The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-23
Fought WITH REBELS.
Cruiser Columbia BOmbarded
San Domingo Insurgents.
A Decisive Battle Was Fought Between
ReVolutionists and Government
Forces, Resulting in a Vic
tory For the Latter.

Paris, Feb. pa dispatch from San
Domingo says that the United States
cruiser Columbia and the training ship
Hartford have bombarded Duarte,
which is occupied by the insurgents.
San Domingo, Thursday, Feb IL
The Clyde line steamer New York ar
rived here this morning conveyed by
the United States cruiser Newark. and
Minister Powell instructed the captain
OF the vessel to discharge his cargo at
the wharf. An agreement had been
made by Minister Powell and Com
mander Miller with the insurgents and
the government that neither party
should fire while the New York was at
the wharf discharging The govern
ment kept this agreement, but the in
surgents fired on the steamer and on
launch from the cruiser Columbia,
which was entering the river Eight
rifle shots damaged the New York's
woodwork, endangering the lives of
passengers and crew.
The commander of the United States
warships then decided to shell Pajar-
ito, near this city, the place occupied
by the insurgents, and to land 300 ma
rines with the object of furnishing the
insurgents for insulting the United
States flag and damaging an American
steamer
At 2:90 p. m. the Newark approach
ed and opened fire, discharging ten
shells. The insurgents fired upon the
marines while they were landing,
wounding some of them The marines
returned the fire and the insurgents
ran away.
The marines landed were divided
into two columns and searched the
houses, woods and bushes. They then
followed the insurgents, who fired
while the marines were reloading.
Washington, Feb pa belated dis
patch dated February IL from Capt. J.
NJ. Miller, of the United States cruiser
Columbia, which, with the Newark, is
in San DOMINICAN waters, brings Off
cial confirmation of the press dis
patch regarding the bombardment Of
the insurgents by the war vessels of
position near the capital city, the
landing of marines and bluejackets to
punish the revolutionists and their
subsequent decentralization Accord
ing to Capt. Miller's dispatch, the af,
fair occurred on river about two
miles from Santo Domingo, presuma-
bly, at Pajarito, where the lombard
ment occurred. The insurgents who
were stationed on the mainland fired
on a United States merchant vessel,
the New York, which was lying under
the convoy of launch of the Newark
The shots fell so dangerously near the
war vessels that the acts of the insur-
gents were construed by Capt. Miller
as an attack on the vessels, and bat
terry fire was opened on the revolu-
tiOnists. This was followed up by the
debarkation of 400 marines and blue
Jackets from the Columbia and New
ark, who made a successful landing
ashore. They dislodged the insurgents
from their positions and chased them
into the country. After accomplishing
this, the marines and bluejackets took
again to their boats and returned to
their ships. One man, bugler named
Painter was seriously wounded by the
accidental explosion of his firing piece.
There were no other casualties.
Close attention is being given by ad-
ministration officials to affairs in San
Domingo. A number of warships are
being kept in the waters of that ccun-
try so that American interests may be
zealously protected in cases of trouble
between the regular government and
the insurgents. Forcible interference
in the affairs Of the country have been
avoided up to this time so far as news
received by the department is con-
cerned.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Late Sunday
night, the state department received a
cablegram from Minister Powell dated
at San Domingo February 16, saying:
ga decisive battle has been fought
between the government forces and
the insurgents 1t extended over two
days and resulted in a victory for the
government. The siege has been rails
ed and the insurgents are in retreat"
Washington, Feb. 22.-It is authori-
tatively stated that the question of the
annexation of San Domingo to the
United States never has received the
slightest consideration on the part Of
the administration, and moreover, the
administration is unable to take a po-
sition or adopt policy, other than the
protection of American interests in
San Domingo because of the absence
of satisfactory information as to con-
ditions there.