Show JL J WAE WAR IN SAN DOMINGO CITY FALLS INTO THE HANDS THE insurgents many men killed in first battle and most serious consequences are expected to result the i evolutionists have attacked and captured one of the forts defend ing san domingo according to a dia dis patch from that place under date of march 23 many benj men are rp reported ported to have been billed killed on both sides tides and the fighting continues the garrison of fort san carlos about two miles from san domingo has declared itself in favor of the revolutionists president vasquez is absent in the interior of the republic general peppin at the head of a force of revolutionists attacked the fort at I 1 0 clock monday afternoon and released the political cal prisoners many persons have been killed or wounded in the streets the stores are fire all closed and business is at a standstill serious consequences are expected to result from the fighting between the government forces and the revola zionists united states consul maxwell at san domingo has cabled the state de apartment part ment that a revolution has broken out in that city and at the hour he sent the cablegram heavy firing was in progress no war vessel will be ordered to san domingo for the present the atlante Is under orders to proceed from pensacola to monte cristo near cape haytian and in the event of american interests being endangered at san domingo she will go there |