The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-01
CUBA.
New Barbarities in Havana-Anticipnted Mas
Sacre.
The Tribune has the following from Havana on the

New Barbarities in Havana-Anticipnted Mas
sacre.
The Tribune has the following from Havana on the
25th ult -
An incident which proves the lawless character Of
the times here has recently occurred At one OF the
courts an attachment was granted against the pro-
perty of Spanish volunteer The clerk of the court
proceeded to execute 1t, but was threatened with
death if he attempted to enter the house. He
ported the matter to the Judge, and returned with
policemen to the place, but found four more Volun
tee IS there determined to prevent the attachment
being levied. The only resource was to report the
matter to Rodas but he has done nothing to have the
law enforced.
Spanish barbarities continue on a large scale in
the interior, and the weakness of Rodas has already
allowed some to take place in the neighb0rhood OF
this city. The volunteers have murdered boy II
years old at Jesus del Monte, and Nicholas MendiVe
who was grind for the first time this season on an
estate he has been preparing for the last three years
was also assassnated in the early part of the week.
While travelling in his carriage from Guayaaras to
Guanajay he was stopped on the road by party or
thirty volunteers, who ordered him to step out.
one of them said they knew him to be considered
a leading man among the insurgents, and he should
be put out of the way. lie answered he was quiet
man, who neverlniXed In political affairs, and upon
turning round to see if he could meet some OF his
neiohbOrs, four balls We're lodged in his right leg.
He dsarmed OF the volunteers who fired at him,
and upon calling them coWarus ana assasshs, tley
orders for the arrest of the assassns have not been
obeyed
the eve of an attempted general massacre OF Gu
bans and foreigners, which may take place at any
time from now to the 18th proXimo, and which the
presence of our fleet would no doubt prevent
De Rodas and his party are attending to their
monetary affairs, Yesterday he privately secured
$780, 900 in gold, for which he was made to pay five
per cent, as it was bought during the excitement
caused by the cable dispatches. The notes OF the
Spanish Bank in circulation to-day foot up $50 O0O
600 specie in vaults, 100000
In answer to a telegram inqurlng how matters
were at Cinco Villas, Lesca answered that 1--WE are
smoking cigars, awaiting the promised reinforce
ments."
Threats OF War with the United States.
HAVANA, Sept. 2b.-The DidTiO and La VOZ de
[ltBa,n nrn Gti
not Just cause of war has already arisen between
the United States and Spain. They agree that IL IS
useless to beg support of any from abroad and that
Spain will be fully able to suoCate the insurreeton,
and at the same time conquer the American Eagle,
should it have the temerty to excite the anger OF
the Lion OF CASTLE and Arag0n. J. -,.,
La V0z observes The Lion at present Is sleeplhS.
He now feels the picking of the Eagle beah Az an
unexpected moment he VIII awake anu tne atatiE tt
la Toz inpously exclaims, twill aid our holy cause
The Casino EspaaoI held another meeting a rev
nights ago. 1t was resolved to send despatch TO
the government at Madrid to the eect tnau IN case
the Cnhsns should be recognized as bepgerents by
the United States that it should be deemed easus
LeI3 and that war should be Immediately COM
| menced against the American Government.
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