robber who takes by surprise or
force somebody elses property"
At IL O'Clock this morning the semaphore OF
MORO Castle slgnalIed that vessel flying nag
IT truce was In sight. and the Spanish gunboat
La Fiecha. with Colonel Gepi. Of the general
no ary. Ger Of he
Government and Alexander Goan, the British
Consul here on board went to meet the vessel.
which turned out to be tho United States auxili-
airy gunboat Maple.
An officer on board Of her handed Colonel
,ielpi a sealed document addressed to Mr.. Col
Ian The Spanish gunboat returned to this har-
Dor at | o'clock