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Show coDAii soic:z:s : SDSED DY 1103 HAVANA. Feb. W. The quarter in the town of Quanfc.ba.coa occupied by twenty-five twenty-five rural guards were attacked yesterday morning by about thirty rioters armed with rifles and revolvers, who suddenly entered from the rear and began shoot-ins; shoot-ins; indiscriminately into the dormitories of the sleeping soldiers, shouting "Long live the Constitution!" "Long- live the Liberal party!" and "Down with the' Rural Guards!" - , v As soon as the dased soldiers reaUzed the situation thay seised their arms and began to return the fire, whereupon the rioters fled. None of them has been arrested. ar-rested. . It was -found that a sergeant had been killed in his bed and that a corporal on guard was also killed, ithile four Kurtii Guards wers wounded. :' - Nothing took place durirg Saturday's celebration of Independence Day to cause the- attack except that the Rural Guards prevented a group - of striking bakers from interfering with work In a local bakery. The Rural Guards say that the leader of the rioters wore a policeman's uniform and they claim to have recognized recog-nized some of the others. |