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THE CIVIL WAR IN CUBA.
Reported Engagement Near
Puerto Pcc!..cipe.
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Demand Of tho United States Consul for the
Release Of The Lizzie Majors Prisoners.
SENIOR CASANOVA STILL IN PRISON.
Marshal Prim to be Sent to
Cuba.
TIE NEWMARKET RACES.
SENIOR CASANOVA STILL IN PRISON
Marshal Prim to be Sent to
Cuba.
TIE NEWMARKET RACES.
Progress Of the Civil War in the
Japanese Empire.
CUBA.

Volunteers Organixins-A Wise W7rning@The
Spanish War Steamer Warrior Wafchins
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fight Between
Puerto Principe and Santa Cruz-Condtion
Of the Insurgents-Slkirmish tho Isabel
Estate-Engagement near Liebana-Heavy
Losses.
HAVANA, April II. 1909.
Volunteers for tho Spaniards are organizing In the
interior.
The VOC de cuba warns the public against over
confidence In tue early termination OF the insurrec
tor.
The Dtarto reports that the Spanish war steamer
Warrior s watching for two expeditions to aid the
Insurgents. which are expected from tho United
States.
Senior Casanova has not yet been released.
decree has been issued authorizing the organ
ixat0n OF additional force Of 1000 rural police to
the plantations Of the western planters, who Will
pay the expense OF tn cir maintenance.
The latest intelligence from Puerto Principe rep
resents o great scarcity Of food at that place. A
convoy OF 900 men had arrived from Santa Cruz.
The force encountered 1000 rebels entrenched across
the road. After desperate light they were dts
lodged, the Spaniards cOnfessing to l0ss Of Sax
killed and twenty wounded. 30 estimate Is made
OF the loss sustained by the INSURGENTS. but the
arrival OF the convoy does not appear to have re-
moved me threatened famine from want OF food, 1t
is likely that the troops merely succeeded In cutting
their way through the patriots.
The insurgents are In strong force In the vicinity
Of Puerto Principe They are reported being well
supplied with beef and vegetables. but a. being
without bread and a. lacking in powder.
Ad, ices from Santiago de Cuba 70 the 9th inst.
port skirmish on the Isabel estate. The loss on
both sides was Insignificant Twelve hundred men
had arrived from Batabano.
Advices from Sancto Espiritus to tho 9th have
been received. General Pirello was there as acting
Governor. He had ordered all the country stores In
the district to be moved to the nearest country
towns.
A despatch from saeua la Crande dated the 10th
inst states that the Spanish forces under tho COM
mand Of the Governor OF the District had .
engagement with the insurgents under Liebana, In
which the losses both sides are reported to have
been heavy.
Intelligence from Trinidad to the 10th reports the
arrest Of thirty Of the most respectable citizens of
that place by the authorities
Tho Into Outrngo tho American Flag
Report Of Commandcr FilIebrown-Thc Two
Cubans In Prisou-Their Surrender Do.
mandcd bv tho Amcrican Consul.
WASHINGTON, April H. lsoq
Commander 8. Fillebrown, commanding the United
States steamer Narragansets reports under date OF
the 7th instant rrsm Havana, particulars Of two
American schooner Lizzte MAJOR ten leagues from
the coast Of Cuba by the Spanish frigate Fernando
Catolico and imprisoned The two persons were
named ID. Santiago A. Annible and Don Ramon 8.
Rvaa It seems that they took passage ON the Lizzie
Major at Havana for New Orleans. The schooner
touched At Remedies. took In cargo and sailed on
the 2oth Of March for her destination. She was
boarded the ssme day BY tho Spanish frigate, as
above stated. The prisoners were carrieA back to
Remedies and incarcersted. Ono OF them lad about
ton years Of age. They we're visited In prison by Mr..
Stone the United States consular agent ct that port
who made . demand upon the commandans Of the
province for their release. This the commandant
did not feel authorized to do without orders from
superior authority. The case having been made
known 10 Mr.. Hall. the United States Woe Consul
General In CuDA he has ordered . thorough invesi-
cation to be made. The ground OF the arrest Ia said
be that tho names OF the passengers ere not on
the manifest Of the schooner.
Cousin or Cespcdes Killcd-Arrival OF .
Peruvian Monitor at sc. Thomas.
HAVANA. April IA 1909.
Napoleon Arrange and other insurpsnt chsctains
arc heading q party IN the Central Department In
opposition to General Qucsada, who, however, has
the largest number OF adherents
cousin OF General Cespedes has been killed near
Manzanillo.
Advices from st. Thomas report tho arrival there
of one Of the Peruvian monitors.
Havana Commercial md Financial Markets.
HAVANA, April 1f 1891
Sugar Il advancing. Sales were made to-day on
the basis OF sz ek reals for No ~ Dutch standard.
Exchange on United States sixty days. sight, In |
god. N per cent premium; short sight, 8 "a az
per cent premium; sixty days sight. IN currcncv,
Mx 23I per cent discount; short sight, % a "a per
cent discount. On Paris q per cent discount.