The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-19
CUBANS STILL FIGHTING
SPANISH FORT IN PINAR DEL RIO
PROVINCE ATTACKED.
An Insurgent Chief Who Did not Wait
to Negotiate Terms of Peace
Press Comment.

HAVANA, April 1s.-News of further
fighting between the insurgents and Span
sh troops in the province of Pinar del Rio
reached here to-day. 1t appears that a force
of insurgents. under Lores Aguiler Rizo
made an attack two days ago on the Span
ish fort at Espujarosa. Pnar del Rio. and
had the best of the lighting, even according
to the Spanish account of the affair. The
official report of the fight says the fort was
a. small one, garrisoned by volunteers. who
made a "heroic Defense lasting three
hours. In the meantime. however. 1t is Off
ciay admitted. the insurgents entered the
town and plundered and burned tobacco
warehouse. The Spanish report adds that
the garrison of the fort lost four men
killed and had nine men wounded.
News has been received here from the
town of Alfonso XIII, province of Havana,
that a dynamite bomb was exploded near
the church there at o'clock Saturday
night killing two people and wounding one
man.
Senior Steegers has distributed three hum
dred dresses from his residence at GUIANA
bacoa among the children of the reconcen-
trados of that vicinity.
p. m.-The latest advices from the town
OF Alfonso XIII as to the explosion of a
dynamite bomb at the Church of San Fran
cisco de Paul Saturday night says that the
explosion took place at the main entrance
The killed were Jose Larino, a -Saeristan,
and Juan Grovas. Ramon Fondora child,
was so seriously injured that he died soon
after. Pedro Dago, a policeman, and Luis
Perez, a child, were also wounded. The
usually peaceful neighborhood was terribly
frightened by the noise of the explosion,
and the people crowded about the scene,
stupefied at first at the sight of the mangled
bodies and the destruction wrought. The
church doors were smashed to pieces and
also a number of images The explosion
greatly damaged the main wall of the
church. The windows and the glass in the
doors of the house of DR.. Fuentes, in Ami
mas street, near the church, were blown
out. The whole community is denouncing
with the greatest indignation the perpetra-
tors of this horrible crime.
The Diario del Ejercito (organ of the mill
tary party, repeating to-day what has been
said with reference to the Spanish prepara-
tions for war, says: THE fleet will come
and behind it, if necessary all Spain, to
show the United States that the Spanish
nation is not as weak as the Americans
may imagine. The Queen Regent said to
Senor Sagasta: L have received an in
heritance from my husband for my son and
/ shall never consent to have this in
heritance diminished
The Diario del Ejercito publishes illustra-
tions Of Fort Jefferson and the Notifications
at the Tortugas, showing, it claims, that
they are feebly defended and could easily
be attacked. 1t says also in this assocta-
tion: IF President Mckinley consents to
allow the decision of the two houses of
Congress to pass into law then the Spanish
minister will leave Washington and Spain
will stand ready to repel brutal action.
La Lucha, in its editorial to-day entitled
WAR Will Solve It," says the present as
sures the future and it repeats chat Spain
has advantages over the United States in
case war comes. The paper announces that
General Blanco has chartered the Olivette
to bring four hundred Spaniards from New
York. who are anxious to leave the United
States.
The steamer Colon has left the dry dock.
The dock worked well. This morning the
steamer Puerto Rico brought the mules that
should have come on the Algiers. The
Morgan line steamers are suspending their
trips Commenting on this, La Lucha
says: at is the Yankee doings which in
terrupt the merchant traffic"
The Reina Marie Christina has brought
assistance to-day from the Mexican
patriotic committee.
Last night the secretary of posts and
communications was in conference with
General Blanco at the palace and a provin-
cial committee will be appointed to super
intend the elections of deputies.