Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-22
THE INTENSE HEAT
Adds to Discomfort Of Fight
ing in Philippines.
Rebels Active Near Taguig, Bocave
and West Of Calumpit.
Gen. Gomez Would Probably Accept Cuban
Presidency II offered.

| of about 200 rebels, yesterday after
| noon, attacked the outposts of the
! Washington Regiment near Taeuig.
! south of Pasig and Pateros. Two com
panies Immediately engaged the enemy
and advanced into the open in skrm-
ish. The rebels were checked and rout-
ed after two hours fighting, leaving u
men killed on the field and several
wounded. The American troops also
obtained possession Of many Mauser
rifles and many other weapons. Three
| Americans We're wounded
At o'clock this morning. three com
panies Of the South Dakota Regiment
marched from Bocave ana. in conjunc-
ton with three companies Of the Min
nesota Regiment from Guiguinto.
| north Of BUcaye. encountered q rebel
force numbering 800 men, when two
miles OUT. the enemy retired three
miles in fairly good order. in spite Of
the fact that they suffered heavy los
scs. The Americans, having exhaust
"a their ammunition. were compelled
70 return to their camps
The heat is intense. At noon the
thermometer registered 80 degrees and
the mercury was still rising. There
were several prostrations from the heat
among the troops but only one man
was wounded.
Later. the army tugs opened fire on
the enemy along the river banks. The
! rebels are unusually active west of
Malolos as far as Calumpit They
have been busily at work on their
| trenches and several new trenches
have been discovered within two miles
of the railroad. Fires are burning east
of the railroad and it would appear
| that the rebels are evacuating the foot
! hill towns in anticipation Of an attack
| upon the part Of the American troops
| Havana, April 21.-l1 A. M.-Thc cap
tain Of the port Of Havana. Commodore
j. y. Cromwell. has stationed a guard
Of marines to protect the CUSTOMS EN-
| ployes working a the Cascade Pasa-
geras against the efforts Of the police
| to eject them. Eoth Acting Chief of
| Police Menocal ana the secretary Of the
| treasury department here, COL. Tasl1er
Fl. Bliss, claim the. right to occupy the
| building. Several hundred cigarette,
shoe ana harness makers went out on
a strike. today.
| Two new case Of yellow fever deVcI-
| opcd in Havana, today. making five Of
ficially reported. There are no Ameri-
I cans among them, so far as is known.
| at the office of the chief surgeon. there
| is only one American in cuba with the
! fever. a man named BisComb. who has
! been working on d plantation in Ma
| tanZas province. He is discharged
/ private.
/ The Carlists are moving throughout
| the island and their agents are trying
to secure men. They prefer the Cuban
soldiers around Havana. Yesterday.
one agent was openly offering SIS a
/ month and free passage to Spain as in
! ducementS to join the army of Don
| Carlos. La Geceta Carlista, Carlist
| organ. describes in its latest issue the |
muniiicence Of Don Carlos and his de- |
sire to rebuild Spain, as Well as to Eek
terminate such men as Weyler."
| Senior Antonio Gonzales De Mendoza. |
who has been chosen president Of the |
newly constituted supreme court. is one |
of the best known lawyers in Havana !
and a man respected by all classes and |
! all parties. He is "a years Of age and |
the head Of the distinguished Mendoza |
family. He is as Well read in Ameri- |
can at Latin law.
Gen. Gomez is arranging to publish, |
tomorrow list of paymasters and as
| sstants appointed AT a meeting. this |
| evening. He will say in connection |
Herewith. that, owing to the necessity |
| Of the establishment of a peaceful re- |
public at the earliest possible date, the /
| only troops needed are those of the in
| tervening power. with the assistance !
of the rural guards in isolated dis !
trictS Therefore he will contend and |
| instruct soldiers of the Cuban army j
that they disbard and deliver their |
arms to their officers, who will deposit !
them in a suitable receptacle or |
museum, where they will be guarded as |
relics of a glorious struggle. The men |
arc then to Immediately go to work.
Officials close to Gomez say that if he |
were offered the Presidency he would |
probably accept. La Discussion at !
lacks him. today, saying that he is not |
a representative Of the army or the !
people and that he was only elected by |
few generals "who were forced to d. |
SO by the tyranical Americans.
Several reports are in circulation. |
and have been cabled to the United |
States regarding the offrOnt to Gomez, |
Yesterday when he was returning in 4
launch after saying farewell TO his two |
sons and daughter, who sailed for san
Domingo; but the exact facts are
these: Gen. Gomez was Kissed by some
people who were standing on the root
of a house that overlooked the harbor.
They waved Spanish flags, cried Long
live Weyler," Long live Spain
Death to Gomez" Death to the
Americans" and Death to the Gu
bans" The passengers and sailors on
board the AIfonZo XII repeated the |
cries Even the papers that oppose !
Gomez denounce the proceeding as an /
outrage.
twelve hundred Spanish citizens /
have left for Spain since January, the .
Alfonso XIII taking 600, yesterday.
Washington, April 2l.-As a result Of I
the cabinet meeting. today Alger Will 4
issue an order 10 permit the shipment 1
Of cargoes from Porto Rico IN the Uni I
ter States in other than American